Mainland Chinese Horror & Censorship [11:11]
Thai Horror Is So Underrated [13:35]
A Brief Overview on J-Horror (Part 1) [15:08] (Part 2) [13:18] For non-Mainland Chinese horror, see The Eye: Philosophy of Chinese Horror [11:49] and Mr. Vampire:…
How intensive modding ushered in China’s computer revolution
In my previous essay on TechCrunch, I examined the profound challenges which confronted the computer engineers trying to fit tens of thousands of Chinese characters in a memory system designed to handle a much smaller alphanumeric symbolic system. The engineering daring that led to the first Chinese personal computer Now, I turn to the question […]
The rapidly changing investor calculus on China’s tech giants
As wave after wave of regulatory crackdowns have dominated China tech news in 2021, one can be excused for losing track of what is being regulated, who is doing the regulating, and what exactly the regulations are. From fintech to data management to education, the rules of the game are being re-written by a range […]
Decoupling tech supply chains would do more harm than good
Phil Levy Contributor Share on Twitter Dr. Phil Levy is Chief Economist for Flexport. Earlier in his career, he held international economic policy positions at the White House and the Department of State. For a technology sector that would much prefer to focus on growth over geopolitics, the push for U.S.-China “decoupling” poses an inescapable […]
Another month, another billion dollars in value appreciation
Hello, and welcome to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. And have a good time. This week Mary Ann and Natasha and Alex (along with our amazing production team Grace, Chris, and Kell) took on a bevy of topics from around the world of startups and technology more […]
中国では仮想通貨が「終わり」を迎えた： 調査結果から見えたマイナーたちの大移動の実態
中国人民銀行（中央銀行）が仮想通貨（暗号資産）の決済や関連サーヴィスを全面的に禁止したことで、中国におけるマイニングなどの活動が実質的に消滅したことが明らかになった。一方で、ビットコインのマイナー（採掘者）たちが大移動したことによる環境への影響の変化については、いまだ見通せない状況が続いている。
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China’s VPN Market Now Open To Foreign Investment
The central government of China in Beijing has announced a decision to allow foreign entities to invest in the ownership of VPN (virtual private network) services in the country. From a report: Under this new policy, foreign investors can only own up t…
TechCrunch+ roundup: Automattic TC-1, federal startup grants, ‘getting s*** done day’
Our latest longform look at a notable tech company examines Automattic, “the leading commercial complement to the open-source WordPress publishing platform.”
China denies report claiming it launched hypersonic missile
Beijing says FT report was inaccurate and that exercise was merely a test of reusable technologyChina has denied a report that claimed it had recently launched a hypersonic missile, saying its launch of a new spacecraft was merely a test to see whether…
LinkedInの中国撤退と、強まるテック企業への「強硬姿勢」が象徴していること
ビジネスに特化したソーシャルネットワーク「LinkedIn」の中国での運営について、年内に終了するとマイクロソフトが発表した。今回の発表は米中のテック関係と、テック業界の規制における中国の新たな強硬姿勢を象徴している。
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