Tech giant Google will gradually roll out its generative AI services to all users in Hong Kong starting with the Gemini web app before introducing a mobile version for the chatbot and virtual assistant. The move is expected to eliminate the barriers that previously forced many residents to use virtual private networks (VPNs) or third-party…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is unlikely to replace feng shui masters despite a growing trend of people turning to chatbots for fortune-telling, Hong Kong soothsayers have said, warning against blindly trusting such software as it may produce “dangerous” predictions. Feng shui masters told the South China Morning Post that such chatbots, trained on existing datasets, could…
Hong Kong’s leading think tank has called for a centralised platform for artificial intelligence in schools, revealing that while 95 per cent of students use the technology, nearly one in four struggle to finish homework without it, putting their problem-solving and analytical thinking skills at risk. Our Hong Kong Foundation on Tuesday also said a…
China’s artificial intelligence boom is giving rise to a new cohort of “solopreneurs”, who are turning their business dreams into reality with the help of technology, offering a glimmer of hope in an otherwise bleak job market. While there is no government data tracking this group, the proliferation of affordable AI models suggests that the…
What happened: Security researchers have revived a 12-year-old browser-based data theft technique to target Android devices, creating a powerful new attack called Pixnapping. The method allows a malicious Android app to steal data displayed on other apps or websites — including sensitive information from Google Maps, Gmail, Signal, Venmo, and even 2FA codes from Google…
Google argued against a Justice Department proposal that would bar it from bundling its YouTube and Google Maps apps with its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) service, telling a judge Wednesday (Oct. 8) that these haven’t been found to be monopoly products. The argument came during the court battle in which the judge is developing a…
Summary Google Deepmind has introduced a new AI model capable of operating web and mobile interfaces. The Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model is now available in preview. Developers can access it through the Gemini API. Built on Gemini 2.5 Pro, the model is designed to help agents interact directly with graphical user interfaces. It works…
Gemini’s mobile adoption has been soaring since the August launch of its Nano Banana image editor model, which has received positive reviews, particularly from users who say they can now more easily perform complex edits and create realistic images. The app has climbed to the top of global app stores’ charts and has seen a…
Winklevoss 兄弟創辦的加密貨幣交易所 Gemini 宣布上市計畫，預計以最高 22.2 億美元估值進行美國 IPO，可望籌集 3.17 億美元資金，成為今年最受矚目的數位資產企業上市案之一。 這家紐約總部的加密貨幣交易所週二公布，將以每股 17 至 19 美元價格發行 1,667 萬股新股。公司已邀請 Goldman Sachs、Citigroup、Morgan Stanley 和 Cantor 等華爾街知名投行擔任承銷商，預計以「GEMI」股票代號掛牌交易。 Winklevoss 兄弟曾在哈佛大學期間與同窗 Mark Zuckerberg 因社交網站創意歸屬發生法律糾紛，指控 Zuckerberg 竊取他們的 ConnectU 構想創辦 Facebook，最終在 2008 年獲得 6,500 萬美元和解金而聲名大噪。兩人將部分和解金投資比特幣後獲得「比特幣雙胞胎」稱號，並成為全球首批加密貨幣億萬富翁。 Gemini 在 6 月向美國證券交易委員會提交上市申請，並選擇在 IPO 市場對加密貨幣企業態度轉為友善的時機進場。此次上市後，將與穩定幣發行商 Circle、交易平台 eToro 及 Bullish 等業者，共同組成在美掛牌的加密貨幣企業陣營。 財務表現方面，Gemini 去年營收達 1.422 億美元，較前年的 9,810 萬美元成長 45%。雖然規模仍遠不及龍頭業者 Coinbase…
Summary The latest Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps report from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) signals a new phase in the AI app market. Google is closing the gap with ChatGPT, while Chinese companies are dominating the mobile space. Only eleven new apps made it onto the web list since the March 2025…