The mayor's comments come after the entertainment giant's data breach last year, which exposed James Dolan's surveillance.

Apple's new App Store rules will require 18+ ratings for dating apps and AI companions that offer sexual or romantic content.

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HP has introduced two 14-inch OLED laptops in India, with prices starting at Rs. 86,000 for the ProBook 4 G2iS and Rs. 1,09,999 for the OmniBook 5. The ProBook is listed with up to 32GB of RAM, 1TB of storage and a 70Wh battery, while the OmniBook weighs 1.16kg and claims up to 42 hours of local video playback. Both models use up to Intel Core 7 processors, but have d...

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Anthropic has introduced Message Threads in public beta on the Claude Platform. It can reduce the response latency for long-running AI agent sessions by eliminating the need to resend the entire conversation history with every API request. Anthropic says the feature is enabled by default for most Claude Code users. The company says that, with the new feature, requests...

Garmin's ECG feature is designed to help smartwatch users check their heart rhythm and look for signs of atrial fibrillation. Compatible watches use built-in sensors to record the heart's electrical activity, with results available on the device and through Garmin Connect. Users can also access their previous readings and create reports to share with doctors. The feat...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has upgraded Project Ensemble to support round-the-clock real-value tokenised settlements through its EnsembleTX project. The initiative aims to facilitate international fund transfers, tokenised investments and treasury management. The regulator also plans to extend its trials to regulated stablecoins, following tests involving tokeni...

Dell 14S laptop has been launched in India with Intel Core 5 and Core 7 Series 3 processors. It comes with a 14-inch display with up to 2.8K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It is offered in four colour options and features an aluminium chassis. It is claimed to deliver up to 21 hours of Netflix streaming on a single charge.

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Prediction markets still show the Republican incumbent favored to win a fourth term, but the odds have narrowed in recent weeks.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has increased his estimate of a suspected cryptocurrency theft involving an unnamed Western European financial institution to more than $133 million. The latest findings include an additional $27 million in withdrawals from centralised exchanges and four newly identified wallet addresses. ZachXBT suspects the institution may be conceali...

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A local economist said Hong Kong’s third-quarter GDP performance has lifted business sentiment, but the recovery remains uneven and will take time to broaden. Ho Lok-sang, adjunct professor with the Academy for Applied Policy Studies and Education Futures at the Education University of Hong Kong, made the assessment as advance estimates showed Hong Kong’s economy grew 5.2 percent year on year in the third quarter of 2026. The clearest sign of recovery, he said, was in prime office space. "Especially for the Grade A centrally located locations, [the] office take-up rate is pretty impressive," he said. "Now, certainly it’s recovering." But Ho stressed that the strength is not spreading beyond that segment. "On the outside of the Grade A and centrally located areas, office demand is still relatively weak, and the demand for commercial properties is still relatively weak," he said. He added that a broader recovery will not come quickly and will likely depend on lower rents. "I think that it will take quite some time to recover, and I think recovery will also necessitate a decline in rents," Ho said. Ho was more upbeat about the rest of the year's outlook. "Definitely the full year growth is going to be quite strong, and I am pretty confident that it will be over four percent or could be as much as 4.5 percent,” he said. The government's real GDP growth forecast for 2026 as a whole is 3.5 to 4.5 percent. Ho said the financial sector is performing "pretty well, extremely well", with IPOs still at a very high level and "no sign of it ebbing". He added that exports, too, are "doing quite well". But he flagged persistent weak spots: "Demand in terms of both construction demand and also the retail consumption demand and restaurant business are still lagging behind". To support these sectors, Ho pointed to major events and tourism. "Of course the major events – for example concerts and Halloween and so on – it’s entirely possible to boost tourism even more," he said. "Tourism is doing pretty well this year, and we hope that the tourists can stay a bit longer and consume a bit more." Ho said that outcome depends on the business sector and the government continuing to promote such major events. Meanwhile, Kenny Shui, vice president of Our Hong Kong Foundation, said the third-quarter figures pointed to strengthening momentum: goods exports rose 30.4 percent on AI and electronics demand, while services exports grew 4.3 percent on tourism and financial activity. But he said private consumption rose just 2.8 percent, slower than the previous quarter, showing that the strength in retail and investment has yet to fully reach households. "Growth momentum is broadening, but the recovery still needs to be felt more widely," Shui said. With first-nine-month growth at 5.1 percent, Shui expects a fourth-quarter growth of four to five percent and full-year growth of around five percent – above the government’s forecast, leaving room for an upward revision. He cautioned, however, that interest rates could weigh on business investment and household spending, and with unemployment at 3.9 percent, consumption still needs job and income support. In the fourth quarter, the key will be whether exports stay strong and consumption and employment improve, Shui added. Edited by Aaron Tam

Oppo Watch 5 has been spotted in a real-life image, revealing the design of the smartwatch. Song Yuqi, a member of the music group, i-dle, was reportedly seen wearing the upcoming smartwatch in public. The leaked image reveals the design of the wearable. It appears to have a square-shaped dial, housing a touchscreen surrounded by relatively thin bezels. It might sport...

