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An artist’s impression of the Eoconfuciusornis, an extinct bird that lived 130 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period. Photo: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Chinese feather fossil suggests answer to 130 million-year-old question about origins of bird flight

Researchers have identified a protein essential to flight in the fossilised feathers of a 130-million-year-old bird fossil, according to a China-led international study.

22 Nov 2016 - 4:18am

Facebook-owned Instagram keeps pressure on Snapchat

Social & Gadgets

Facebook-owned Instagram keeps pressure on Snapchat

22 Nov 2016 - 4:02am

China’s Kingsoft back in black on hefty mobile games growth

China Tech

China’s Kingsoft back in black on hefty mobile games growth

21 Nov 2016 - 7:33pm

A smart mattress from Sleep Number connects to your fitness apps

Furniture of the future provides all kinds of connectivity

The Origami Labs Orii ring uses Bluetooth and bone conduction technology to transmit messages from a user’s smartphone directly into their ear. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Start-ups

Hong Kong start-up takes wearable tech to the next level

21 Nov 2016 - 10:22pm

A visitor poses with Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying for a picture during the Government House annual open day in Central. Photo: Felix Wong

Tech

Cheetah halts ‘reverse look-up’ feature on CM Security app to address privacy concern

21 Nov 2016 - 11:12pm 2

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Tech

Google plans to remove the ‘In the news’ section from its desktop search following ‘fake news’ criticism

21 Nov 2016 - 11:29am

Whether you play the lethal assassin or the merciful outlaw, this immersive sim offers players nine chapters of meaningful choices

Arts & Entertainment

Game review: Dishonored 2 – meticulously plotted sequel will give you whale of a time

21 Nov 2016 - 11:03am

Apple’s new MacBook Pro - not for everyone, but it has some great features.

Lifestyle

Review: new MacBook Pro great for average consumer, but not power users

19 Nov 2016 - 6:33am 1

Apple will fix ‘touch disease’ in iPhone 6 Plus devices: for a price

Social & Gadgets

Apple will fix ‘touch disease’ in iPhone 6 Plus devices: for a price

19 Nov 2016 - 4:12am 2

Tencent’s Joox app accounted for more than half of all music streaming downloads in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Photo: Shutterstock

PHONE APPS

Tencent’s Joox music streaming service proves a hit across Asia

18 Nov 2016 - 10:51am

The fleet of Baidu driverless cars being test-run in Wuzhen on Tuesday, prior to the third World Internet Conference which opened in the city on Wednesday. Photo: Simon Song

Business

Fleet of driverless Baidu cars takes to the road in Wuzhen

17 Nov 2016 - 12:04pm 3

EARNINGS PREVIEW

Online games kingpin Tencent tipped for strong third quarter

15 Nov 2016 - 10:19pm

Sean Lee, chief executive officer of CMHK, attends the 4.5G network launch ceremony in Hong Kong on Monday. Photo: Nora Tam

Tech

China Mobile, Huawei test 4.5G technology ahead of Hong Kong 5G rollout in 2020

14 Nov 2016 - 9:40pm 1

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Opinion

The number of online dating services in China, including “swipe right” style apps, has grown from five to 10 companies five years ago to around 2,000 today, according to Ipsos. Photo: SCMP Handout

Julia Hollingsworth

Julia Hollingsworth

How China’s internet companies are turning online love into offline cash

9 Nov 2016 - 9:40pm

Smartphoneistas on the street in Causeway Bay. Photo: Nora Tam

Terrified of ever being unconnected? Find yourself staring at a tiny screen, ignoring your dining companions? Then read this...

