Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing
MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at...
Taiwanese Comedian’s Assault Case Raises Alarm Over China’s Transnational Repression
Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted five men accused of helping a Chinese national orchestrate an attack on comedian Huang Yi-hao in an alleged attempt to...
Hong Kong degree holders’ pay advantage over non-graduates narrows to HK$2,500
Published: 8:30am, 23 Oct 2026Updated: 11:12am, 23 Oct 2026 Fresh Hong Kong graduates are increasingly feeling the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) as they...
Etsy is cracking down on AI slop listings
Etsy’s new AI policies, among other changes, require that a listing’s first photo is unedited.Etsy’s new AI policies, among other changes, require that a...
Vietnam partners with Denmark to propel its wind energy ambition
A wind energy partnership between Vietnam and Denmark has fuelled expectations of the Southeast Asian country boosting its competitiveness in renewable electricity to serve...
Video shows fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley by US police officer
Mississippi released video on Thursday showing the fatal shooting of a one-year-old boy by a police officer whom state authorities have cleared of criminal...
Inflation-squeezed Japanese flock to claw machines dangling everyday items
With one eye on her baby in a stroller, Minae Kamata operates an arcade machine in a Tokyo suburb, manipulating a claw to grab...
Asia Society announces new permanent home in historic Washington building
Published: 7:05am, 23 Oct 2026Updated: 7:07am, 23 Oct 2026 The Asia Society announced on Thursday that it had marked out territory on the Washington...
Spotify says yes, it is busting people for using Family Plan sharing too widely
Spotify’s co-CEO said it will keep tweaking verification as people ‘find holes around’ methods like its new QR codes over time.Spotify’s co-CEO said it...