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Why the CPU’s Golden Age Is Yet to Come

All that jazz in GPUs, but CPUs quietly stir for their golden age.

Why the CPU’s Golden Age Is Yet to Come

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Is China entering Japanification? Some observations suggest a No
Is China entering Japanification? Some observations suggest a No

"Japanification" means a long slump like Japan's Lost Decade. Is China next? Reasons suggest otherwise.

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The Next Innovation Clusters
The Next Innovation Clusters

Global cities rise as new tech hubs, challenging Silicon Valley from Sweden's Sustainability Valley to the City of Hefei in China.

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A Russia-China-led Stablecoin?
A Russia-China-led Stablecoin?

Can this synthetic global digital currency be dollar's real threat?

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Aleksandr Dugin and China
Aleksandr Dugin and China

China has a void in its ideology framework that Duginism might fill in?

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Why SheIn is an Involution, not a Revolution?
Why SheIn is an Involution, not a Revolution?

SheIn, a hectorcorn, thrives on supply chain involution, not revolution, posing challenges for global e-commerce replication. 电商巨头希音的“内卷”革命

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Can Silicon Valley Rebuild?
Can Silicon Valley Rebuild?

Answers from Silicon Valley insiders

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Semiconductor

Why the CPU’s Golden Age Is Yet to Come
Why the CPU’s Golden Age Is Yet to Come

All that jazz in GPUs, but CPUs quietly stir for their golden age.

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Is hydrogen car at the dawn like the EV in 2008?
Is hydrogen car at the dawn like the EV in 2008?

In 2019, Musk dubbed hydrogen "dumbest thing," yet some see it nearing a "hydrogen economy," akin to 2015's lithium era.

China

Is China entering Japanification? Some observations suggest a No
Is China entering Japanification? Some observations suggest a No

"Japanification" means a long slump like Japan's Lost Decade. Is China next? Reasons suggest otherwise.

Youtube Videos

The Next Innovation Clusters
The Next Innovation Clusters

Global cities rise as new tech hubs, challenging Silicon Valley from Sweden's Sustainability Valley to the City of Hefei in China.

Youtube Videos

A Russia-China-led Stablecoin?
A Russia-China-led Stablecoin?

Can this synthetic global digital currency be dollar's real threat?

Youtube Videos

Aleksandr Dugin and China
Aleksandr Dugin and China

China has a void in its ideology framework that Duginism might fill in?

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