Tencent Holdings said it is testing the integration of DeepSeek’s service on Weixin, as the operator of China’s most popular super app looks to artificial intelligence (AI) to power its suite of services from social networking to e-payments and ride-hailing. In the current beta test, users can click an “AI Search” option on the search…
China’s Communist Party has warned cadres against accepting digital “red packets” as cash gifts for the Lunar New Year, raising bribery concerns amid a renewed pledge to fight corruption. Accepting or giving virtual presents that might affect the fair performance of official duties could be seen as violating “red lines” in party discipline, the Central…
In an internal meeting in October 2023, Elon Musk announced to the team at X that a big change is ahead. He said that Twitter, now X, was heading towards being an “everything app. An all-inclusive feature set that you can basically do anything you want on our system.” What Musk was describing is often…
China’s top intelligence agency has warned that open-source information poses threats to national security by making sensitive data vulnerable to exploitation by foreign spies. Sensitive data that is not properly declassified or assessed for risks can be publicly spread online and “become an important source of open-source intelligence” for overseas spy agencies, the Ministry of…
Foreign spies could be using deepfake technology to threaten both individual and national security, China’s Ministry of State Security has warned. Deepfake tools, while finding application in general industries, could be exploited by espionage agencies as a new weapon for “cognitive warfare”, the ministry said in a statement on its social media account on Saturday….
Two sources familiar with the situation told the Post that the ban on the highly controversial Chinese online influencer known for his strong anti-West hot takes was expected to last for a year. Both sources declined to comment on the reason for the ban. “He was banned across the platforms for a year. But I…
Instant messaging has been around nearly as long as the internet, evolving into a communication tool nearly all of us rely on. Unfortunately, widespread use of apps as well as other services such as cloud storage has opened new doors to bad actors. So, it is sensible that Hong Kong authorities take steps to restrict…
Hong Kong has taken a more aggressive approach to protect the government from cyberattacks than some Western countries, experts have said, attributing new restrictions on using desktop instant messaging platforms to a weaker cyber-risk surveillance system and intensifying geopolitical tensions. The experts also called for improvements in the government’s risk intelligence systems and employee cybersecurity…
Hong Kong civil servants have been restricted from using unauthorised messaging and cloud storage services such as WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to “severe internet safety risks”, the city’s tech minister has said. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong on Tuesday said the “strict regulations” concerning civil servants’…
Hong Kong civil servants have been restricted from using unauthorised messaging and cloud storage services such as WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to “severe internet safety risks”, the city’s tech minister has said. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong on Tuesday said the “strict regulations” concerning civil servants’…