2 Nov 2016 - 10:41pm 4

A robot on display at the China High-Tech Fair in Shenzhen. Beijing had high hopes that the ChiNext would help Chinese-made products move up the value chain, and create a batch of technology behemoths. Photo: Xinhua

Daniel Ren

Mainland media praise for ChiNext start-up board may be misplaced

28 Oct 2016 - 10:23pm

Daniel Ng, senior director at Cloudera in Asia-Pacific, says big data will become an integral part of almost every industry.Photo: AP

Sarah Zheng

Big Data becoming necessary for ‘survival’, say experts, but Asian firms lagging behind in its use

22 Oct 2016 - 8:56am

Elon Musk, chief executive officer for Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), speaks during the 67th International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico. Photo: Bloomberg

Jake Van Der Kamp

Jake Van Der Kamp

Forget about flag-waving from Mars, colonies on the moon are the future

9 Oct 2016 - 1:49am 2

2016 Singles’ Day sale may increase 29 per cent from last year’s US$14.3 billion, according to the average forecasts in a Post survey of analysts

China Business

Tmall’s cat, VR may bolster Alibaba’s 2016 Singles’ Day haul by 29 per cent, analysts say

12 Nov 2016 - 2:14am 6

There was total Investment in Asia-Pacific of US$10.5 billion in the first three quarters of 2016, compared with a total US$6 billion of similar investments in the United States, according to Accenture. Photo: Thinkstock

Business

Investment pouring into Chinese fintechs

9 Nov 2016 - 10:05pm 1

The superconductive magnet could lead to medical scanners precise enough to image neurons, researchers say

Policies & Politics

Chinese researchers build world’s strongest magnetic field

15 Nov 2016 - 11:19am 4

Honestbee staff shopping in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP Pictures (HANDOUT)

Business

Honestbee brings fresh buzz to convenience shopping

8 Nov 2016 - 12:21pm 1

Initial research on CZ-5 heavy-lift vehicle, capable of lifting 25 tonnes of cargo into space, began in 1986

China

China’s 30-year long march to its biggest ever rocket launch

3 Nov 2016 - 3:49pm 4

China Tech

China’s Kingsoft back in black on hefty mobile games growth

China Tech

China’s Kingsoft back in black on hefty mobile games growth

Chinese software and internet services company Kingsoft Corp plans to further build up its mobile games portfolio next year after rebounding from a second quarter loss to post record quarterly revenue in the three months ended September 30.

21 Nov 2016 - 7:33pm More on Mobile gaming

ZTE can continue operating as normal, as Washington agency extends temporary license until Feb 27, filing says

China Tech

ZTE can continue operating as normal, as Washington agency extends temporary license until Feb 27, filing says

18 Nov, 10:44pm

Baidu is among China’s top Internet companies that will to sponsored content and targeted ads to make up a bigger share of revenues. Baidu’s driverless car fleet were a demonstration highlight in Wuzhen during the World Internet Conference. Photo: SCMP Handout

Business

Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent to expand their revenue from paid digital content and targeted ad campaigns

17 Nov, 10:53pm

Tencent’s Joox app accounted for more than half of all music streaming downloads in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Photo: Shutterstock

China Tech

Tencent’s Joox music streaming service proves a hit across Asia

18 Nov, 10:51am

China Hi-Tech Fair highlights virtual reality and smart city solutions as start-ups focus on research, not robots

China Business

China Hi-Tech Fair highlights virtual reality and smart city solutions as start-ups focus on research, not robots

16 Nov, 10:35pm

China’s Tencent to ramp up cloud and payments businesses after reporting 43pc profit growth

China Tech

China’s Tencent to ramp up cloud and payments businesses after reporting 43pc profit growth

16 Nov, 10:49pm

A staff member from Yingmi Tech, a firm based in Zhejiang province, shows off gloves developed with artificial intelligence technology that can do real-time translation of sign language into voice. The devices will be on display during the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, which opened on Wednesday. Photo: Simon Song

Business

Artificial intelligence tops agenda at Wuzhen World Internet Conference

16 Nov, 10:35pm

Founder of the dominant Chinese search engine urges Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurs and coders to set up shop in China

