Hubei
PulseAugur coverage of Hubei — every cluster mentioning Hubei across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
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Child donor to Three Gorges Dam now works for China's State Grid
A man in China who as a child donated a small sum to a major power project now works for the company that manages the energy grid. Wang Yu, 47, made two donations of 10 yuan (US$1.50) in the 1990s to the Three Gorges Da…
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Chinese influencer pilots homemade hoverboard over mountains and river
A 26-year-old Chinese tech influencer, known online as "Amazing Ayu," has successfully built and piloted a homemade hoverboard. Song Xingyu, from Enshi, Hubei province, spent approximately two months constructing the de…
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Chinese team sets 3.2 Pb/s optical fiber speed world record
A Chinese research team has set a new world record for real-time optical fiber transfer speeds, achieving 3.2 petabits per second. This represents a 30% improvement over their previous record set earlier this year. The …
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Chinese couple travels with quintuplets on 36-hour train journey
A couple from Xinjiang, China, recently traveled by train with their quintuplets, born in Wuhan, Hubei province. The journey, which lasted 36 hours, saw the babies receive care from both fellow passengers and railway st…
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Wuhan's former COVID mayor jailed 14 years for corruption
Zhou Xianwang, the former mayor of Wuhan who faced criticism for his initial response to the COVID-19 outbreak, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. He was convicted of accepting bribes totaling over 60.5 million y…
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IP99 consolidates IP lookup, risk, and DNS tools
IP99, a service developed by ThreatHunter, offers a unified platform for IP address analysis, combining geolocation, risk scoring, and network information into a single JSON endpoint. The service provides free access to…
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Baby climbing mountain steps sparks parenting debate in China
A viral video of a nine-month-old baby climbing mountain steps in China's Hubei province has sparked widespread debate regarding the parents' parenting methods. While the parents assert they prioritize their son's inter…
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China struggles to ban surrogacy as illegal labs uncovered
Despite China's strict regulations against surrogacy, two illegal operations have been uncovered and shut down in Changsha and Wuhan. Authorities have detained several individuals involved in these labs, which allegedly…
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China discovers high-purity quartz similar to US source
Geologists in China have identified a high-purity quartz deposit in Hubei province that exhibits properties highly similar to those found in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. This discovery, detailed in the journal Earth Sci…
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Chinese authorities investigate Yangtze River dumping after drone footage surfaces
Chinese authorities in Wuhan have launched an investigation following the release of drone footage showing barges dumping a black substance into the Yangtze River. The footage, posted online by "Fishing and Hunting Brot…
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Chinese 'family bridge' connects elderly parents with overseas children
A man in central China named Tian Rui has created a unique service to bridge the gap between elderly parents in remote mountain villages and their children who live far away or overseas. Rui, who previously worked as a …
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Child trafficking survivor graduates university, begins PhD
A young man named Peng Wenle, who was abducted at the age of three and later reunited with his family, has graduated from Wuhan University with a degree in Computer Science and Technology. He is now set to begin a direc…
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Chinese winter melon cooling trend leads to explosive, messy failures
A summer cooling trend involving hugging winter melons has led to unexpected and unpleasant consequences for some individuals in China. Reports indicate that these large gourds can explode after several nights of being …
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China deploys AI and drones for Typhoon Dolphin preparedness
China is leveraging advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, to prepare for the approach of Typhoon Dolphin. An AI forecasting system is being used to predict the typhoon's path, strength, and landfall de…
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China floods: Gansu death toll rises to 25 amid widespread alerts
China is experiencing widespread flooding, with several provinces on high alert due to heavy rainfall and the potential arrival of Typhoon Dolphin. The death toll in Gansu province's Weiyuan county has risen to 25, with…
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Chinese man's scalp develops brain-like folds due to rare condition
A 23-year-old man from Hunan, China, suffered from a rare medical condition that caused his scalp to thicken and develop folds resembling a human brain. After years of distress and failed attempts at treatment, he found…
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Chinese man suffers severe vision loss from over 1,000 eye mites
A man in China experienced severe vision loss due to an infestation of over a thousand Demodex mites in his eyelash follicles. The 36-year-old man from Hubei province suffered from chronic eye discomfort, including dryn…
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Literary prodigy Jiang Fangzhou's master's degree revoked for plagiarism
A former child prodigy and acclaimed writer, Jiang Fangzhou, has had her master's degree revoked by Tsinghua University due to plagiarism. The university's decision follows an investigation that ultimately found her gui…
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Chinese social media accounts profit from leaking corruption scandals
Chinese social media accounts are reportedly profiting from leaking information about official corruption scandals. These accounts exploit legal loopholes by posting coded signals, such as an official's resume, to indic…
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Xiaohongshu donates 10 million yuan for disaster relief in Guangxi and Hubei
Xiaohongshu has announced a donation of 10 million yuan through the China Rural Development Foundation to aid disaster relief efforts in Guangxi, Hubei, and other affected regions. The company is supporting emergency re…