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How Black Myth: Wukong Developer’s History of Sexism Is Complicating its Journey to the West
Indie developer Game Science’s global fame is forcing it to confront its own sexism, and that of the Chinese tech industry.

BY REBEKAH VALENTINE, KHEE HOON CHAN
POSTED: NOV 20, 2023 10:00 PM

How worrying is the rapid rise of Chinese science?
If America wants to maintain its lead, it should focus less on keeping China downs

If there is one thing the Chinese Communist Party and America’s security hawks agree on, it is that innovation is the secret to geopolitical, economic and military superiority. President Xi Jinping hopes that science and technology will help his country overtake America. Using a mix of export controls and sanctions, politicians in Washington are trying to prevent China from gaining a technological advantage.

God™: an ageing product outperforms expectations
An economist tries to explain religion

God gets mixed reviews on Amazon. This is perhaps surprising. His marketing campaign (now in its third millennium) has been strong. His slogans (“God is Great!”) are positive. And indeed many shoppers effuse. “Wonderful!” reads one five-star review beneath His best-known work, the Bible. “Beautiful,” says another. “Amen,” adds another satisfied customer.

Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department review — heartbreak inspires anguish, anger and a career highlight

In what some call the Swiftverse and others the Swiftularity, the normal rules of pop stardom don’t apply. Gravity is suspended, time is reversible. Songs from years ago are re-recorded as identikit versions. Billionaire wealth is no bar to relatability. And a middling record about late nights can become the US’s bestselling album of 2022 and the second-biggest seller of 2023.

Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich

Generation z is taking over. In the rich world there are at least 250m people born between 1997 and 2012. About half are now in a job. In the average American workplace, the number of Gen Z-ers (sometimes also known as “Zoomers”) working full-time is about to surpass the number of full-time baby-boomers, those born from 1945 to 1964, whose careers are winding down (see chart 1). America now has more than 6,000 Zoomer chief executives and 1,000 Zoomer politicians. As the generation becomes more influential, companies, governments and investors need to understand it.