US-based contractors are being recruited through staffing firms like Crystal Equation and Aquent Talent. The work mainly focuses on creating characters for chatbots that will operate across Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. Know which tech giant is developing Hindi AI chatbot? Meta is reportedly hiring contractors in the United States at rates of up to $55…
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Though it felt a bit like discovering an addiction treatment at my local heroin store, I found the screen-time solution that works for me via an Instagram ad. For months, Meta’s algorithm badgered me…
The head of Spanish football’s La Liga has said Hong Kong would be the “perfect” stage for one of his competition’s matches. Barcelona and Villarreal are set to play a pioneering regular-season fixture in Miami in December, although that is dependent on Uefa, Fifa and US Soccer all giving their seals of approval. Fan groups…
Jeff Bezos’ wife, Lauren Sanchez, posted a heartwarming comment on a friend and Indian businesswoman Natasha Poonawalla’s post, in which she is seen wearing a designer dress while in Venice. The Indian businesswoman was also a part of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding. (REUTERS) “Fashion becomes sculpture, Venice becomes a muse — together they…
Apple debuted the iconic and now wildly popular iPad in 2010. A few months later, Instagram landed on the App Store to rapid success. But for 15 years, Instagram hasn’t bothered to optimize its app layout for the iPad’s larger screen. That’s finally changing today: There’s now a dedicated Instagram iPad app available globally on…
South Korea passed a bill on Wednesday to ban the use of mobile phones and other digital devices in school classrooms nationwide, as concern grows about the effect of heavy social media use among the youth. The ban, which will take effect from March next year, makes South Korea the latest country to restrict the…
PRISON bosses are seizing almost 30 illegal mobile phones from inmates every day. Figures show more than 10,000 were uncovered in jails last year — with the gadgets increasingly smuggled in by drones. 2 Zombie knife thug Robbie Scott, 22, had shared a rap video from his prison cell in HMP ManchesterCredit: TikTok 2 Over…
Online rental platforms have become scammers’ latest tool for swindling Hong Kong residents, as the number of online investment fraud cases rose by nearly a quarter in the first six months of 2025 compared with the same period last year, with losses surging 36.4 per cent to HK$1.48 billion (US$189.5 million). Police Senior Superintendent Carmen…
By JOE HUTCHISON, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 22:42 BST, 14 August 2025 | Updated: 23:50 BST, 14 August 2025 The mother of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has died at the age 78. Jacklyn Bezos, also known as Jackie, died peacefully in her Miami home on Thursday, according to a statement by the Bezos Scholars Program. ‘A…
A model in a bikini posing for pictures on a pedestrian crossing in the heart of Hong Kong has caused an internet stir, while also triggering a lighthearted reminder from a bus operator about road safety. A social media user posted a photo on Friday, showing a woman in a white bikini sunbathing on a…