Talisman: Ismaila Sarr (£6.5m, midfielder) Heisenberg: Sarr was a hugely important part of Palace’s attacking game last season and he ranked highly for shots and big chances. He also has some penalty potential when Jean-Philippe Mateta is off the pitch. At £6.5m, Sarr is potentially slightly underpriced and, if he continues to receive a large…
A teenager who fears dying young has narrowly escaped death twice this year after contracting influenza and respiratory virus infection, enduring what he described as his “most emotionally devastating breakdown”. Chen Tsz-kin, 17, was diagnosed with the incurable muscle-wasting disease at the age of 18 months and was told that people with the condition had…
Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. Hong Kong has a halal-certified Chinese fine-dining restaurant. It is called Chinesology, the first of its kind in the city. Most Malaysians did not know that until recently. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province, and the…
曾以《社群網戰》（The Social Network）獲得奧斯卡最佳改編劇本的 Aaron Sorkin 親自接下導演一職，將在今年帶來同樣以臉書創辦人 Ｍark Zuckerberg 為主軸的全新姊妹篇作品《社群清算》（The Social Reckoning）；而 Aaron Sorkin 日前在接受 Esquire 訪問時談到，Facebook 這個原本作為便於與周遭社群聯繫的平台，如今已變得相當危險。 「我不想弄錯數據資料，但大約有三分之一的美國成年人是透過 Facebook 獲取新聞資訊。這是非常危險的一件事。我們現在連天空是藍色的、二加二等於四這樣的事實描述都無法取得共識了。」 不過 Aaron Sorkin 也進一步澄清，他不認為 Mark Zuckerberg 從一開始就有意讓 Facebook 產生如此具腐蝕性的影響，「我想他的出發點是好的。他就像許多人一樣，難以融入大學或可能高中時期的社交組織中。於是他創造了自己的社交組織，讓自己成為其領導者，且沒有人能將他排除在外。他的聰明才智是無庸置疑的，而這本該是一件很酷的事情，卻演變成無法收拾的局面。已經徹底失控了。」 而 Aaron Sorkin 過去曾在一次訪談中，將 2021 年 1 月 6 日川普支持者闖入美國國會大廈的暴動事件，歸咎於 Facebook 的演算法；對此，他也被 Esquire 問到，《社群清算》是否有描繪這起事件？Aaron Sorkin 則表示，肯定有出現在電影中的，是 Facebook 在 2018 年對演算法做出重大修正的決定。 「當時他們處境艱困，不僅用戶參與度下降，還有來自 TikTok 的競爭，因此他們必須做些什麼。於是，他們重新調整了演算法…而他們也知道，那些最被大量轉發的，都是些煽動憤怒的內容。所以，他們開始像在中央空調灌注毒氣一樣，將所有這些內容推送到你眼前，意圖要使你感到憤怒。當然，你可以將這件事跟 1 月 6…
BEIJING, Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A report from People’s Daily. A recent commentary in The New York Times compared the development of advanced AI models to two distinct paths: “nuclear weapons” and “nuclear energy.” The former emphasizes destructive potential and calls for strict control, while the latter highlights manageable risks and advocates openness and…
It was during a yearling inspection that Alex So began to wonder whether there was a smarter way to do this. He had jumped at the chance to learn from John Foote, the quiet man behind many of Hong Kong’s great bloodstock stories. So tagged along as the agent worked a sale lot by lot,…
TOKYO (AP) — Record-breaking rainfall that pounded cities east of Tokyo overnight flooded roads and dozens of homes, stranded thousands of people, caused power outages and left at least four people dead and one missing. The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its most severe warning for heavy rain in more than a dozen municipalities in Chiba…
Philippines’ Marcos confident on economic cooperation with China, despite rows Audio By Carbonatix Enlarge By Karen Lema and Nestor Corrales MANILA, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr expressed optimism on Friday that despite heated disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea, the two countries could cooperate economically, including on joint energy…
Heo Jang, Vice Minister of Economy and Finance, delivers opening remarks at the “Foreign Exchange Soundness Council and MSCI Task Force Meeting” held at the Bank Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 14th. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. South Korea’s daily average spot foreign exchange trading rose more than 10% after…
China’s exports of electric trucks to other Asian countries have spiked, adding to a surge in domestic sales as higher fuel costs as a result of the Iran war accelerate regional electrification. China’s rapid adoption of e-trucks – from lighter vehicles to tractor-trailers – has partially shielded the world’s biggest auto market from the impact…