https://vietnaminquirer.com/rss/category/money Vietnam Inquirer - : TECH en Copyright 2025 Vietnam Inquirer - All Rights Reserved. https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robot-swings-punches-and-kicks-after-malfunction-at-china-school-performance https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robot-swings-punches-and-kicks-after-malfunction-at-china-school-performance Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Humanoid, robot, swings, punches, and, kicks, after, malfunction, China, school, performance A humanoid robot in Xinjiang, northwestern China, went out of control during a school event, suddenly swinging its arms and kicking toward nearby performers, prompting staff to shut it down.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-gaming-industry-urged-to-build-on-local-strengths-for-global-expansion https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-gaming-industry-urged-to-build-on-local-strengths-for-global-expansion Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, gaming, industry, urged, build, local, strengths, for, global, expansion Experts at the Vietnam Game Forum 2026 said Vietnam's gaming industry has strong potential to expand globally if it can leverage its domestic strengths while taking advantage of international platforms and ecosystems.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/samsung-electronics-market-cap-surpasses-1-trillion-after-us-ai-chip-stocks-surge https://vietnaminquirer.com/samsung-electronics-market-cap-surpasses-1-trillion-after-us-ai-chip-stocks-surge Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Samsung, Electronics, market, cap, surpasses, trillion, after, chip, stocks, surge The market ​capitalisation of Samsung Electronics' common stock surpassed US$1 trillion on Wednesday, making it the second ​Asian company after TSMC to reach the milestone.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-rolls-out-humanoid-robots-at-airport-as-labor-shortages-worsen https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-rolls-out-humanoid-robots-at-airport-as-labor-shortages-worsen Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan, rolls, out, humanoid, robots, airport, labor, shortages, worsen Japan Airlines has begun testing humanoid robots for ground-handling operations at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport as Japan faces a growing shortage of airport workers.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-university-offers-fully-phone-based-bachelors-and-masters-degrees https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-university-offers-fully-phone-based-bachelors-and-masters-degrees Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator university, offers, fully, phone-based, bachelor’s, and, master’s, degrees Cornerstone University has become the first in the U.S. to offer fully accredited bachelor’s and master’s degrees that students can complete entirely through a mobile app under its new SOAR program.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-university-ranked-3rd-globally-for-data-science-and-ai https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-university-ranked-3rd-globally-for-data-science-and-ai Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Southeast, Asian, university, ranked, 3rd, globally, for, data, science, and, AI The university ranked third in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject for data science and artificial intelligence, released recently by U.K. based educational analyst Quacquarelli Symonds.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-top-university-punishes-leading-cancer-researcher-wang-ping-over-nature-paper-misconduct https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-top-university-punishes-leading-cancer-researcher-wang-ping-over-nature-paper-misconduct Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, top, university, punishes, leading, cancer, researcher, Wang, Ping, over, Nature, paper, misconduct Tongji University has removed prominent cancer researcher Wang Ping from his role as dean of the School of Life Sciences and Technology after an investigation found misconduct in a 2025 Nature study.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-unveils-worlds-first-dual-core-neutral-atom-quantum-computer https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-unveils-worlds-first-dual-core-neutral-atom-quantum-computer Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, unveils, world’s, first, dual-core, neutral, atom, quantum, computer Chinese quantum technology company CAS Cold Atom Technology has unveiled Hanyuan-2, the world’s first dual-core neutral atom quantum computer, supporting parallel computing like two brains working together.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/french-professor-accused-of-creating-fake-nobel-style-prize-and-awarding-it-to-himself https://vietnaminquirer.com/french-professor-accused-of-creating-fake-nobel-style-prize-and-awarding-it-to-himself Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator French, professor, accused, creating, fake, Nobel-style, prize, and, awarding, himself French professor Florent Montaclair is under investigation after allegedly creating a fake Nobel Prize-style philology award to grant himself the honor and advance his career.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-first-robot-monk-ordained-at-south-korean-temple https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-first-robot-monk-ordained-at-south-korean-temple Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator World’s, first, robot, monk, ordained, South, Korean, temple Gabi, a G1 humanoid robot developed by China's Unitree Robotics, has been ordained into Buddhism at Jogye Temple in Seoul, becoming the world’s first robot monk in South Korea.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-air-sees-biggest-price-drop-in-apples-2025-lineup https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-air-sees-biggest-price-drop-in-apples-2025-lineup Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator iPhone, Air, sees, biggest, price, drop, Apple’s, 2025, lineup Apple’s thinnest iPhone, the Air, is now selling for VND23 million, down VND9 million (US$340) from its launch price in late 2025 and VND1 million lower than last month.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robot-unexpectedly-hugs-female-student-during-china-university-dance-sparks-safety-debate https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robot-unexpectedly-hugs-female-student-during-china-university-dance-sparks-safety-debate Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Humanoid, robot, unexpectedly, hugs, female, student, during, China, university, dance, sparks, safety, debate A humanoid robot unexpectedly hugged a female student during a university dance performance in northwestern China, sparking debate online over robot safety and control.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-shing-tung-yau-rose-from-poverty-to-become-chinas-first-fields-medalist https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-shing-tung-yau-rose-from-poverty-to-become-chinas-first-fields-medalist Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, Shing-Tung, Yau, rose, from, poverty, become, China’s, first, Fields, Medalist Raised in a two-room shack beside a pig pen, Shing-Tung Yau defied a childhood of poverty to become the first Chinese winner of the Fields Medal and one of the world’s most influential mathematicians.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-17-prices-drop-by-35 https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-17-prices-drop-by-35 Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator iPhone, prices, drop, 3.5 More than six months after launching in Vietnam, Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup has seen price cuts, with the 17 Pro becoming up to VND1.7 million (US$64.5) cheaper.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/harvard-graduate-student-workers-strike-over-low-pay-lagging-behind-mit-stanford-peers https://vietnaminquirer.com/harvard-graduate-student-workers-strike-over-low-pay-lagging-behind-mit-stanford-peers Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Harvard, graduate, student, workers, strike, over, low, pay, lagging, behind, MIT, Stanford, peers Thousands of graduate student workers at Harvard University have gone on strike, saying their pay, as low as US$26,300 a year, falls far behind what their peers earn at MIT and Stanford.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-film-school-dropout-to-billionaire-in-days-the-unlikely-rise-of-christian-weedbrook-in-quantum-computing https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-film-school-dropout-to-billionaire-in-days-the-unlikely-rise-of-christian-weedbrook-in-quantum-computing Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, film, school, dropout, billionaire, days:, The, unlikely, rise, Christian, Weedbrook, quantum, computing Christian Weedbrook, founder and CEO of quantum computing firm Xanadu, became a billionaire within days after Nvidia backed quantum computing as a key technology for artificial intelligence.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-to-slash-ride-hailing-firms-maximum-commission-taken-from-drivers-to-8 https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-to-slash-ride-hailing-firms-maximum-commission-taken-from-drivers-to-8 Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, slash, ride-hailing, firms, maximum, commission, taken, from, drivers Indonesia plans to lower the caps on commissions that ride-hailing firms take from drivers per trip from 20% to 8%.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-17-named-apples-best-selling-iphone-series-of-all-time https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-17-named-apples-best-selling-iphone-series-of-all-time Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator iPhone, named, Apple’s, best-selling, iPhone, series, all, time Apple said the iPhone 17 lineup has become its best-selling iPhone series ever, helping drive record quarterly sales despite supply chain constraints.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robot-passenger-delays-us-flight-over-seating-battery-issues https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robot-passenger-delays-us-flight-over-seating-battery-issues Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Humanoid, robot, passenger, delays, flight, over, seating, battery, issues A Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to San Diego was delayed for almost an hour after crew members had to reseat a child-sized humanoid robot and remove its oversized lithium batteries.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-billionaire-robin-khudas-airtrunk-invests-3b-in-malaysia-data-centers https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-billionaire-robin-khudas-airtrunk-invests-3b-in-malaysia-data-centers Mon, 04 May 2026 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australia, billionaire, Robin, Khuda’s, AirTrunk, invests, 3B, Malaysia, data, centers Data center operator AirTrunk, founded by Australian billionaire Robin Khuda, will invest 12 billion ringgit (US$3 billion) to build two new data centers in Malaysia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/microsoft-named-top-us-tech-firm-for-workplace-culture https://vietnaminquirer.com/microsoft-named-top-us-tech-firm-for-workplace-culture Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Microsoft, named, top, tech, firm, for, workplace, culture Microsoft ranked third on Forbes’ 2026 list of America’s best employers for company culture, the highest position among technology firms.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bill-gates-would-be-worlds-second-richest-without-350b-plus-in-donations https://vietnaminquirer.com/bill-gates-would-be-worlds-second-richest-without-350b-plus-in-donations Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bill, Gates, would, world’s, second-richest, without, 350B-plus, donations Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates would have a fortune of around $464 billion and rank as the world’s second-richest person if he had not given away much of his wealth, Forbes estimated.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoians-stick-to-gasoline-motorbikes-amid-ev-charging-woes https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoians-stick-to-gasoline-motorbikes-amid-ev-charging-woes Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoians, stick, gasoline, motorbikes, amid, charging, woes Concerns over charging access and long charging times are discouraging many Hanoians from switching to electric motorbikes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-leads-the-world-with-over-5-million-invention-patents https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-leads-the-world-with-over-5-million-invention-patents Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, leads, the, world, with, over, million, invention, patents China granted nearly one million invention patents in 2025, pushing its total past 5 million and making it the first country to reach the milestone, officials said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/unitree-humanoid-robot-executes-skating-flips-and-spins https://vietnaminquirer.com/unitree-humanoid-robot-executes-skating-flips-and-spins Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Unitree, humanoid, robot, executes, skating, flips, and, spins China’s Unitree Robotics has showcased a customized G1 humanoid robot capable of hybrid movement, combining wheeled motion with gliding on roller and ice skates through coordinated wheel-leg control.