China’s Digital Silk Road Is Looking More Like an Iron Curtain

The first billboard that greets passengers arriving at the airport in Lusaka, before Pepsi’s “Welcome to Zambia,” is an advertisement for Bank of China. Nearby, a Chinese company is building a sleek terminal. On the road into the capital city, near the office of Chinese telecom company ZTE Corp., another billboard features surveillance cameras made by Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Read More

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Why Is China Investing Billions in Africa?

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China could surpass the US in artificial intelligence tech. Here’s how

Global GDP is set to increase by 14 percent because of AI, according to PwC. The tech’s deployment in the decade ahead will add $15.7 trillion to global GDP, with China predicted to take $7 trillion and North America $3.7 trillion, according to the multinational company. Read More

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Steve Buscemi + Jennifer Lawrence MASHUP

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