Tech war in 2024: China catches up fast in AI race, but US chip curbs cast shadow
[South China Morning Post] - 12/28/2024
Abundant investment and an open-source approach have pushed China to the AI forefront, but a lack of advanced chips may prove devastating.
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China lottery man loses US$1.4 million jackpot after shop boss claims cousin bought tickets
After five-year legal tussle with owner of shop where he bought lottery ticket, jackpot winner is still waiting for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
Turkey’s pro-Kurd party to meet jailed PKK leader on Saturday
Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is serving a life sentence on a prison island off Istanbul.
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
Hong Kong ‘highly concerned’ over pace of rail link works for I&T centre
Concerns raised that entire Northern Link will only be completed nine years after Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
China’s growing appetite for durian spurs market innovations
A Shenzhen restaurant has gone viral online after launching a 199-yuan-a-head buffet featuring more than 200 durian (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
EU universal charger rules come into force
EU rules requiring all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to use USB-C charging port came into force on Saturday (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
Number of Hongkongers leaving city over Christmas holiday rose by 50%
Immigration data shows 905,035 local residents left Hong Kong on Christmas Day and Boxing Day of this year, compared (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
Azerbaijani and US officials suggest plane that crashed may have been hit by weapons fire
Assessments echoed those made by outside aviation experts who blamed Wednesday’s crash on Russia.
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
Aid reaches south Khartoum in Sudan civil war amid humanitarian crisis
Civilians in the paramilitary RSF held capital of Sudan received their first aid convoy since the war began 20 (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
Hong Kong’s Keung To appeals to fans after taking No 2 spot on handsome list
Singer claims second place in ‘100 Most Handsome Faces’ of 2024 but says to fans, ‘Please don’t put me on the list (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
Hong Kong’s year in medical blunders, from unneeded surgery to detached tubes
Public hospitals suffered series of dangerous mistakes, prompting authorities to order measures to strengthen (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024
Hong Kong’s Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok say they are unharmed after concert mishaps
Lau, 63, left fans horrified after they saw him slip at the edge of a three-metre-tall platform, while Kwok, 59, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 28/12/2024