China’s 996 workweek is knocking on America’s door: Is Silicon Valley falling for the 70-hour grind?

As Silicon Valley shifts from freewheeling creativity to extreme work demands, China’s outlawed 996 workweek—once condemned as modern slavery—appears to be gaining traction in America’s tech frontier. Amid AI rivalry with China, startups are embracing 70-hour weeks, raising urgent questions: Is exhaustion now the currency of ambition, and at what human cost?