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Do what AI and China cannot do

To be more precise, do what AI and China cannot do “YET!” Spanning back just five years, I was certain that my son and daughter — both rapidly approaching college age — would be best served by…

Culture

Chill Hill

This premium frozen yoghurt shop, tucked away inside a coin-operated laundromat on Sai Yin Pun's Hill Road, is worth the short trek. Founded by Le Cordon...

Business

Price Hikes Sweep Across Korea After Chuseok

The large-scale discounts offered during the Chuseok holiday have ended, while prices for food, transportation and leisure activities are all set to rise.

  • Chuseok holiday precedes price hikes in Korea
  • Food industry leads with 25 brands price increases
  • Long-distance bus fares raised 9% for first time since 2023

AI

China Weighs Easing NVIDIA AI Chip Curbs

The Chinese government is reviewing a plan to allow domestic tech giants such as ByteDance and Alibaba to purchase NVIDIA’s new artificial intelligence (AI) chip, signaling a potential shift in its…

  • Chinese government may ease restrictions on NVIDIA AI chips.
  • ByteDance and Alibaba may purchase RTX Pro 5500 chips.
  • NVIDIA could regain market share in China's AI chip market.

Business

Samsung Takes Appliance Subscriptions Into B2B

The shift from owning home appliances to using them through subscription services is accelerating. Samsung Electronics announced, marking the second anniversary of its home appliance subscription…

  • Samsung expands B2B subscription model from 'AI Subscription Club' to 'Samsung AI Subscription'.
  • Target sectors: public rental housing, lodging, medical, financial facilities.

Culture

Golf: Nishimura wins maiden LPGA Tour title at Arkansas Championship

ROGERS, Arkansas (Kyodo) -- Japanese golfer Yuna Nishimura completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Arkansas Championship on Sunday, capturing her maid

  • Yuna Nishimura wins maiden LPGA Tour title at Arkansas Championship
  • Secured 21-under-par total of 192, outshone rivals by five shots
  • Dominated final round with eagle, five birdies, and two bogeys

Science

100th Anniversary of the Shapley – Curtis Great Debate

1920: Scale of the Universe Debate History & brief summaries: About the 1920 Greate Debate | Wikipedia | This Month in Astronomical History | Astronomy’s Great RemembranceVirginia Trimble: History of…

  • 1920 Great Debate between Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis debated universe's scale and structure
  • Shapley argued Milky Way centered on our galaxy, Curtis proposed Milky Way as one of many galaxies
  • Discovery of Cepheid variables in Andromeda proved it was separate galaxy, not Milky Way cloud
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