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Khan's party navigates Pakistan blackouts to keep campaign alive
Khan's party navigates Pakistan blackouts to keep campaign alive
by  AFP

Former prime minister Imran Khan's party has redefined election campaigning in Pakistan with its social media rallies and use of AI technology in a bid to sidestep a nationwide crackdown that has followed it online. Censorship then followed as the party pushed its election campaign online.

China's Tencent fires more than 120 workers for fraud
China's Tencent fires more than 120 workers for fraud
by  AFP

Chinese tech giant Tencent said it last year dismissed more than 120 employees for violating its anti-fraud rules, including for corruption and embezzlement. The announcements come after years of difficulties for China's tech giants.

US patient 'happy again' after brain implant treats epilepsy and OCD
US patient 'happy again' after brain implant treats epilepsy and OCD
by  AFP

American Amber Pearson used to wash her hands until they bled, terrified by the idea of contamination from everyday items, a debilitating result of her obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Doctors worked with Pearson to see exactly what happens in her brain when she gets trapped in an obsessive loop.

Fake news, online hate swell Indonesia anti-Rohingya sentiment
Fake news, online hate swell Indonesia anti-Rohingya sentiment
by  AFP

Arriving on a rickety boat in western Indonesia from squalid Bangladesh camps after weeks at sea late last year, hundreds of Rohingya refugees came to shore only to be turned around and pushed back. But a few days after the attack on a refugee shelter, the Indonesian navy pushed away a Rohingya boat approaching the Aceh coast.

Did Australian invent bitcoin? UK court examines claim
Did Australian invent bitcoin? UK court examines claim
by  AFP

A court case starting in London on Monday will seek to determine whether Australian computer scientist Craig Wright invented bitcoin, the world's first and biggest cryptocurrency. The court case comes as bitcoin becomes more widely accessible.

EU states greenlight landmark new AI rules
EU states greenlight landmark new AI rules
by  AFP

The European Union's 27 member states on Friday approved landmark rules on reining in artificial intelligence, passing a key last hurdle after tough negotiations to the very end. Today member states endorsed the political agreement reached in December -- recognising the perfect balance found by the negotiators between innovation and safety," he said.

Hong Kong quits e-sports cup that could not show 'China' in team name
Hong Kong quits e-sports cup that could not show 'China' in team name
by  AFP

Hong Kong has withdrawn from the eAsian Cup in Qatar because the football video game used by the event could not display the team's official name which includes the word "China". "Konami's eFootball 2024 gaming application adopted by the AFC eAsian Cup 2023 is unable to correctly display our team name of 'Hong Kong, China'," the city's football association said in a statement on Thursday.