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The author of Any Person Is the Only Self and recent Guggenheim fellow talks about the worst time of day, the value of wasting an…
Samantha Johnson
Australia’s Grand Nuclear Submarine-Fleet Plan
Taiwan projected to benefit from AUKUS deterring Chinese military adventures …
Google DeepMind director Cao Liangliang makes a boomerang-return to Hong Kong
In a homecoming for Hong Kong’s artificial intelligence community, Cao Liangliang – former principal engineer and director at Google DeepMind, IEEE Fellow and architect of…
Philippine president backs defence chief over China sanctions
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has broken his silence on China’s sanctions against his defence chief, in remarks seen as a closing of ranks that…
IVF embryo mix-up undisclosed for weeks sparks calls for 24-hour reporting rule
Hong Kong fertility clinics should be required to report serious incidents within 24 hours to both the regulator for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and health…
New York City races to secure unstable skyscraper after columns buckle and floors sag
Workers have started making emergency repairs to stabilise a Manhattan high-rise after buckled columns and sagging floors forced evacuations in and around the midtown construction…