72% of Hong Kong professionals regularly use AI, double global average: survey

72% of Hong Kong professionals regularly use AI, double global average: survey

SCMP •

More than 70 per cent of Hong Kong working professionals use artificial intelligence (AI) tools on a daily or weekly basis, more than double the global average, but junior staff also harbour deeper anxiety over job security amid its growing adoption, a survey has found. The study conducted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) surveyed 3,722 working professionals in the cit...

72% of Hong Kong professionals use AI weekly, double the global average: survey

72% of Hong Kong professionals use AI weekly, double the global average: survey

SCMP •

More than 70 per cent of Hong Kong working professionals use artificial intelligence (AI) tools on a weekly basis, more than double the global average, but junior staff also harbour deeper anxiety over job security amid its growing adoption, a survey has found. The study conducted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) surveyed 3,722 working professionals in the city between...

Ukraine launches drone attack on Russian oil refining facilities – Europe live

Ukraine launches drone attack on Russian oil refining facilities – Europe live

The Guardian •

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that strikes on such facilities were directly linked with putting more pressure on MoscowA Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Tatarstan region killed 12 people and wounded 39 others, Russian authorities said.The city, some 1,000 kilometers within Russia, hosts a major oil refinery, with facilities long targeted by Ukrainian army. Ukraine previous...

Ex-Thai MP arrested for killing official

Ex-Thai MP arrested for killing official

Sky News •

A Thai official has been killed after a gunman opened fire inside a local government office - in the country's second deadly shooting in three days.

SA premier announces royal commission into AI – as it happened

SA premier announces royal commission into AI – as it happened

The Guardian •

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say the remains found in a suitcase near Goulburn are not human.Supt Linda Bradbury with NSW police said:Some good news here that we don’t have a suspicious death of a human on our hands. … We are still undertaking more forensic work to identify what they are. But we can identify that they’re not human.But we’...

Malaysian MP offers US$1,200 bounty for arsonist after unprovoked attack on elderly woman

Malaysian MP offers US$1,200 bounty for arsonist after unprovoked attack on elderly woman

SCMP •

A Malaysian lawmaker is offering a 5,000 ringgit (US$1,200) bounty for the person responsible for an arson attack which left an elderly woman in critical condition in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. The 62-year-old counter staff suffered 50 per cent burns to her body after an unidentified individual doused her in what police believe was petrol and set her on fire at a lottery shop in Kepong, a su...

Malaysian MP offers US$1,200 reward for arsonist after unprovoked attack on elderly woman

Malaysian MP offers US$1,200 reward for arsonist after unprovoked attack on elderly woman

SCMP •

A Malaysian lawmaker is offering a 5,000 ringgit (US$1,200) reward to catch the person responsible for an arson attack which left an elderly woman in critical condition in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. The 62-year-old counter staff suffered 50 per cent burns to her body after an unidentified individual doused her in what police believe was petrol and set her on fire at a lottery shop in Kepong,...

Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’

Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’

The Guardian •

Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beachHarry Potter fans have forced a new multimillion-pound power cable between the UK and Ireland to be relocated after complaining it would desecrate the “grave” of Dobby, a fictional elf.The character was laid to rest on Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, during the...

Gujarat canal-top solar generates power while saving 2.38M gallons of water

Gujarat canal-top solar generates power while saving 2.38M gallons of water

Times of India •

In Gujarat, India, a groundbreaking solar plant is ingeniously situated over an irrigation canal, generating electricity while simultaneously conserving water. By minimizing evaporation and discouraging algae growth, this project exemplifies the efficient use of existing infrastructure for multiple benefits. Given Gujarat's vast canal system, this innovative model showcases a promising solution to...

In the 1990s, Boston sent Big Dig soil to a burning dump, turning it into a park

In the 1990s, Boston sent Big Dig soil to a burning dump, turning it into a park

Times of India •

Boston’s massive Big Dig project produced more than 16 million cubic yards of soil, and nearly a quarter of it was sent to Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor. The island was once a city dump where methane gas caused underground fires. The soil helped cap the old landfill, reshape the island and support a long restoration effort that brought back trees, plants, birds and other wildlife.