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23+ hour, 28+ min ago   (104+ words) More than that, the “traditional” writer never existed in the first place. “But Stephanie,” you say, “what about those writers who use the old-style formats, formal writing, those who don’t break the rules? Aren’t they ‘traditional’ writers?” At least, they…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (547+ words) Vocal How Shaan Arora bootstrapped Alia and sold it for up to $60 million without venture capital The 24 year old founder built a Shopify popup platform from his parents' home, scaled it past $13 million in revenue, and sold it to Dotdigital…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (897+ words) On September 7, Tomato released new rules. I was lurking in several writers’ groups. Messages came one after another. Some posted screenshots. Some cursed. Some said, “I’m done writing.” I checked my own dashboard. August earnings: 100 yuan. Around Chinese New Year,…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1059+ words) In 2026, if you only read headlines, you would think mathematics had suddenly entered harvest season. By rough count, in just half a year, more than a dozen mathematical problems that had been open for decades were cleared out in a…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1104+ words) Vocal Fifty Millilitres of Everything How a syringe of seawater is quietly changing what it means to know what's living on the oceans seafloor I'm on deck, coveralls on, waiting for a sample of seawater to be lifted onto deck,…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (247+ words) Everyone has come across a video essay before. There're everyone on YouTube - it says it right in the title! But even though a video may call itself an essay, doesn't that really mean it is one? The main different in…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1098+ words) On September 9, market rumors said DeepSeek had entrusted CITIC Securities with preparing for a STAR Market IPO. 21st Century Business Herald learned from people familiar with the matter that the news is true. CITIC Securities has contacted DeepSeek and entered due…...

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4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (299+ words) Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving from an experimental technology to a standard business tool. For owners, the main challenge is no longer identifying where to use AI, but determining whether a specific application will deliver real business value or simply…...