2024-05-09
Someone in China reversed Apple's awful new iPad Pro ad — and made something surprisingly beautiful [video]
AppleInsider
Apple's iPad Pro ad “Crush”, which shows paints, toys, guitars, sculptures, and more being crushed to reveal the thin device, draws criticism on social media
2024-04-24
this is almost exactly like “Moutai Hypebeasts,” as I like to call them. The kids who build bots to snatch up Moutai at auction for resale on the booming secondary market https://www.newyorker.com/...
New Yorker
A look at the restaurant reservation ecosystem in New York City, where new apps have sprung up to help diners book a table at buzzy restaurants for a price
How bots, mercenaries, and table scalpers have turned the restaurant reservation system inside out. Mastodon: @dangillmor@mastodon.social . X: @theattack5 , @blackbird_xyz , @matth...
2023-04-30
Viewers frequently ask him to speak in Mongolian, and he used to readily comply. But then the streaming platforms started issuing automated warnings for speaking in languages other than Mandarin. (The government has made Mandarin usage... https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
A look at livestream shopping in China, where an estimated $500B in goods were sold on apps like Douyin in 2022, an 8x jump since 2019, amid regulatory scrutiny
who at first had kept a Mandarin dictionary just offscreen — became confident and unflappable. He heartily gnawed his jerky on camera” Andreas Harsono / @andreasharsono : China's s...
2023-04-29
Viewers frequently ask him to speak in Mongolian, and he used to readily comply. But then the streaming platforms started issuing automated warnings for speaking in languages other than Mandarin. (The government has made Mandarin usage... https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
A look at livestream shopping in China, where an estimated $500B in goods were sold on apps like Douyin in 2022, an 8x jump since 2019, amid regulatory scrutiny
Star sellers can amass huge followings and eye-popping fortunes, through a format that mixes consumerism and entertainment. Tweets: @andreasharsono , @david_mulroney , and @alexlud...