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Tech & StartupsBluesky embraces long-form content to counter X Articles
In its latest update, Bluesky is getting into long-form content.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsAsana acquires no-code agent-builder StackAI
Asana will incorporate StackAI into its growing suite of AI workflow tools.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsSlate Auto will announce pricing and take preorders for its EV on June 24
The Bezos-backed EV startup has yet to announce final pricing for its vehicle, which is supposed to start shipping by the end of this year.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsThe internet is being rebuilt for machines
As AI agents move from experiments to production, AWS, Cloudflare, and others are redesigning cloud infrastructure for a future dominated by machine-generated internet traffic ins…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsWaymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind
A new law and AV tracker tool gives the clearest accounting yet of how many robotaxis and self-driving trucks are in Texas.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGlean’s top line crosses $300M as AI budget-cutting becomes its major selling point
The enterprise AI search startup tripled its annual revenue even as tech giants entered the category.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsBlue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida
The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX.
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechThe AI Hype Index: AI gets booed in graduation season
It is one thing to say AI will change the world. It is another to expect the class of 2026 to applaud it. In fact, when former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told University of Arizona g…
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechClimate tech companies are going public. What’s next?
This year, there’s been a wave of notable energy companies going public via IPO in the US. The solar and battery company Solv Energy went public in February, to the tune of $6 bil…
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechThe Download: climate tech goes public and the AI Hype Index returns
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Climate tech companies are go…
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechHow a new extraction process could unlock the world’s lithium
Researchers say they’ve found a new way to extract lithium, a crucial metal used in the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles and energy storage arrays. This new tech…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong exports surge 43% in April, driven by strong demand for AI electronics
Hong Kong’s exports rose by nearly 43 per cent year on year in April, driven by strong global demand for artificial intelligence-related electronics, although the government warne…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsAlibaba, Tencent lead pivot from chatbots to embodied AI for robotics
Chinese tech companies are racing to deploy artificial intelligence models into robots, shifting the battleground for generative AI from digital chatbots to physical autonomous sy…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsMainland Chinese react as Hong Kong tightens access to offshore investment accounts
As news spread on Wednesday that Hong Kong banks were tightening scrutiny on mainland Chinese clients opening savings and investment accounts, Zhe Ye – an auctioneer based in the …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsMainland Chinese patient first to be moved north under cross-border ambulance scheme
A woman injured while travelling in Hong Kong has become the first patient transferred from the city to mainland China under the Hospital Authority’s cross-border ambulance pilot …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsGermany, Netherlands to set up Nato command centre in Baltics
Germany and the Netherlands will set up a joint tactical headquarters in the Baltics this year to command forces on Nato’s eastern flank and help deter Russia, Berlin said on Thur…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina slams US commander’s ‘dagger’ label for South Korea
China has criticised the commander of the US Forces Korea (USFK) after he described South Korea as a “dagger” and Japan as a “shield” in countering China’s growing regional influe…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
Geopolitics3 wounded in blade attack at Swiss railway station
A knife attack by a man reportedly shouting “Allahu akbar” that wounded three people at a Swiss railway station on Thursday was a “terrorist act”, a regional security official sai…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
Geopolitics1 in 12 secondary students socially disengaged on campus, survey finds
One in 12 Hong Kong secondary school students is socially disengaged on campus, according to a survey by a social welfare organisation, which is calling for early identification a…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong principal who swore at Singapore security guards resigns, apologises
A Hong Kong secondary school principal filmed swearing at security guards during a student trip to Singapore has resigned and apologised for his failure to “lead by example”. Lee …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsBangladesh seeks more ‘diplomatic room’ with Pakistan outreach amid India concerns
For many years, India was a key training ground for many of Bangladesh’s senior officials, as well as a source of support and regional guidance. Now, some are being trained in Pak…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
Geopolitics3 paths to stability in a conflict-ridden world
The reshaping of the global economic system we are witnessing has entered an acute phase. This raises several questions. When will the world return to a more stable condition? No …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsSolar, so good: Hong Kong’s new landfill-based plant can power 360 homes
Hong Kong has launched a new solar farm built on restored landfill in Tseung Kwan O that aims to cut carbon emissions by an amount equivalent to planting about 20,000 trees each y…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsWhy MuleRun could be the next craze: new Alibaba AI agent platform promises safer adoption
