Beijing subway ad for an anti-smog rebreather

Bloomberg Asia journalist David Ramli tweeted this photo of a bicep-mounted anti-pollution filter for joggers, displayed on the wall of a Beijing subway station, the day after Beijing posted record pollution levels , 24X the WHO recommendations, with 24 other cities issuing red alerts. ( via JWZ )

China wants TikTok shut down in US, because a forced sale would make Xi look weak vs. Trump: Report Beijing is strongly against a Trump-forced sale of TikTok's U.S. operations by Chinese owner ByteDance, and the government of China would rather that TikTok shut down all operations in United States, Reuters reports on Friday. China has previously characterized the forced sale to a U.S. based buyer as "theft." ByteDance has been in talks to […] READ THE REST

China bans media coverage of Disney's 'Mulan' in attempt to hide Xinjiang mass abuse The Chinese government has ordered major media outlets in China to not cover the release of Walt Disney's "Mulan." Authorities ordered the ban as controversy broke out over the film's links with China's Xinjiang region, where China is committing mass human rights abuses against the Uighur minority population and others, Reuters reports today. This is […] READ THE REST

China claims its first reusable spacecraft has landed after 2-day orbit • China did not release images of the reusable spacecraft it says completed a two day space flight. China's government announced Sunday that its first reusable spacecraft landed after two days in orbit. The success of the Chinese experiment suggests a new way to achieve space flight at lower cost. "The secretive, military-run space program […] READ THE REST

The Ocushield filters blue light from your iPad while it protects your screen. During daylight hours, lightwaves in the blue spectrum are actually very beneficial. They help make you more alert, improve your reaction times and generally elevate your mood. But as with almost anything, positives and negatives are situational. So when your eyes are flooded with blue light at night…well, let's just say it isn't nearly as […] READ THE REST

The Casa Hub lets you attach up to 10 devices through your MacBook The typical MacBook Pro or MacBook Air these days has either two or four external ports. Other laptops may include one or two more, but in this age of interactivity, users routinely find they need more hookups than their laptops can handle. Between external drives, mice, phones, tablets and everything else that requires a USB […] READ THE REST