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/top-20-us-universities-most-sought-after-by-employers https://vietnaminquirer.com/top-20-us-universities-most-sought-after-by-employers Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Top, universities, most, sought, after, employers Employers are increasingly looking beyond the traditional Ivy League and turning to 20 other leading U.S. public and private universities that emphasize AI skills.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/mit-crowned-worlds-best-for-global-data-science-and-ai https://vietnaminquirer.com/mit-crowned-worlds-best-for-global-data-science-and-ai Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator MIT, crowned, world’s, best, for, global, data, science, and The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. ranked first in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject for data science and artificial intelligence.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-brothers-behind-robot-joint-maker-leaderdrive-become-billionaires-as-humanoid-demand-surges https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-brothers-behind-robot-joint-maker-leaderdrive-become-billionaires-as-humanoid-demand-surges Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, brothers, behind, robot, joint, maker, Leaderdrive, become, billionaires, humanoid, demand, surges Shares of Chinese robotic joint maker Leader Harmonious Drive Systems have jumped 40% over the past year as demand for humanoid robots accelerates, making founder Zuo Yuyu and his brother Zuo Jing billionaires.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-unveils-worlds-first-coal-fuel-cell-that-generates-electricity-with-near-zero-emissions https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-unveils-worlds-first-coal-fuel-cell-that-generates-electricity-with-near-zero-emissions Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, unveils, world’s, first, coal, fuel, cell, that, generates, electricity, with, near-zero, emissions A Chinese research team has developed a coal-based fuel cell that generates electricity directly with near-zero emissions, offering higher efficiency than conventional coal power methods.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/three-chinese-women-mathematicians-win-2026-oscars-of-science-prizes https://vietnaminquirer.com/three-chinese-women-mathematicians-win-2026-oscars-of-science-prizes Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Three, Chinese, women, mathematicians, win, 2026, ‘Oscars, Science’, prizes Three Chinese women mathematicians gained global recognition after winning major awards at the 2026 Breakthrough Prize, widely known as the “Oscars of Science.”]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/unitree-humanoid-robot-goes-viral-after-chasing-wild-boars-on-warsaw-street https://vietnaminquirer.com/unitree-humanoid-robot-goes-viral-after-chasing-wild-boars-on-warsaw-street Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Unitree, humanoid, robot, goes, viral, after, chasing, wild, boars, Warsaw, street A video showing a customized Unitree G1 humanoid robot chasing wild boars along a street in Warsaw, Poland, has racked up millions of views on social media.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vitrox-cofounder-chu-jenn-weng-returns-to-malaysias-richest-list-as-shares-climb-ondemand-for-chip-inspection-equipment https://vietnaminquirer.com/vitrox-cofounder-chu-jenn-weng-returns-to-malaysias-richest-list-as-shares-climb-ondemand-for-chip-inspection-equipment Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator ViTrox, cofounder, Chu, Jenn, Weng, returns, Malaysia’s, richest, list, shares, climb, ondemand, for, chip, inspection, equipment Cofounder and CEO Chu Jenn Weng of semiconductor inspection equipment firm ViTrox has rejoined Forbes’ Malaysia’s Richest list for 2026 after the company’s shares surged 84%, ending his one-year absence.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/faulty-wireless-call-buttons-at-hanoi-cafe-disrupt-car-motorbike-smart-keys https://vietnaminquirer.com/faulty-wireless-call-buttons-at-hanoi-cafe-disrupt-car-motorbike-smart-keys Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Faulty, wireless, call, buttons, Hanoi, cafe, disrupt, car, motorbike, smart, keys Faulty wireless call buttons at a Hanoi cafe disrupted multiple car and motorbike smart keys after emitting signals on overlapping radio frequencies, authorities said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/meet-chris-espinosa-the-only-apple-employee-still-with-the-company-since-its-founding-50-years-ago https://vietnaminquirer.com/meet-chris-espinosa-the-only-apple-employee-still-with-the-company-since-its-founding-50-years-ago Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Meet, Chris, Espinosa, the, only, Apple, employee, still, with, the, company, since, its, founding, years, ago Chris Espinosa, hired by Steve Jobs at age 14, remains the only Apple employee to have worked continuously through the company’s half-a-century history.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robots-race-past-humans-in-beijing-half-marathon-showing-rapid-advances https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robots-race-past-humans-in-beijing-half-marathon-showing-rapid-advances Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Humanoid, robots, race, past, humans, Beijing, half-marathon, showing, rapid, advances Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they whizzed past ​human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/mit-named-worlds-best-for-mathematics-for-nine-straight-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/mit-named-worlds-best-for-mathematics-for-nine-straight-years Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator MIT, named, world’s, best, for, mathematics, for, nine, straight, years The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. ranked first in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by subject for mathematics, holding the top position since 2017.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-is-the-only-asian-country-with-two-universities-in-the-global-top-5-for-data-science-and-ai https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-is-the-only-asian-country-with-two-universities-in-the-global-top-5-for-data-science-and-ai Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, the, only, Asian, country, with, two, universities, the, global, top, for, data, science, and, AI It is the only Asian country with two universities placed in the top five of the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject for data science and AI, taking third and fifth spots.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-builds-big-science-model-to-foster-self-reliance https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-builds-big-science-model-to-foster-self-reliance Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, builds, ‘big, science’, model, foster, self-reliance China is developing a state-led science system combining large-sized research infrastructure, centralized coordination and industrial integration to reduce reliance on foreign technologies.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-terence-tao-is-seen-as-one-of-the-worlds-greatest-living-mathematicians https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-terence-tao-is-seen-as-one-of-the-worlds-greatest-living-mathematicians Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Why, Terence, Tao, seen, one, the, world’s, greatest, living, mathematicians Terence Tao, a UCLA mathematics professor widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest living mathematicians, rose from child prodigy to Fields Medalist at 31.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-research-chair-janusz-pawliszyn-one-of-the-worlds-top-analytical-science-figures-joins-chinese-university https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-research-chair-janusz-pawliszyn-one-of-the-worlds-top-analytical-science-figures-joins-chinese-university Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Canada, Research, Chair, Janusz, Pawliszyn, one, the, world’s, top, analytical, science, figures, joins, Chinese, university Janusz Pawliszyn, the recipient of the Chemical Institute of Canada’s highest honour and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, has joined Sun Yat-sen University in China.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/30-best-us-universities-for-graduate-engineering-programs https://vietnaminquirer.com/30-best-us-universities-for-graduate-engineering-programs Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:43 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator best, universities, for, graduate, engineering, programs The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has placed first in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 ranking for graduate engineering programs, holding the position for 36 consecutive years.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/unitree-to-launch-cheapest-humanoid-robot-globally-next-week-starting-at-over-4000 https://vietnaminquirer.com/unitree-to-launch-cheapest-humanoid-robot-globally-next-week-starting-at-over-4000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:41 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Unitree, launch, cheapest, humanoid, robot, globally, next, week, starting, over, 4, 000 Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics will launch its cheapest humanoid robot R1 globally next week via AliExpress, starting at 29,900 yuan (US$4,370), sources told South China Morning Post.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/low-altitude-economy-emerges-as-new-growth-driver-for-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/low-altitude-economy-emerges-as-new-growth-driver-for-vietnam Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:39 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Low-altitude, economy, emerges, new, growth, driver, for, Vietnam Vietnam’s low-altitude economy is emerging as a promising growth driver, underpinned by technology and data.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-debuts-worlds-first-boring-machine-capable-of-tunneling-over-1000-meters-for-ore-mining https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-debuts-worlds-first-boring-machine-capable-of-tunneling-over-1000-meters-for-ore-mining Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:38 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, debuts, worlds, first, boring, machine, capable, tunneling, over, 1, 000, meters, for, ore, mining China has deployed a 500-ton drilling machine, described as an “underground aircraft carrier,” capable of excavating vertical shafts over 1,000 meters deep to access hard-to-reach mineral deposits.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/mit-named-worlds-best-for-computer-science-and-information-systems https://vietnaminquirer.com/mit-named-worlds-best-for-computer-science-and-information-systems Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator MIT, named, world’s, best, for, computer, science, and, information, systems The U.S.'s Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ranked first globally for computer science and information systems in the 2026 QS subject rankings, holding the title for 15 years straight.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/asias-third-best-university-to-require-ai-literacy-for-all-students https://vietnaminquirer.com/asias-third-best-university-to-require-ai-literacy-for-all-students Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Asias, third, best, university, require, literacy, for, all, students Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will require all students to take AI literacy lessons from August, embedding them into a compulsory first-year course as part of a broader curriculum overhaul.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/unitree-humanoid-robot-sets-101-ms-sprint-record-nearing-human-top-speed https://vietnaminquirer.com/unitree-humanoid-robot-sets-101-ms-sprint-record-nearing-human-top-speed Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Unitree, humanoid, robot, sets, 10.1, ms, sprint, record, nearing, human, top, speed Chinese robotics firm Unitree's H1 humanoid robot has reached a sprint speed of 10.1 meters per second, approaching the pace of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt’s world record.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/we-want-to-compete-at-the-highest-level-school-dropout-luyu-zhang-joins-wave-of-chinese-ai-founders-moving-to-us https://vietnaminquirer.com/we-want-to-compete-at-the-highest-level-school-dropout-luyu-zhang-joins-wave-of-chinese-ai-founders-moving-to-us Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator ‘We, want, compete, the, highest, level’:, School, dropout, Luyu, Zhang, joins, wave, Chinese, founders, moving Luyu Zhang, the founder and CEO of Dify, has moved his AI startup to the U.S., joining a wave of Chinese entrepreneurs seeking talent, funding and global opportunities in Silicon Valley.