A new Chinese artificial intelligence agent platform is looking to replicate the “lobster craze” sparked by AI agent tool OpenClaw earlier this year, while avoiding some of the pr…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHuawei and scientists build 2D parallel computing chip that rewrites Moore’s Law
Chinese researchers, in collaboration with Huawei Technologies, have built the world’s first parallel processor using a two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor. As silicon devices appr…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
Geopolitics‘We’ll be a museum’: EU heavyweights back industrial accelerator as China shock fears grow
Major EU members offered qualified support for the bloc’s flagship industrial plans on Thursday in the first debate over a proposal that has deepened tensions with China. Germany,…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsEl Nino could turn 4-7 tropical cyclones this year into super typhoons: Observatory
The El Nino weather phenomenon could turn the four to seven tropical cyclones predicted to hit Hong Kong this year into super typhoons, the Observatory has said. The weather forec…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong bus driver suspended after video shows him hands-free at the wheel
A Hong Kong franchised bus operator has suspended a driver after video footage surfaced online showing him operating a vehicle without either hand on the steering wheel. The incid…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsVeteran lawyer seeks judicial review over alleged illegal structures on his home
A veteran Hong Kong barrister ordered to demolish alleged illegal structures on his home has lodged a judicial challenge after building authorities refused to consider a constitut…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong approves smart IoT fire alarms for 3,600 old buildings after pilot scheme
Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department has given approval for 3,600 old low-rise residential buildings to install a new Internet of Things (IoT) smart fire alarm system as an altern…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS key inflation gauge worsens, eroding Americans’ income and spending power
A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, the latest sign that spiking gas prices and higher food costs are squeezing Americans’ finances. In…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsAmerica at 250: how Trump’s foreign policy is redefining the US story
President Donald Trump’s foreign policy direction could have lasting effects on America’s alliances and global leadership, and it could also speed up the shift to a multipolar wor…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsFor a yuan in deeper markets, Fed ex-president cites dollar playbook amid risks, criticism
China has a unique window to internationalise its currency by deepening domestic financial markets, according to a former senior US central bank official who pointed to the evolut…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina’s BYD aims for zero accidents with ‘God’s Eye’, vows crash cost coverage
BYD, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) maker, has set its sights on achieving zero traffic accidents through self-developed autonomous driving technology, aiming to assemb…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsTentative agreement reached in Iran negotiations pending Trump’s approval: US officials
A tentative agreement has been reached in the ongoing negotiations with Iran, US sources confirmed, though they stressed that the deal has not yet been finalised and remains subje…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS farmers seek firmer soybean guarantees despite Xi-Trump agriculture pledge
Across the vast United States, soybean farmers caught in the crossfire of the US-China trade war hoped for a deal on the crop when US President Donald Trump met with his Chinese c…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsBruce Springsteen calls out Trump, announces Maryland protest festival
Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a star-studded protest festival set for the Washington area a month before the midterm …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsStrikes kill family of 6 after Israel declares south Lebanon ‘combat zone’
Several members of a family were killed in fresh Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Thursday, health authorities said, as tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah continue…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsMilan restores bull mosaic’s testicles worn down by an unusual tradition
Worn down by thousands of passers-by honouring an unusual tradition, a floor mosaic of an anatomically detailed bull in one of Milan’s grand arcades is getting a sensitive makeove…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsCarney seeks new US-Canada partnership as world undergoes ‘rupture’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called for a “new partnership” with the United States to “help make America great again”, in a speech delivered in New York on Thursday. Carney…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsMan jailed for 40 years to life for killing 4 sleeping on New York’s Chinatown streets
There was no one in the courtroom on Thursday to speak on behalf of the four men Randy Santos bludgeoned to death with a metal bar as they slept on New York City’s Chinatown stree…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsPanama rejects US pressure claims as it seeks to ease China tensions
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday rejected suggestions that US pressure had shaped his government’s handling of a dispute over ports near the Panama Canal, as Pana…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsTaylor Swift concert attack plot suspect found guilty by Austrian court
An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. The state court in Wiener Neustadt found the 21-year-old…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsCan middle powers restore the international order? Think again
Recent articles in an Asia-focused international policy forum suggest that states such as Australia, Canada and South Korea can join up with other middle powers to secure the mari…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHow Chinese green tech and investment are reshaping the Central Asian landscape
Central Asia is tilting more decisively towards China as geopolitical uncertainty deepens, with Beijing’s expanding influence recasting the former Soviet states’ strategic orienta…
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