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 Chinaās $239bn in semiconductor imports in the first five months of 2026,Ā according to a Bloomberg review of official data. That share stood at [ā¦] This story continues at The Next Web Read more āŗ
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The 2021 Kindle Paperwhite is simply the best ereader for the majority of people who actually want an ereader. It improves on its predecessors in the places it matters most, and starting at $140, youād be hard-pressed to find a better combination of features and quality. Perhaps more importantly, it might be the first Kindle Paperwhite really worth upgrading to in years ā and Iād argue itās a better choice... Read more āŗ
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Microsoft recently announced it will soon offer āinvitation onlyā access to GPT-3 via Azure. This is a weird bit of news. We all saw it coming the moment Microsoft tossed Open AI a cool $1B for āpre AGI technologiesā (AGI, artificial general intelligence, doesnāt exist yet, so literally everything is a pre AGI techĀ lol). But itās unclear exactly what this means for OpenAI going forward. Back in 2019, when... Read more āŗ
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Itās that time again, the UN conference on climate change COP26, is on again in Glasgow. Attendees arrive by train, ride inĀ double-decker electric buses, and receive escort by police riding modified electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycles. But donāt get too excited ā those motorbikes are loaners only.Ā Letās talk about the big fat elephant in the room at COP26 ā transport and specifically the energy that powers transport and how... Read more āŗ
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Thirty years ago the height of posh was owning a portable landline phone. Now our smartphones are personal computers that can process natural language commands and run AI models on-device. In another 30 years, according to the experts, weāll have flying cars, robot butlers, and colonies on Mars. Right? Maybe, maybe not. The next 30 years of computer advances donāt seem quite as certain as the last were. Weāre pushing... Read more āŗ
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Squid Game, Neftlixās sensational survival drama, has officially become the platformās most watched show ever. And rightfully so. If only I could unwatch it and watch it again from the beginningā¦ But Squid Gameās global popularity sadly has a negative side:Ā cybercriminals are ramping up their efforts to scam fans of the show.Ā There are six games in the Squid Game, so we have selected for you the six most... Read more āŗ
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The choice of color to represent information in scientific images is a fundamental part of communicating findings. However, a number of color palettes that are widely used to display critical scientific results are not only dangerously misleading, but also unreadable to a proportion of the population. For decades, scientists have been pushing for a lasting change to remove such palettes from public consumption, but the battle over universal accessibility in... Read more āŗ
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Remember Fordās 1978 F-100 pickup truck? Credit: Niels de Wit The automaker has used it to create a reimagined electric vehicle concept and itās called the F-100 Eluminator.Ā Take a look at the reinvented oldie: It keeps the beauty of its predecessor, but with some modern touches. Credit: Ford Basically, Ford has unveiled the concept car to showcase the benefits of electric propulsion and, in turn, to promote its first... Read more āŗ
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TLDR: This Dual 4K Camera Drone is not only sporting great flight and image capture features, but at the Pre-Black Friday price, itās a steal to kick off holiday shopping. We know even mentioning the words Black Friday creates an involuntary emotional response for many. Some get instantly happy at the thought of attacking the retail game at its annual pinnacle. Others grimace, knowing a season of responsibilities and lengthy... Read more āŗ
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TLDR: With earthy sandalwood and walnut accent pieces, this classic Apple Watch band can offer an upgrade of class to your tech. Everybody loves the Apple Watch. You have to admit, the convenience of all that functionality strapped to your wrist all day is pretty intoxicating. While the brilliance of access to that much information anytime is a game-changer, what isnāt so amazing are the Apple Watchās aesthetics. Well, unless... Read more āŗ
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Leaked internal documents suggest Facebook ā which recently renamed itself Meta ā is doing far worse than it claims at minimizing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on the Facebook social media platform. Online misinformation about the virus and vaccines is a major concern. In one study, survey respondents who got some or all of their news from Facebook were significantly more likely to resist the COVID-19 vaccine than those who got their... Read more āŗ
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Microsoftās biggest announcement from its last nightās Ignite event was definitely the legless-metaverse. However, there was another funky one that caught my eye: Microsoft Loop. I know, from its name, itās not apparent what the hell it is. Iād make a snarky joke, but TechCrunch captured it the best ā itās Google Wave. For folks whoāve accessed the internet only through smartphones, Wave was a much-hyped Google project for collaboration... Read more āŗ
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Itās raining metaverses all around the world. Days after Facebook said that itās renaming the company to Meta to indicate its future direction, Microsoft kicked-offĀ its own metaverse master plan. Last night, CEO and chairman Satya Nadella made the announcement on Twitter with a video. He described it as something that spans āfrom the factory floor to the meeting room.ā The firm said the first part of metaverse will be... Read more āŗ
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Meta today announced updates to its facial recognition program that will have sweeping consequences for the Facebook platform ā and not in a good way. Meta? Itās still Facebook to me and this move just proves that a dumpster fire by any other name would still smell as sickly. The companyās not stopping the use of facial recognition. Nor is it deleting facial recognition data for more than a billion... Read more āŗ
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Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics believe theyāve discovered the first extragalactic planet ever observed by humans. Up front: Iāve got āextragalactic planetary, planetary extragalacticā to the tune of the Beastie Boysā āIntergalacticā stuck in my head. And, now, you probably do too. Now that weāve gotten that out of the way: An extragalactic planet is one thatās not only outside of our own solar system, such as the... Read more āŗ
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Weāre in an age when consumers and businesses are more aware than ever about the need to build a more sustainable world.Ā Ā But how can we make our lives and our businesses more sustainable? What are the seemingly small/simple changes we can introduce to make a big impact tomorrow? These were just two of the questions that Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles explored on a city trip with the innovative ID. Buzz... Read more āŗ
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TLDR: The Carsule Pop-Up Cabin attaches to your vehicle to serve as a comfortable and spacious outdoor living room. Thereās a rustic charm to camping out, pitching a tent and sleeping in the great outdoors. But be honestā¦if you could actually sleep and enjoy the convenience of your own personal cabin in place of that tent, youād ditch those tentpoles in a heartbeat. Assuming you donāt have the resources to... Read more āŗ
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TLDR: These app-enabled smart drumsticks are like having a massive drum set in front of you whenever you want to play. I canāt wait until my child grows up to become a drummerā¦said no parent ever. Look, no parent ever wants to squash the dreams of their kid. However, self-preservation does play a factor in how those dreams manifest. Even if a kid is musically inclined and ready to start... Read more āŗ
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Alright, youāve built a decent product. You believe you have a product-market fit and youāve been able to acquire a fair amount of traffic through organic and paid channels. Butā¦ your growth rate is starting to stagnate. So, you decide to put out more content, tap into more channels, widen your targeting, increase budgets, among other things. You wait a few weeks but quickly learn that even though all of... Read more āŗ
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Weāve been expecting an Apple Car for a while now, but it might happenĀ sometime this decade. Personally, Iām very satisfied with the few Apple products I own (my MacBook Air, for instance) and Iād be curious to see what the fabled Apple Car would look like, although Iām not really dying over it. I can imagine though that for those of you who absolutely love the brand, an āiCarā... Read more āŗ
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āTrouble at Facebookā is like saying water is wet. This has been a tough year for Zuck and co with Capitol Riots and vaccine misinformation to handle. However, those were nothing compared to the last few weeks. The Facebook papers ā a set of leaked internal documents of the company ā have revealed shocking things about how the firm thinks about young users, developing countries, and hateful content on its... Read more āŗ
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