Chinese scientist who claims to have genetically modified babies was suspended from his job in February
News broke yesterday of a Chinese scientist who claims to have edited the genes of human embryos which were then carried to full term. The …
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Chinese scientist says he’s edited babies’ genes to resist HIV, but many remain skeptical
The world’s first genetically modified babies were recently born in China… or maybe they weren’t. That’s the story coming out of the country today as …
A dystopian human scoring system in China is blocking people from booking flights
It sounds like something out of Black Mirror, but the early rollout of a “social credit” scoring system in China is very real and having …
‘Net Guard’ concept imagines drones saving humans from burning buildings
Drones have become a popular toy for hobbyists and in some cases vital tools for various professions, but could they ever save your life? A …
China wants to put a big fake moon in orbit to reflect sunlight back down at night
The Moon is great, but apparently it’s just not enough for the city of Chengdu in China. Not satisfied with the meager light the Moon …
Apple ‘deeply apologetic’ after phishing scam compromises some Apple IDs in China
Apple has issued an apology after a phishing scam hit some of its users in China, where the company says a “small number” of Apple …
Bloomberg reports bombshell Chinese hardware attack on US tech companies, met with swift denials
A bombshell report claims that China has been developing a massive spying operation for a few years that involved building hardware backdoors into critical server …
Another Chinese space lab is going to fall back to Earth, but this time it’s under control
Remember back in April when China’s Tiangong-1 space station unceremoniously fell out of the sky, burned up in the atmosphere and rained a bit of …
Google’s search engine for China censors results for ‘democracy,’ ‘human rights,’ or ‘free speech’
Early in August, a report from The Intercept claimed that Google was working to make a China-friendly version of its search engine that would censor results to …
China promises its new satellite will only spy on ocean temperatures
After watching the United States and Russia become the two biggest space superpowers for over half a century, China played a game of catchup over …
China has samples of a deadly new flu virus and it won’t share them with anyone
Diseases can spread incredibly rapidly throughout a population, and as past outbreaks of infections diseases have demonstrated it’s incredibly important that scientists have time to …
Apple yanks 25,000 gambling apps from the App Store in China
Like any western company operating in China, Apple is subject to various regulations that it can’t really fight if it wants to stay in business. …
China will send a rover to the far side of the Moon in December
The United States and Russia aren’t the only two nations working hard at realizing their space-faring dreams. China has quickly ramped up its high-flying ambitions …
Airbnb invited people to spend a night in the Great Wall of China, but forgot to ask China first
The Great Wall of China is often considered to be one of the wonders of the modern world. It’s an incredible accomplishment in engineering and …
Google’s new Search app: Designed and censored in California, made for China
It’s good that Google’s famous “Don’t be evil” motto isn’t an official motto anymore, because Google is about to do a bunch of evil in …
174-million-year-old ‘Amazing Dragon’ dinosaur discovered in China
Ferocious carnivores like the Tyrannosaurus tend to take top billing when it comes to dinosaur pop culture, but the colossal plant-eaters known as sauropods are …
China central bank brags about killing Bitcoin trading in the country
Bitcoin had a fantastic run last year, but the fun only lasted until January 2018 when a variety of factors contributed to Bitcoin’s massive fall. …
China is using robotic bird drones with cameras to monitor its citizens
When you gaze into the sky, what do you see? If you happen to live in China, the answer might be surveillance drones disguised as …
Trump might be endangering Apple’s sky-high profits
Apple is set to launch three new iPhones X successors this year, which will likely become instant hits with consumers, much like every other iPhone …
One Chinese city has opened a lane specifically for people walking and texting
If you’ve never run into anyone while walking down a sidewalk texting a friend or scrolling through Instagram, you’ve probably come pretty close. As a …
Of course Facebook shared data with Chinese smartphone makers, but it probably means nothing
Yes, Facebook deserves all your hates and dislikes for mismanaging your data not only in the widely covered Cambridge Analytica case but ever since it …
Chinese ‘UFO’ found crashed in a forest turns out to be space trash
With that incredibly strange UFO report and jaw-dropping video from the US Navy still fresh in everyone’s minds, news out of China that a UFO …
The ban on ZTE is a pawn in the bigger US-China trade war
Just as promised, the Trump administration is planning to reverse the ban on ZTE that forced the Chinese smartphone maker to announce a shutdown of …
China inches closer to Moon exploration with launch of new satellite
China really, really, really wants to explore the Moon — more specifically, the dark side of the Moon. The country has been steadily moving towards …
Trump wants to save Chinese smartphone maker ZTE now that he killed it
ZTE last week announced that it will cease all operations as a result of the Trump’s administration’s April 15th export ban against the Chinese smartphone …
iPhone sales this quarter may see a sharp decline
Apple shares dropped by more than 4% today amid word that iPhone sales for the current June quarter may check in significantly lower than anticipated. …
A baby was just born in China four years after his parents both died
A baby born was born in December of last year in China, but his biological parents passed away several years before he was even conceived. …
What’s left of the Chinese space station now rests at the bottom of the South Pacific
The Tiangong-1 saga is finally over. The Chinese space station that has been plunging towards for years now has finalized the plunge. Heavenly Palace, which …
China busts smuggler ring using drones to move $80 million of iPhones
China is home of the iPhone, or, at least, the place where Apple has most of its iPhones manufactured. Your handset was probably assembled in …
Want to watch China’s busted space station plummet from space? Here’s how to maximize your chances
China’s Tiangong-1 space station is now just a big old hunk of space junk, and it’s going to fall back to Earth within days. When …
