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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Your average software engineer is still in love with Python. Married, even. But not those at Google, Uber, Dropbox, Soundcloud, Slack, and Medium. The programmers at top corporations have long fallen for the language with the cute mascot. Thatâs not to say that Python is no good. Itâs great! But whether itâs for APIs, web services, or data processing â while most developers are still using Python, top-performers are adopting... Read more âș
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TLDR: Between stellar flight abilities and its 4K camera, this Pro GPS Drone checks all the boxes for both novice and experienced drone pilots. As the drone market has expanded and exploded over the past few years, actually going out and buying a drone hasnât really gotten any easier. With so many models flooding store shelves, itâs become some real homework for consumers deciding which one is right for their... 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. Transport for London (TfL) has announced an expansion of the UK capitalâs e-scooter trial scheme to cover the borough of Camden. Over... Read more âș
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Apple AirPods are incredibly reliable and give users as much quality sound as they need. Unfortunately, many users will run into issues with them at some point. One of the most common issues is finding that only one of your AirPods is working. Whether itâs the left or the right earbud, itâs always going to be frustrating if only one is functioning. The good news is that you donât need... Read more âș
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You can now tune your guitar â or any other instrument â on Google Search. How, you ask? Simply type âgoogle tunerâ into the search box, as noted by Android Police. Youâre then presented with a chromatic tuner that tells you how close you are to the right pitch. It works on both desktop and mobile devices. There arenât any fancy bells and whistles like telling you the exact frequency... Read more âș
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Welcome to âCodifying Humanity.â A new Neural series that analyzes the machine learning worldâs attempts at creating human-level AI. Read the first article: Can humor be reduced to an algorithm? World-renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts that AI will be âa billion times more capableâ than biological intelligence within the next 20-30 years. Kurzweilâs predicted the advent of over 100 technology advances with a greater than 85% success rate. But, given... Read more âș
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If youâre vaccinated against COVID-19 and back out in the world, chances are youâre encountering requests for your vaccination card. An increasing number of places require visitors to prove their vaccination status before being allowed in. New York City and San Francisco mandate proof of vaccination for public indoor dining, exercising, and entertainment, while New Orleans requires vaccination or a negative test. Other cities, such as Los Angeles, are considering... Read more âș
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If youâre ever lost in the woods (or on the lam), watch out for high-speed quadcopters following you through the trees. The drones can now fly through complex and unknown environments at up to 40kmph, thanks to a new AI approach developed at the University of Zurich. The team says their approach reduces failure rates at high speeds by up to 10 times when compared with other state-of-the-art methods. Credit:... Read more âș
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This article was originally published by Sarah Wray in partnership with Cityzenith 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. In the last year alone, cities worldwide have faced historic flooding, fires and extreme heat â all on... Read more âș
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TLDR: The deal serves up 10TBs of prime Degoo Premium cloud storage space for life, and a $20 TNW Deals in-store credit, all for under $100. If you want the best price on something you need, thereâs one simple axiom any knowledgeable buyer has always lived by: shop around. That feels easier to do if youâre looking to buy a new car or a dining room table or even a... Read more âș
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In the short time since NASAâs Perseverance rover landed in Marsâ Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021, itâs already made history. At the moment, Mars and the Earth are on opposite sides of the Sun, and the two planets cannot communicate with each other. After working nonstop for the past 216 Martian days, the science teams are taking the first real break since the mission started. We are two members... Read more âș
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Facebook announced a bunch of tools and resources to spread awareness about mental health last night. This move comes ahead of Mental Health Day on October 10. But it also comes along with the recent allegations against the company about ignoring the mental health impact of Instagramâs algorithms on teens. The firm said that it has worked with experts on mental health all around the world to build these tools.... Read more âș
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The Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge finals will be held on 14 October, awarding an innovative startup with a âŹ500,000 prize for successfully combining sustainability, entrepreneurship, and creativity. A total of 574 green startups from the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, and Norway (the five Postcode Lotteries countries) submitted their business plan for the 2021 Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge competition. The top 25 entries were announced over the summer, with the... Read more âș
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Iâm writing from the in-between. Iâm not doing great, sure, but Iâm not doing bad. Iâm not staring at the wall blankly, for example, which is something Iâve recently come to appreciate not doing. Iâm sitting here, typing these words â Iâm functioning. History suggests that, in a couple of days, Iâll be in a pretty good place. Thatâs been the cycle since March 2020. The past couple of years... Read more âș
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Google has been trying to push carriers all around the world to adopt Rich Communication Services (RCS) since 2017. For the uninitiated, RCS is like SMS 2.0 with the ability to send pictures, videos, voice notes, and QR codes across. While more than 88 mobile network operators support this communication standard, you canât use it on iPhones. So if youâre texting a friend who uses Apple devices, theyâll still see... Read more âș
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YouTube Rewind is no more. After canceling last yearâs Rewind because nobody wanted to look back at 2020, the company has decided to cancel rewind for good (perhaps because 2020 never really ended, did it?). The yearly round-up of popular creators and trends has been increasingly maligned through the years, peaking (or should I say, umm, valley-ing?) in 2018 with what is literally the most disliked video ever posted to... Read more âș
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Youâre probably not reading this right now. Thatâs not a philosophical statement about the number of non-readers a given news article has. Itâs a declaration of the literal. This article might not exist. You, me, TNWâs Neural vertical for artificial intelligence news and analysis, our offices in Amsterdam, your favorite T-shirt: itâs quite possible that none of these things actually exist. Or that they all exist, but the reality they... Read more âș
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Gustav Klimt created some of the worldâs most expensive masterpieces, but around 20% of his artworks have been lost. Among them are the so-called Faculty Paintings: Philosophy, Medicine, and Jurisprudence. The three pieces are believed to have been destroyed in a fire during World War Two. Only black and white photos of the artworks remain. The original paintings may never be seen again, but machine learning has come close to... Read more âș
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It is an unfortunate truth that most modern gadgets â and the companies that make them â are hostile to consumer repairs. Not only are gadgets designed in a way that practically forces people to buy a replacement for even simple repairs, but companies often actively make changes to inhibit repair by consumers and third-party repair services. Valve has taken a refreshingly different approach with its upcoming Steam Deck â... Read more âș
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Amazonâs Echo Dot is on its fourth generation. And within each of those generations there are myriad iterations and variations on the basic design. And thatâs just the Dot. In all, there are dozens of different âEchoâ devices. And each one is either a newly-introduced product or an iteration of a previous generation. And there will be more next year and more the year after that. Thatâs what the status... Read more âș
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