A Chinese commuter, fed up with a typically congested intersection on his way home, decided to hit on the brilliant idea of changing the arrow markings on the road himself.
Police released surveillance footage of the 28-year-old man, named Cai, paint…
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China is deleting posts about a kindergarten allegedly abusing its toddlers
As anger swells around a Chinese kindergarten accused of abusing its toddlers, online discussion about the topic has been systematically deleted.
Earlier this week, the RYB Education New World kindergarten in Beijing was accused of feeding drugs to t…
Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO more concerned with user experience than rival Tesla
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on TechNode, an editorial partner of TechCrunch based in China.
Visitors to the TechCrunch Shanghai even this week were greeted with a sleek silver high-performance car at the entrance. It’s right there above these words at the start of this article.
This is EP9 produced by NIO, the Chinese electric carmaker with over $2 billion in… Read More
Lynk & Co. starts selling an SUV with a dedicated car share button in China
Lynk & Co. aims to be a different kind of car brand, with a focus on a simplified buying experience and a focus on connected an app-powered mobility experiences, and it’s now officially selling its first vehicle via stores in China. The 01 SUV is now available at around 150 dedicated brand stores and boutiques located across China. The 01 comes in four different options, which are… Read More
Baidu and Xiaomi are working together on internet of things and artificial intelligence
Baidu, China’s answer to Google, and Xiaomi, which has modeled itself on the success of the America’s most successful technology manufacturer in Apple, have announced a strategic partnership to tackle two emerging technologies, internet of things and artificial intelligence. Announced today at Xiaomi’s first developer conference in Beijing, the alliance is a marriage between… Read More
The time I was turned away from China
Yesterday, Sunday November 26 2017, I was turned away from immigration at Shanghai’s Hongqiao airport by Chinese officials. Alongside a number of other visitors, I had been waiting in line to take advantage of the city’s 144-hour ‘transit’ visa which allows travelers with an onward flight to stay in Shanghai without needing to secure a visa before they travel. The… Read More
Someone has reinvented the scarecrow and it’s absolutely terrifying
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‘Super Monster Wolf’ is a robotic wolf in Japan, covered by fur and is baring its fangs. The robot detects wild animals with sensors when they approach and flashes its the red LEDs of its eyes. It also has 18 types of sounds, including a wolf’s growl, a human voice and a gunshot. The robot is going for a whopping $288. Read more…
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View More Someone has reinvented the scarecrow and it’s absolutely terrifyingYour iPhone X may have been made by high schoolers working overtime
Apple has confirmed with Mashable that some high school interns at the iPhone-producing Foxconn plant in China worked overtime to produce iPhones.
The circumstance became public when six students from Zhengzhou Urban Rail Transit School told the Fina…
Skype disappears from app stores in China, including Apple’s
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Tumbleweeds are a-blowin’ through app stores in China, as unmonitored and foreign-run communication tools continue to vanish. The latest is Skype, which has been missing from Chinese app stores — including Apple’s — for a month, according to the New York Times.
The Times‘ investigation says the move may indicate a crackdown by President Xi Jinping’s administration on privacy, encrypted communication, and “internet freedoms.” A new cybersecurity law the government instituted in June, which includes language that justifies widespread removal of non-compliant apps, may be politically motivated to cut off access once and for all to foreign news outlets and social networks. Read more…
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This futuristic library is an architectural marvel, but its walls are lined with fake books
Tianjin Binhai Library just opened its doors in China, but many of its bookshelves are lined with fake books. The interior and exterior design is stunning, but the fast-track construction process led MVRDV, the architecture firm commissioned with the…
View More This futuristic library is an architectural marvel, but its walls are lined with fake booksTencent becomes the first Chinese tech firm valued over $500B
Tencent has became the first Chinese company to be valued at more than $500 billion. Shares of the 19-year-old company, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, rallied to reach HK$418.80 to give it a market cap of HK$3.99 billion which takes past the $500 billion mark. Close rival Alibaba is Asia’s second-highest-valued firm at $474 billion. Entry to the half-a-trillion-dollar… Read More
Electric scooter folds down into a block you can put under your arm
The main problem with last-mile transportation options like scooters and bikes is, they’re still really cumbersome to lug around even if they fold down.
Manufacturers are certainly pushing those boundaries. The Cubike is a crowdfunded foldable electr…