Ant Group employees can use the Alipay app for digital yuan transactions in select locations, including the Lujiazui district in Shanghai.
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Thrills, suspense, Flash updates: Dalian railway tech support goes viral
Adobe ended support for its notoriously virus-prone web standard on Jan. 12 and Flash was little missed—except in the Chinese government.
Chinese investors flocked to cryptocurrencies amid techwar
US-China tensions led Chinese institutional investors to look to cryptocurrencies as a safe haven—and a Bitcoin bull market didn’t hurt.
Insights | Why ‘996’ just won’t go away
996 is still a problem in China’s tech industry. It’s brutal to employees, and it’s questionable whether overtime work pays off even for companies.
A widening technology gap is leaving the elderly behind
The Covid-19 pandemic is exacerbating the technology gap for seniors, including requiring digital health codes to enter public spaces.
Digital yuan goes physical, mining rig prices rise: Blockheads
The digital yuan is trialed again in Shenzhen, at ATMs and via a smart card. Crypto mining rig prices soared as Bitcoin hit the $41,000 mark.
CHINA VOICES | Who’s at fault in celebrity health code hack?
Whose fault is a major data leak from Beijing’s “health code” digital quarantine system? Is it leaky digital platforms, or crazy fans?
CHINA VOICES | Who’s at fault in celebrity health code hack?
Whose fault is a major data leak from Beijing’s “health code” digital quarantine system? Is it leaky digital platforms, or crazy fans?