Information Technology
Hong Kong eyes mainland investors with Tech 100 Index
Hong Kong eyes mainland investors with Tech 100 Index
About 400 firms have applied for listing, including seven global tech companies.
14 hours ago
MTR Lab and ZGC Science City forge startup partnership
Tie-up targets AI and smart-city ventures.
22 hours ago
Regulators launch expanded GenAI Sandbox across financial sectors
The GenA.I. Sandbox++ focuses on risk management, fraud prevention, and customer experience.
6 days ago
Nearly all firms go digital but web presence uneven
Large and medium companies showed higher digital adoption than small businesses.
Hong Kong Budget pivots to AI after surplus swing
Financial Secretary Paul Chan pledges $10b for future industries.
Gov’t earmarks $10b to power next-generation industries
The spending plan backs space robotics, low-altitude drones, and first driverless transport.
New AI R&D institute to start operations in H2
The company will advise on frameworks for AI development.
Gov't sets up new committee to drive industry-wide AI scaling
Its initial focus will be on life and health technologies and embodied AI.
Executives lag on AI use as workflow adoption stays low: report
Among white-collar workers who use AI tools, 88% reported productivity improvements.
Hong Kongers lose 60% of time savings to correcting AI errors
Frequent AI users review outputs with the same or greater care than work produced by humans.
AI boosts productivity but only 24% see job security: PwC
PwC survey shows low mobility despite productivity gains.
HKTDC, Microsoft launch programme for SMEs' AI push
The initiative offers workshops and AI solution packages for T-box companies.
Hong Kong AI fools 90% of consumers in voice tests
Survey shows most callers mistake synthetic speech for staff creating identity risk.
Edge computing tops Hong Kong priorities as NaaS market expands
This is as 29% of local IT leaders plan to explore edge computing opportunities in 2026.
HKChat forces developer speed-up as 630,000 users swarm
HKGAI warns AI risks must stay in “visible” range.
Deepfakes balloon by 147% despite 43% downturn in fraud volume
The region ranks amongst APAC’s top fraud hotspots in 2025.
HK triples data pipeline as AI sparks $3t supercycle
AI inference requirements are forecast to surpass training as the dominant infrastructure demand by 2027.
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