Autonomous Ride Services Go Commercial: How Far to Mass-Market Rollout?
China's first commercial pilot for autonomous ride-hailing has started in Beijing, marking the shift from testing to paid services. What stands between pilots and mass commercial use is policy, technology and public acceptance.
Staying Calm About the Metaverse Hype
The metaverse has become one of the hottest buzzwords of 2021. Behind the excitement lies real technological promise, but also questions about rules, inequality and governance in virtual worlds.
Global Top Ten Engineering Achievements of 2021 Announced
The Chinese Academy of Engineering's journal Engineering has unveiled its first list of the world's top ten engineering achievements of 2021, spanning AI, gene editing, lithography, 5G and more.
Internet Companies Are Born to the Chain
As traditional internet dividends hit a ceiling, China's internet giants are embracing blockchain the way they once embraced cloud and AI, positioning themselves for the next generation of the internet.
Big Data Industry Set to Exceed 3 Trillion Yuan by 2025
China's 14th Five-Year Plan for the big data industry targets a measured industry scale above 3 trillion yuan by 2025, with annual compound growth of around 25 percent and a modern industrial system built on innovation and added value.
From Talking Valuation to Showing Revenue: AI Firms Come of Age
Shanghai's AI industry passed 200 billion yuan in the first three quarters of 2021, and local AI companies are now openly reporting revenue instead of only fundraising. The reason: real scenarios, hard technology and a maturing ecosystem.
Metaverse Real Estate Sells at Eye-Popping Prices
A plot of virtual land has sold for USD 4.3 million on The Sandbox, breaking records. Why would anyone pay Manhattan prices for a parcel that does not exist? The answer lies in scarcity, identity and crowd psychology.
Boundless Curiosity Ignites the Dream of Science
The Shenzhou-13 crew gave China's space station its first science lecture from the Tianhe core module, watched by millions of students. Eight years after the first space lecture, the Tiangong Classroom era has begun.
Intelligent Transportation Explores the China Model
With Xiaomi and Baidu joining carmaking and autonomous ride services going commercial in Beijing, intelligent transportation is reshaping the century-old auto industry and offering a China model for the world to watch.
Worried About Personal Data Privacy? Blockchain Can Help
A new research report explores the fusion of privacy computing and blockchain, showing how asymmetric encryption, distributed storage and traceable ledgers can make data sharing both useful and safe.
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