Baidu’s ChatGPT rival ERNIE Bot an AI letdown

On March 16, Baidu unveiled China’s latest rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT – ERNIE Bot (short for “Enhanced Representation through kNowledge IntEgration”). The “multi-modal” AI-powered chatbot can generate text, images, audio and video from a text prompt. However, ERNIE was poorly received by the public. Baidu’s Hong Kong-listed shares fell by 10% during the press conference, […]Continue Reading

Hun Sen’s post-election resignation a near done deal

Prime Minister Hun Sen is ready to step back from frontline politics after a general election in July, raising the chances that Cambodia will soon have a new leader for the first time in 38 years. The plan is now for Hun Sen, 70, to retire as premier immediately after the general election on July […]Continue Reading

Hong Kong fire forces 3,400 people to evacuate

HONG KONG: Hong Kong firefighters were battling a blaze on Friday (Mar 24) at a warehouse that forced 3,400 people to evacuate, including students, police said. Thick smoke was seen pouring out from the building where the fire broke out around 2pm at the warehouse on Fat Tseung Street inContinue Reading