Technology

Total ban on China’s Huawei may be a mistake and it’s ‘more complicated than in or out’, Britain’s MI6 chief Alex Younger suggests

Total ban on Huawei may be a mistake, Britain’s spy chief suggests

Taking a softer approach to Huawei could put the UK at odds with some of its closest security counterparts, including its ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence allies

16 Feb 2019 - 10:26am 7

From refugee to runway role model, Muslim Halima Aden has strong appeal for Generation M, which refers to millennials and Muslims and is a key segment for brands wanting to expand their market share. Photo: Instagram @halim

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16 Feb 2019 - 2:00am

Soros Fund Management and David Tepper’s Appaloosa Management were among those that sold out of their stakes in Apple. Photo: AFP

Hedge funds dumped China, US tech stocks in fourth quarter

15 Feb 2019 - 1:47pm

Graffiti opposing the construction of the new Amazon campus covers a fence at a vacant lot in the Long Island City neighbourhood of New York City. Photo: Reuters

Facing local fury, Amazon abandons plan to build headquarters in New York

15 Feb 2019 - 3:14am

The database will not be launched until 2021 at the earliest. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Access rules needed on youth database

15 Feb 2019 - 9:45am 1

Dennis Wong (infographic designer), Pablo Robles (infographic designer), Adolfo Arranz (deputy head, graphics and illustration), Darren Long (head of graphics and magazine design), Marco Hernandez (digital design director), and Marcelo Duhalde (infographic designer) at the Post’s office in Causeway Bay. Photo: Roy Issa

Post’s digital design recognised at prestigious industry awards

15 Feb 2019 - 10:42am

Huawei battles for hearts and minds in global soft power push

14 Feb 2019 - 10:55pm

Alipay accepted at over 3,000 Walgreens drugstores in the US amid overseas push by China payments firm

Chinese consumers can now shop in Walgreens with Alipay

14 Feb 2019 - 4:28pm

Around 100 million workers are employed in China’s manufacturing industry, with data from the National Bureau of Statistics showing manufacturing accounted for about 30 per cent of the nation’s gross domestic product in the first three quarters of 2018. Photo: AP

Man vs machine: automation starting to take a toll on China’s workforce

14 Feb 2019 - 10:39am 38

Amid a collapse in the digital asset market in 2018, which saw bitcoin lose 80 per cent of its value, many investors have moved into stable coins, which have been described as the “holy grail” of cryptocurrencies. Photo: Shutterstock

Stable coins sees big inflows amid cryptocurrency volatility

14 Feb 2019 - 6:08am 4

Total foreign direct investment in Tianjin plunged to US$4.85 billion last year from US$10.61 billion in 2017 and US$10.1 billion in 2016, dragging down the growth rate in the port city, which had once been among the top five fastest-growing large cities in China. Illustration: Henry Wong

End of an era for foreign firms in China leads to unemployment woes

14 Feb 2019 - 3:06pm 56

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Why S.T. Dupont’s cigar lighter costs more than a Lamborghini

14 Feb 2019 - 6:31am

The data leak at Cathay Pacific Airways affected 9.4 million passengers Photo: Felix Wong

Time to give privacy watchdog real teeth

13 Feb 2019 - 10:26pm

Huawei publishes Q&A as stakes rise in 5G battle

13 Feb 2019 - 8:00pm

Former British surveillance head says calls to freeze Chinese companies out of 5G telecoms in Western countries are ‘short on technical understanding’

Former British surveillance head criticises call for ban on China 5G tech

13 Feb 2019 - 10:03pm 118

Is Trump’s AI executive order a Sputnik moment for the US?

Is Trump’s AI executive order a Sputnik moment for the US?

13 Feb 2019 - 8:26am 2

Watch auto racing in real time and take on the role of a racing driver with Lex Design Agency’s The Simulator.

Would you pay US$1.68 million for a home-racing system room?

13 Feb 2019 - 5:04am 2

US Senator Marco Rubio proposes legislation to counter ‘Made in China 2025’ while top China hands warn White House to ‘course correct’ Beijing relationship

US senator seeks to counter ‘Made in China 2025’ amid worry from experts

13 Feb 2019 - 2:40pm 49

The bridge to Macau and Zhuhai, like the high-speed rail line, is about improving cross-border connectivity to the mainland, not getting one over on others in the region. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong need not fear competition with its Pearl River rivals

13 Feb 2019 - 12:58am 2

5 hi-tech hotels in Asia that use robot concierges and apps to serve guests

5 hi-tech hotels in Asia that use robots and apps to serve guests

12 Feb 2019 - 12:07pm

Singapore's Zilingo raises US$226 million to expand fashion site inspired by Bangkok’s Chatuchak market

Singapore’s Zilingo raises US$226 million to expand fashion site

12 Feb 2019 - 4:45pm

Trump signs order prioritising artificial intelligence research amid looming China ambitions

Trump signs order prioritising AI research

12 Feb 2019 - 7:32am 3

Huawei phones are displayed at an expo in Bangkok on February 7. Photo: Xinhua

Huawei and the double standards of the West

12 Feb 2019 - 4:58am 153

Seungri from BigBang has started promoting his Asia concert tour on social media despite an ongoing police investigation into a club he reportedly owns.

K-pop star Seungri promotes tour amid nightclub sex assaults probe

12 Feb 2019 - 12:55am

Ms Cheung, a 60-year-old woman who suffers from poor eyesight, hopes the government can give her adequate subsidies to get her a new TV set. Hong Kong is to end its analogue TV services in 2020. Photo: Winson Wong.

Low earners to get subsidies for digital TV sets when analogue ends in 2020

12 Feb 2019 - 1:07am 9

As Foxconn changes US manufacturing plans, job promises fall short

As Foxconn changes US manufacturing plans, job promises fall short

11 Feb 2019 - 5:12pm 4

China is home to more than half of world’s top AI unicorns as battle for supremacy with US heats up

China claims most AI unicorns as US rivalry heats up

11 Feb 2019 - 10:14pm 8

Daniel Ek, founder and CEO of Spotify. Photo: Michael Loccisano/Spotify

Spotify takes a leap into podcasting, to make original programming

11 Feb 2019 - 7:20pm

A sign for Tencent at the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference in Shanghai, China, last year. Photo: Reuters

Will Tencent’s stake in Reddit normalise censorship?

11 Feb 2019 - 1:41am 1

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