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The apartment complex campus problem
Living on campus has long been a standard part of university life in China, but that is now starting to change. Instead of staying within campus wall…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
WorldSkills in Shanghai
In Shanghai this week, the WorldSkills Competition has brought together around 1,400 young competitors from 68 countries. They are repairing cars, pr…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
He delivered food, then made history
Deep in the Italian Alps lies a course so punishing that it has broken some of the world's best athletes. This year, it was conquered by Zhao Jiaju, …
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Behind schools' phone bans
China is pushing harder to remove phones from classrooms, and a new Chongqing regulation marks a notable escalation. Schools there can now ban smartp…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
The Why: big tech's battle for keyboards
Every text you send, every search you run, every question you ask an AI passes through the same quiet piece of software beneath your fingertips, and …
2 weeks, 6 days ago
China's first AI-BCI medical standard
China has now approved the world's first national standard for BCI medical devices that use AI to interpret brainwaves, setting rules for how brain d…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Bonus: Cooling vests
In 45-degree heat, air conditioning is a luxury millions can't reach, so researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology are building something yo…
3 weeks ago
When presentations become a party game
You walk into a room and find a stage waiting for you. Someone hands you a presentation you have never seen before. The slides make no sense, the cro…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Nineteen new rules for home care
Bringing someone into your home to clean or care for your family feels like a private arrangement. In China, it is also a thirty-million-person indus…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
The Hyrox Beijing incident
A competitor at HYROX Beijing left a bowel accident across the sleds, mats, and rowers, forcing the other athletes onto contaminated equipment. She s…
3 weeks, 3 days ago