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/8-year-old-us-boy-designs-zero-gravity-indicator-for-nasa-artemis-ii https://vietnaminquirer.com/8-year-old-us-boy-designs-zero-gravity-indicator-for-nasa-artemis-ii Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 8-year-old, boy, designs, zero-gravity, indicator, for, NASA, Artemis Second-grader Lucas Ye designed “Rise,” a plush toy that doubles as a zero-gravity indicator used by astronauts on the Artemis II mission during their historic flight around the Moon.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/macbook-neo-sells-out-in-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/macbook-neo-sells-out-in-vietnam Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator MacBook, Neo, sells, out, Vietnam Apple’s MacBook Neo has quickly sold out in Vietnam, driven by strong demand and a relatively limited initial supply.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-american-chip-founder-zhao-jianhui-becomes-billionaire https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-american-chip-founder-zhao-jianhui-becomes-billionaire Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese-American, chip, founder, Zhao, Jianhui, becomes, billionaire Zhao Jianhui, founder and chairman of power chip firm Epiworld International, became a billionaire after his shares in the company jumped 35% in their Hong Kong trading debut.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/meta-to-shut-down-messengercom https://vietnaminquirer.com/meta-to-shut-down-messengercom Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Meta, shut, down, Messenger.com Meta will shut down website Messenger.com on April 16 and redirect users to Facebook’s messaging page as part of its shift away from standalone desktop platforms.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-is-the-only-southeast-asian-country-with-two-universities-in-the-global-top-10-for-engineering-and-technology https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-is-the-only-southeast-asian-country-with-two-universities-in-the-global-top-10-for-engineering-and-technology Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, the, only, Southeast, Asian, country, with, two, universities, the, global, top, for, engineering, and, technology The Southeast Asian country has two universities ranked eighth and 10th for engineering and technology in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-the-only-asian-country-with-university-in-global-top-10-for-mathematics https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-the-only-asian-country-with-university-in-global-top-10-for-mathematics Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, the, only, Asian, country, with, university, global, top, for, mathematics Singapore is the only Asian country with a university in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by subject top 10 for mathematics, led by the National University of Singapore (NUS).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-tech-executive-charged-with-fraud-conspiracy-in-case-linked-to-nvidia-chips-export-probe https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-tech-executive-charged-with-fraud-conspiracy-in-case-linked-to-nvidia-chips-export-probe Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, tech, executive, charged, with, fraud, conspiracy, case, linked, Nvidia, chips, export, probe Jenny Lim, chief financial officer of Aperia International, has been charged with fraud conspiracy in a Singapore probe linked to export-controlled Nvidia chips.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/southeast-asia-poised-to-attract-ai-investment-amid-global-shifts https://vietnaminquirer.com/southeast-asia-poised-to-attract-ai-investment-amid-global-shifts Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Southeast, Asia, poised, attract, investment, amid, global, shifts The global AI boom has bolstered economic fortunes across Asia, lifting South Korean chipmakers, Southeast Asian data center operators, Chinese AI startups, and Japanese component-makers alike.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/grab-launches-robotaxi-service-in-singapore https://vietnaminquirer.com/grab-launches-robotaxi-service-in-singapore Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Grab, launches, robotaxi, service, Singapore Grab has become Southeast Asia’s first driverless ride-hailing provider in Singapore, launching a limited robotaxi trial in the Punggol district.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/austrian-scientists-create-worlds-smallest-qr-code-that-can-store-data-for-centuries https://vietnaminquirer.com/austrian-scientists-create-worlds-smallest-qr-code-that-can-store-data-for-centuries Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Austrian, scientists, create, world’s, smallest, code, that, can, store, data, for, centuries Scientists at Vienna University of Technology in Austria have created a QR code smaller than most bacteria, offering a potential breakthrough in ultra-dense, long-term data storage.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/da-nang-recognized-among-worlds-best-cities-for-digital-nomads-creators https://vietnaminquirer.com/da-nang-recognized-among-worlds-best-cities-for-digital-nomads-creators Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nang, recognized, among, worlds, best, cities, for, digital, nomads, creators The coastal Vietnamese city of Da Nang has been named by Forbes as one of the world's top destinations for digital nomads and creators in 2026, thanks to its affordability, strong infrastructure, and laid-back coastal charm.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-koreas-leading-universities-accused-of-using-ghost-professors-to-boost-global-rankings https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-koreas-leading-universities-accused-of-using-ghost-professors-to-boost-global-rankings Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea’s, leading, universities, accused, using, ‘ghost, professors’, boost, global, rankings Yonsei University and Korea University face scrutiny over alleged recruitment of “ghost professors,” overseas scholars with limited academic involvement or residence in Korea, to boost research output and global rankings.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-universities-slide-in-global-ranking-for-data-science-and-ai https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-universities-slide-in-global-ranking-for-data-science-and-ai Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hong, Kong, universities, slide, global, ranking, for, data, science, and Data science and artificial intelligence rankings at Hong Kong universities continued to decline in this year global rankings by U.K. based educational analyst Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/6-tech-and-science-highlights-top-scientists-leave-us-for-chinas-universities-robots-advance-computer-science-grads-face-job-woes https://vietnaminquirer.com/6-tech-and-science-highlights-top-scientists-leave-us-for-chinas-universities-robots-advance-computer-science-grads-face-job-woes Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator tech, and, science, highlights:, Top, scientists, leave, for, Chinas, universities, robots, advance, computer, science, grads, face, job, woes From Fields Medalist Ngo Bao Chau’s decision to leave the U.S. for Hong Kong to growing unemployment among computer science graduates, here are some of the key global science and technology stories recently covered by VnExpress International.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/national-university-of-singapore-leads-asia-in-engineering-and-technology-rankings https://vietnaminquirer.com/national-university-of-singapore-leads-asia-in-engineering-and-technology-rankings Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator National, University, Singapore, leads, Asia, engineering, and, technology, rankings The National University of Singapore has emerged as Asia’s top performer in engineering and technology, with six subjects ranked in the global top five in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/logitech-g-sells-out-gaming-mouse-during-15-hour-livestream-pre-order-in-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/logitech-g-sells-out-gaming-mouse-during-15-hour-livestream-pre-order-in-vietnam Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Logitech, sells, out, gaming, mouse, during, 1.5-hour, livestream, pre-order, Vietnam Logitech G sold out its initial e-commerce stock of the Pro X2 Superstrike gaming mouse during the first round of its launch, which coincided with a 1.5-hour pre-order livestream.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-much-gold-is-in-your-computer https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-much-gold-is-in-your-computer Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, much, gold, your, computer Gold is widely used in computer hardware components for its conductivity and resistance to corrosion, though each device contains only about 0.2 grams.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-leading-materials-scientist-seeram-ramakrishna-leaves-singapores-top-university-for-chinas-tsinghua https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-leading-materials-scientist-seeram-ramakrishna-leaves-singapores-top-university-for-chinas-tsinghua Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator World’s, leading, materials, scientist, Seeram, Ramakrishna, leaves, Singapores, top, university, for, China’s, Tsinghua Seeram Ramakrishna, Singapore’s most cited scientist, has left the National University of Singapore to join China’s Tsinghua University as a distinguished chair professor.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-the-only-southeast-asian-country-with-two-universities-in-the-global-top-10-for-engineering-and-technology https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-the-only-southeast-asian-country-with-two-universities-in-the-global-top-10-for-engineering-and-technology Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, the, only, Southeast, Asian, country, with, two, universities, the, global, top, for, engineering, and, technology Singapore places two universities in the global top 10 for engineering and technology in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korean-chip-equipment-firm-founder-sung-kyu-dong-joins-billionaire-ranks-as-ai-boom-lifts-shares https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korean-chip-equipment-firm-founder-sung-kyu-dong-joins-billionaire-ranks-as-ai-boom-lifts-shares Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korean, chip, equipment, firm, founder, Sung, Kyu-dong, joins, billionaire, ranks, boom, lifts, shares Surging demand for memory chips tied to the AI boom has pushed EO Technics shares up more than 40% this year, making founder Sung Kyu-dong a billionaire.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambridge-architecture-pioneer-francois-penz-leaves-uk-after-more-than-four-decades-to-join-university-in-china https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambridge-architecture-pioneer-francois-penz-leaves-uk-after-more-than-four-decades-to-join-university-in-china Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cambridge, architecture, pioneer, Francois, Penz, leaves, after, more, than, four, decades, join, university, China French professor Francois Penz, who pioneered the integration of computer science into architecture, has joined China’s Nanjing University after about 45 years at the U.K.’s University of Cambridge .]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-leading-chip-engineers-return-to-china-after-years-in-us https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-leading-chip-engineers-return-to-china-after-years-in-us Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Worlds, leading, chip, engineers, return, China, after, years A growing number of Chinese-born semiconductor engineers are leaving the U.S. and returning to China as Beijing pushes to strengthen its domestic chip industry in response to tighter American restrictions.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-tapping-a-tv-remote-can-make-it-work-again https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-tapping-a-tv-remote-can-make-it-work-again Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Why, tapping, remote, can, make, work, again Lightly tapping a malfunctioning TV remote can restore functionality by dislodging oxidation on battery contacts, allowing electrical current to flow again.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-humanoid-robots-could-outrun-humans-unitree-founder-says https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-humanoid-robots-could-outrun-humans-unitree-founder-says Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, humanoid, robots, could, outrun, humans, Unitree, founder, says Chinese humanoid robots may soon run faster than humans, possibly beating Olympic champion Usain Bolt in the 100 meters, according to Unitree founder Wang Xingxing.