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AI / Deep TechUnderstanding the modern cybercrime landscape
Throughout 2025, HPE observed significant changes in how cybercriminals operate. Analyzing real-world threats, our HPE Threat Labs highlighted an industrialization of the cyber cr…
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechRoundtables: Inside the Musk v. Altman Trial
Listen to the session or watch below Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI, in which he alleged CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman had deceived him over the company’s non…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsSouth Korea’s Lee hails ‘deep friendship’ as he hosts Japan’s Takaichi in hometown
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held their fourth meeting in about six months on Tuesday, underscoring the need for greater coopera…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsNon-traditional bidder tops titans’ bids in Hong Kong land sale with ‘aggressive pricing’
Hong Kong construction and engineering company Able Engineering has secured a residential site in Tung Chung for a higher-than-expected HK$1.627 billion (US$207 million) premium, …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina confirms death of hypersonic weapon expert Fang Daining, 68, in South Africa
Fang Daining, a leading and at times controversial figure in China’s hypersonic weapons research, died earlier this year, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) confirmed in an obi…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsMTR Corp on track with new Tung Chung West station
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation will largely complete the main structure of a new station on the Tung Chung line by the first half of 2027, using “community-friendly” construction mea…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsAMD CEO’s meeting with China’s vice-premier raises optimism about US AI chip imports
A recent meeting between Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Lisa Su signals a potential loosening of US chip export policies, which could reopen h…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina and US to hold dialogue on AI governance, Beijing confirms
China and the United States will hold a formal dialogue on improving governance of artificial intelligence (AI), as the two countries seek to manage the risks posed by the rapidly…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsIran hosts mass weddings for couples volunteering for wartime sacrifice
Iranian authorities held mass public weddings in Tehran for couples who signed up to a state-sponsored scheme declaring their readiness to sacrifice their lives in the war against…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsPhilippine navy’s ‘aspirational’ middle power claim comes under scrutiny
The Philippines’ claim that it is now among the middle tier of Southeast Asian maritime powers after two decades of modernisation has come into question, with analysts saying that…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsFrom Jack Sparrow to Bride of Chucky, Iran’s video jibes at Trump are online hit in China
The Iranian embassy in Beijing has released an animated rap video featuring internet memes and pop culture to mock US leaders and celebrate Iran’s warm ties with China. The two-mi…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsDespite summit pledges, don’t expect US-China trade to improve
At last week’s summit in Beijing, the presidents of China and the United States pledged to steer towards a stable and constructive relationship. The two sides announced new joint …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong urged to prioritise hydrogen adoption to meet carbon neutrality goal
Hong Kong should prioritise the adoption of hydrogen and related facilities such as refuelling stations for heavy vehicles at container terminals and other industrial areas to ach…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsPakistani man who killed TikTok star Sana Yousaf for rejecting him sentenced to death
A Pakistani court sentenced a man to death on Tuesday for murdering a teenage influencer last year after she had repeatedly rejected his advances. Sana Yousaf’s murder in June dre…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsSpain investigates ex-prime minister Zapatero over airline bailout scandal
Spain’s former Socialist prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has been placed under investigation for influence peddling and crimes allegedly committed in connection with t…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina hails latest breakthrough on space solar power technology
Chinese researchers have built a wireless power transmission system capable of beaming kilowatt-level energy to multiple moving targets simultaneously, potentially a major step to…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsPhilippine Senate guards investigated for firing shots as fugitive senator fled
Security officers from the Philippine Senate are being investigated for firing their weapons without provocation as a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court sought ref…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsAs the world retreats from US Treasuries, will the sell-off deepen?
