In late January, a Chinese start-up unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) model that it says outperforms its peers. As familiar as this sounds, the company in question is not DeepSeek. Rather, what the appearance of another Chinese AI model like Moonshot’s Kimi k1.5 shows is that China’s rapid AI iterations are no anomaly – they…
Some Japanese tour agencies and hotels are elevating holiday travel by offering a snow-shovelling experience as a unique tourist attraction for overseas visitors. During the week-long Spring Festival holiday in January and February, mainland China recorded 7.7 million entry-exit trips. Japan emerged as one of the top international destinations for Chinese tourists, with tourism orders…
A woman in China has invented a clever and straightforward method using a rope and a large piece of cloth to create a tent over her hotel bed, aiming to shield herself from potential hidden cameras. Her innovative approach has sparked a discussion about privacy concerns in hotels. The woman, known by her surname Dang…
Since its rapid rise, the Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has faced considerable scrutiny from some Western countries but that is unlikely to be the case in the Global South where observers say it offers great potential. According to observers, this means DeepSeek’s success could be a huge boost for China’s soft power, especially in…
Following worries about data privacy and national security caused by the proliferation of Chinese-owned apps, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday issued an order banning the apps DeepSeek and RedNote from state government-issued devices. The ban that includes artificial intelligence app DeepSeek and social media platform RedNote also extends to other apps affiliated with the…
AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ) – Amid a debate over TikTok that has reached to the highest levels of the US government, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has extended restrictions for Texas state-owned devices to include several other Chinese-based apps. The apps which the governor has banned from being downloaded or used on state devices include: RedNote DeepSeek…
TikTok got an apparent reprieve from being forced to shut down, but Americans on Monday were still using and downloading Xiaohongshu, the Chinese social media app that surged in popularity last week in anticipation of TikTok’s closure. TikTok, owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance, went dark in the United States ahead of a federal…
The geopolitical battle of the future is playing out on the app store charts. Chinese-owned apps now account for half of the top 10 free apps on Apple‘s platform and hold both the number one and number two spots. Less than a month ago, they represented just a third of those apps, according to a…
The influx of American “TikTok refugees” onto the Chinese social media app RedNote may feed into some of Beijing’s main talking points, but could also pose a challenge for China’s censors. As of Thursday afternoon, the topic “TikTok refugee” attracted more than 800 million views and 14.7 million discussions as new users, mostly with IP…
A Chinese app known as RedNote is surging in new users from the US. I downloaded it and found users posting gleefully about giving away their data to China. The frenzy around RedNote might be short-lived, however. I spent time on the Chinese app Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, that Americans are flocking to as…