A cottage industry of celebrity figurines, blinking screens, and other DIY gadgets is helping drivers bypass Tesla’s distracted-driving controls.
A new documentary chronicles how the app became a stand-in for American anxieties about social media, China, and political power.
LinkerBot makes dexterous robotic hands for as little as $600. It wants to become the standard for humanoids and automated factories—and eventually replace human labor altogether.
The acquisition struck many people as a bizarre mismatch, but it’s really a sign of where Chinese ecommerce giants are already going.
In the ancient city of Dali, I saw firsthand how RedNote has evolved from a lifestyle platform into the tool that powers the country’s tourism industry.
OpenAI’s chatbot has some weird linguistic tics in Chinese that are driving users crazy.
Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a super PAC bankrolled by executives at OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz, is funding a campaign to spread pro-AI messaging and stoke fears about China.
As the platform expands abroad, it’s taking steps to separate Chinese users from the international audiences it once brought together.
Chinese fantasy novels reimagine the past with modern tech and ideology. A new book argues they also help reinforce authoritarian politics.
As Beijing clamps down on fraud at home, researchers say crime syndicates are shifting their focus to victims elsewhere.