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-humanoid-robot-rallies-tennis-shots-with-human https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-humanoid-robot-rallies-tennis-shots-with-human Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, humanoid, robot, rallies, tennis, shots, with, human China’s Unitree G1 humanoid robot has shown it can rally tennis balls with a human player, reacting to fast shots, moving across the court and keeping exchanges going in real time.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/7-top-global-scientists-leave-the-west-after-decades-to-join-hong-kong-universities https://vietnaminquirer.com/7-top-global-scientists-leave-the-west-after-decades-to-join-hong-kong-universities Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator top, global, scientists, leave, the, West, after, decades, join, Hong, Kong, universities World-leading scientists are leaving long-held positions at Western institutions for universities in Hong Kong, as rising research funding there and geopolitical tensions and weakening support in the West reshape the academic landscape.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/engineering-majors-set-to-earn-second-highest-starting-pay-at-us-masters-level-in-2026 https://vietnaminquirer.com/engineering-majors-set-to-earn-second-highest-starting-pay-at-us-masters-level-in-2026 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Engineering, majors, set, earn, second-highest, starting, pay, master’s, level, 2026 Engineering majors in the U.S. Class of 2026 are projected to earn an average starting salary of $92,873 at the master’s level, despite a 1.3% decline from last year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-has-produced-most-fields-medal-winners https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-has-produced-most-fields-medal-winners Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, country, has, produced, most, Fields, Medal, winners This country leads with 15 Fields Medalists, the highest total for the math prize often called the Nobel Prize of Mathematics.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-korean-american-mathematician-june-huh-went-from-high-school-dropout-to-fields-medalist https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-korean-american-mathematician-june-huh-went-from-high-school-dropout-to-fields-medalist Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, Korean, American, mathematician, June, Huh, went, from, high, school, dropout, Fields, Medalist Most leading mathematicians show early talent, but 2022 Fields Medalist June Huh developed his passion much later, once disliking math and dropping out of high school to pursue poetry.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-headquartered-onus-crypto-exchange-crashes https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-headquartered-onus-crypto-exchange-crashes Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore-headquartered, ONUS, crypto, exchange, crashes Millions of investors are currently unable to access the ONUS cryptocurrency exchange application, sparking deep concern over the safety of their money.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/computer-occupations-projected-to-be-second-highest-paid-for-bachelors-grads https://vietnaminquirer.com/computer-occupations-projected-to-be-second-highest-paid-for-bachelors-grads Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Computer, occupations, projected, second, highest-paid, for, bachelor’s, grads Computer-related roles are projected to be the second highest-paid jobs for U.S. bachelor’s graduates in 2026, with an average salary of $82,194, according to a recent salary report.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/meet-teenage-founders-building-fast-growing-ai-startups-and-raising-millions https://vietnaminquirer.com/meet-teenage-founders-building-fast-growing-ai-startups-and-raising-millions Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Meet, teenage, founders, building, fast-growing, startups, and, raising, millions Teenagers like Pranjali Awasthi and Zach Yadegari are already building AI startups that have generated or raised millions, as a new wave of young founders enters the tech industry.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-unveils-new-hanoi-space-center https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-unveils-new-hanoi-space-center Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, unveils, new, Hanoi, space, center Vietnam has opened a new space center at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi, featuring a ground station with a satellite research and development facility.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-raise-a-lobster-ai-assistant-craze-sparks-security-warnings https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-raise-a-lobster-ai-assistant-craze-sparks-security-warnings Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, raise, lobster, assistant, craze, sparks, security, warnings OpenClaw, a multi-purpose AI assistant behind China’s “raise a lobster” tech sensation, has prompted warnings from experts and authorities over potential security and data risks.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/edwin-chen-mit-grad-and-founder-of-surge-ai-named-richest-new-ai-billionaire https://vietnaminquirer.com/edwin-chen-mit-grad-and-founder-of-surge-ai-named-richest-new-ai-billionaire Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Edwin, Chen, MIT, grad, and, founder, Surge, AI, named, richest, new, billionaire Edwin Chen, founder of data labeling startup Surge AI, is the richest among a new wave of AI billionaires with an estimated net worth of US$18 billion, according to Forbes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/3-year-old-iphone-15-costs-more-than-newly-launched-iphone-17e https://vietnaminquirer.com/3-year-old-iphone-15-costs-more-than-newly-launched-iphone-17e Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 3-year-old, iPhone, costs, more, than, newly, launched, iPhone, 17e Apple’s iPhone 15 now costs VND18.3 million (US$696) for the 128GB version in Vietnam, nearly VND1 million more than the newly launched iPhone 17e.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-which-university-named-the-worlds-best-for-computer-science https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-which-university-named-the-worlds-best-for-computer-science Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Quiz:, Which, university, named, the, worlds, best, for, computer, science The school placed first out of 1,165 institutions across 84 countries and territories in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026 for computer science.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/prominent-chinese-scientists-leave-us-after-decades-to-join-tsinghua-university https://vietnaminquirer.com/prominent-chinese-scientists-leave-us-after-decades-to-join-tsinghua-university Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Prominent, Chinese, scientists, leave, after, decades, join, Tsinghua, University A growing number of prominent Chinese scientists are leaving the U.S. to return to China, including to take up positions at Tsinghua University, in a trend that is reshaping the global research landscape.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/pi-network-crypto-up-50-after-prolonged-slump https://vietnaminquirer.com/pi-network-crypto-up-50-after-prolonged-slump Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Network, crypto, 50, after, prolonged, slump Pi Network’s token has rebounded sharply in recent days, jumping about 50% to around US$0.3 after a prolonged slump, reviving community interest despite remaining well below its US$3 peak.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robot-arrested-after-startling-elderly-woman-in-macau https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robot-arrested-after-startling-elderly-woman-in-macau Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Humanoid, robot, ‘arrested’, after, startling, elderly, woman, Macau A humanoid robot was taken off a Macau street by police after it startled a 70-year-old woman, who was later taken to hospital for a precautionary check-up.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/porsche-ev-owner-in-singapore-sues-dealer-for-us234000-over-ev-battery-replacement-dispute https://vietnaminquirer.com/porsche-ev-owner-in-singapore-sues-dealer-for-us234000-over-ev-battery-replacement-dispute Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Porsche, owner, Singapore, sues, dealer, for, US234, 000, over, battery, replacement, dispute A Singapore-based Porsche Taycan 4S owner has filed a lawsuit against dealer TTS Eurocars, seeking more than S$300,000 (US$234,000) after the company allegedly refused to replace the vehicle’s EV battery.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/meet-gabriela-nguyen-harvard-student-behind-appstinence-movement-encouraging-people-to-quit-social-media https://vietnaminquirer.com/meet-gabriela-nguyen-harvard-student-behind-appstinence-movement-encouraging-people-to-quit-social-media Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Meet, Gabriela, Nguyen, Harvard, student, behind, Appstinence, movement, encouraging, people, quit, social, media After social media began dominating her life, Gabriela Nguyen quit the platforms entirely and founded Appstinence, a movement that has reached more than one million people encouraging them to unplug.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/meet-wang-hong-chinese-math-star-tipped-for-2026-fields-medal https://vietnaminquirer.com/meet-wang-hong-chinese-math-star-tipped-for-2026-fields-medal Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Meet, Wang, Hong, Chinese, math, star, tipped, for, 2026, Fields, Medal Chinese maths star Wang Hong has emerged as a leading contender for the 2026 Fields Medal after solving the three-dimensional Kakeya conjecture, a century-old problem in geometric measure theory.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-budget-laptop-brand-chuwi-accused-of-misleading-buyers-over-cpus https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-budget-laptop-brand-chuwi-accused-of-misleading-buyers-over-cpus Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, budget, laptop, brand, Chuwi, accused, misleading, buyers, over, CPUs Chinese budget laptop maker Chuwi has been accused of misleading customers by installing lower-end processors in some laptops while promoting them as more powerful chips.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/12b-ai-startup-thinking-machines-lab-loses-2-founding-members-to-meta https://vietnaminquirer.com/12b-ai-startup-thinking-machines-lab-loses-2-founding-members-to-meta Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 12B, startup, Thinking, Machines, Lab, loses, founding, members, Meta Christian Gibson and Noah Shpak, two founding members of Thinking Machines Lab, the artificial intelligence startup led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, have left the company to join Meta.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/world-leading-ev-motor-expert-leaves-uk-after-38-years-to-join-asia-top-10-university https://vietnaminquirer.com/world-leading-ev-motor-expert-leaves-uk-after-38-years-to-join-asia-top-10-university Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator World-leading, motor, expert, leaves, after, years, join, Asia, top, university Zhu Ziqiang, a world-leading electric motor engineering expert, has left the UK after 38 years to join Hong Kong Polytechnic University.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/half-of-2025-ev-fires-in-singapore-linked-to-high-voltage-batteries https://vietnaminquirer.com/half-of-2025-ev-fires-in-singapore-linked-to-high-voltage-batteries Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Half, 2025, fires, Singapore, linked, high-voltage, batteries Two of Singapore’s four electric vehicle fires in 2025 were caused by high-voltage battery faults, according to the Singapore Civil Defence Force.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/computer-science-masters-graduates-most-sought-after-by-us-employers https://vietnaminquirer.com/computer-science-masters-graduates-most-sought-after-by-us-employers Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Computer, science, master’s, graduates, most, sought-after, employers Nearly one-quarter of U.S. employers plan to recruit master’s graduates in computer science, the highest share among fields, a new survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers(NACE) finds.