E-commerce platform Youzan will adopt the “996” schedule—working from around 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. | Continue reading
WeChat rolled out a new update that allows users to find and move around its download-free mini-programs more easily. | Continue reading
Y Combinator announced its entry into China in April 2018 and launched its Startup School at Tsinghua University in May. | Continue reading
The amount of money the company now owes to users is estimated at more than RMB 1 billion. | Continue reading
Blockchain might be a much better solution for storing and exchanging information, but it's not perfect. | Continue reading
Futuristic FlyZoo marks Alibaba's step into consumer-driven IoT services. | Continue reading
Some users' Apple IDs were used to log into devices other than their own to make purchases. | Continue reading
According to Alipay, its mobile payment app processed 2.2 times as many in-store transactions abroad over the past week comparing to the previous year. | Continue reading
Schmidt highlighted the possibility of Chinese digital hegemony, which could be achieved through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). | Continue reading
The cult company leader backed away from his promise, citing the current US-China trade war. | Continue reading
Tencent Cloud user claims $1.6 million compensation for data loss | Continue reading
Tencent’s CEO and chairman, Pony Ma, and founder of ByteDance, Zhang Yiming, were caught bickering today on their WeChat Moments, a function similar to Facebook’s wall. Tencent is the parent company of WeChat while ByteDance is the parent of Jinri Toutiao and Douyin (called Tik T … | Continue reading
Tencent's huge data center in Guizhou province, southwestern China, stared its trial operation on May 28 and it will be used to store Tencent’s most valuable data. | Continue reading
Taiwan AI Labs, a Taipei-based AI research organization, is collaborating with blockchain startup Biilabs to turn PTT online forum into a truly decentralized social media platform. | Continue reading
The surge of cryptocurrency prices spurred the cryptomining frenzy worldwide and created explosive demand for cryptomining equipment. As the manufacturing backyard, Taiwan is witnessing the direct impact of cryptocurrency mining boom. | Continue reading
In early 2018, Chinese artist Deng Yufeng purchased and publically displayed the personal information of over 340,000 individuals. Entitled “Secrets,” the exhibit intended to highlight the ease with which personal information could be bought and sold. Two days after opening, the … | Continue reading
Ubtech has secured a record-high $820 million in series C funding round led by Tencent, which brings its valuation to approximately $5 billion. | Continue reading