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Can the 24-Hour Checkout System Become a New Direction for Hotel Service? We Asked Consumers and Industry Professionals
A Chongqing hotel's "24-hour checkout system" has sparked debate: guests can stay a full 24 hours from actual check-in, breaking the industry's noon-checkout norm. We spoke with consumers and hotel professionals about whether it can scale.
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Instant Commentary: A Photograph 'Fake at a Glance' Wins First Prize — More Than Mere Carelessness
A first-prize photograph in Hohhot's citizen photography contest turned out to be AI-generated — its garbled text and unnatural details exposing just how lax award reviews have become.
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When AI Puts on the White Coat: Who Will Wake Up Dormant Medical Data?
China sits on vast medical data, yet it is locked in silos. This piece traces how Zhejiang built a province-wide 'health-data high-speed rail'--keeping data in-hospital while making it interoperable--and why AI healthcare still awaits scalable incentives.
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What Kind of People Does the AI Era Need? Lessons from DeepSeek's Hiring List
DeepSeek's recent 33-role hiring list reveals more than a company expansion—it exposes how a frontier AI firm defines talent: as a complete team, valued at key interfaces, by verifiable contributions, and through deep cross-domain migration rather than résumé labels.
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In Memoriam: Nansun Shi — The True Leading Lady of Hong Kong Cinema Who Defined What a Producer Should Be
Nansun Shi, the legendary Hong Kong film producer and Tsui Hark's longtime partner at Film Workshop, has died at 75. A tribute to the woman who defined the most dignified, professional meaning of the word "producer."
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Instant Commentary | Envy Stephen Chow, Become Stephen Chow, Surpass Stephen Chow
Stephen Chow's self-written and self-directed film Kung Fu Women's Soccer broke 500 million yuan at the box office two days after release. Its polarized reception — Douban 6.6 vs. ticketing platforms 9.4 — sparks a debate on nostalgia, creativity, and whether audiences still need a 'Stephen Chow.'
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World Cup Headlines | Sorloth's Partner Also Targeted by Online Abuse; Neymar Asks Fans for Forgiveness
From Sørloth's partner facing online abuse to Neymar's public apology, a look at the off-pitch fallout from the 2026 World Cup — plus The Times' report on FIFA's disputed one-man ruling over Balogun's suspension and Vinícius clearing Real Madrid from his socials.
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Europeans' AI Self-Rescue From 'Air-Conditioner Shame': Grab It Before It's Gone, Then Dodge the Snitches
As record-breaking heat grips Europe, buying and installing an air conditioner has become strangely difficult — tangled up in 'air-conditioner shame,' months of bureaucracy, and soaring costs. Some Europeans are now deploying AI agents to hunt down scarce units.