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/rising-memory-costs-could-wipe-out-sub-500-pcs https://vietnaminquirer.com/rising-memory-costs-could-wipe-out-sub-500-pcs Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Rising, memory, costs, could, wipe, out, sub-500, PCs A sharp rise in memory prices could drive PC makers away from laptops and desktop computers priced under $500, market research firm Gartner said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/uss-computer-engineering-grads-post-second-highest-unemployment-rate https://vietnaminquirer.com/uss-computer-engineering-grads-post-second-highest-unemployment-rate Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator USs, computer, engineering, grads, post, second-highest, unemployment, rate Computer engineering graduates in the U.S. have the second-highest unemployment rate among college majors at 7.8%, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nobel-laureate-physicist-andre-geim-leaves-uk-after-over-two-decades-to-join-asias-2nd-best-university https://vietnaminquirer.com/nobel-laureate-physicist-andre-geim-leaves-uk-after-over-two-decades-to-join-asias-2nd-best-university Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nobel, laureate, physicist, Andre, Geim, leaves, after, over, two, decades, join, Asia’s, 2nd, best, university British physicist Andre Geim will leave the U.K. after more than two decades to become a chair professor at the University of Hong Kong in April, the university said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-is-the-only-southeast-asian-country-with-a-university-in-global-top-10-for-engineering https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-is-the-only-southeast-asian-country-with-a-university-in-global-top-10-for-engineering Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, the, only, Southeast, Asian, country, with, university, global, top, for, engineering This Southeast Asian country has a university ranked 10th in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject for engineering.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/who-are-the-two-russian-women-bill-gates-had-affairs-with-during-his-marriage-to-melinda https://vietnaminquirer.com/who-are-the-two-russian-women-bill-gates-had-affairs-with-during-his-marriage-to-melinda Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Who, are, the, two, Russian, women, Bill, Gates, had, affairs, with, during, his, marriage, Melinda Bill Gates has acknowledged having affairs with two Russian women during his marriage to Melinda French Gates, identifying one as a bridge player and the other as a nuclear physicist whose name has not been made public.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-affairs-and-mounting-tensions-led-to-bill-and-melinda-gates-billion-dollar-divorce https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-affairs-and-mounting-tensions-led-to-bill-and-melinda-gates-billion-dollar-divorce Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, affairs, and, mounting, tensions, led, Bill, and, Melinda, Gates’, billion-dollar, divorce The marriage of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates was gradually eroded by extramarital affairs, tensions over Jeffrey Epstein ties and diverging leadership styles before their billion-dollar divorce.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-and-pm-lawrence-wong-targeted-in-ai-driven-youtube-disinformation-campaign https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-and-pm-lawrence-wong-targeted-in-ai-driven-youtube-disinformation-campaign Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, and, Lawrence, Wong, targeted, AI-driven, YouTube, disinformation, campaign Hundreds of AI-generated Chinese-language YouTube videos spread false claims about Singapore and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in a coordinated disinformation campaign lasting several months.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/rare-two-character-vn-domains-to-go-under-the-hammer-for-the-first-time https://vietnaminquirer.com/rare-two-character-vn-domains-to-go-under-the-hammer-for-the-first-time Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Rare, two-character, .vn, domains, under, the, hammer, for, the, first, time Vietnam will hold its first-ever public auction of two-character “.vn” domain names in 2026, marking a significant step in unlocking the value of scarce national digital assets.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-taxis-to-go-electric-by-2030 https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-taxis-to-go-electric-by-2030 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, taxis, electric, 2030 Hanoi will replace all gasoline and diesel taxis with green-energy vehicles by 2030.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/when-was-the-worlds-first-humanoid-robot-introduced https://vietnaminquirer.com/when-was-the-worlds-first-humanoid-robot-introduced Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator When, was, the, world’s, first, humanoid, robot, introduced The world’s earliest humanoid robot, WABOT-1, was created by researchers at Waseda University in Japan. It was capable of walking, picking up objects, and performing simple forms of communication.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/xiaomi-ev-crash-fire-kills-driver-after-doors-fail-to-open-police-say https://vietnaminquirer.com/xiaomi-ev-crash-fire-kills-driver-after-doors-fail-to-open-police-say Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Xiaomi, crash, fire, kills, driver, after, doors, fail, open, police, say A 31-year-old driver died after a Xiaomi vehicle caught fire in Chengdu when the car’s electric doors could not be opened following a collision, police findings show.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/computer-science-ranks-third-most-in-demand-us-bachelors-degree https://vietnaminquirer.com/computer-science-ranks-third-most-in-demand-us-bachelors-degree Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Computer, science, ranks, third, most, in-demand, bachelor’s, degree Computer science ranks third among the most in-demand U.S. bachelor’s degrees, with 60% of employers planning to hire such graduates, according to a recent survey.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-compact-humanoid-robot-demonstrates-human-like-balance https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-compact-humanoid-robot-demonstrates-human-like-balance Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, compact, humanoid, robot, demonstrates, human-like, balance Chinese robotics firm EngineAI has showcased its compact PM01 humanoid robot rising from the ground seconds after being kicked and pushed, with movements closely resembling human motion.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/better-than-gold-market-singapore-used-laptop-resellers-profit-from-surging-ai-chip-demand https://vietnaminquirer.com/better-than-gold-market-singapore-used-laptop-resellers-profit-from-surging-ai-chip-demand Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator ‘Better, than, gold, market’:, Singapore, used-laptop, resellers, profit, from, surging, chip, demand Used-laptop resellers in Singapore are profiting from AI-driven memory chip shortages by extracting high-value hardware components or reselling the devices to buyers across Asian markets.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-18-pro-prices-may-not-be-higher-than-the-iphone-17-pro-despite-rising-costs https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-18-pro-prices-may-not-be-higher-than-the-iphone-17-pro-despite-rising-costs Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator iPhone, Pro, prices, may, not, higher, than, the, iPhone, Pro, despite, rising, costs Apple aims to keep starting prices of the iPhone 18 Pro similar to the iPhone 17 Pro despite rising component costs, according to industry analysts.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/where-will-elon-musks-4-starlink-gateways-be-located-in-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/where-will-elon-musks-4-starlink-gateways-be-located-in-vietnam Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Where, will, Elon, Musk’s, Starlink, gateways, located, Vietnam Starlink, the satellite internet service of the world’s richest man Elon Musk, will install one gateway station in Phu Tho (near Hanoi), one in Da Nang and two in HCMC.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/pi-cryptocurrency-slides-95-as-investor-confidence-fades-a-year-after-debut https://vietnaminquirer.com/pi-cryptocurrency-slides-95-as-investor-confidence-fades-a-year-after-debut Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator cryptocurrency, slides, 95, investor, confidence, fades, year, after, debut Pi Network has underperformed expectations since its Open Network transition last year, lacking key features like smart contracts and seeing its value plummet from its peak.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-private-jets-to-police-raids-sweepstakes-astralian-casino-billionaire-laurence-escalantes-future-in-doubt https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-private-jets-to-police-raids-sweepstakes-astralian-casino-billionaire-laurence-escalantes-future-in-doubt Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, private, jets, police, raids, sweepstakes, Astralian, casino, billionaire, Laurence, Escalante’s, future, doubt Online gaming entrepreneur Laurence Escalante built a billion-dollar fortune from his virtual casino empire, spending big on private jets and yachts, but recent criminal charges now threaten to derail his success.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-country-has-two-universities-in-the-global-top-20-for-ai https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-country-has-two-universities-in-the-global-top-20-for-ai Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Southeast, Asian, country, has, two, universities, the, global, top, for, AI It is the only country in the region with two universities ranked 8th and 11th in the 2026 CSRankings for artificial intelligence.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-50-ebay-flip-to-25b-ai-startup-how-iran-born-ali-ansari-is-closing-in-on-billionaire-status-at-25 https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-50-ebay-flip-to-25b-ai-startup-how-iran-born-ali-ansari-is-closing-in-on-billionaire-status-at-25 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, 50, eBay, flip, 2.5B, startup:, How, Iran-born, Ali, Ansari, closing, billionaire, status At 25, Iran-born entrepreneur Ali Ansari leads micro1, a rapidly growing data-labeling firm valued at US$2.5 billion, a milestone that could place him among the world’s youngest billionaires.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-surge-propels-two-chinese-born-tech-founders-to-14b-wealth-gain https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-surge-propels-two-chinese-born-tech-founders-to-14b-wealth-gain Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator surge, propels, two, Chinese-born, tech, founders, 14B, wealth, gain David Sun and John Tu, co-founders of U.S.-based memory giant Kingston Technology, have seen their fortunes swell amid the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-university-is-the-worlds-second-best-for-ai https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-university-is-the-worlds-second-best-for-ai Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Asian, university, the, world’s, second-best, for, AI This Asian university ranked second globally in the 2026 CSRankings for artificial intelligence, a ranking that evaluated more than 600 institutions worldwide based on research output.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/it-manager-named-uss-3rd-best-job https://vietnaminquirer.com/it-manager-named-uss-3rd-best-job Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator manager, named, US’s, 3rd, best, job IT managers ranked third in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Jobs list, with a median salary of $171,200 and projected 15.2% employment growth through 2034.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-humanoid-robot-orders-surge-after-viral-lunar-new-year-gala-performance https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-humanoid-robot-orders-surge-after-viral-lunar-new-year-gala-performance Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, humanoid, robot, orders, surge, after, viral, Lunar, New, Year, gala, performance Orders for Chinese-made humanoid robots jumped sharply after their eye-catching appearances at the Spring Festival Gala on Lunar New Year’s Eve, with delivery dates for some models now delayed until April.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-food-delivery-giant-meituan-set-for-vietnam-entry https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-food-delivery-giant-meituan-set-for-vietnam-entry Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, food, delivery, giant, Meituan, set, for, Vietnam, entry China’s largest food delivery platform Meituan has opened an office in HCMC and started recruiting employees.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-fairy-inspired-humanoid-robot-stuns-with-lifelike-facial-expressions https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-fairy-inspired-humanoid-robot-stuns-with-lifelike-facial-expressions Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, fairy-inspired, humanoid, robot, stuns, with, lifelike, facial, expressions China’s fairy-inspired humanoid robot Elf Xuan drew widespread attention for its lifelike facial expressions at a recent robotics gala.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-university-named-worlds-best-for-ai https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-university-named-worlds-best-for-ai Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Asian, university, named, world’s, best, for, AI This Asian university ranked first in the newly released 2026 CSRankings for AI, topping over 600 institutions worldwide.