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...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Gen Z is driving a nostalgia-fueled plush toy craze. ✓ The trend links to delaying adulthood. ✓ E...
Israel has been tightening oversight of humanitarian groups in Gaza, warning that dozens of organizations face suspension for failing to submit lists of their Palestinian employees....
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📋 Key Facts ✓ Chips have triumphed in the 2025 stock market. ✓ Gold has been a standout winner this year. ✓ Gun...
Marvel has officially released the Thor-themed Avengers: Doomsday trailer online, with an X-Men trailer set to replace it in theaters. The Thor trailer, below, launched in theaters last week ahead of ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Tech gifts under $25 offer useful options for budget-conscious givers. ✓ Finding affordable gadgets that are not subpar p...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Power outage affected about 130,000 customers at its peak in San Francisco on December 21, 2025 ✓ Waymo autonomous SUVs w...
I have a bad habit of saying I am done buying games, then immediately proving myself wrong. This week was one of those moments where curiosity, discounts, and a slightly weak spine all lined up. I hav...
CD Projekt has sold its DRM-free PC storefront GOG to its original co-founder, Michał Kiciński, for 90.7 million Polish złoty (approx. $25.2 million). Kiciński is also co-founder of CD Projekt itself,...
Highest ever number of megadeals lifts total value of M&A by 50% in 2025...
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14012 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46437391 Points: 9 # Comments: 3...
Ukraine’s former head of defence intelligence Kyrylo Budanov to become chief of staff following Andriy Yermak resignation...
Although monetary losses declined, users still lost tens of millions of dollars to common cybersecurity exploits like address poisoning scams....
Hello HN, I’m Joseph, a solo developer. I built CustomPaste because I was frustrated by the binary choice standard clipboard tools give us: either keep all the messy formatting (background colors, hug...
Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine has begun staking Ether after depositing nearly $219 million worth of ETH into Ethereum’s proof-of-stake system....
Japan’s economy is likely to fall behind India’s in 2026 to fifth place in the world, according to an International Monetary Fund’s estimate, potentially diminishing the East Asian nation’s presence o...
These three current and former 10Best-winning pickup trucks are available with not a lot of miles for not a lot of dollars....
Nasry Asfura’s win comes after weeks of delays and intervention by President Donald Trump, and amid accusations of electoral fraud by Asfura’s main opponent....
📋 Key Facts ✓ BYD is preparing to reveal a new pickup truck. ✓ The truck will position below the Shark model. ✓ ...