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BBC - Oct 12, 2026

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More than half of Hong Kong’s working adults believe artificial intelligence will make their retirement path more unpredictable than previous generations, yet only one in five feel financially prepared for the shift, according to a survey by global asset manager T. Rowe Price. About 55 per cent of the 1,004 Hong Kong residents surveyed, all aged 30 and above earning at least HK$15,000 (US$2,239) per month, expect AI-driven disruption to destabilise their long-term career and income...

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Oct 12, 2026

China’s manufacturing sector is leapfrogging straight into the era of agentic artificial intelligence and is now exporting that playbook to global supply chains, according to the CEO of Black Lake, a Chinese provider of cloud-based AI tools for factories. “Just as China skipped credit cards and jumped directly to mobile payments, many factories are skipping full traditional digitalisation and jumping directly to AI agents,” Zhou Yuxiang said in a recent interview with the South China Morning...

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Oct 12, 2026

A new mode includes a study tool, but it still does a user’s homework. And a children’s safety nonprofit says the chatbot flunked its tests.

China's growth offers opportunity over shock, experts say

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Oct 12, 2026

After four days touring the frontlines of China's economic evolution, from Xinyu, an age-old manufacturing hub reinventing itself with advanced industries, to the bustling entrepreneurial engine of Wenzhou, the cradle of the country's private sector, a group of former international political leaders and scholars converged in Beijing on Sunday for the Mingde Strategic Dialogue 2026.

Beijing moves to steady A-share market after sharp tech sell-off

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Oct 12, 2026

China’s top securities regulator has signalled fresh support for the domestic A-share market, convening a symposium over the weekend as authorities sought to shore up sentiment following a sharp sell-off in technology shares driven by concerns over US sanctions. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) brought together executives from listed companies and experts from securities firms and fund managers at a meeting in Beijing on Saturday to “discuss the country’s capital markets and...

China’s CXMT unveils ‘key progress’ on chip structure pursued by Samsung, SK Hynix

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China’s memory chip giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has reported “key progress” in a new structure that rivals Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are also working on to boost memory density. CXMT planned to roll out a new server-memory product based on the structure by the end of 2026, president Cao Kanyu said at an industrial event in Shanghai over the weekend, according to a company statement. At the centre of the development is the “4F square” design, in which each memory cell...

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Roofing scammers con homeowners out of thousands of pounds

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Oct 11, 2026

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Debt advice that may leave you owing even more money

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Oct 11, 2026

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Trump faces growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia

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Oct 11, 2026

Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have criticised the deal, which was announced weeks before the US midterm elections.

American ranchers wrestle with soaring costs - and their loyalty to Trump

American ranchers wrestle with soaring costs - and their loyalty to Trump

Oct 11, 2026

Many farmers in states that backed the president say they are being hit from all sides, with the crucial midterm elections just weeks away.

AI is less regulated than milk, says Microsoft president

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Oct 11, 2026

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