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Boyuan Wang

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Developer @voxatmos.com, a Dolby Atmos music database; Writer @the-hyphen.com, technology in my perspective; China tech reporter (PingWest, TechNode, TechCrunch China) for 12 years, now I do solo.

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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 13/03/2026
降了降了!去年我就写过苹果税的问题,在苹果在全球面临反垄断不得不调降App销售抽成比例的大环境下,中国开发者的苹果税依然是沿用2008年的三七分,是绝对不合理的。 今天看到好消息,我国开发者交给苹果的分成也降到25%/12%,虽然和欧洲相比还差点意思,至少跟美国差不多了,赞👍 有兴趣可以看我去年这篇Apple Tax through the eyes of a first-time developer from China: www.the-hyphen.com/p/apple-tax-...
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Apple Tax through the eyes of a first-time developer from China
Thanks to AI and shifting global regulations, it’s probably the best time to be an indie app developer who wants to make money. But for Chinese developers, that moment still hasn’t arrived.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 30/06/2025
My mom, in her 60s, is quietly getting better at everything with AI. This time, I wasn’t the one bringing new tech home. This week, I write about how AI is spreading across China, built into apps like WeChat and Douyin, from group chats to village walls, and what it means for the tech race ahead.
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So… my mom started using AI
Forget leaderboards and benchmarks. In China, AI wins when your mom actually uses it.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 28/06/2025
www.anthropic.com/research/pro...
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Project Vend: Can Claude run a small shop? (And why does that matter?)
We let Claude run a small shop in the Anthropic office. Here's what happened.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 16/06/2025
In 2023 I had an onsite visit to Pangdonglai, the one and only retail hype in China in recent years. I wanted to become a Pangdonglai watcher the moment I stepped through its doors but a lot happened to me in the second half of 2023, so I procrastinated, but Pangdonglai didn’t.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 09/06/2025
我的微信小程序“全景新声”正式版已经上线了 能和AI生在同时代真是何其有幸。以前是提着汽油小步快走,现在终于开上车了。从1999年家里买回第一台电脑开始,期间尝试过多少次编程入门,都以失败告终。 现在终于可以说,这个小程序的所有代码,都是他写的。但这个小程序里所有的想法,都是我的,也许我也能做一些让自己自豪的事情了。Let’s build! bwa.ng/uzkufp
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全景新声,今日新生:介绍 VoxAtmos 2.0
为移动端而生,支持专辑、厂牌、混音室、工程师、音乐人一站式沉浸声检索的全景新声2.0!
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 06/06/2025
A rare sight this morning: rocket launch and Xi’an’s ancient city wall in the same frame. This is the Long March 6A lifting off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, sending low-Earth orbit satellites for China’s satellite internet program.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 04/06/2025
上个月第一次做开发,捣鼓了一款小程序,当我打算搞点被动收入回本的时候,才发现苹果的分成比例已经非常分裂了,但是中国开发者还是抽的最多的那一档。Last month I developed an app and seriously considered monetizing it. Here’s what I observed: open.substack.com/pub/sources/...
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Apple Tax through the eyes of a first-time developer from China
Thanks to AI and shifting global regulations, it’s probably the best time to be an indie app developer who wants to make money. But for Chinese developers, that moment still hasn’t arrived.
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Sarah Perez @sarahp.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Chinese shopping app Taobao joins DHgate in Top 5 on US App Store techcrunch.com/2025/...
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Chinese shopping app Taobao joins DHgate in Top 5 on US App Store | TechCrunch
The Chinese e-commerce marketplace app DHgate, which is now the No. 2 free iPhone app in the U.S., isn't the only one that's oddly benefiting from
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 13/01/2025
Meet #Xiaohongshu : began as a cross-border e-commerce and later a hub for female social networking, has emerged in 2024 as Baidu’s biggest rival and Douyin’s top challenger. Its rise was unintentional, much like how it became the most downloaded iOS app in the US despite lacking an English name.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 29/12/2024
以胖东来的体量,2024年全年160亿销售额已经超越极限。今年中国每一次食品安全问题出现(混装油、卫生巾、豆芽菜),胖东来几乎成为全国消费者的唯一发泄口。 从社交媒体近期的反应来看,胖东来的服务质量已经不如以前,员工疲惫、购物体验因为代购盛行大打折扣。近期取消20余年的会员积分制和烘焙类无预警涨价30%更是被当地社区反感。 不扩店的情况下,胖东来服务与收入俱佳的情况应该在全年销售额100亿以内。实际上胖东来目前使用的固守许昌,全国帮扶的策略并没有起到薪火相传的效果。 如果于东来初心还在,要维持胖东来的服务质量不至于“走下神坛”,那么“不得不”走出河南,向全国扩张可能是一个选项。
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 12/02/2024
Is Temu a bad name? Phonetically so. In its superbowl tv commercial last year, Temu is pronounced /ˈtiːmuː/, and this year round, the latest official commercial, the name has two different pronunciations: /ˈtəmuː/ and /ˈtəmjuː/. After a year and a half in business, still can't nail it! 🤷‍♂️
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 09/02/2024
A "Vision Bar" popped up in Beijing's Hopson One shopping mall right on the heels of the Vision Pro launch in the US. The owner's snagging over 50 legit Vision Pros for local people to give a try (for about $14 per hour). I wonder how many devices will end up in China.
