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Hongkongers fed up with incessant junk calls are using apps to screen them out, but the truth is they may be exposing themselves – and their contacts – to other telemarketing and scam operators.
Three serious Hong Kong government breaches in a week are an embarrassment and highlight need for public and private sectors to eliminate latest risks.
China officially connected to the internet in April 1994. Today, its online influence is stronger than ever.
While authorities should promote safe internet practices for the young and vulnerable, parents can strengthen the first line of defence by staying vigilant about their children’s online activities.
Foreigners having trouble making mobile payments in China is just a trivial issue when it comes to the cost of its walled internet.
Social media platforms must stay abreast of sinister technology developments that have ensnared Hong Kong leader John Lee and pop star Taylor Swift, among others.
- About 185 brands – including Apple, Xiaomi and Huawei – have each achieved more than US$13.8 million in gross merchandise value on Taobao and Tmall
- Some 37,000 other brands have doubled sales year on year on those platforms during the initial period of promotions, preliminary sales data show
The e-commerce giant could join the Stock Connect cross-border trading scheme as early as September 9, opening the door to mainland investors, according to Morgan Stanley.
Ahead of the opening of Taiwan’s Computex trade show, the Nvidia chief executive presented how ‘AI factories’ and ‘physical AI’ would help transform industries.
The price of AI services in China plummeted in May after ByteDance kicked off a price war by pricing access to its LLMs at 99.8 per cent below GPT-4.
The budget shopping platform’s new ‘automated price-tracking system’ will enable merchants to swiftly adjust the cost of goods online during the 618 shopping festival.
Unemployed or fed up with long working hours, young people in China are drawn to live-streaming for the autonomy and earnings potential it gives them. Some engage in deadly stunts, writes Xinrou Shu.
Spanish luxury fashion brand Balenciaga has introduced a 4,700 yuan T-shirt that displays only its own name and the Alipay logo.
The transaction followed the disposal of Alibaba’s shares in Bilibili and Xpeng in March.
The executive reshuffle at Taobao and Tmall Group shows how Alibaba is adhering to calls made by company co-founder Jack Ma to ‘give more power’ to young people.
Yuanbao can be used to analyse and summarise documents, provide questions and answers, and generate texts and images.
Tianqi constellation to comprise 38 small satellites for data connectivity via smart devices, with expansion expected to include military applications, says developer and operator Guodian Gaoke.
The strategy takes into account the broad transformation in China’s video gaming market, which is maturing, according to Tencent senior vice-president Steven Ma.
For six years in a row, India has had the dubious honour of leading the world when it comes to information blackouts – even surpassing Myanmar and Iran.
The internet giant’s Oracle Bones Corpus provides an artificial intelligence-powered online database dedicated to the study of the ancient inscriptions on oracle bones.
As of Tuesday, Tencent’s Dungeon & Fighter Mobile remained at the top of free-to-download games on Apple’s China App Store.
Shares of the parent of Temu and Pinduoduo are being held back by geopolitical risks and fierce competition in China’s e-commerce sector.
The Chinese internet giant aims to expand the coverage of WeChat Pay in the Maldives to 8,000 merchants by the end of this year.
The departure of AI experts from these Big Tech firms reflects increased investor interest in start-ups that could become the next OpenAI.
Glasgow-based EmuBands says ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ axed from music platforms due to cost of legal advice after Hong Kong court issues interim injunction banning tune.
Post examines the latest trends and ways to guard against online fraudsters.
With China’s job market in a period of contraction and uncertainty, the country’s internet users have crafted a set of terms to relieve the pressures of work – or not working – through wit and humour.
Long after lockdowns ended, acclaimed director Lou Ye’s independent film revives heated debate about China’s controversial zero-Covid policy.
Once seen as propaganda tool, agency apps and websites disappear as funding cuts, staff shortages and internet trolls make maintenance a ‘burden’.
OnlyFans became very popular during the pandemic – but it’s clearly not without controversy
‘Glory to Hong Kong’ no longer available on Apple Music or Spotify, even with use of VPN, indicating takedown not limited to Hong Kong.
Education Bureau also recommends study group members avoid going out alone after classes end.
Rescue dog, Kabosu, whose photo inspired a generation of oddball online jokes and the US$23-billion Dogecoin cryptocurrency, has died.
Nvidia’s H20 chip is being sold in some cases at more than a 10 per cent discount in China, compared to Huawei’s Ascend 910B, sources said.
Privacy commissioner bans cryptocurrency Worldcoin from face and iris scan collection for security reasons on legal grounds, but creator insists company operates within the law.