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-cheapest-iphone-sees-price-cut-ahead-of-tet https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-cheapest-iphone-sees-price-cut-ahead-of-tet Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam’s, cheapest, iPhone, sees, price, cut, ahead, Tet Vietnam’s cheapest iPhone, the iPhone 13, is now priced at VND11.9 million (US$456) down VND400,000 from last month.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ride-hailing-fares-double-amid-booming-demand-ahead-of-tet https://vietnaminquirer.com/ride-hailing-fares-double-amid-booming-demand-ahead-of-tet Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Ride-hailing, fares, double, amid, booming, demand, ahead, Tet Ride-hailing fares have doubled in Hanoi ahead of Lunar New Year, but rides remain hard to secure and many businesses are hiring private couriers to make deliveries.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-engineai-launches-humanoid-robot-combat-league-with-144m-prize https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-engineai-launches-humanoid-robot-combat-league-with-144m-prize Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinas, EngineAI, launches, humanoid, robot, combat, league, with, 1.44M, prize Chinese robotics firm EngineAI has launched a humanoid robot combat league in Shenzhen with a 10 million yuan (US$1.44 million) prize.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/man-detained-in-china-for-flying-modified-drone-to-aircraft-level-altitude https://vietnaminquirer.com/man-detained-in-china-for-flying-modified-drone-to-aircraft-level-altitude Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Man, detained, China, for, flying, modified, drone, aircraft-level, altitude A man in eastern China has been taken into custody after illegally flying a modified drone to altitudes normally used by aircraft and repeatedly entering restricted airport airspace.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/3000-bets-get-double-payouts-as-singapore-bookmaker-suffers-technical-glitch https://vietnaminquirer.com/3000-bets-get-double-payouts-as-singapore-bookmaker-suffers-technical-glitch Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 3, 000, bets, get, double, payouts, Singapore, bookmaker, suffers, technical, glitch State-controlled bookmaker Singapore Pools mistakenly issued double payouts on about 3,000 winning bets and failed to register roughly 13,000 others following a technical disruption” that lasted three hours.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-approves-elon-musks-starlink-allowing-up-to-600000-satellite-internet-devices https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-approves-elon-musks-starlink-allowing-up-to-600000-satellite-internet-devices Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, approves, Elon, Musks, Starlink, allowing, 600, 000, satellite, internet, devices Vietnam has officially licensed Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch Starlink satellite internet services, allowing up to 600,000 connections in its first phase as the country expands digital access.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-new-year-service-offering-proxies-to-bow-to-parents-in-china-stokes-controversy https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-new-year-service-offering-proxies-to-bow-to-parents-in-china-stokes-controversy Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, New, Year, service, offering, proxies, bow, parents, China, stokes, controversy A Chinese odd-jobs mobile app has canceled a service that let users hire proxies to bow to their elderly relatives during Chinese New Year family visits, sparking scrutiny of China’s “hire-anyone-for-anything” service sector.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/pi-network-crypto-falls-to-record-low-since-mainnet-launch https://vietnaminquirer.com/pi-network-crypto-falls-to-record-low-since-mainnet-launch Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Network, crypto, falls, record, low, since, mainnet, launch Pi Network’s token fell to US$0.13 Friday morning, its lowest level since its mainnet launch in February 2025.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-humanoid-robot-becomes-first-in-the-world-to-take-130000-steps-in-474-c https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-humanoid-robot-becomes-first-in-the-world-to-take-130000-steps-in-474-c Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, humanoid, robot, becomes, first, the, world, take, 130, 000, steps, –47.4 China’s Unitree G1 humanoid robot took over 130,000 steps in minus 47.4 degrees Celsius conditions in Xinjiang’s Altay region, successfully tracing a Winter Olympics emblem on the ice.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/leading-chipmaking-engineer-xu-zhenpeng-leaves-us-for-chinese-university https://vietnaminquirer.com/leading-chipmaking-engineer-xu-zhenpeng-leaves-us-for-chinese-university Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Leading, chipmaking, engineer, Zhenpeng, leaves, for, Chinese, university Advanced chipmaking engineer Xu Zhenpeng has left the U.S. to take up a faculty position in China, citing long-term academic ambitions and a desire for greater freedom in research.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/apples-thinnest-iphone-sees-sales-triple-after-multiple-price-drops https://vietnaminquirer.com/apples-thinnest-iphone-sees-sales-triple-after-multiple-price-drops Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Apple’s, thinnest, iPhone, sees, sales, triple, after, multiple, price, drops Retailers say demand for the iPhone Air has tripled in recent weeks, after its price fell by around VND7 million (US$270) compared with its launch price four months ago.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-born-college-dropout-25-runs-1-million-a-year-video-business-in-canada-fulfilling-promise-to-retire-parents https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-born-college-dropout-25-runs-1-million-a-year-video-business-in-canada-fulfilling-promise-to-retire-parents Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam-born, college, dropout, 25, runs, million-a-year, video, business, Canada, fulfilling, promise, retire, parents After seeing his parents struggle to support the family following their move to Canada, Tuan Le promised at 15 that he would help them retire within 10 years, a goal he later achieved through his video production company.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-to-offer-ev-buyers-3600-in-incentives https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-to-offer-ev-buyers-3600-in-incentives Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Canada, offer, buyers, 3, 600, incentives Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday his government was scrapping a national electric-vehicle sales mandate, while boosting incentives for EV purchases and charging.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korean-crypto-firm-bithumb-accidentally-sends-44b-in-bitcoins-to-users https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korean-crypto-firm-bithumb-accidentally-sends-44b-in-bitcoins-to-users Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korean, crypto, firm, Bithumb, accidentally, sends, 44B, bitcoins, users South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than US$40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-tech-billionaires-receive-rock-star-treatment-in-china https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-tech-billionaires-receive-rock-star-treatment-in-china Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Why, tech, billionaires, receive, rock, star, treatment, China Tech billionaires such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Xiaomi founder Lei Jun are increasingly treated like rock stars in China, where admiration is driven more by their personalities and personal success stories.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-unveils-worlds-largest-flying-car https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-unveils-worlds-largest-flying-car Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, unveils, world’s, largest, flying, car Chinese aviation startup AutoFlight has unveiled Matrix, a five-ton-class electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, during a recent public flight demonstration in eastern China.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-debuts-worlds-first-biomimetic-ai-robot-with-humanlike-gait-and-body-temperature https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-debuts-worlds-first-biomimetic-ai-robot-with-humanlike-gait-and-body-temperature Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, debuts, world’s, first, biomimetic, robot, with, humanlike, gait, and, body, temperature China has introduced what is being described as the world’s first biomimetic AI humanoid robot, drawing attention for its lifelike walking style and humanlike body temperature.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-which-southeast-asian-country-ranks-second-globally-in-ai-adoption https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-which-southeast-asian-country-ranks-second-globally-in-ai-adoption Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Quiz:, Which, Southeast, Asian, country, ranks, second, globally, adoption The country ranks second globally in AI adoption, with 60.9% of its working-age population using AI tools last year, according to Microsoft’s AI Diffusion Report 2025.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-man-extracts-over-30000-worth-of-gold-from-scrap-sim-cards https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-man-extracts-over-30000-worth-of-gold-from-scrap-sim-cards Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, man, extracts, over, 30, 000, worth, gold, from, scrap, SIM, cards A man in southern China has drawn attention after demonstrating how he extracted 191.73 grams of gold worth over 210,000 yuan (US$30,222) from discarded SIM cards and other electronic waste.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bill-gates-denies-epstein-linked-email-allegations-over-sexually-transmitted-diseases https://vietnaminquirer.com/bill-gates-denies-epstein-linked-email-allegations-over-sexually-transmitted-diseases Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bill, Gates, denies, Epstein-linked, email, allegations, over, sexually, transmitted, diseases Bill Gates has rejected claims made in recently released emails alleging that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein supplied him with antibiotics for a sexually transmitted disease and helped facilitate illegal relationships.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-university-professor-to-renewable-energy-billionaire-how-cao-renxian-amassed-15b-fortune https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-university-professor-to-renewable-energy-billionaire-how-cao-renxian-amassed-15b-fortune Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, university, professor, renewable, energy, billionaire:, How, Cao, Renxian, amassed, 15B, fortune Cao Renxian quit an enviable university post in the 1990s to start renewable power giant Sungrow Power Supply, amassing a US$15 billion net worth and becoming one of China’s richest alternative-energy tycoons.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/just-one-asian-country-has-a-university-in-the-worlds-top-10-for-computer-science-can-you-name-it https://vietnaminquirer.com/just-one-asian-country-has-a-university-in-the-worlds-top-10-for-computer-science-can-you-name-it Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Just, one, Asian, country, has, university, the, world’s, top, for, computer, science., Can, you, name, it An institution from this country placed 10th in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings for computer science, marking the highest ranking ever attained by a university in Asia in this field.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-smartphone-was-the-worlds-best-seller-in-2025 https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-smartphone-was-the-worlds-best-seller-in-2025 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, smartphone, was, the, world’s, best-seller, 2025 Apple’s iPhone 16 was the world’s best-selling smartphone in 2025, according to data from Counterpoint Research.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-wired-headphones-are-back-in-fashion https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-wired-headphones-are-back-in-fashion Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Why, wired, headphones, are, back, fashion Wired headphones, long regarded as outdated, are re-emerging as both a fashion statement and a lifestyle choice, fueled by celebrity adoption, frustration with wireless technology, affordability, and nostalgia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ex-google-engineer-convicted-of-stealing-ai-secrets-for-chinese-companies https://vietnaminquirer.com/ex-google-engineer-convicted-of-stealing-ai-secrets-for-chinese-companies Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Ex-Google, engineer, convicted, stealing, secrets, for, Chinese, companies Former Google software engineer Linwei Ding was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco of stealing AI trade secrets from the U.S. tech giant to benefit two Chinese companies he was secretly working for.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/billionaire-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-says-only-the-braindead-would-trust-whatsapps-security https://vietnaminquirer.com/billionaire-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-says-only-the-braindead-would-trust-whatsapps-security Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Billionaire, Telegram, founder, Pavel, Durov, says, only, the, ‘braindead’, would, trust, WhatsApp’s, security Telegram CEO Pavel Durov criticized WhatsApp’s security after its parent company Meta faced a U.S. class-action lawsuit alleging the messaging app misled users about the privacy of its encrypted messages.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-named-worlds-second-most-competitive-country-in-ai-finance https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-named-worlds-second-most-competitive-country-in-ai-finance Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, named, world’s, second, most, competitive, country, finance China ranked second globally for artificial intelligence competitiveness in finance, trailing the U.S. but leading the rest of Asia, according to a new international index.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-to-spot-ai-generated-images-online https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-to-spot-ai-generated-images-online Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, spot, AI-generated, images, online Experts recommend checking watermarks and metadata, running reverse image searches, assessing image quality, and spotting visual inconsistencies to identify AI-generated images online.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-university-named-the-worlds-best-for-computer-science https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-university-named-the-worlds-best-for-computer-science Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, university, named, the, world’s, best, for, computer, science The University of Oxford ranked first in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Ranking for computer science.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-founders-of-billion-dollar-ai-startups-are-getting-younger-than-ever https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-founders-of-billion-dollar-ai-startups-are-getting-younger-than-ever Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Why, founders, billion-dollar, startups, are, getting, younger, than, ever AI startup founders are getting younger as investors favor entrepreneurs who can “move fast and break things” and continuously iterate, test and improve.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/work-messages-kept-coming-after-chinese-tech-workers-sudden-death-at-32-fueling-overtime-concerns https://vietnaminquirer.com/work-messages-kept-coming-after-chinese-tech-workers-sudden-death-at-32-fueling-overtime-concerns Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Work, messages, kept, coming, after, Chinese, tech, worker’s, sudden, death, 32, fueling, overtime, concerns Eight hours after Gao Guanghui died at home, his phone was still vibrating with work messages as One colleague wrote: “There’s urgent work on Monday. Please fix this.”]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-the-only-southeast-asian-country-with-universities-in-global-top-20-for-computer-science https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-the-only-southeast-asian-country-with-universities-in-global-top-20-for-computer-science Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, the, only, Southeast, Asian, country, with, universities, global, top, for, computer, science Singapore stands alone in Southeast Asia with universities ranked among the world’s top 20 for computer science, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) 2026 subject rankings.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-air-vs-iphone-17-which-one-should-i-buy https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-air-vs-iphone-17-which-one-should-i-buy Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator iPhone, Air, vs., iPhone, 17:, Which, one, should, buy "I really enjoy holding the iPhone Air, but many of my friends advise me to choose the iPhone 17," VnExpress' reader Hanh Dung said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-carmaker-overtakes-tesla-as-the-worlds-top-ev-producer https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-carmaker-overtakes-tesla-as-the-worlds-top-ev-producer Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Asian, carmaker, overtakes, Tesla, the, world’s, top, producer The Asian electric vehicle manufacturer records a nearly 28% year-on-year increase in sales to 2.26 million units in 2025, surpassing Tesla, whose deliveries fall 8.6% to 1.64 million vehicles.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korean-airlines-ban-in-flight-use-of-power-banks https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korean-airlines-ban-in-flight-use-of-power-banks Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korean, airlines, ban, in-flight, use, power, banks South Korean airlines are increasingly restricting the in-flight use of power banks, with Korean Air and four other carriers under the Hanjin Group introducing a ban from Monday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/one-in-five-singaporean-seek-personal-advice-from-ai-chatbots-study https://vietnaminquirer.com/one-in-five-singaporean-seek-personal-advice-from-ai-chatbots-study Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator One, five, Singaporean, seek, personal, advice, from, chatbots:, study One in five Singapore residents seek personal advice from AI chatbots, more than those who use them for career guidance, according to a new study by the Institute of Policy Studies.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robots-only-half-as-efficient-as-humans-says-third-largest-global-maker-ubtech https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robots-only-half-as-efficient-as-humans-says-third-largest-global-maker-ubtech Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:00:04 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Humanoid, robots, only, half, efficient, humans, says, third-largest, global, maker, UBTech Humanoid robots achieve only up to 50% of human productivity in limited factory tasks, said Michael Tam, chief brand officer at Chinese robotics firm UBTech.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-firm-unveils-worlds-smallest-humanoid-robot https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-firm-unveils-worlds-smallest-humanoid-robot Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, firm, unveils, world’s, smallest, humanoid, robot Chinese robotics firm PrimeBot has unveiled Q1, the world’s smallest humanoid robot, and T1, a transformable model, positioning both as long-term companions for users.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-breaks-ground-on-first-chip-manufacturing-plant https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-breaks-ground-on-first-chip-manufacturing-plant Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, breaks, ground, first, chip, manufacturing, plant Viettel has broken ground on Vietnam’s first semiconductor fabrication plant at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi, and plans to start trial production of 32-nanometer chips next year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-air-price-drops-343-in-four-months-biggest-cut-in-latest-apples-lineup https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-air-price-drops-343-in-four-months-biggest-cut-in-latest-apples-lineup Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator iPhone, Air, price, drops, 343, four, months, biggest, cut, latest, Apples, lineup The iPhone Air has dropped VND9 million (US$343) to VND23 million after four months on sale in Vietnam, marking the steepest price reduction among Apple’s iPhone 17 series.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-which-tech-major-is-the-most-popular-choice-for-international-students-in-us https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-which-tech-major-is-the-most-popular-choice-for-international-students-in-us Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Quiz:, Which, tech, major, the, most, popular, choice, for, international, students, US This major attracted 118,137 international students to U.S. universities in 2024, according to a report by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-hundreds-of-job-rejections-to-apple-and-harvard-admission-a-vietnamese-tech-professionals-journey https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-hundreds-of-job-rejections-to-apple-and-harvard-admission-a-vietnamese-tech-professionals-journey Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, hundreds, job, rejections, Apple, and, Harvard, admission:, Vietnamese, tech, professional’s, journey Tran Tung Anh never expected that, after hundreds of job application rejections, he would work at Apple and gain admission to a master’s program in computer science at Harvard University in the U.S..]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/uss-1x-humanoid-robot-learns-new-skills-from-videos-without-human-trainers https://vietnaminquirer.com/uss-1x-humanoid-robot-learns-new-skills-from-videos-without-human-trainers Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator US’s, humanoid, robot, learns, new, skills, from, videos, without, human, trainers U.S. robotics firm 1X has unveiled an AI update for its humanoid robot, NEO, enabling it to learn new physical skills directly from videos, bypassing human trainers.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-seeks-cooperation-with-asml-to-develop-semiconductor-industry https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-seeks-cooperation-with-asml-to-develop-semiconductor-industry Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, seeks, cooperation, with, ASML, develop, semiconductor, industry Vietnam is stepping up efforts to develop its semiconductor industry through cooperation with ASML, the world’s leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer from the Netherlands, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-pilot-ai-teaching-across-grades-1-12 https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-pilot-ai-teaching-across-grades-1-12 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, pilot, teaching, across, grades, 1-12 The Ministry of Education plans to add artificial intelligence to the school syllabus in February.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-to-launch-ai-powered-driving-learning-circuit https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-to-launch-ai-powered-driving-learning-circuit Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, launch, AI-powered, driving, learning, circuit Singapore will introduce an artificial intelligence-powered driving circuit at the Singapore Safety Driving Center from 2028, enabling independent learner practice monitored by cameras and sensors.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/pi-network-crypto-plunges-to-record-low-of-015 https://vietnaminquirer.com/pi-network-crypto-plunges-to-record-low-of-015 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Network, crypto, plunges, record, low, 0.15 Cryptocurrency Pi Network plummeted by 27% in Monday morning trading from US$0.205 to $0.1502, or below its previous low of $0.1533 reached on Oct. 10, 2025.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-dominates-global-humanoid-robot-shipments-in-2025-outpacing-us-rivals https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-dominates-global-humanoid-robot-shipments-in-2025-outpacing-us-rivals Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, dominates, global, humanoid, robot, shipments, 2025, outpacing, rivals Chinese humanoid robot makers shipped most of the roughly 13,000 units delivered worldwide in 2025, far surpassing U.S. rivals such as Tesla and Figure AI, according to research firm Omdia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-richest-man-elon-musks-transgender-daughter-vivian-wilson-models-for-lingerie-campaign https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-richest-man-elon-musks-transgender-daughter-vivian-wilson-models-for-lingerie-campaign Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator World’s, richest, man, Elon, Musk’s, transgender, daughter, Vivian, Wilson, models, for, lingerie, campaign Vivian Wilson, the transgender daughter of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has appeared in a Valentine’s Day 2026 lingerie campaign for Rihanna’s brand Savage X Fenty.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/salaries-continue-to-rise-in-vietnam-for-senior-it-roles https://vietnaminquirer.com/salaries-continue-to-rise-in-vietnam-for-senior-it-roles Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Salaries, continue, rise, Vietnam, for, senior, roles IT department heads earn a median salary of VND53.6 million (US$2,040) a month, the highest for any industry, and AI engineers are the hardest to find, according to recruitment firm TopCV.