Business

Put off by Trump? Baidu’s Li urges Silicon Valley talent to call China home

18 Nov 2016 - 11:15pm 2 More on Future tech

Pony Ma, chairman of Tencent Holdings, at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen. He says the issue of fake news stories should be taken very seriously. Photo: Simon Song

Policies & Politics

WeChat chief raises alarm over fake news in wake of Trump win

18 Nov 2016 - 10:24pm 8 More on Censorship in China

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Fleet of driverless Baidu cars takes to the road in Wuzhen

Singapore’s Temasek cuts stake in Alibaba in the third quarter

Sino Guarantee, Bank of Shanghai inject fresh capital into online lender China Rapid Finance

Enterprises

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United States & Canada

British Columbia ‘playing catch-up’ as Ontario unveils new fintech-friendly initiatives

17 Nov 2016 - 5:32pm More on Business in Vancouver

Workers at Absolute Software Corporation hold a meeting over a conference call with executives based in other cities in North America. CEO Geoff Haydon says 2015 was a “transformational” year for the company, as profits jumped more than 40%. Photo: Business in Vancouver

United States & Canada

British Columbia’s most profitable tech firms look beyond Vancouver for top talent

17 Nov 2016 - 11:01am More on Business in Vancouver

Microsoft, Elon Musk’s AI group strike partnership, cloud deal

Enterprises

Microsoft, Elon Musk’s AI group strike partnership, cloud deal

16 Nov 2016 - 3:58am More on Microsoft

Gadgets

Facebook-owned Instagram keeps pressure on Snapchat

Social & Gadgets

Facebook-owned Instagram keeps pressure on Snapchat

22 Nov 2016 - 4:02am More on Facebook

Apple will fix ‘touch disease’ in iPhone 6 Plus devices: for a price

Social & Gadgets

Apple will fix ‘touch disease’ in iPhone 6 Plus devices: for a price

19 Nov 2016 - 4:12am 2 More on Apple

The BlackBerry DTEK60 is as secure as ever and its look and feel is great.

Lifestyle

The most beautiful Android BlackBerry ever: DTEK60 - first impressions

19 Nov 2016 - 9:19am 2 More on BlackBerry

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Leaders & Founders

SpaceX wants to launch 4,425 satellites into space to bring super-fast internet to the world

Friday, 18 November, 2016, 3:10pm READ NOW

Start-ups

The Origami Labs Orii ring uses Bluetooth and bone conduction technology to transmit messages from a user’s smartphone directly into their ear. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Start-ups

Hong Kong start-up takes wearable tech to the next level

21 Nov 2016 - 10:22pm

Facebook Account Kit in action. Photo: Facebook

Start-ups

This all-women Facebook team travelled the globe to help programmers build their business

21 Nov 2016 - 12:39pm More on Business Insider

Photo: Doppler Labs

Start-ups

These wireless earbuds transform the sounds around you and preview a future of in-ear computers — here’s what they’re like

7 Nov 2016 - 12:24pm More on Business Insider

Apps & Gaming

Whether you play the lethal assassin or the merciful outlaw, this immersive sim offers players nine chapters of meaningful choices

Arts & Entertainment

Game review: Dishonored 2 – meticulously plotted sequel will give you whale of a time

21 Nov 2016 - 11:03am

Innovation

Artificial intelligence won’t replace humans anytime soon, say China’s tech leaders

Companies

Artificial intelligence won’t replace humans anytime soon, say China’s tech leaders

18 Nov 2016 - 11:15pm 2

Leaders & Founders

Cherie Blair (R), wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair and chairperson of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, and Vodafone Foundation's global director Andrew Dunnett are briefed on a mobile application during their visit to an agricultural processing centre in India. Photo: Sam Panthaky/AFP

Leaders & Founders

Mobile phones key to empowering women with internet access: Cherie Blair

27 Oct 2016 - 12:27pm More on CNBC

Virtual reality Batman game turns you into the Caped Crusader

18 Nov, 4:58pm

Bill Gates has partnered with a perfume company to create the ultimate poop smell blocker

