Monthly Archives: September 2024

In 2020, Hong Kong was transformed when China introduced the controversial national security law (NSL).Created in response to the protests which erupted in Hong Kong the year before, the law made illegal a wider range of dissenting acts while reducing the city's autonomy in several ways.Beijing and Hong Kong authorities argue the law is necessary […]

I never thought I would miss my smart home until I started traveling again  Tom’s Guidesource

Subscribe to our blog and receive notifications of new stories by email.We likely all know someone who has been affected by cancer. While some cancers form due to factors outside of our control, some lifestyle choices can help reduce your cancer risk.According to the National Cancer Institute, 2 million people were diagnosed with cancer in […]

De Europese Centrale Bank verlaagt haar belangrijkste rentetarief. Het is de tweede keer in vijf jaar dat de belangrijkste Europese rente daalt. Dat werkt door in rentes voor leningen en spaartegoeden van huishoudens en bedrijven.source

Plans to implement Article 23 have raised fears of a further slide in freedoms in the financial hub.Taipei, Taiwan – As Hong Kong moves forward with controversial new national security legislation, its foreign business community is expressing reservations – albeit quietly – about how new rules concerning “state secrets” could affect the international financial hub’s […]

The smart home sector is poised to significantly transform the conventional home insurance industry. This evolution will enable the utilization of new data to develop innovative services and revenue streams, thereby altering how insurance providers interact with consumers. This shift presents considerable obstacles to the insurance industry’s established data-centric models.In the era of the Internet […]

Healthy lifestyles choices, incuding not smoking, a high level of activity, and sleeping 7 to 9 hours per night, are strongly linked with a decreased risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a study published today in the journal Gut.In their study, researchers looked at the medical and diet information of 64,268 people […]

Russische troepen zijn begonnen met een tegenoffensief in de Russische grensregio Kursk, zegt de Oekraïense president Volodymyr Zelensky. Het Oekraïense leger lanceerde begin augustus een opvallende opmars in het gebied.source

Hong Kong’s stock market is lower today than it was in 1997 when the territory returned to Chinese sovereignty.Taipei, Taiwan – Like many Hong Kongers, accountant Edelweiss Lam spent the last week watching the city’s stock market wipe out 14 months of gains as the Hang Seng Index fell below the psychological threshold of 15,000 […]

By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, a smart home reporter who’s been testing connected gadgets since 2013. Previously a writer for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, and US News.The idea that your living room TV should be a central place to connect, control, and manage your smart home is one that I believe has been a long time coming. […]