Android & Chill (Image credit: Future) One of the web’s longest-running tech columns, Android & Chill is your Saturday discussion of Android, Google, and all things tech. I think one of the fastest ways to wreck anything good is to randomly add a bunch of AI nonsense to it. Since Google loves to prove me…
Elon Musk sent Tesla shares soaring to their highest level since January after purchasing roughly $1 billion worth of the company’s stock, Bloomberg reported in mid-September. The price jump brought Tesla’s shares into positive territory for the year. The purchase represented Musk’s first acquisition of Tesla stock since February 2020, according to Bloomberg. In 2022,…
The White House has announced that US companies will now control TikTok’s algorithm and Americans will hold six of seven board seats for the app’s US operations in a much-anticipated deal with China. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said a deal could be signed “in the coming days”, but Beijing is yet to comment. The US…
Even the best stock pickers will make plenty of bad investments. And there’s no doubt that HMC Capital Limited (ASX:HMC) stock has had a really bad year. The share price is down a hefty 56% in that time. However, the longer term returns haven’t been so bad, with the stock down 26% in the last…
Chinese appliance manufacturer Dreame Technology, best known for making vacuum cleaners, has set its sights on the electric vehicle market with a new concept car that is already raising eyebrows. Digital renderings released by the company show a four-door electric car with styling cues nearly identical to the Bugatti Chiron, one of the world’s most…
Global warming and globalisation have significantly increased the number of imported dengue fever cases in Hong Kong, health experts have said, with annual infections rising from dozens to more than 100 in the past two decades. This rapid increase has occurred alongside a growing risk of mosquito-borne diseases in the city. So far this year,…
Hongkongers are likely to have already seen Steven Harrison Stratman’s videos of him exploring every library in the city on their Instagram feeds. In his clips, Stratman – better known as @authorshstratman online – captures everyday scenes of libraries from Shau Kei Wan to Tiu Keng Leng, from children flipping through picture books to the…
Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump increased pressure on Attorney General Pam Bondi to bring criminal charges against several political foes, calling her out by name Saturday as he noted he had reviewed statements critical over what he says is a lack of action in the investigations. Just over an hour later, however, he…
The United Nations (UN) and multilateralism are under grave threat, and recent Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) cuts open the door to malign influence at the UN Security Council, a report by the Foreign Affairs Committee has found. Source link
What happens when robots take everyone’s jobs? It’s the question hanging over office chatter, think pieces, and late-night doomscrolling. People are scrambling to find “AI-proof” careers, but with predictions that automation could replace nearly every role, the anxiety feels justified. Elon Musk, however, isn’t losing sleep. He’s been repeating for years that society won’t just…