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Kelvin Chan
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Associated Press business writer 美聯社財經記者 in London covering global technology. Formerly in Hong Kong, forever 加拿大人.
Global AI governance is in focus at this week's United Nations General Assembly annual meeting. Here's a rundown of by me and colleague Meg Kinnard apnews.com/article/arti...
AI's double-edged sword: UN leaders weigh its promise and peril
Artificial intelligence has taken center stage at the United Nations Security Council meeting. World leaders have acknowledged AI's vast capabilities while urging caution about its potential harms, es...
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September 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
On holiday this month in Turkey, I roasted on the Mediterranean coast in temperatures as high as 37C/98.6F. Good timing for this @apnews.com One Tech Tip with some pointers on how to keep your phone and other electronic devices cool during the hot hot summer heat. apnews.com/article/ipho...
One Tech Tip: This summer, don't let your phone overheat
The summer holidays are here and many of us will heading off on trips to hot and sunny destinations, and bringing our electronic devices along.
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August 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Europe is racing to beef up its military capabilities, but the question is how to do that quickly? One answer could be defense tech hackathons. Here's an @apnews.com yarn I wrote about one 24-hour brainstorming meetup. Organizers hope to foster a startup-like culture for Europe's defense industry
Hackathon teams race to solve defense tech challenges as Europe boosts military capabilities
Defense tech hackathons are attracting engineering students, tech industry workers and hobbyists to solve military challenges.
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June 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This week's One Tech Tip for @apnews.com is for all you dog and cat owners out there. It's about pet tracking devices and was inspired by one of my cat's escapades a while back. TL:DR he went AWOL. Full story via the link.
June 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Amazing. Respect the lede.
June 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Very pleased to share a National Headliner Award with @aliswenson.bsky.social @alansuderman.bsky.social @garanceburke.bsky.social and Dan Merica today!
We won first place in the Newspaper Political Coverage category for a package of @apnews.com stories on AI and elections.
2025 – Print / Photo | National Headliner Awards
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April 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New cellphones are pricey and could get even more expensive amid global trade tensions. So maybe it's time to consider buying a secondhand phone. Here are some tips from me for this week's edition of One Tech Tip for @apnews.com.
One Tech Tip: Thinking of buying a secondhand phone? Some tips on what to look for
New smartphones aren’t cheap and prices could get even higher amid global trade tensions. To save money, consider buying a secondhand device.
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April 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
As the busy summer travel season approaches, travelers should be ready for increased scrutiny of devices when they're at the border, especially when entering the U.S. Here are some tips to protect your electronic device privacy, in the latest for the @apnews.com One Tech Tip series.
One Tech Tip: Protecting your device privacy when crossing borders
Travelers should prepare for extra scrutiny of devices when crossing borders, especially when entering the U.S.
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April 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
London Met Polic’s facial recognition van is deployed on Camden High Street today. Officers stopped the guy in white T-shirt and were chatting with him for quite a while. I couldn’t stick around to see how it ended
April 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Did you know you don't have to give out your real email when you sign up for something or start using a new service on the internet? Use a burner email address instead for more privacy & security. It's also known as email masking and I wrote about it for this week's @apnews.com One Tech Tip.
One Tech Tip: Don't give your email to strangers, use a decoy address instead
You’ve heard of burner phones. What about burner email? So much of the internet now requires that you hand over your email address before you’re able to use any services — from using an app you’ve dow...
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March 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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2 big earthquakes in SE Asia this morning, one 7.7, the other 6.4 - a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok has collapsed
Violent earthquakes rock Southeast Asia, prompting evacuations in Thailand and Myanmar
Alarms went off in buildings and startled residents were evacuated down staircases of high-rise condominiums and hotels in densely populated central Bangkok.
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March 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Beijing is not happy after a company owned by Hong Kong's richest person sold Panama Canal port assets. It's not the first time that Li Ka-shing has faced criticism from the CCP, but it's always surprising when it happens because the city's billionaire tycoons have been its longtime supporters
Hong Kong's richest man is in hot water over his company's Panama Canal ports deal
Ṭhe tycoon's empire is in the crosshairs after CK Hutchison Holdings chose to sell its port assets to a consortium that includes BlackRock Inc., apparently angering Beijing.
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March 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
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March 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If you're on Bluesky it might be because you've already quit Facebook or Instagram. If you haven't but are mulling it, here's a video I did, based on my One Tech Tip article from January. (see it here bsky.app/profile/thek...)
March 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today's @apnews.com One Tech Tip was inspired by a reader email pleading for help. She wanted to know about how to stop getting spam calls. She said she was getting up to 14 a day even after using call blocking apps. apnews.com/article/spam...
One Tech Tip: Getting a lot of unwanted phone calls? Here are ways to stop them
Unwanted phone calls are out of control. So what can you do to cut down on robocallers and spam calls? Smartphone users can turn on built-in settings.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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February 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
You might ask, what is the quintessential Canadian pop song? Here's one of my picks: Sloan doing Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You" which came out on a tribute album that no longer seems to be available anywhere, either physical or digital. Only on this YouTube rip www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ6t...
Sloan - A Case Of You
YouTube video by Heather Henry
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February 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This came out a month ago but it's still essential reading. Vive le Canada. macleans.ca/society/cana...
Why America Can’t Conquer Canada - Macleans.ca
Donald Trump’s nonsensical threats are an attempt to distract from his own country’s self-destruction
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February 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
US veep JD Vance laid out the Trump administration’s artificial intelligence policy on the final day of the Paris AI summit. Main points include no to excessive regulation or woke AI
JD Vance rails against 'excessive' AI regulation in a rebuke to Europe at the Paris AI summit
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has told a Paris summit on artificial intelligence that the Trump administration will “ensure that AI systems developed in America are free from ideological bias,” and tha...
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February 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Good morning from Paris. I forgot to post our story from yesterday on the AI Action Summit, where US veep Vance is making his intl debut. Had a lot of interesting conversations, but the question is what, if anything, will be achieved. Today Vance will make a speech so we’ll if he has any surprises
Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris
JD Vance is stepping onto the world stage for the first time as U.S. vice president this week, using a high-profile artificial intelligence summit in France and a gathering of national security leader...
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February 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
This isn’t your father’s AI summit
February 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I'm in Paris for a few days to cover the latest international AI summit. Here's a preview by Sylvie Corbet and moi on what to expect. TL:DR Macron wants to widen the debate away from the race to build better-than-human artificial gen intelligence but Trump's AI plan & China's DeepSeek are wildcards
Trump's AI ambition and China's DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris
The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus at a major summit in France this week. World leaders, executives and experts will gather in Paris for the AI Action Summit to hammer out ple...
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February 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
You might be wondering: how do fake reviews work?
Well, here’s a thread that might shed a little light.
Last year I got approached on Telegram by a random account. I didn’t know this person, who called herself Rachelle. I asked about Kenny, someone I once knew who dated a girl with that name. 1/n
We all hate fake reviews, amirite? Google is pledging to crack down on them after an investigation by British regulators who secured commitments from the tech giant. UK businesses that try to profit from them will be slapped with warning labels on their Google profiles and rogue reviewers banned
Google pledges to crack down on fake reviews after UK watchdog investigation
Google is pledging to crack down on fake online reviews with tougher punishments for rogue reviewers and businesses after an investigation by regulators in Britain.
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January 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM