We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would l...
ESG researcher Daniel Batten says peer-reviewed studies challenge claims that Bitcoin mining destabilizes power grids or raises electricity costs....
📋 Key Facts ✓ A developer built and updated an Android app example using Rust, Iced, and WGPU. ✓ Integration relies on android-activity...
Baylie Grogan, then 18, at her high school prom. Courtesy of Baylie's Wish Foundation. Shawnee Baker's daughter, 19, suffered catastrophic brain injuries after being struck by a car. The mom couldn't ...
According to Coinbase researcher David Duong, decentralized platforms and shifting trader behavior have pushed perpetual futures into a more central market role....
A local man and a woman have been detained in connection with a video showing an individual wearing a headscarf while consuming alcohol in Malaysia. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) ...
Hi HN, I've been exploring various applications of formal methods to ML/interpretability and I've been hoping to get more eyes on the approach. I have been working on a small interpretability project ...
Hi HN, I’m building Corviont, a self-hosted offline maps appliance (tiles + routing + search) for edge/on-prem devices. Hosted demo (no install): https://demo.corviont.com/ Self-host (Docker Compose r...
Poland scrambled jets on Christmas morning after detecting a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to Polish airspace. Moscow said they made an offer to Paris over a jailed French researcher. F...
Akhil Nagori, Evann Sun, and Lucas Shengwen Yen at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. Society for Science Three California teenagers created text-to-speech smart glasses powered...
A 12-year-old Oklahoma boy whose disappearance prompted a massive search has been found safe....
Getty Images; Angle Bush; Moonvalley; Rebecca Zisser/BI Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, the AI sector has undergone a significant transformation. Model capabilities have advanced, agen...
Bad news for those hoping interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS is an alien spacecraft as technosignature search turns up empty....
Twenty-six migrants reached shore and alerted authorities to others at sea. Search operations continue as Mediterranean crossings remain deadly....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Neuroscience researcher Mia Soviero uses a morning routine to boost her mood. ✓ The routine increases dopamine levels for...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Zack Barnes researches self-regulation and is writing a book on improving it in young children. ✓ Self-regulation include...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The 2025 Rising Stars of Wall Street include seven professionals from sports, science, and engineering backgrounds. ✓ Lam...
Google Trends search for “Bitchat” in Uganda shows a spike from 0 to 100 on Wednesday, the day after opposition leader Bobi Wine urged people to download it....
The Nintendo Power Glove was not good. It's important that you know that. The Power Glove was ambitious, impressive, even important - one of the very first mainstream devices that let you control a ga...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Yoshua Bengio lies to AI chatbots by presenting his ideas as a colleague's to get honest feedback. ✓ Bengio is one of...