Hong Kong authorities have proposed designated laws to streamline procedures for changing land use in the Northern Metropolis megaproject, cutting the process from typically nine months to just two. Unveiled by the Development Bureau on Tuesday, the proposed designated legislation comprises six main subsidiary laws designed to remove bottlenecks in the massive scheme near the…
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates has made a bold prediction about the three jobs which will survive the rise of Artificial Intelligence. When it comes to technology and the businessman’s thoughts on the subject, many tend to listen – almost as if he led the pioneered the computer revolution, or something of the sort….
Sony is rolling out a firmware update for its PlayStation Portal handheld that introduces a new quality option for both Remote Play and Cloud Streaming. Choosing the 1080p High Quality mode means that you’ll be able to stream games at a higher bitrate compared with the 1080p Standard option. You can switch to this mode…
Fifteen Hong Kong public primary schools are at risk of closing after being banned from operating subsidised Primary One classes in the coming academic year due to insufficient enrolment, with authorities saying the figure is the highest in recent years. But Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin also warned on Tuesday that more closures were…
Rebecca Ferguson, the star of the new movie Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, recently discussed her canceled Swedish-American TV series, which also featured Megan Fox in its cast. Ocean Ave. is a daytime soap opera that aired on the Swedish network TV4 in the early 2000s. Rebecca Ferguson details Ocean Ave. with Megan Fox Ferguson…
GOAL Catalans eye European progress Following a hard-fought 1-1 draw in the first leg at St James’ Park, with Yamal scoring a last-gasp penalty, which means the tie remains perfectly balanced as Newcastle United travel to Catalonia. Barcelona have a historically strong home record against the Magpies in the Champions League, beating them 1-0 in…
As oil flirts with $100 again, investors are falling back on a familiar script: higher crude, higher inflation. That reaction is not wrong. Higher crude oil (CL=F, BZ=F) raises the odds of higher prices flowing through the economy. But oil shocks rarely stay boxed inside the inflation story. They spread. “There is always a release…
The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel have confirmed Brighton & Hove Albion were wrongly disallowed a penalty in their 1–0 defeat to Arsenal earlier this month. Bukayo Saka fired Arsenal ahead after just nine minutes with what proved to be the winning goal, but Brighton were furious to be denied the chance to…
The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has made its debut at 4 Years From Now (4YFN), the startup-focused platform held alongside Mobile World Congress, highlighting Hong Kong’s growing ambitions to bring its technology ecosystem onto the global stage. HKSTP continues to strengthen its collaboration with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Amid its pivot to AI, the Washington Post is abandoning the traditional fix-priced subscription model. According to new reporting from Washingtonian, the once-venerable newspaper will now be setting readers’ subscription rates based on an AI-driven algorithm that interprets…