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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Loredana Crisan is VP of Messaging Experiences (Messenger and Instagram), Facebook. Join her as she takes the stage at TNW2021. The quality of a product is largely dependent on the expertise and capabilities of the team behind it. As a musician, I’ve experienced this first-hand when playing in bands and with orchestras. Delivering a great outcome for us took a complete team effort, with a variety of experts bringing their... Read more ›
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In 2021, an investigation revealed that home loan algorithms systematically discriminate against qualified minority applicants. Unfortunately, stories of dubious profit-driven data uses like this are all too common. Meanwhile, laws often impede nonprofits and public health agencies from using similar data – like credit and financial data – to alleviate inequities or improve people’s well-being. Legal data limitations have even been a factor in the fight against the coronavirus. Health... Read more ›
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TNW Conference 2021 is just a couple of weeks away, and we’re beyond excited! It’ll have all the essentials of a great tech festival: gorgeous venue, amazing parties, and ideas that will change how you think about sex. Wait, what? Sex might not sound like a normal topic for tech conference, but our amazing line-up of speakers will show you how new technology can help fight for women’s sexual freedom... Read more ›
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You might have heard people talking about hyperloop technology. Most likely, they’re wondering why they are still talking about it and when/if it will arrive. It’s a big topic, but we’ve got you covered with an easy-to-understand explanation of all you need to know. Where has hyperloop tech come from? The hyperloop idea came into public consciousness in 2013 when Elon Musk introduced the concept in a research paper that... Read more ›
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It’s been almost ten years since Elon Musk brought hyperloop technology back into modern public consciousness with a 2013 research paper. His Space X sponsored The Hyperloop Pod Competition spawning many ideas for the hyperloop technology in development today, with some teams scaling to become fully functional startups with significant funding. However, there is yet to be a commercially available hyperloop, and numerous companies are working on proprietary designs, mainly... Read more ›
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People in China under the age of 18 will only be allowed to play video games between 8pm and 9pm on Fridays, weekends and on public holidays, under new rules introduced this week. China’s state media service says the rules aim to curb gaming addiction. China has a history of making dramatic moves aimed at cutting down children’s gaming time, which have included a cyber curfew set in 2019 restricting... Read more ›
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Listening to classical music on streaming services can be a pain, to say the least. Sure, regular streaming services are fine if you only want the occasional hit of the Moonlight Sonata when you’re feeling emo, but most streaming services just aren’t built for the way classical enthusiasts regularly search for and listen to music. Apple wants to fix that. The company announced this week that it bought Primephonic, a... Read more ›
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Paradox Interactive today announced Below and Beyond, an all-new expansion for Surviving Mars, marking the the title’s first major update since 2019. Hooray! Surviving Mars is an experience unlike any other. Equal parts survival game and city-builder (you get to build the beautiful Martian colony of your dreams but if you screw up everyone dies), the game tasks you with exploiting the red planet on behalf of your sponsors. The... Read more ›
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Did you know Neural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your online ticket now! The race to get humans to Mars is heating up. China recently joined the USA in targeting the 2030s for crewed missions to the planet, but both their plans face enormous hurdles. One of the main concerns... Read more ›
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Microsoft, a company with numerous military contracts, has brazenly admitted it intends to train an artificial intelligence agent to become “unbeatable” by humans in war simulations. Feel free to run amok in a fugue state of panic at your own discretion, but I should point out it’s for a video game. Of course, that doesn’t really make it any less scary. Up front: An upcoming real-time strategy game titled Age... Read more ›
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Most of America’s 107,000 gas stations can fill several cars every five or 10 minutes at multiple pumps. Not so for electric vehicle chargers – at least not yet. Today the U.S. has around 43,000 public EV charging stations, with about 106,000 outlets. Each outlet can charge only one vehicle at a time, and even fast-charging outlets take an hour to provide 180-240 miles’ worth of charge; most take much... Read more ›
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Bose‘s QuietComfort 35 were some of the most popular headphones of the last few years due to their intense noise canceling, cozy design, and solid sound quality (don’t @ me audiophiles). Today the company released an updated version of the classic, the fittingly-named QuietComfort 45. The headphones are priced at $329, which puts them a notch below the $380 Bose 700 that was the ostensible successor to the QuietComfort line... Read more ›
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Did you know Neural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your online ticket now! Chatbots are getting better at mimicking human speech — for better and for worse. A new study of Reddit conversations found chatbots replicate our fondness for toxic language. The analysis revealed that two prominent dialogue models are... Read more ›
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TLDR: With a pair of HD cameras and a vast array of flight features, the Ninja Dragons Blade X 4K Dual Camera Drone is a stellar aircraft, especially at a price under $100. From real estate pictures to adventuring to filmmaking, the capabilities of a drone in the minds of an inventive thinker are positively enormous. And now that crafts are standardizing and loading up with features so quickly, the... Read more ›
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Chinese EV battery manufacturer SVOLT has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first cobalt-free battery. At Chengdu Motor Show the company showcased its innovative battery pack inside an Ora Cherry Cat from Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors. And that’s definitely good news. Credit: Ora The Ora Cherry Cat. Why we need cobalt alternatives As the world moves towards reducing carbon emissions, demand for electrified transport has been rising.... Read more ›
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hatSouth Korea passed a landmark bill today that will force Apple and Google to open up their app stores to alternative payment methods. The country’s national assembly passed the bill after the special parliament committee voted in favor of it last week. The bill is an amendment to the country’s telecommunication act that will stop companies like Apple and Google from using their in-app purchase system in app stores exclusively.... Read more ›
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Windows 11 has a release date, and it’s a fair bit sooner than many of us anticipated. Microsoft today announced that its new OS would begin to roll out on October 5 — just a few weeks away. On that date, an update for the new OS will begin to roll out to users on fully compatible devices, but it’s also when the first new devices preloaded with Windows 11... Read more ›
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The new four-bedroom house in Charlotte, N.C., was Crystal Marie and Eskias McDaniels’s personal American dream, the reason they had moved to this Southern town from pricey Los Angeles a few years ago. A lush, long lawn, 2,700 square feet of living space, a neighborhood pool and playground for their son, Nazret. All for $375,000. Prequalifying for the mortgage was a breeze. They said they had saved much more than... Read more ›
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Welcome to another episode of China regulating technology, and today’s news is about gaming restrictions. In a set of new rules, the country has restricted children to only three hours of online gaming per week. If you think this means kids can play games for three hours any time of the week, you’re wrong. The administration has allowed online gaming from 8PM to 9PM on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and public... Read more ›
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Did you know Growth Quarters is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will share key insights into entrepreneurship during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! It is in human nature to try automating repetitive tasks, look for tools that make them more productive, and optimize work to save time… but how? The sales systems my team created have to process hundreds of... Read more ›
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