Tag: asia

• TikTok Finally Explains How the ‘For You’ Algorithm Works

  June 21, 2020

  The first thing you see when you open TikTok is the platform’s For You page: an endless stream of videos uniquely tailored to each user. https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-finally-explains-for-you-algorithm-works/ more ›

• The Global Implications of “Re-education” Technologies in Northwest China 

  June 16, 2020

  Since May 2014, when Chinese Communist Party Secretary Zhang Chunxian announced the People’s War on Terror in the Uighur region, Chinese technology firms have received billions of dollars in Chinese state capital to build… more ›

• Exclusive: Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide

  June 10, 2020

  LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A little-known Indian IT firm offered its hacking services to help clients spy on more than 10,000 email accounts over a period of seven years. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-cyber-mercenaries-exclusive-idUSKBN23G1GQ more ›

• A Notable Exception – Distilling Frenzy

  June 8, 2020

  This is Part 1 of a 9-part essay series on Apple’s Success in China. Part 1 introduces the essay series. Part 2 explains Apple’s product-zeitgeist fit in China. Part 3… more ›

• The World’s Livestream Queen Can Sell Anything

  June 8, 2020

  Huang Wei can sell anything. For instance: In April, Huang—known professionally as Viya—sold a rocket launch for around 40 million yuan ($5.6 million). https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-viya-china-livestream-shopping/ more ›

• City Brain

  May 31, 2020

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• Introducing the AI Powered State

  May 31, 2020

  Our collection of essays aim to give policymakers a deeper understanding of how China is innovating with artificial intelligence (AI) in public services, challenging current misconceptions and illuminating nuances in… more ›

• A nation on pause: coronavirus in India

  May 24, 2020

  Nilanjana S Roy   It was the beginning, though we did not know what it meant then, the river of men and women eddying towards the Nizamuddin Railway Station in… more ›

• How the Passion Economy will disrupt media, education, and countless other industries

  May 18, 2020

  [Clayton Christensen’s writing has been hugely influential on my thinking. So when Cliff Maxwell, Christensen’s former Chief of Staff and student at HBS, reached out to discuss my work on… more ›

• Nvidia launches Clara Guardian to power smart hospitals with surveillance, sensors, and edge AI

  May 15, 2020

  Nvidia today announced the launch of Clara Guardian, a smart hospital edge AI system that uses sensors like cameras to limit the spread of infectious disease and do things like… more ›