ChatGPT 爆發全球大癱瘓 登入與 API 服務全面停擺

OpenAI 旗下人工智能聊天服務 ChatGPT 於美東時間 8 月 19 日晚上約 8 時爆發全球大癱瘓,導致無數用戶無法登入帳號、註冊新帳戶或讀取對話紀錄。全球多區用戶受到本次事故影響,OpenAI 官方已確認故障並正實施緩解措施。

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Intel’s Razor Lake Will Reportedly Tap TSMC’s 2nm N2X Process, Squeezing AMD Out of Already-Constrained Fab Capacity

With the next two generations of Intel's processors - Nova Lake and Razor Lake - maintaining or even enhancing their fabrication footprint at TSMC, at least as per recent leaks, AMD's ability to secure marginal capacity within TSMC's increasingly constrained fabs now stands at a disadvantage.

We already know that Intel is preparing to start mass producing its Nova Lake chips around January 2027. While these new family of chips were initially believed to rely entirely on Intel's own 18A process, recent


True friends stab you in the front? The importance of debate in today’s world

Barristers see it as a key role to defend the rule of law, judicial independence and fundamental rights. Photo: Yik Yeung-man.

Jose-Antonio Maurellet SC is the current chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association and a commercial litigator.

“True friends stab you in the front?”

This is a quote most likely to be misattributed to Oscar Wilde. What he wrote instead in The Devoted Friend was: “But what is the good of friendship if one cannot say exactly what one means? Anybody can say charming things and try to please and to flatter, but a

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China’s Mech-Mind Robotics set to open order book for US$300m IPO, sources say

Visitors explore the Mech-Mind Robotics booth during Smart Factory & Automation World 2026 in Seoul, South Korea, on March 5. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

The Meituan-backed company has started gauging interest for a listing that could raise about US$300 million, up from a US$200 million target a year ago, with its debut expected in early September, the people said.

The firm, based in Xiongan New Area in northern China’s Hebei province, passed its listing hearing with bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) last week, clearing the


Why Chinese film-goers are flocking to a movie they hate

This past week, another unlikely film went viral in Chinese cinemas. On its August 5 debut, the animated film Niu Lai , or The Arrival of the Ox , only earned 3,420 yuan (US$507) at the box office. About 10 days later, it suddenly saw a spike in viewers and generated six figures of revenue.

On Saturday, its box office climbed to 717,000 yuan and reached more than 11 million yuan on Monday. Its


【本日みつけたお買い得品】日清どん兵衛きつねうどんの12個セットが343円引き。天ぷらそばもセール中

Amazonにおいて、日清食品の「どん兵衛」がお買い得だ。「日清のどん兵衛 きつねうどん [西]」(95g)×12個セットは、8月7日の価格から225円引きと118円引きクーポンで、2,355円にて購入できる。鰹と

Astropad Workbench 1.3 adds faster streaming, privacy curtain, and more

Astropad has released Workbench 1.3, its largest update to the remote desktop app since the launch earlier this year. The release adds several tools for accessing unattended Macs, along with changes to performance and reliability.


Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison seeks HK$11.7b from Panama over takeover of canal ports

Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison has launched international arbitration against Panama, seeking more than HK$11.7 billion (US$1.5 billion) in damages over the government’s takeover of two strategic ports at the entrances to the Panama Canal.

Announcing the move on Thursday, the Li Ka-shing family-backed conglomerate said Panama had breached an investment-protection treaty and international law through “sovereign acts” targeting its decades-old concession to operate the Balboa and Cristobal terminals, and “destroyed


China’s top diplomat Wang Yi calls on US to change ‘hostile policy’ on North Korea

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) meets his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun in Seoul on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing welcomed South and North Korea moving towards peaceful coexistence and called on Washington to change its “hostile policy” on Pyongyang.
In talks with his counterpart Cho Hyun in Seoul on Wednesday, Wang said China was “always committed to playing a constructive role in the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula”, according to a readout from

Microsoft is slowly breaking Windows Media Player Legacy to force people over to the new app

It'd prefer you move over to the new Windows Media Player already.