Hong Kong’s film industry is turning to AI to save time and money. Where do the humans come in?

Hong Kong’s film industry is turning to AI to save time and money. Where do the humans come in?

By creating realistic virtual locations, for example, there will be no need to fly actors and crew to different places, and audiences will not be able to tell the difference. There are other ways the new technology can work at various stages of making a film, right through to the tedious stage of post-production editing …

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Apple to expand applied research labs in Shanghai and Shenzhen as iPhone sales weaken in world’s largest smartphone market

Apple to expand applied research labs in Shanghai and Shenzhen as iPhone sales weaken in world’s largest smartphone market

Apple is enlarging its applied research operations in mainland China, as the US technology giant’s iPhone sales slow in the world’s largest smartphone market amid increased competition from Huawei Technologies and other major domestic handset vendors. Cupertino, California-based Apple plans to expand its research centre in Shanghai to support all of its product lines and …

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China’s Alipay and WeChat Pay ease the way for foreign travellers to make payments in world’s largest cashless society

China’s Alipay and WeChat Pay ease the way for foreign travellers to make payments in world’s largest cashless society

Alipay’s annual cumulative transaction limit for foreign visitors has also been increased to US$50,000, up from the previous US$10,000 limit, in line with a new People’s Bank of China policy, the group said. 02:40 How mobile payments impact people’s lives in China How mobile payments impact people’s lives in China Tencent on Thursday said foreign …

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