How China’s ‘Crystal Capital’ Cornered the Market on a Western Obsession
Villages looked for niches they could fill in the global market. The town of Xuchang, for instance, capitalized…
China’s AI Boyfriend Business Is Taking On a Life of Its Own
Jade Gu met her boyfriend online. Gu, who’s 26 and studies art theory in Beijing, was playing on…
China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
Indeed, the greatest beneficiaries of China’s renewables revolution may, in fact, be consumers, both inside and outside of…
A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code
As for Wilcox, he’s long been one of that small group of privacy zealots who buys his SIM…
Want a Fortell Hearing Aid? Well, Who Do You Know?
“I’ve tried different brands of hearing aids, and they’re good, but they’re not this good,” says Martin in…
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives
Hearing all this, I started to wonder: Was the AI employee age upon us already? And even, could…
The Future of AI Filmmaking Is a Parody of the Apocalypse, Made by a Guy Named Josh
The AI kept getting things wrong. In one shot, Tiggy looked inexplicably jacked. In another, his back was…