Newsletter: How Social Media is Ruining Our Lives
Here’s this week’s roundup of China tech stories.
If your soul can be split into several parts, then every social app is a vessel for a piece of your soul, a Horcrux, for those of you who’s read the Harry Potter series. In this internet era, we tend to present different personalities on different social platforms. The real you is already hidden behind several layers of filters and editing. It’s worth it to examine how social media is ruining our lives.
In 2018, many Chinese tech companies expanded their overseas markets. With the help of data collected by Pandata, Pandaily lists the 10 most significant strategic moves made by Chinese companies last year.
The e-commerce law which came into effect on January 1st was a huge slap in the face to small and mid-size e-commerce merchants. Small Wechat vendors could end up having to pay fines of up to 2 million yuan.
On Jan. 3 at 10:26AM (2:26AM GMT), China has inaugurated a new chapter in lunar exploration history. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) landed Chang’e 4, a robotic probe, in an unexplored crater on the moon’s surface on the far side.
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Pandata
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Editor’s Pick
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How Social Media is Ruining Our Lives — A Source of Modern Anxiety
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10 Strategic Global Moves by Chinese Tech Companies in 2018
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Small WeChat Vendors Lose Their Jobs Due to China’s New E-commerce Law
![Chang'e 4](https://pandaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Change-4-720x375.jpg)
Chang’e 4 Makes Historical Landing on Far Side of Moon
Sports
![Water Cube for Beijing Winter Olympic](https://pandaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Water-Cube-for-Olympic-720x375.jpg)
Ice Cube Renovated for 2022 Winter Olympics
Intel and Alibaba Partnered on Athlete Tracking Technology For Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Market Briefings
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Baidu Unveils Advancements to the Apollo Intelligent Driving Ecosystem at CES 2019
Breaking Ground! Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory 3 to Finish Initial Construction This Summer
Pre-orders for Tesla’s Model 3 Open Now in China
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Alibaba Predicts Technology Trends in 2019
Baidu’s 2018 Revenue Breaks 100 Billion Yuan
New Releases
![Honor Play 8A smartphone](https://pandaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Huawei-Honor-Play-8A-smartphone-720x375.jpg)
Honor Play 8A Launched with “Pearl” Bezel-less Display
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Redmi Now a Sub-brand of Xiaomi: New 48MP Camera Phone Teased