With new data suggesting a global retreat from US Treasuries in March – the first full month of the US-Israel war on Iran – market worries are on the rise over whether the sell-of…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong steps up Ebola precautions, prepares Lantau Island quarantine facility
Hong Kong authorities have prepared a quarantine facility on Lantau Island as they step up efforts to guard against the potential spread of the deadly Ebola virus following an out…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsThai Singha beer heir dismissed from family firm amid brother’s sexual abuse claims
One of Thailand’s richest men dismissed his cousin from the Singha beer business empire on Tuesday, the company said, after days of controversy over allegations the man had sexual…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsVisitor quotas needed to protect country parks, 4 trails challenge founder says
The founder of the Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge has called for a quota system to be implemented during public holidays to protect the city’s natural resources, saying rec…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsRussian leader Vladimir Putin arrives in China just days after Donald Trump’s visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night for a visit aimed at deepening the two sides’ comprehensive partnership, four days after the Chinese capital h…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS imposes fresh sanctions on Iranian exchange house, 19 ships from shadow fleet
The Donald Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and what it said were front companies overseeing transactions on behalf …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsTai Po blaze: Hong Kong to ban smoking at construction sites from July 17
Smoking will be banned at construction sites in Hong Kong from July 17 under a government proposal sent to the legislature following the deadly blaze at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court la…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsNorway reports Europe’s first case of bird flu in a polar bear
Norwegian authorities on Tuesday announced that bird flu has been documented in a polar bear for the first time in Europe, in the Svalbard region in the Arctic. The H5N5 variant o…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS again avoids taking responsibility for Iran school attack that killed 155
A top commander of US forces in the Middle East avoided taking responsibility on Tuesday for an attack on a school in Iran that left 155 people dead on day one of the war, insisti…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsTrump backs Paxton over Cornyn for Texas senator in shock endorsement
US President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s Republican Senate primary shortly after early voting began in an increasingly personal and expe…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS plans to charge Raul Castro increases Trump administration’s pressure on Cuba
The United States is expected to unseal criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro on Wednesday in a move that could further deepen tensions between Washington and H…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS to drop tax claims against Trump ‘forever’, in IRS lawsuit deal
The US government will permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s US$10 billion lawsu…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS charges 7 Chinese executives and 4 shipping firms linked to container cartel
The US has charged seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s largest shipping container companies with conspiring to restrict supply, raising the price of containers du…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsMalacca Strait could be the next hinge point if Asia isn’t careful
US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, at a time of rising tensions over Iran, sanctions, tariffs and Taiwan, shows how far the Hormuz crisis has travelled beyond the battl…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsPutin is pushing for a blockbuster oil and gas deal in China. Will he get it?
Last week, US President Donald Trump landed in China aiming to secure the kind of blockbuster trade deals he championed nine years ago – spanning everything from soybeans to aircr…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsWoman dies after falling into uncovered manhole in New York
A 56-year-old woman fell into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York street and died, police and utility officials said as they investigated how it could have happened. The w…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS House foreign affairs chair warns AI sales to China could make America a ‘loser’
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast warned that allowing American tech firms to chase business in China could make the US the ultimate “loser”, in remarks that fol…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsNio slams EV price wars in China as costs surge, defying cuts by rival Li Auto
Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has staked out a contrasting position on pricing to its domestic rival, Li Auto, with a top executive suggesting that carmakers must prioritise …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsOnly 4 of Hong Kong’s 110,000 subdivided homes put up for seal of approval
Hong Kong landlords have put forward just four of the city’s 110,000 subdivided homes for certification approval in the two-and-a-half months since a new law was enacted to phase …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsVance says Iran talks making ‘good progress’, but US forces remain ‘locked and loaded’
US Vice-President J.D. Vance said on Tuesday that diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran had made “good progress”, but warned that the US military was “locked and loaded” …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsIsrael intercepts Gaza aid flotilla, denies using live ammunition
Israeli forces opened fire on at least two vessels in an aid flotilla sailing towards Gaza on Tuesday, according to video footage and flotilla organisers, but Israel said no live …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsAluminium supply crunch threatens Asia’s clean energy push amid Iran war
Asia’s clean energy push is facing heightened supply-chain risk as the Middle East conflict disrupts aluminium and nickel production and could raise costs for solar panels, wind t…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsKazakhstan to deepen financial services cooperation with Hong Kong, consul says
Kazakhstan aims to deepen its financial services cooperation with Hong Kong, viewing it as an ideal fundraising hub to access renminbi capital through bond issuances, according to…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsTrump tightens grip on Republican Party as critic Massie ousted in primary
US President Donald Trump tightened his grip on the Republican Party on Tuesday as Kentucky voters ousted one of the few conservative lawmakers willing to challenge him openly. Co…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChinese man who lost a leg and an arm inspires many by competing in bodybuilding
A man in China with only one arm and one leg who took part in a bodybuilding competition, attracting thunderous applause at site and massive admiration on social media. The muscul…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsRed carpet for Putin: why China-Russia ties outpace Beijing’s engagement with Washington
China has rolled out the red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin for his 25th visit to the country, underscoring a frequency of head-of-state diplomacy that far outpaces B…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsJapan zoo may ban photos near viral monkey Punch after intrusion by 2 Americans
The zoo housing the viral Japanese macaque Punch said on Tuesday it is considering a complete ban on photography and filming around the monkey enclosure after two men were recentl…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina’s rise will turn Thucydides Trap on its head
The end of the Cold War was supposed to deliver a long peace. For a while, that was working, until it wasn’t. We might now be entering another period when the breakdown of a world…
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