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Generative AI can be used to find new types of attacks, but companies are also using the tech to assess these threats, Microsoft’s head of Responsible AI said at HSBC’s Global Investment Summit.

Singapore-based YouApp and Hong Kong-based DayOne look to offer a more human touch to online dating than giants like Match Group, which has been struggling.

‘HKSOS’ app was used to alert the force for the need for five countryside operations between January to February

The rise of such crimes, sometimes violent, has been made easier by social media and cryptocurrency. Best to keep your luxury watch in a safe, or better still, not have one at all.

US action targeting ‘countries of concern’ may leave city’s researchers without access to critical data.

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng plans to launch its first right-hand drive model in the second half of this year as it accelerates its push to go global, targeting markets such as Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

Copyright experts support legislative change to cover creators who use AI technology to generate content.

Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu says guidelines will be drawn up on use of personal information gathered by new network of CCTV cameras.

Brilliant Labs says AI is to smart glasses what multitouch was to the smartphone as it jumps into a market reinvigorated by Apple’s Vision Pro.

Clearbot’s latest fleet of self-driving electric boats will each be able to pick up 500kg of water-borne plastic and other rubbish when they are deployed in March. That is double the capacity of each of the company’s current robotic…

Thermal cameras and artificial intelligence to be used to more accurately measure rodent infestations than old sweet potato bait method.

There were 157 data breach cases last year, up from 105 in 2022, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data says.

Data availability and cybersecurity represent major challenges to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services, according to a survey by PwC and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

More than 14,000 counterfeit devices labelled with names such as Apple and Samsung seized between January 8 and 19.

Octopus says it will open up its payment networks for the first time in 26 years to UnionPay, Alipay and AlipayHK.

HairCoSys, a start-up founded in May 2021, is offering personalised hair care solutions with an AI powered platform that can detect and prevent hair loss.

Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data says second-hand goods selling platform Carousell reported breach relating to 2.6 million global users in October.

Tang’s academic career at CUHK began in 1998, and he mentored many accomplished engineers and computer scientists, who would go on to spur China’s lead in artificial intelligence.

‘I have actually used social media a lot less,’ one civil servant says, adding: ‘Some colleagues are thinking of deleting their Facebook accounts’.

From China calling SpaceX an ‘unprecedented challenge’ to Hong Kong’s Agnes Chow jumping bail, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Company’s websites, Facebook page and accounts on X (formerly Twitter) currently unavailable, with one of the pages saying it was a ‘deceptive site’.

Online search by Post finds up to four sham login pages replicating genuine WhatsApp site as top results for messaging platform’s web version.

Renowned cultural institution says it has called in external cybersecurity experts to assess situation while no demands for ransoms have as yet been made.

Concerns about AI are rife but it pays to recall earlier responses to social media—learning how to make the most effective use of it will ultimately be to our great advantage

Hackers hit five social services and schools, compromising details, including names and mobile phone numbers of users, parents and pupils.

The Nostr social media protocol has elicited such enthusiasm in users that there are dedicated podcasts, newsletters and conferences, including in Hong Kong.

PanopticAI is transforming phones into powerful diagnostic tools that can measure patients’ heart rate, blood pressure and stress levels in about 30 seconds.

In one case, victim received WhatsApp message from impostor posing as his brother, claiming to urgently need HK$160,000 for business operations.

ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong says Elon Musk ‘genuinely knows nothing about martial arts’ and is making up excuses not to fight Mark Zuckerberg.

‘As a developer you want your money back as soon as possible, and also to get a profit,’ an expert says. It’s advice the flagship developer of billionaire Li Ka-shing has long held close to its heart.