A woman in Hong Kong who owned multiple properties has lost HK$10 million (US$1.3 million) after being scammed by a fraudster posing as a prospective tenant. The force revealed on Friday that the 64-year-old retiree, whose properties consisted of residential, commercial and parking spaces, was contacted via WhatsApp by a scammer in May in response…
Christopher Nolan makes movies filled with some of the most advanced technology imaginable. He has sent astronauts through wormholes, recreated the development of the atomic bomb, and, most recently, created a masterpiece based on the Ancient Greek poem The Odyssey. In his personal life, however, the Oscar-winning director is surprisingly low-tech. Nolan does not use…
Key Points Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has had a challenging past 12 months. The company is dealing with legal and regulatory issues, and its financial results have been mixed, with significant artificial intelligence (AI)-related spending harming margins, profits, and free cash flow. The tech leader is down about 27% from its most recent high. Will…
I juggle too much storage between my internal storage and Google’s. For example, 15GB of free Google storage is tough to manage. A standard JPEG can take up around 3MB, while a RAW file can be around 30MB. It’s an issue I can safely ignore by avoiding uploading to the cloud or storing images on…
Enzo Maresca has revealed part of his intention in his first season as Manchester City boss is to “close the gap to Arsenal”, after finishing seven points shy of the Premier League champions last term. A first glimpse of how realistic that ambition is will be gleaned in the Community Shield on Sunday. The Gunners…
A bomb-disposal team and a unit behind Hong Kong’s light public housing scheme have won this year’s chief executive’s award, praised for embodying civil servants’ professional spirit in “rising to challenges and pursuing excellence”. City leader John Lee Ka-chiu presented the Chief Executive’s Award for Exemplary Performance to the two interdepartmental teams at a ceremony…
White House report claims tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue lost to transshipments. Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026 US President Donald Trump’s administration has accused dozens of countries of helping China to illegally dodge United States tariffs, depriving government coffers of tens of billions of dollars in annual revenues. In a…
There are many ways to gain access to the stock market. Investors can buy individual securities. But another popular method is to add an exchange-traded fund (ETF) to your portfolio. When it comes to the latter strategy, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) is a top choice. It provides instant exposure to the S&P…
2 Borussia Dortmund’s young Italian centre-back Luca Reggiani is on the lookout for more playing time and could leave the German club, according to BILD. The defender is being linked with a move to his home country, Italy, with Serie A champions Inter among the clubs showing an interest. The 18-year-old doesn’t believe he will…
Hong Kong authorities received more than 16,000 public submissions for the city’s inaugural five-year plan by the close of its consultation on Friday, with an official noting general support for more focused integration into national development and the strategic cultivation of emerging sectors. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Janice Tse Siu-wa described the blueprint,…