Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong tycoon wins appeal against fraud convictionKoh EweandDanny Vincent,Hong KongGetty ImagesJimmy Lai was sentenced to nearly six years in jail in 2022 for a fraud offenceJimmy Lai, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media tycoon, has won an appeal against a fraud conviction in 2022, which had seen him sentenced to nearly six years in jail. On Thursday, Hong Kong's Court of Appeal...

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WhatsApp can now draft AI-generated responses based on your conversations WhatsApp is rolling out a slew of new features and updates, including one that generates AI-powered suggested replies based on your conversations. The Meta-owned messaging platform is also launching other features, including a new way to free up space, the ability to touch up photos with Meta AI, and more. Most notably,...

Apple's iPhone 17E vs. iPhone 17, Air, Pro, Pro Max: Comparing the Full Lineup How Apple's lower-cost iPhone 17E matches up with its more-expensive sibling phones. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola Razrs were all the rage. Since then, I've written about everything from consumer electronics to internet culture for outlets like...

Samsung Said 'AI' a Lot at Unpacked. Except When It Talked About the EnvironmentSamsung dropped its new Galaxy S26 smartphone series at Wednesday's Unpacked event, and to nobody's surprise, Galaxy AI was one of the phone-maker's biggest selling points. From actually useful features like call screening to less necessary ones like photo editing, AI was everywhere in Samsung's presentation. Except...