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News China censors Weibo for 'interfering with online communication orders, disseminating illegal information' Xeni Jardin

Business Pinduoduo: China's "Groupon on steroids" Cory Doctorow

Business China's AI industry is tanking Cory Doctorow

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News Microsoft takes down MS Celeb facial recognition database, 10 million+ pics of ~100,000 faces, maybe yours, scraped under Creative Commons Xeni Jardin

china A rapidly proliferating software license bars use by companies with poor labor practices Cory Doctorow

News China is rushing facial and voice recognition tech for pigs. Here's why. Xeni Jardin

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Business Chinese law professor: AI will end capitalism Cory Doctorow