Artificial intelligence and the future of work: automation, employment, workplace tools, training, regulation and adoption.
Office workers need a practical workflow for converting, compressing and resizing images without losing rights metadata or accessibility text. This article provides a transparent protocol for JPG.now and explains how to preserve originals and check for data loss.
Firmus, an AI data centre operator backed by Nvidia, has scrapped its A$5 billion IPO in Australia amid growing investor scrutiny of AI valuations and sustainability. The company will pursue private fundraising and may target a Nasdaq listing instead.
SoftBank Group is in talks to raise up to US$100 billion from Gulf investors, including in the UAE, for a new AI-focused fund, the Financial Times reported. The move follows SoftBank's US$30 billion investment in OpenAI and a US$11.1 billion bond sale.
Workers can use AskAI.free to send one question to multiple AI models, compare responses, and identify disagreements. This article provides a practical protocol for verifying claims against primary evidence, with guidance from NIST, UNESCO, and Hong Kong's DPO.
Nearly half of Gen Z high-net-worth art collectors spent over US$1 million on artworks in 2026, double the rate of other generations, according to the Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting 2026. Family influence drives their interest, and use of AI tools for collecting has surged.
Tencent is considering raising up to US$5 billion through an offshore bond sale to fund artificial-intelligence and computing infrastructure, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing sources. The potential deal would follow a US$4.66 billion bond issuance in June, its largest since 2020.
Hong Kong will set up a dedicated task force to study legal liability for damage caused by AI products, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said. The move comes as the city advances its first five-year development plan, with the government also pledging HK$1 billion for AI funding.
A practical one-page AI-use policy for Hong Kong workplaces, covering approved tasks, prohibited data, human accountability, incident reporting and scheduled reviews, based on local and international frameworks.
TypeSafe AI's Jev, a decision engine that scores options rather than generating tokens, claims to be 200 times faster and 400 times cheaper than chat-based AI. But analysts say it fills a niche, cannot match reasoning models like Claude or GPT, and faces competition from existing low-cost models fro
HSBC plans to cut around half of management and specialist roles and up to 70 per cent of financial advisers in its UK wealth business as part of an AI-driven restructuring, according to a Financial Times report. The bank is in a consultation period, with affected staff expected to leave by the end
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei received US$18 million in total compensation last year, according to the company's IPO filing. The figure places him in the middle of tech CEO pay, above Alphabet and Amazon chiefs but below Oracle and Nvidia leaders.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned on 7 October 2026 that high energy prices, record public debt and risks from AI investment threaten global growth. She urged governments to adopt protective fiscal and monetary policies ahead of the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok.
SpaceX plans to raise US$40 billion, led by Apollo Global Management, to buy Nvidia AI chips, the Financial Times reported. The deal, expected to close in 2027, includes US$10 billion in bank loans and US$30 billion in investment-grade debt. Shares of SpaceX fell 1 per cent after the report.
A practical guide for Hong Kong workers using Strut.so to turn scattered research notes into a defensible long-form report, with a step-by-step workflow, human review protocol, and workplace considerations.
DBS says China holds advantages over the US in AI development due to its cost-effective models and dominance in rare earths, critical minerals, and global manufacturing. The bank expects a stable environment for US-China negotiations over the next year.
Kling AI, the video generation model arm of Chinese short-video platform Kuaishou Technology, has selected banks for a Hong Kong IPO aiming to raise at least US$1 billion, according to Bloomberg News. The company targets a listing as soon as next year.
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI is preparing for a Hong Kong IPO in Q1 2027 after a US$50 billion valuation. It plans early-look meetings from October and may raise up to US$5 billion. Annual recurring revenue is expected to reach US$2 billion by December.
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is close to securing at least 80 billion yuan in a new funding round backed by Tencent and CATL, according to Bloomberg News. Investor demand exceeded its initial target of 50 billion yuan after the successful launch of its latest AI model, with the final tally potentiall
South Korea's science ministry plans a 4.7 trillion won ($3.5bn) project to develop a frontier AI model from March, pending December budget approval. The state-led initiative will combine public equity with private funds and be separate from a basic model programme.
Workers can use MathGPT.now to verify workplace calculations, but must independently check each step. This article provides a protocol for testing costing, percentage, and unit-conversion tasks, explains how to assess the tool's reasoning, and offers a verification checklist.
The immediate effect of AI at work is often less dramatic than a job disappearing: research, drafting and review are being rearranged. That shift can help workers, but only when accuracy, privacy and human responsibility are built into the process.
Foxconn reported a 47 per cent jump in third-quarter revenue to T$3.03 trillion, beating market forecasts, driven by strong AI demand. September revenue hit a record T$1.16 trillion. The company expects AI growth to continue in the fourth quarter but warned of global political and economic risks.
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Uchida Shinichi says AI adoption could boost productivity and stock prices but also pressure inflation and long-term interest rates. He notes AI is now a key topic in monetary policy discussions.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argues the benefits of AI justify accepting some risks and that the technology should remain broadly accessible. He highlights a divide with rival Anthropic on regulation, backing a lighter-touch approach and rejecting a trade-off that would prioritise safety over widespread ac
R.E. Lee International CEO Calvin Lo says he worries less about AI being wrong than about millions acting on the same correct answer, which can change outcomes. He warns that fast AI answers can mislead people into making slow-to-reverse decisions in careers, investments and parenting.
David Robinson, a former OpenAI safety employee who resigned, has published an article in The Atlantic arguing that the company's fast-paced culture prioritises rapid development over adequate safety safeguards. He warns that advanced AI systems require precautions akin to nuclear power and aviation
Anthropic plans to launch its initial public offering before Thanksgiving, with the roadshow beginning on 9 Nov. The company still expects to complete its listing by the end of this year and will meet potential investors in San Francisco on 14 Oct.
Tencent has agreed a five-year lease for about 100,000 advanced AI chips from Oracle, worth an estimated US$7 billion, according to the Financial Times. The deal highlights surging demand for chips not available in China amid US export curbs.
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