In last week’s news, Chinese computer vision startup Clobotics secured roughly $31 million in funding to be used for research and development, prominent VC firm Source Code Capital raised $1 billion in capital commitments and online grocery company Dingdong Maicai raked in over $700 million from regional expansion. Computer vision startup Clobotics bags 200 million…
Global luxury vehicle brand Genesis on April 2 marked its official entry into the Chinese market with a spectacular drone show entitled the “Genesis of Genesis” at the International Cruise Terminal in Shanghai. During the show, Genesis showcased its internationally recognized products, the Genesis G80, its mid-sized luxury sedan, and the Genesis GV80, the first…
Current trends in Bitcoin mining threaten to “become a non-negligible barrier against the sustainability efforts of China.” (Source: know.zombit) Carbon emissions resulting from China’s domestic Bitcoin mining operations may reach 130.5 million metric tons by 2024, surpassing the total of countries including the Czech Republic and Qatar, according to a study released on Tuesday.Such a…
(Source: Trip.com Group) Chinese travel company Trip.com Group has passed the hearing for its secondary offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to a draft prospectus filed to the bourse late Tuesday.With JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and China International Capital Corporation (CICC) acting as the joint sponsors, Trip.com is expected to become the world’s…
NIU, maker of popular, affordable electric mopeds, showed off its first-ever electric kick scooter. The new two-wheeler will be available starting this summer in China, Europe, and North America. The NIU Kick Scooter will come in two variants, Pro and Sport. In the US, the Pro scooter will have a top speed of 19.8mph, while…
Nintendo has announced Pac-Man 99, a new multiplayer game that’ll be included with its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service. Like Tetris 99 and the recently departed Super Mario Bros. 35, the game pits dozens of players against each other in a battle royale-style fight to the end. The game looks similar to the classic arcade…
Nvidia is launching its latency-reducing tech, Reflex, for anyone who has a Nvidia graphics card and plays the PC version of Overwatch. The company tested the feature in Overwatch’s PTR servers in March, but now Reflex is live and theoretically available for competitive play. Nvidia claims Reflex reduces the time between pulling the trigger in…
Courtesy of Dubuque Humane SocietyThe minute Susan Kurowski’s husband woke up after heart valve-replacement surgery four years ago, he looked at his wife and asked, “How’s the puppy?” When she came back the next day and the day after, it was the same question. The puppy, a stray that one of Kurowski’s friends had found,…
Photography by Christopher TestaniRecipe by Rachel RayThis recipe originally appeared in our Winter/Spring 2021 issue. Get the magazine here. 4ServingsIngredients2 tbsp. EVOO1 onion, finely choppedSalt4 cloves garlic, chopped or sliced1 cup vodka1 can (28 oz.) crushed Italian tomatoes or 2 cans (14 oz. each) Italian cherry tomatoesA handful of basil leaves, torn4 to 5 ounces ‘nduja…
This is Highly Recommend, a column dedicated to what people in the food industry are obsessed with eating, drinking, and buying right now.When my husband and I were shopping for essential appliances for our empty apartment in Taipei, I immediately beelined for a matcha green Tatung electric steamer. “I don’t know if a steamer is…
