Hong Kong has become the main artery for high-tech goods flowing in and out of China, and its chip trade has hit record levels. The city accounted for more than half of China’s $239bn in semiconductor imports in the first five months of 2026, according to a Bloomberg review of official data. That share stood at […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more ›
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I’ve got a bad Netflix habit. Whenever I open the app, I scroll for ages before finding nothing substantial and rewatching shows I already love. Even when I search for specific keywords on Netflix, I don’t get appropriate results. All in all, disappointment galore. So, I decided that I needed to stop relying on Netflix for recommendations and build my own watchlist. Wasting my time scrolling should be a thing... Read more ›
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea A unique material, nickel oxide demonstrates the ability to learn things about its environment in a way that emulates the most basic learning abilities of animals, as my colleagues and I describe in a new paper. For over half a century, neuroscientists have studied sea slugs to understand basic animal learning. Two fundamental concepts of learning... Read more ›
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Imagine you’re looking for something to do to keep yourself occupied during the COVID-19 lockdown. While some people opt for negroni making and Only Fans, others have higher ambitions. Instead of baking bread or doing puzzles, the team at Wolfgang IP decided to make a new state-of-the-art solar EV truck. The mighty Thundertruck makes the Cybertruck look positively ancient. The makers note: While this was not your typical lockdown activity,... Read more ›
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Tech debt is the off-balance sheet cost of technology work that needs to be done in the future. It accumulates by choosing a limited/less expensive technical solution now and pushing off the full/more expensive solution to the future. By not implementing the full solution now, companies are faced with the need to ‘rework’ software development in the future. Having worked closely with more than 25 startups during their journey from... Read more ›
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Apple and design are almost synonymous in the tech world, as the company’s often-bold aesthetic choices have the potential to shape a generation of products. But for all its design clout, sometimes Apple pursues form at the expense of function. Other times, it just makes some flat-out bizarre choices that make no sense. Don’t believe us? Judge for yourself. What follows is a list of just some of Apple’s worst... Read more ›
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You’d think that Ford’s Mach-Eau fragrance, a perfume that imitates the scent of petrol — designed for all those who want to go electric with the Mustang Mach-E, but simply CAN’T LIVE without the intoxicating smell of gasoline — would be the company’s most WTF EV marketing ever. But… you’d be wrong. Targeting EV skeptics, the automaker has posted a series of memes on Twitter in an attempt to highlight... Read more ›
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It’s hard to say when the term ‘fintech’ was first coined, but Chris Skinner, the global FinTech pundit, heralds the beginning of FinTech with the launch of Zopa, a UK peer to peer lender in 2005. Since then, the sector has grown steadily until 2020 when we saw a dramatic 72% rise in European fintech app usage. While lockdown certainly pushed fintech services into the mainstream, there are a number... Read more ›
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This article is part of “the philosophy of artificial intelligence,” a series of posts that explore the ethical, moral, and social implications of AI today and in the future. If a computer gives you all the right answers, does it mean that it is understanding the world as you do? This is a riddle that artificial intelligence scientists have been debating for decades. And discussions of understanding, consciousness, and true... Read more ›
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Holidays are around the corner, so I am spending a lot of time on ecommerce websites to search for gifts. It’s natural that you don’t want to spend too much money on everyone. You might give your partner a $700 phone, but you might want to cap that limit for a friend you meet once in a while. So to help you out with cheap gifts, we decided to put... Read more ›
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The amount of new startup accelerators has gone through the roof. Since they first entered the scene in 2005 over 3,000 accelerators were advertised globally in 2021. It all started with accelerator programs backed by a venture capital fund, such as Y-Combinator. Now accelerators are run by governments, corporates, universities, ex-startup founders, or in partnership with the venture capital(VC) ecosystem. This isn’t surprising, as accelerators are proven to have a... Read more ›
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This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates, follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Ride-share spending by consumers globally will exceed US$937 billion by 2026 — comparable to 50 times the combined annual revenue of Transport... Read more ›
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You’re certain that your business idea has the potential to change the world. At least, it seems that way in your mind. Now you just need to convince an investor to give you some money. When you’re talking to potential investors, they each have their own way of figuring out whether to invest: whether your idea really will change the world, or if it’ll fizzle out and flop. Having built... Read more ›
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The next internet revolution is reportedly upon us, but two of tech’s leading luminaries won’t be in the vanguard. Tesla tycoon Elon Musk and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey have both put the brakes on the momentum around Web3, the somewhat vague vision of a decentralized internet. Their cynicism derives from different concerns. Dorsey says that Web3 is ultimately a centralized entity, while Musk has implied that it’s driven by hype... Read more ›
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Welcome to the fifth annual “Neural’s AI predictions” article! That makes this one of the longest running series in Neural’s history. And, this year, we aim to set the bar higher than it’s ever been with our best round of insights yet. Gather round, grab some hot chocolate, and let’s see what the experts think is about to happen next in the world of AI: Natalie Monbiot, Head of Strategy... Read more ›
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Next time you catch a cab in New York City, it might be an electric Mustang Mach-E. Yes, folks, Ford’s mass-market EV will dress in yellow and join the city’s iconic taxi ranks. Here it is! Credit: Gravity What’s happening? The Mustang will join the electric taxi fleet of EV startup Gravity, which is already planning to deploy a Tesla Model Y as well. The company hopes to have a... Read more ›
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Last year, I waxed lyrical about the joy of getting an Xbox Series X. Specifically, I noted that opening a new console is the closest you can get to that Christmas-time vibe as an adult. I still stand by that statement. And over the past year, the Xbox has been a beloved companion, a way of staying in touch with friends, and keeping me going through bleak months. But… there... Read more ›
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We saw an intriguing piece of news this morning, as reported in Euractiv. The Finnish environmental ministry is discussing the idea of a temporarily lower vehicle tax or subsidy for women buying electric cars. Finland currently has a €2,000 ($2260) purchase subsidy from the Finnish government (with a maximum price of €50,000 or $56,000) for people buying a new electric car or signing a long-term lease agreement for an electric... Read more ›
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Autonomous weapon systems – commonly known as killer robots – may have killed human beings for the first time ever last year, according to a recent United Nations Security Council report on the Libyan civil war. History could well identify this as the starting point of the next major arms race, one that has the potential to be humanity’s final one. The United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons debated... Read more ›
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If you’re considering buying an EV, I’m sure there’s a big question going around in your mind: how much range do I need? Will a cheaper model with lower range do its job or should you go the extra mile dollar and opt for a vehicle with, say, 300-400km? The thing is, there isn’t a single correct answer, as the ideal range for any driver depends on a number of... Read more ›
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Nissan recently announced a new £13 billion investment to help transition its business to being focused around electric vehicles (EVs). The investment is centred around its Sunderland plant in the north east of England, which already makes the popular Nissan Leaf, and a plan to build 23 new electric models by 2030. But Nissan, like most traditional automakers, has a long way to go if it wants to catch Tesla.... Read more ›
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