The upcoming Redmi smartphone could bring several changes over the Turbo 5 Max, including a larger display and a higher refresh rate. A tipster has also pointed to a new screen design with narrow bezels and BT.2020 colour gamut support. Other expected specifications include a battery exceeding 10,000mAh, an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor and IP68 and IP69 ra...

Corning on Tuesday announced that its new manufacturing facility is now operational in Maharashtra’s Pune. The US-based company, which is known for supplying protective glass covers for flagship and mid-range smartphones, claims that its new manufacturing plant will help it serve the needs of the region better. Further, the company said that it will supply its optic...

Motorola announced festive prices across its smartphone portfolio as part of the ongoing Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2026 on Tuesday. According to the company, its offers cover smartphones across price segments, ranging from entry-level models like the Moto G06 to the flagship Motorola Signature. Motorola also offers price cuts as well as bank offers on models from...

THORChain suspended cryptocurrency swaps across 10 blockchain networks after an Ethereum transaction error resulted in an additional 10 ETH payout. The issue followed a one-block reorganisation on October 31, which caused a deposit to disappear from Ethereum’s transaction history after THORChain had already processed it. The protocol’s automated balance checks det...

Asus has launched the ProArt P16 in India. The latest laptop comes with a 16-inch display, an Nvidia RTX Spark processor, long battery backup, and more. Check out our first impressions to learn more about Asus's latest laptop.

The collaboration with Cathedral brings external researchers into OpenAI's efforts to address vulnerabilities. The company is also changing its bug bounty programme, with payouts for critical reports set to rise more than four times, although revised amounts have not been disclosed. The announcement follows an earlier exercise that involved a quarter of OpenAI's produ...

Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra dummy unit shows a redesigned rear camera bar. The camera arrangement appears to have been repositioned higher on the rear panel, potentially leaving additional space for magnetic accessories. The upcoming phone is said to measure 163.76 x 78.25 x 7.97mm. For comparison, the Galaxy S26 Ultra reportedly measures 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9mm.

Vivo T5 5G was recently launched in India with a clear objective of offering the most balanced user experience under Rs. 40,000. Available at a starting price of Rs. 34,999, the Vivo T5 5G manages to fulfil its promises to some extent. The smartphone captures quite aesthetic-looking, social media-ready pictures with its 50-megapixel rear camera on the back. However, i...

Apple sent out Threat Notifications to multiple users in Germany, starting October 29, notifying them of a spyware attack. Financial Times reports that Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) issued a notice to Bundestag lawmakers and other public figures that they should assume their iPhone has been compromised as part of a government-backed mercena...

Asus ProArt P16 and ProArt P14 were launched in India on Tuesday. The latest laptops from the Taiwanese company are aimed at content creators and AI developers. Both models are powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X computing platforms and feature OLED touchscreens with 120Hz refresh rates and Pantone Validation. The ProArt P16 sports a 16-inch 4K display and up to 128GB of ...

For small trucking firms operating with little margin for error, high fuel costs can make the difference between survival and bankruptcy.

Bitcoin traded below $77,000 on Tuesday as cryptocurrency markets faced renewed selling pressure and cautious investor sentiment. Data shared by WazirX showed $365.90 million in liquidations across more than 93,000 traders, with long positions accounting for 83.8 percent of the total. Institutional ETF outflows, uncertainty surrounding US economic developments, and ex...

Asus has announced a Diwali sale ahead of the festive season, offering several laptop models across categories at special discounted prices. The sale includes laptops from its Zenbook, Vivobook, ROG, TUF and ExpertBook series.

Vivo V80 FE has appeared on the company's official Philippines website. As per the listing, the Vivo V80 FE features a 6.59-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 3,000 nits of local peak brightness. It has a MediaTek Dimensity 7400-Turbo chipset. It has a 7,000mAh battery with 90W wired fast charging support. It received certification from Thailand's...

The Oppo Find X10 Pro Max is an ambitious flagship with one of the most versatile camera systems available in the Indian market. It packs three 200-megapixel rear cameras, which are not merely about resolution; they consistently produce pleasing photographs across landscapes, zoom shots, and challenging lighting. The 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED display is among the finest w...