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Hong Kong PolyU’s top AI scientist Yang Hongxia eyes ‘last mile of generative AI’
Chinese artificial intelligence scientist Yang Hongxia, a professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), is seeking to democratise large language models (LLMs) by empowering hospitals and various enterprises to...
Fabricated exchange at Chinese government briefing misleads online
Chinese media have reported that fraudsters were able to use SIM cards smuggled out of China in telecom scams despite a rule that anyone buying the cards must register...
China bans Japanese seafood as diplomatic dispute deepens
By Kaori Kaneko and Eduardo BaptistaTOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) -China informed Japan on Wednesday that it will ban all imports of Japanese seafood, media outlets reported - a decision which comes...
EU plans fast-track system for military transport in emergencies
The European Commission will on Wednesday propose an emergency system to speed up the cross-border movement of troops and military equipment in response to growing security threats from Russia,...
Is this what spying by China can look like?
When MPs, members of the House of Lords and their staff were warned about the threat from Chinese spies, in one office in Westminster, a quick check began.Simon Whelband...
Japan counts cost of China’s travel boycott as tensions flare
By Joseph Campbell and John GeddieTOKYO (Reuters) -Within days of China urging its citizens not to travel to Japan due to a diplomatic dispute, Tokyo-based tour operator East Japan...
On the front line of Europe’s standoff with Russia’s sanction-busting shadow fleet
Out on the western Baltic, a coastguard officer radios a nearby, sanctioned oil tanker."Swedish Coastguard calling… Do you consent to answer a few questions for us? Over."Through heavy static,...
A Dreamy Village In The South Of France Boasts Beautiful Views And Storybook Charm
You've had your heart set on traveling to France for many years. The croissants, the cheese, the wine... not to mention the beautiful scenery. And when you think of...
Possible disruption as yellow snow and ice warning in place
A weather warning for snow and ice has been issued across Northern Ireland as strong northerly winds bring arctic air across the UK and Ireland.The Met Office alert began...
Germany’s Merz under fire in Brazil for his comments on Amazon host city of COP30