Reform and Dialing Up: The Early Days of the Chinese Netizen
When was the term “wangmin” coined, and how did China’s cyberspace evolve from the first-generation of netizens to today?
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A chatbot provides emotional support to lonely hearts—and potentially mines data from millions of vulnerable users
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Talking Smart
AI voice assistants promise to revolutionize human-machine interaction, but their performance falls short of expectations
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Losing Face
Facial recognition technology surges in China, but privacy protections fail to catch up
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Game of Drones
China’s fast-rising drone market is changing the landscape of innovation, law enforcement, and entertainment
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Scramble for Africa
Chinese handset maker Transsion is the darling of Africa’s growing mobile market, but can it keep its lead?
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Clicking for Charity
Online donation has made it easy for Chinese to give, but provides fertile ground for fraud
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