Zeyi Yang 杨泽毅
@ZeyiYang
Two cats in a trench coat writing about China and tech for @WIRED. he/him, 外星人. DM is open unless Elon changed it again. I have Signal/Protonmail/Telegram/+
new pinned tweet since I'm actually having a good time there 💁♂️
I'm doing a Reddit AMA with @ZeyiYang this afternoon to answer all your questions about Temu. Hit us up!
Temu, Shein, AliExpress and other Chinese ecommerce sites are raising prices in response to Trump's tariffs. So what happens now? Have questions? Pin this and join our AMA at 2 pm ET: reddit.com/r/TemuThings/c…
Just in: Hong Kong-based @chinalabour suddenly announced dissolution “due to financial difficulties and debt issues” It said its other social media platforms “have also been removed.” clb.org.hk/zh-hans/conten…
In a preview of EMPIRE OF AI for @TheAtlantic, I share new behind-the-scenes details on what happened when OpenAI’s board fired Sam Altman—as well as the core argument of my book and why it matters to everyone. Gift link. theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
Crypto-tracing firm Elliptic found a Telegram-based black market for Chinese crypto scammers and money launderers had done $8.4 billion in sales—all while registered in the US. After WIRED asked Telegram about it, Telegram banned thousands of accounts. wired.com/story/xinbi-gu…
Vatican City after electing an American Pope
People scanning the pope’s social media like he’s a school shooter to see if he’s woke or MAGA is why this site will never die despite the best efforts of its owner
Today, the Treasury Department announced the intent to establish a process to facilitate greater investment in U.S. businesses from ally and partner sources. This process will include the launch of a Known Investor portal where CFIUS can collect information from foreign…
Guess we are seeing H19.99 soon
Exclusive: Nvidia Plans Another Tweak for China-Only Chips After U.S. Ban Nvidia has told big Chinese firms that it is tweaking the design of its AI chips again to ensure they can continue to be sold to the Chinese market. Read more from @QianerLiu 👇 theinformation.com/articles/nvidi…
Incredible anon-flation here. My old boss is amazing, please don’t tell anyone I said that.
So candid!
The first batch of individuals jailed in the landmark HK national security trial of "47 democrats" accused of conspiracy to commit subversion was freed on Tuesday after being behind bars for over four years. w/@jamespomfret @a_roantree reuters.com/world/china/fi…
Judge Lamberth had some scathing words for the government in granting a preliminary injunction to restore Voice of America.
DoD rapid response amplifies Leavitt's claim that the "entire" Pentagon is working against Hegseth. More than 20,000 people work at the Pentagon, including military personnel and veterans who have served for decades.
. @PressSec "The President stands strongly behind @SecDef, who is doing a phenomenal job leading the Pentagon. This is what happens when the ENTIRE Pentagon is working against you and against the MONUMENTAL change that you are trying to implement.”
New: The Hill privately convinced the owners of Truth Social to drop it from a defamation lawsuit Trump's company filed against 20 news outlets over reporting an erroneous earnings figure. As part of the settlement, the Hill's owner agreed to fire one of its own journalists..
--> WH sends Harvard letter making outrageous (and illegal) demands --> WH now says it was sent by accident (oops!) --> WH blames Harvard (?) for reacting to the letter they sent --> Harvard: The letter “was signed by three federal officials, placed on official letterhead,…
“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/GarberRespond3…