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Questions over honesty and legality as livestreamers, particularly in online shopping, use avatars to boost their earningsIn September, Chen Yiru, a Taiwanese influencer with nearly nine million fans on Weibo, livestreamed footage of himself eating chi…
Read MoreA 17-year-old with a passion for robotics has produced a cheaper utensil that uses sensors to cancel out hand tremorsThe motivation for his invention came to Aarrav Anil last year when he saw his uncle Arjun, who has Parkinson’s disease, struggle to ea…
Read MorePolice confiscate ‘illegal income’ of developer deemed to have used ‘unauthorised channels’ to connect to international networksA programmer in northern China has been ordered to pay more than 1m yuan to the authorities for using a virtual private netw…
Read MoreTemu’s meteoric growth – and its astronomical marketing budget – has experts asking whether its business model is sustainableA chicken-shaped lamp. A toilet paper holder in the shape of a smiling velociraptor. An apron that catches beard hair during sh…
Read MoreCensorship, data harvesting and purchases of foreign news outlets could lead to ‘sharp contraction’ of freedom of expressionChina is manipulating global media through censorship, data harvesting and covert purchases of foreign news outlets, according t…
Read MoreGovernment says regulation aimed at protecting small businesses from competition Indonesia has banned goods transactions on social media platforms as it aims to protect small businesses from e-commerce competition.Calls had grown in recent months for a…
Read MoreA lesson from India | Superficial self-care | On yer bike | Sunak SunkRe commemorating slave traders (Letters, 22 September), wandering out the back of the Government Museum in Chennai, India, I chanced on a couple of abandoned statues of imperial maje…
Read MoreEgypt, Vietnam and Indonesia among countries sending delegations to four-day DSEI at ExCeLEurope’s biggest ever arms fair got under way in London on Tuesday with record numbers expected to attend, boosted by interest from countries with controversial h…
Read MoreAs jobs screening US, UK and EU platforms are shifted to India, viewing ‘gore’ to clean up the web has traumatised moderators‘I had to watch every frame of a recent stabbing video … It will never leave me,” says Harun*, one of many moderators reviewing…
Read MoreApple shares fall as local government and state-owned firms latest to face restrictions on devices at workChina’s government has reportedly expanded its ban of iPhones to local government workers and state-owned companies, a day after it emerged centra…
Read MoreSchools in Kumamoto have purchased two mechanical assistants to help children regain confidence in dealing with teachers and classmates A city in Japan is tackling a rise in truancy with the help of a robot assistant that officials hope will encourage …
Read MoreOrganised criminals use threats, torture and sexual violence to coerce victims to work in international scamming operations Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked and forced to work for online scamming operations in south-east Asia run by…
Read MoreThe World Robot Conference 2023 has opened in China, aimed at promoting scientific and technological progress. The event is a forum for participants to network and seek resources for further innovation. There’s also the opportunity for ice-cream served…
Read MoreTwo years to the day, the Taliban seized back control of Afghanistan. Ever since internet access has been limited, which can be vital in garnering support from the worldWestern officials like me watched in despair two years ago on this day when the Tal…
Read MoreLifestyle and shopping apps are the latest weapons in Beijing’s information war against its neighbourAriel Lo spends a couple of hours most weeks sharing anime art and memes on Chinese apps, often chatting with friends in China in a Mandarin slightly d…
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