18 Nov, 12:57pm

Facebook, Google, SCMP band together to spur Hong Kong’s growth in digital advertising

26 Oct, 10:11pm

Pluto (foreground) and its moon Charon (background). NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI

Science & Research

A comet strike on Pluto hints it may be hiding a giant, habitable ocean

Thursday, 17 November, 2016, 11:35am READ NOW

Science & Research

An artist’s impression of the Eoconfuciusornis, an extinct bird that lived 130 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period. Photo: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Policies & Politics

Chinese feather fossil suggests answer to 130 million-year-old question about origins of bird flight

22 Nov 2016 - 4:18am

Technicians examine the Shenzhou-11 re-entry capsule in Inner Mongolia on Friday. Photo: Xinhua

Policies & Politics

Touchdown for Chinese astronauts after record space mission

18 Nov 2016 - 11:30pm 23

Are you emotionally intelligent? Photo: Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design/Flickr

Lifestyle

Five signs you’re emotionally intelligent — even if it doesn’t feel like it

18 Nov 2016 - 1:40pm More on Business Insider

E-commerce

Staff members celebrate in front of a giant screen displaying total gross merchandise volume (GMV) of Alibaba's online marketplace Tmall for the Singles' Day shopping spree in Shenzhen. Photo: Xinhua

Companies

Managers need to push for mobile payment options

18 Nov 2016 - 10:45pm More on Management

Photo: Amazon

E-Commerce

In a first, Amazon is suing companies that sell counterfeit items on its site

16 Nov 2016 - 3:41pm More on CNBC

Employees work at the headquarters of Garena Interactive Holding, a gaming and e-commerce company, in Singapore. Photo: Nicky Loh/Bloomberg

E-Commerce

Singapore is beating the rest of Asia on one key measure

15 Nov 2016 - 11:55am More on CNBC

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Here is everything you need to know about the great MPF rip-off

20 Nov 2016 - 8:38am 19

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A steamroller runs over bottles of alcohol at a police station ahead of the holy month of Ramadan in Jombang, East Java, Indonesia. Photo: AFP

Society

Indonesia’s got a drinking problem – Muslim hardliners who want to ban alcohol

19 Nov 2016 - 4:02pm 2

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Beijing is ramping up its pursuit of fugitives abroad – particularly corruption suspects. Illustration: SCMP Pictures

Politics

Trump and the Chinese Interpol chief: how two elections can transform Beijing’s pursuit of fugitives abroad

20 Nov 2016 - 10:07am 8

The Civil Aviation Department explained that an aircraft’s position becoming temporarily unavailable was not a big problem, and controllers had backup systems to keep a check on aircraft monitoring continuously. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong

Flight disappears from radar as new Hong Kong air traffic system is hit by glitch day after launch

20 Nov 2016 - 2:04am 9

Nepali company director Prem Chandr Tamang says he has also been a victim of Nepali gangs in the last two years. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong

‘The future of Hong Kong is not ours’: Minority groups feel shut out of one of Asia’s richest cities

19 Nov 2016 - 9:23am 28

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Post Magazine

The complex origins of Chinese names demystified

21 Nov 2016 - 3:10pm 5

The weird and wild toilets of history, and the progress in getting them to everyone

The weird and wild toilets of history, and the progress in getting them to everyone

19 Nov 2016 - 12:06pm 1

China, US hold joint military drills in Southern China

China

China, US hold joint military drills in Southern China

Nov 19th 2016, 8:44pm 1

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China

More doubts cast over Chinese scientist’s claim of gene editing tool ‘breakthrough’

17 Nov 2016 - 10:21pm 2

Joshua Wong meets Senator Marco Rubio in Washington. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Hong Kong

Chinese government rebukes US over comments on Hong Kong removal of legislators-elect

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