Estelle Tang

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Estelle Tang

Composite: The Guardian/Melissa Febos/Beowulf SheehanWhen Melissa Febos decided to be celibate for a year – after what she describes as a “ravaging vortex of a relationship” and “five other brief entanglements” – she felt “pretty self-conscious and kind of weird”. But other people’s reactions surprised her.

1 month ago | chinaminutes.com | Estelle Tang

In a land ravaged by war, one young Englishman decided not to watch from the sidelines—but to stand alongside the suffering and build a future from the ruins.  “What I wanted was to live among the people themselves, to see what the war was doing to their daily lives.” These words, written by George Hogg in the foreword to I See a New China, capture the spirit that shaped his short but extraordinary life.

2 months ago | chinaminutes.com | Estelle Tang

From spinning handkerchiefs on national television to serving coffee and acting as interpreters at trade fairs, China’s humanoid robots have been busy expanding their repertoire. Their latest challenge? Lining up at the starting line of a half-marathon in Beijing. At 7:30 on the morning of April 19, on a crisp Beijing day, the starting pistol cracked through the air. Alongside hundreds of runners, 20 humanoid robots set off on a half-marathon — marking a world first for humanoid athletes.

2 months ago | chinaminutes.com | Estelle Tang

AI pet to human photo trends have been taking over the Chinese internet as people turn their fluffy friends into humans using AI tools. A curious trend has been gaining momentum on Chinese social media in recent days as pet owners are using artificial intelligence tools to create human versions of their animals. These AI pet to human photos are created with AI tools using cues like breed, fur pattern, and facial structure to create imagined human avatars.

Feb 6, 2025 | msn.com | Estelle Tang

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