Ask China Anything: A peek inside China’s ACG culture
WEBAug 9, 2019 · ACG, short for “Anime, Comic, and Games,” is being embraced by more and more young people in China. For one female interviewee, it was her seventh time visiting ChinaJoy, and she still gets excited walking through the different halls. “It’s like entering a 2D world in a 3D space,” she said. “I feel relaxed and far from the pressure ...
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WEBJul 12, 2024 · BEYOND Expo 2025: Unveiling Possibilities – Asia’s Premier Tech Expo Announcing 2025 Dates in Macao. In 2024, BEYOND Expo centered on the theme “Embracing the Uncertainties,” guiding attendees to …
Huawei launches first all-electric SUV Aito M5 · TechNode
WEBSep 7, 2022 · Huawei on Tuesday revealed its first all-electric sports utility vehicle, the Aito M5, in collaboration with Chinese automaker Seres. The new model will compete with Tesla’s Model Y and others in the world’s biggest electric vehicle market. Why it matters: Huawei, along with Seres, has quickly expanded its vehicle offering with two plug-in ...
How different are China’s Douyin and global TikTok? · TechNode
WEBAug 28, 2019 · The two apps are often referred to as versions of one another—Douyin is the domestic Chinese version and TikTok, the global—and they are managed by the same person. According to the company’s latest leadership shuffle in June, the team managing both TikTok and Douyin is now led by Zhu Jun, the co-founder of TikTok’s Shanghai …
Online black market for adult content thrives behind China
WEBJul 30, 2019 · Online black market for adult content thrives behind China’s firewall. A blurred out porn site. (Image Credit: BigStock/Volodymyr P) For foreigners living in China, it has become a rule of thumb that specialized software is needed to bypass the country’s internet restrictions and gain access to outlawed content such as pornography.
Lark, ByteDance's Slack-like app, eyes $1 billion revenue - TechNode
WEBDec 23, 2021 · TikTok owner ByteDance plans to accelerate the overseas commercialization of its workplace communication app Lark in the coming year, Chinese local media outlet LatePost reported Wednesday. The company aims to achieve a global revenue of RMB 6 billion ($940 million) in the next five years. Why it matters: Lark, …
Bilibili becomes China's third-largest long-form video site
WEBAug 12, 2021 · Chinese video platform Bilibili hit a record of more than 65 million daily active users (DAUs), making it China’s third-largest long-form video site, following iQiyi and Tencent Video, Late Post reported (in Chinese) on Wednesday. Why it matters: Despite slowing growth, the figure marks a milestone for Bilibili, which has surpassed Alibaba …
Midjourney now available in China via Tencent's QQ · TechNode
WEBMay 16, 2023 · Midjourney does deal with Tencent’s QQ to reach Chinese users. by TechNode Feed May 16, 2023. Midjourney, an AI-powered image generator, is now available to Chinese creators via Tencent’s instant messaging app QQ. The development was announced on Midjourney’s official WeChat account on Monday. While Midjourney …
Huawei launches Mate 50 series, featuring satellite text · TechNode
WEBSep 7, 2022 · The lowest-priced Mate 50E model comes with a mid-end processor, Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G. The standard, Pro, and E models have 8 GB RAM, while the RS model has 12 GB RAM. All models in the Mate 50 series allow users to send texts over satellite, a feature powered by the Chinese satellite navigation system BeiDou.
11 Chinese tech companies granted permission to fully release …
WEBAug 31, 2023 · Chinese search giant Baidu launched its ChatGPT-like service ERNIE Bot for public use on Thursday, as one of the first batches of companies given permission to allow regular access to generative AI bots, having filed details of its algorithms with the government. The move signals a softening of Beijing’s regulatory stance towards artificial ...