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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 06/02/2024
We are officially open to the world! Bye bye invites 👋 techcrunch.com/2024/02/06/b...
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Bluesky is now open for anyone to join | TechCrunch
Bluesky looks and functions like Twitter at the outset, but the platform stands out because of what lies under the hood.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 30/01/2024
I haven’t made a public announcement but hey, I got laid off too from a less known tech media in China last September. Still looking for a job while doing the actual parenting, just saying.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 30/01/2024
Some of the affected staff are the ones I once worked with and really look up to. Shame. And ExtraCrunch sounds way cooler than the + cliche www.adweek.com/media/techcr...
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TechCrunch Is Shuttering Its Subscription Product and Laying Off Staff
The Yahoo-owned publisher first launched TC+ in 2019
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 21/01/2024
github.com/apernet/Open...
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GitHub - apernet/OpenGFW: OpenGFW is a flexible, easy-to-use, open source implementation of GFW on L...
OpenGFW is a flexible, easy-to-use, open source implementation of GFW on Linux - GitHub - apernet/OpenGFW: OpenGFW is a flexible, easy-to-use, open source implementation of GFW on Linux
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/07/2023
Threads feels like the mall.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 04/07/2023
Apple’s WeChat marketing is famous or infamous for the vulgarized Chinese writings that are often seen in Douyin videos and internet slangs, the latest one apparently made many people upset.
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Apple's controversial WeChat post sparks debate on Chinese social media
Tech giant Apple sparked a controversial discussion on Chinese social media after posting a new marketing post (in Chinese) on its WeChat official account on Monday.The post shared
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 04/07/2023
What Glyph? This centered punch hole is , and will be the biggest upgrade from Nothing phone (1)
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 04/07/2023
Xiaohongshu is the only social media platform in the world where you can spot Peng Shuai in the wild.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 03/07/2023
TFW your apps come with halo and your phone looks like the tournament of Dragon Ball. Welcome to 2023.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 03/07/2023
Speechless.
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The link rot spreads: GIF-hosting site Gfycat shutting down Sept. 1
Snap-owned service has little to say, other than save or delete your stuff.
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beth @bethbourdon.bsky.social · 02/07/2023
me reading as many skeets as i want
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 17/06/2023
3 ways to meet Lionel Messi as a Chinese: 1. Spend 300K RMB (~$42K) for an invite to a private meetup event (no dinner, just an autograph & photo) 2. Buy a match ticket (~$280) and pitch-invade and get 5 days of detention plus a lifelong disqualification for civil service exam 3. Reside in Spain
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 17/06/2023
Google shuts down Album Archive cordcuttersnews.com/google-is-shutt…
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 17/06/2023
Google kills Google Domains petapixel.com/2023/06/16/squarespac…
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 16/06/2023
Who had taken Tieba’s portion throughout the years? - Weibo, which has many interest-based group services - Zhihu, China’s Quora, 100 million MAU - Xiaohongshu, 200 million MAU For Reddit it’s only a matter of time to achieve the Tieba curve.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 16/06/2023
In 2015, Baidu Tieba, China’s Reddit-like community, had 300 million MAU. The number quickly dropped to 37.5 million in the next 5 years. What’s the difference between Tieba and Reddit besides censorship? Nothing.
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Rabble @rabble.nz · 12/06/2023
There was a time when I thought Twitter & Reddit could for a kind of rebel alliance with Tumblr, Mastodon, Wordpress, & maybe Snap. Sad to see twitter & reddit die Reddit rose to prominence when Digg went against the users. This ends with reddit backing down or dying. reddark.untone.uk
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 09/06/2023
www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments…
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 02/06/2023
As an avid reader I’m really sad to see Engadget Chinese going retired after serving our tech community for 18 years. Fact is I won’t be writing tech things now if I didn’t encounter this little blog back in 2005, and I’m glad to know many their editors in person and become friends. End of an era 😭
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 31/05/2023
When did hurting core powerusers become an economy?
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 31/05/2023
Reddit may force Apollo and third-party clients to shut down, asking for $20M per year API fee 9to5mac.com/2023/05/31/reddit-may-f…
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 23/05/2023
A $10/year Mastodon client and a $50/year Gmail client showed up on the same day. Both are premium products, but I’m just too poor to make up my mind spending on Mac ecosystem now.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 21/05/2023
Don’t need to beg Tapbots for a Bluesky client because of Skybridge. Everything Bluesky seamlessly runs on Ivory, how brilliant is that!
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 20/05/2023
Game changer skybridge.fly.dev
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Sky Bridge
Bring your favourite Mastodon apps and use them with Bluesky!
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 19/05/2023
I enjoyed my personalized handle on Bluesky.
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Boyuan Wang @boyuan.wang · 11/05/2023
On the Chinese market, Sonos only has one, yes one out of the seven Sonos aio speakers listed in their earnings presentation. They reduced our expectations for Fiscal 2023 because of “softening consumer demand”. smh.
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