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 Chinaâs $239bn in semiconductor imports in the first five months of 2026, according to a Bloomberg review of official data. That share stood at [âŠ] This story continues at The Next Web Read more âș
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The metaverse. Everyoneâs talking about it, major companies are working on the hardware to access it, and it increasingly seems like it could eventually be the next major communication platform on the scale of the world wide web. But if you ask Intel, âeventuallyâ is still a long way off. In its first real statement since everyone started chiming in on the metaverse after Facebookâs rebrand, Intel says that for... Read more âș
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In a historic milestone, a spacecraft has âtouchedâ the sun for the first time. The NASA probe hasnât hit the giant starâs surface, but it has entered the mysterious solar atmosphere â known as the corona. The Parker Solar Probe achieved the feat in April, but scientists have only now confirmed it. As the probe entered the corona, it took these images of streams of plasma surrounding the spacecraft. Credit:... Read more âș
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Have you ever checked your Twitter timeline and wondered what on Earth everyone was talking about? You step away for a few hours and suddenly your timeline is filled with people swapping memes about an event youâve completely missed. We studied these âmemetic momentsâ to understand how memes emerge quickly and spontaneously in response to key social events. We found they move even faster than we had thought, sometimes emerging,... Read more âș
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Oppo released its first foldable, the Oppo Find N, today at an event held in China. The company said last week that it has worked on it for four years, and developed some six generations of prototypes before producing this model. While the device uses a similar type of folding mechanism as the Samsung Z Fold 3, there are certain design differences. The Find N is shorter and wider than... Read more âș
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This article is part of our reviews of AI research papers, a series of posts that explore the latest findings in artificial intelligence. With their millions and billions of numerical parameters, deep learning models can do many things: detect objects in photos, recognize speech, generate textâand hide malware. Neural networks can embed malicious payloads without triggering anti-malware software, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and the University of... Read more âș
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Infosec community is battling the log4j bug that has the whole internet stressed out. But at the same time, privacy activists might have a wholly different reason to heave a sigh of relief. While this is playing out, Israel-based NSO Group is considering shutting down its notorious spyware product Pegasus, and selling the company â potentially ending a nightmare of breaches of sensitive information and surveillance of prominent global figures... Read more âș
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No one in the C-suite cares which coding language is chosen by engineers and data scientists â until the decision affects the bottom line. While many have made a case about why low-code is well-suited for the data scientist, I think there may be an equally strong case to be made for the benefits of the business. Data science is a collaborative art â one that requires a combination of... Read more âș
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If you frequently send voice messages in WhatsApp, chances are youâve sent an unintended voice clip at least once or twice. Maybe there was something embarrassing going on in the background, or perhaps youâve recorded a message, only to realize the other person canât actually hear you due to ambient noise. Itâs a mistake that, ideally, should be avoidable. Fret no more: WhatsApp now allows you to preview messages before... Read more âș
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Some would say Google Glass was just ahead of its time. While Glass is no longer sold to everyday consumers (it lives on in an enterprise version), it was in many ways was the publicâs first introduction to mixed reality experiences. And while Google has stayed quiet on AR (and VR) devices for a few years, it appears the company is preparing to jump back into the fray in a... Read more âș
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Metaâs incoming CTO, Andrew âBozâ Bosworth, is making quite the splash. The kind of splash you make by cannonballing into your swimming pool, soaking all your guests, and then blaming them for getting wet. In a Sunday interview with Axios on HBO, Bosworth was grilled about misinformation on social media. The Facebook veteran mounted a stern defense of his company. According to Bosworth, itâs not platforms that are responsible for... Read more âș
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A human-machine interface (HMI) is an interface that allows us to interact with a digital system. No matter what HMI we design, we need to enable users to take advantage of all that a system offers. For almost two decades, the personal computer was the first thing that came to mind when we heard about digital HMI. But the situation changed, and today HMI is an integral part of many... Read more âș
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Despite GPU shipments increasing by 25.7% year-on-year, people are so desperate for the hardware theyâre cracking open computers at electronics stores to get at them. To combat this, some retailers have gone to the length of zip-tying display machines to dissuade thieves: This is the world we live in. Happy now? (Credit: TeslaDude7172) The photo above was taken by Reddit user TeslaDude7172 at the Costco in Dedham, Massachusetts. They told... Read more âș
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Toyota has been known for resisting the EV transition, but things are about to change big time. In a surprising move, the company announced on Tuesday that it would have 30 EV models available by 2030, aiming to sell globally 3.5 million electric vehicles by the same year. Plus⊠it will invest $18 billion („2 trillion) in battery development. And wait for it: Toyota will fully electrify its luxury sub-brand... Read more âș
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When the most massive stars die, they collapse to form some of the densest objects known in the Universe: black holes. They are the âdarkestâ objects in the cosmos, as not even light can escape their incredibly strong gravity. Because of this, itâs impossible to directly imageblack holes, making them mysterious and quite perplexing. But our new research has road-tested a way to spot some of the most voracious black... Read more âș
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If I were a spy, Iâd surely want Oppoâs new Air Glass in my gadget bag, or rather on my face. No, thatâs not a typo, Oppoâs âassisted realityâ headset can be worn only on one eye â kinda like a monocle. But it looks cool nonetheless. Looks are half of the appeal of the fashionable wearable, with a sleek frame and flowing lines. The whole setup weighs just 30... Read more âș
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Thereâs a Dutch saying that goes âOp een roze wolk zittenâ. Or in English, âto sit on a pink cloud.â Itâs used to describe someone whoâs euphoric. Nobodyâs actually perching on a wad of candyfloss-colored cumulus. Starting your first company feels like riding the pink cloud. Anticipation, mixed with fear, loaded with excitement and possibility. According to Techleapâs Thinking Bigger report, Dutch people place more value on starting a company... Read more âș
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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. Privately owned e-scooters will be banned on all Transport for London (TfL) services from next week after an exploding battery caused a... Read more âș
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Banking has always been a strong and stable pillar of society. However, the COVID-19 global pandemic forced the entire industry to focus on digital services amidst work from home orders in various parts of the globe. Since the lockdown in early 2020, we have seen a 72% rise in the use of fintech apps in Europe and an exponential increase in cryptocurrency prices due to an influx of large scale... Read more âș
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If you launch a startupin your home country, you might discover itâs a pretty small market. Naturally, you start thinking about expanding into new countries, and if your business isnât dependent on physical processes â great! â you can launch globally basically from day one. But what to do if your business is a platform of management crowdsourced couriers with vast amounts of transactions and physical processes: couriers move in... Read more âș
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Update (14/12/2021): Apple has finally released an Android app called Tracker Detector, so you can find rouge AirTags around you, even if you donât have an iPhone or an iPad. The app uses Appleâs Find My network to detect AirTags and compatible devices, but thereâs no background scanning. That means you have to manually open the app and scan for AirTags around. Looking at the early user reviews on the... Read more âș
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