china China's mass surveillance and pervasive social controls are based on a rocket scientist's advocacy for "systems thinking" Cory Doctorow

china Beijing to base China security agencies in Hong Kong Xeni Jardin

evolution These volcano-dwelling snails are metal as hell, and also have iron shells. Thom Dunn

art These inflatable trousers are weird and cool Xeni Jardin

Business US charges 4 Chinese spies with hacking Equifax Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Bunnie Huang's classic "Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen" is now free online Cory Doctorow

censorship Genetic Evasion: using genetic algorithms to beat state-level internet censorship Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Report from a massive Chinese surveillance tech expo, where junk-science "emotion recognition" rules Cory Doctorow

happy mutants A free/open tool for making XKCD-style "hand-drawn" charts Cory Doctorow

Business China's "pawn shops" have loaned $43B, mostly secured by real-estate Cory Doctorow

Business Alibaba developed Chinese Communist Party propaganda app that became China Apple Store hit: Report Xeni Jardin

china Viral road-rage video sparks mob violence in Beijing, revealing deep regional rifts Cory Doctorow

makers Scotty of strange parts adds wireless charging to an old iPhone Mark Frauenfelder

security Hackers find exploitable vulnerabilities in Amazon Echo, turn one into a listening device Cory Doctorow

Business As Chinese P2P lending bubble bursts, "investors" mob Chinese sports-stadiums used as temporary processing centers Cory Doctorow

china China escalates the war on jaywalkers with automated shouting laser/squirtguns tied to motion-sensors Cory Doctorow

makers Watch: Scotty buys spare parts in China to upgrade his iPhone memory 800% Mark Frauenfelder

makers Scotty goes to China to make a custom iPhone from spare parts Mark Frauenfelder

scholarship Anti-adblock is a lot more common than anyone thought, but it's not hard to defeat Cory Doctorow

scholarship American regions with high immigration enjoy persistent, long-term higher incomes and lower unemployment Cory Doctorow