For much of his rule, hundreds of millions of Chinese were expected to shout Wan sui! Wan sui! Wan wan sui!—“Ten thousand years! Ten thousand years! Ten thousand times ten thousand years!” The expression had once been reserved for emperors. Mao, who overthrew the old order, apparently saw no reason to discard its better perks.
I saw a lot of fun things at IFA 2026, but among the many halls full of tech, one experience has stuck with me the most. It was the Strutt ev1c personal mobility vehicle, which basically mashes up tech from robot vacuumsand self-driving cars to create a wheelchair/mobility scooter that can take you from room-to-room…
