Alibaba shutters its quantum computing research lab, donating the equipment to Zhejiang University, a sign of broader cutbacks, after revamping its cloud unit (Jane Zhang/Bloomberg)

Jane Zhang / Bloomberg:
Alibaba shutters its quantum computing research lab, donating the equipment to Zhejiang University, a sign of broader cutbacks, after revamping its cloud unit  —  - It follows Joe Tsai and Eddie Wu's ascension to the helm  — Cloud spinoff cancellation spurred speculation on next steps

A look at the growing usage of social media apps like Douyin among the elderly in China since the COVID-19 lockdowns, often to find companionship (Lavender Au/Wired)

Lavender Au / Wired:
A look at the growing usage of social media apps like Douyin among the elderly in China since the COVID-19 lockdowns, often to find companionship  —  As smartphone costs fall and society becomes more atomized, China's elderly are using apps like Douyin to find connection and companionship.

A look at Shein's NYC pop-up store, which resembled its website and may have only reinforced Shein's image of being quick, cheap, and not quite as it seems (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Mia Sato / The Verge:
A look at Shein's NYC pop-up store, which resembled its website and may have only reinforced Shein's image of being quick, cheap, and not quite as it seems  —  The Shein pop-up store in New York this month resembled the e-commerce giant's website, except picture-perfect.

Russia's interior ministry adds Meta's spokesperson Andy Stone to its wanted list, according to state-owned news agency TASS (Laura Kayali/Politico)

Laura Kayali / Politico:
Russia's interior ministry adds Meta's spokesperson Andy Stone to its wanted list, according to state-owned news agency TASS  —  The reason Andy Stone was added to the list was not indicated, according to the Russian news agency.  —  Russia's interior ministry has added the spokesperson …

Q&A with Slack CTO Cal Henderson on how the pandemic changed Slack and workplace habits, acquisition by Salesforce, generative AI, India market, and more (Vikas SN/Moneycontrol)

Vikas SN / Moneycontrol:
Q&A with Slack CTO Cal Henderson on how the pandemic changed Slack and workplace habits, acquisition by Salesforce, generative AI, India market, and more  —  The pandemic accelerated changes that were already happening in the workplace and took us forward five or 10 years in terms of workplace habits …

A look at Binance and CZ's "Bond villain" compliance strategy and how their settlements will allow the US to deflate Binance while minimizing collateral damage (Patrick McKenzie/Bits about Money)

Patrick McKenzie / Bits about Money:
A look at Binance and CZ's “Bond villain” compliance strategy and how their settlements will allow the US to deflate Binance while minimizing collateral damage  —  James Bond films have a certain formula to them.  It is more interesting when seen from the perspective of the villain.