5-month-old baby found unconscious in Yuen Long home, Indonesian helper arrested
A five-month-old baby girl was found unconscious on a bed by her mother at a home in Ha San Wai Tsuen, San Tin, Yuen Long, on Thursday evening, and a 43-year-old Indonesian domestic helper was arrested for allegedly leaving the child home alone.
The Civil Engineering and Development Department has ordered its contractor to investigate the death of a 61-year-old female worker struck by a truck at the Sha Tin Trunk Road T4 project site on Thursday, while the Labour Department has issued a suspension notice stopping all carriageway works at the site.
The Hong Kong Police will introduce AI facial recognition to its Smart View CCTV system this month, aiming to detect crime and find missing people, especially high-risk missing elderly with dementia, more accurately and quickly.
Smart View helps solve 2,192 crimes and find missing dementia patient in 20 minutes
The Smart View CCTV scheme has helped police solve 2,192 criminal cases and arrest 2,831 people as of October 31, involving serious offences including murder, arson, burglary and robbery, police said.
(Video) Lorry drops large box on Fanling Highway, triggering three-vehicle crash
Two dashcam videos circulating online on Thursday show a lorry travelling along Fanling Highway towards Yuen Long dropping a large cardboard box onto the fast lane, apparently because its load was not secured.
Mark Six $108m draw results: 2.5 first-prize units shared by four tickets
The Mark Six draw with an estimated first prize of HK$108 million was held on Thursday night, with the winning numbers 11, 20, 28, 29, 42, 47 and special number 46.
HKSAR Govt strongly condemns US Consulate spokesman's remarks on Joshua Wong case
The HKSAR Government on Thursday strongly condemned and opposed remarks by the spokesman of the US Consulate General in Hong Kong concerning the sentencing of Joshua Wong for conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign countries or external elements to endanger national security.
National Security Department arrests man over importing seditious books for local bookstores
The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force arrested a 34-year-old local man in Mong Kok on Thursday morning on suspicion of contravening Section 24 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, importing a publication with a seditious intention.
Melania Trump urges 'humanity over war' with Ukraine, Russia officials
US first lady Melania Trump brought Russian and Ukrainian officials together at the White House on Thursday and urged both sides to choose "humanity over war" ahead of talks next week in Abu Dhabi.
Democrat calls for AI development pause and superintelligence ban
US Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari has called for a pause on advanced AI development, tighter industry regulation and a ban on artificial superintelligence, urging Democrats to make the measures a priority from day one.
Largely peaceful marches take place across France as workers stage strike
Nationwide demonstrations unfolded largely peacefully, despite some clashes with police in Paris and Lyon, on Thursday during a one-day strike by some public sector workers in a renewed challenge to President Emmanuel Macron.
Paraguay President Peña resigns under mounting pressure from bank collapse
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned on Thursday following the collapse of a prominent digital lender to which he had former business links, putting him under intense pressure as nearly half the population was left without access to their bank accounts.
4.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Xinjiang's Hotan prefecture
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Hotan prefecture in Xinjiang at 0.56am on Friday, with a depth of 60km, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre.
New wave of bomb hoaxes hits 27 passenger flights across Europe
Hoax bomb threats hit at least 27 affected flights around Europe on Thursday from Ireland to Bulgaria, the second wave this week, forcing some to make unplanned landings and prompting fighter jets to escort or intercept others.
Nasdaq set for biggest daily drop in 19 months on fears of AI regulations
The Nasdaq Composite tumbled on Thursday, on track for its deepest one-day drop in 19 months and set to confirm it was in a correction, as chipmakers sank on fears of tougher AI regulation after Democrats won control of the US Congress.
SpaceX, Tesla extend losses as midterm results cloud data center, merger outlook
Shares of Elon Musk's companies SpaceX and Tesla slumped on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session, as investors worried that Democratic wins in the US midterm elections could slow data center build-outs.
Tech backlash and diplomacy: how the US midterms could help reshape global AI governance
The recent US midterm elections have delivered a sharp rebuke to unchecked technological expansion, demonstrating the profound political potency of grassroots opposition.
In 2019, a three-month-long legal dispute in the UK involving £2,000 (HK$21,200) was handed over to 'Smartsettle ONE,' an AI-driven system. By using algorithms to help both parties adjust their bidding expectations, the AI system facilitated a settlement in less than an hour, marking the world's first-ever court case resolved by a robot mediator.