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-simple-ways-to-spot-a-fake-ai-video https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-simple-ways-to-spot-a-fake-ai-video Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator simple, ways, spot, fake, video As AI-generated videos flood social media, experts recommend watching for watermarks, distorted text, questionable sources, and trusting instinct when judging whether footage is genuine.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-ride-hailing-drivers-turn-ev-charging-stations-into-makeshift-dorms https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-ride-hailing-drivers-turn-ev-charging-stations-into-makeshift-dorms Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, ride-hailing, drivers, turn, charging, stations, into, makeshift, dorms As electric motorbike adoption surges in Hanoi, ride-hailing drivers are turning charging stations into low-cost dormitories they use for rest, shelter and interaction.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bill-gates-sends-8b-to-ex-wife-melinda-gates-charity-after-divorce https://vietnaminquirer.com/bill-gates-sends-8b-to-ex-wife-melinda-gates-charity-after-divorce Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bill, Gates, sends, 8B, ex-wife, Melinda, Gates’, charity, after, divorce Bill Gates has finalized a major $7.88 billion transfer to his ex-wife Melinda Gates’ private foundation, marking one of the largest publicly disclosed divorce settlements ever.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-blocks-access-to-elon-musks-grok-ai https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-blocks-access-to-elon-musks-grok-ai Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Malaysia, blocks, access, Elon, Musks, Grok Malaysia suspended access to Elon Musk's chatbot Grok over AI-generated pornographic content, the country's tech regulator said on Sunday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-island-has-the-largest-rare-earth-reserves https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-island-has-the-largest-rare-earth-reserves Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, island, has, the, largest, rare, earth, reserves The island is estimated to contain around 1.5 million tons of rare earths, placing it eighth worldwide, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-agibot-tops-global-humanoid-robot-shipments-in-2025 https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-agibot-tops-global-humanoid-robot-shipments-in-2025 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, AgiBot, tops, global, humanoid, robot, shipments, 2025 Shanghai-based AgiBot emerged as the world’s largest supplier of humanoid robots in 2025, shipping 5,168 units, according to a report by Omdia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-technique-recovers-over-98-of-gold-from-old-phones https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-technique-recovers-over-98-of-gold-from-old-phones Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, technique, recovers, over, 98, gold, from, old, phones Researchers in China have introduced a room-temperature process that extracts over 98% of gold from discarded electronics, including old phones, in less than 20 minutes, at a cost of about US$1,455 per ounce.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-the-tomb-of-chinas-first-emperor-qin-shi-huang-remains-unopened-after-2200-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-the-tomb-of-chinas-first-emperor-qin-shi-huang-remains-unopened-after-2200-years Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Why, the, tomb, China’s, first, emperor, Qin, Shi, Huang, remains, unopened, after, 2, 200, years Due to preservation risks, mercury hazards, and inadequate conservation technology, Qin Shi Huang’s tomb has remained sealed for more than two millennia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/software-developers-rank-as-singapores-third-most-sought-after-job https://vietnaminquirer.com/software-developers-rank-as-singapores-third-most-sought-after-job Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Software, developers, rank, Singapore’s, third, most, sought-after, job Software developers were the third most sought-after professionals in Singapore in 2025, amid continued strong demand for AI and digital skills.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/elegant-style-of-luana-lopes-lara-worlds-youngest-self-made-female-billionaire https://vietnaminquirer.com/elegant-style-of-luana-lopes-lara-worlds-youngest-self-made-female-billionaire Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Elegant, style, Luana, Lopes, Lara, world’s, youngest, self-made, female, billionaire As the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire, Luana Lopes Lara is in the spotlight for both her vast fortune and her fashion-forward image.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/whatsapp-viber-emerge-as-vietnams-two-most-downloaded-applications https://vietnaminquirer.com/whatsapp-viber-emerge-as-vietnams-two-most-downloaded-applications Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator WhatsApp, Viber, emerge, Vietnam’s, two, most, downloaded, applications Messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Viber and Telegram have surged into Vietnam’s top five most downloaded iOS apps, while Zalo dropped out of the top 30 following the rollout of new service terms.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-agibot-unveils-mini-humanoid-robot-that-fits-in-a-backpack https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-agibot-unveils-mini-humanoid-robot-that-fits-in-a-backpack Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, Agibot, unveils, mini, humanoid, robot, that, fits, backpack Agibot has unveiled the Q1, a backpack-sized, AI-powered humanoid robot designed for research, education and hands-on experimentation that uses no-code programming.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/pi-crypto-team-faces-backlash-for-vague-road-map-in-new-year-message https://vietnaminquirer.com/pi-crypto-team-faces-backlash-for-vague-road-map-in-new-year-message Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator crypto, team, faces, backlash, for, vague, road, map, New, Year, message The vague New Year message from the team behind the controversial Pi Network has drawn the ire of investors amid the cryptocurrency’s tumbling value.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-emerges-as-strategic-engineering-hub-jt1 https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-emerges-as-strategic-engineering-hub-jt1 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, emerges, strategic, engineering, hub:, JT1 As global technology companies shift from rapid expansion to more disciplined operating models, executives in the United States, Europe and Australia are reassessing where and how engineering teams should be built.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/the-first-apps-top-ceos-check-each-morning https://vietnaminquirer.com/the-first-apps-top-ceos-check-each-morning Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator The, first, apps, top, CEOs, check, each, morning Top executives across industries admit they are quick to reach for their smartphones in the morning, with apps such as LinkedIn, Slack, email, weather and wellness trackers topping their first daily check-ins.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-boom-mints-9-of-record-13-self-made-billionaires-under-30 https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-boom-mints-9-of-record-13-self-made-billionaires-under-30 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator boom, mints, record, self-made, billionaires, under A record 13 individuals under the age of 30 are self-made billionaires, nine of whom made their fortunes through artificial intelligence startups.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/499-blackberry-style-phone-to-debut-this-week https://vietnaminquirer.com/499-blackberry-style-phone-to-debut-this-week Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 499, BlackBerry-style, phone, debut, this, week A BlackBerry-inspired handset priced from US$499 is set to make its debut this week, positioning itself as a companion device rather than a replacement for modern smartphones.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-tars-humanoid-robot-becomes-worlds-first-to-achieve-two-handed-stitching https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-tars-humanoid-robot-becomes-worlds-first-to-achieve-two-handed-stitching Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, TARS, humanoid, robot, becomes, world’s, first, achieve, two-handed, stitching TARS Robotics’ humanoid robot demonstrated the skill of stitching a logo with both hands at a recent live event, achieving a feat long viewed as beyond the reach of automation.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/huawei-ev-crowned-chinas-best-selling-luxury-vehicle-outsells-porsche-bmw https://vietnaminquirer.com/huawei-ev-crowned-chinas-best-selling-luxury-vehicle-outsells-porsche-bmw Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Huawei, crowned, China’s, best-selling, luxury, vehicle, outsells, Porsche, BMW Huawei’s Maextro S800 has become China’s top-selling luxury car priced above $100,000, surpassing the combined sales of the Porsche Panamera and BMW 7 Series.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-issues-draft-rules-to-regulate-ai-with-human-like-interaction https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-issues-draft-rules-to-regulate-ai-with-human-like-interaction Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, issues, draft, rules, regulate, with, human-like, interaction China's cyber regulator on Saturday issued draft rules for public comment that would tighten oversight of artificial intelligence services designed to simulate human personalities and engage users in emotional interaction.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/youtuber-reveals-foldable-iphone-images-despite-lawsuit-from-apple-over-leaks https://vietnaminquirer.com/youtuber-reveals-foldable-iphone-images-despite-lawsuit-from-apple-over-leaks Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator YouTuber, reveals, foldable, iPhone, images, despite, lawsuit, from, Apple, over, leaks Despite a legal battle with Apple over leaked information, YouTuber Jon Prosser has revealed new images claiming to be renderings of the foldable iPhone design set to launch next year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-a-samsung-ex-employee-smuggles-1b-semiconductor-technology-to-china https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-a-samsung-ex-employee-smuggles-1b-semiconductor-technology-to-china Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, Samsung, ex-employee, smuggles, 1B, semiconductor, technology, China A former Samsung Electronics employee manually transcribed 600 steps of DRAM production technology, valued at over US$1 billion, and transferred the information to a Chinese company.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-three-hours-to-live-to-a-15m-gaming-studio-how-video-games-changed-serenity-forge-founder-zhenghua-yangs-life https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-three-hours-to-live-to-a-15m-gaming-studio-how-video-games-changed-serenity-forge-founder-zhenghua-yangs-life Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, three, hours, live, 15M, gaming, studio:, How, video, games, changed, Serenity, Forge, founder, Zhenghua, Yangs, life After surviving a near-death experience at 18, Zhenghua Yang played video games during his recovery and began considering how games could be designed to support players facing personal struggles.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-mandates-no-fire-no-explosion-safety-rule-for-ev-batteries https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-mandates-no-fire-no-explosion-safety-rule-for-ev-batteries Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, mandates, ‘No, fire, explosion’, safety, rule, for, batteries China has made its electric-vehicle battery safety requirements compulsory for the first time, introducing a strict “no fire, no explosion” rule as part of a sweeping update to national standards, state broadcaster CCTV reported.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-things-to-know-about-carina-hong-24-year-old-stanford-dropout-luring-big-tech-talent-to-her-math-startup https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-things-to-know-about-carina-hong-24-year-old-stanford-dropout-luring-big-tech-talent-to-her-math-startup Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator things, know, about, Carina, Hong, 24-year-old, Stanford, dropout, luring, Big, Tech, talent, her, math, startup One of the first in her family to receive higher education, Carina Hong, 24, excelled academically before leaving her Stanford PhD program to start Axiom Math, an AI math startup attracting top talent.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/billionaire-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-offers-ivf-funding-to-women-under-37-using-his-sperm https://vietnaminquirer.com/billionaire-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-offers-ivf-funding-to-women-under-37-using-his-sperm Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Billionaire, Telegram, founder, Pavel, Durov, offers, IVF, funding, women, under, using, his, sperm Telegram founder Pavel Durov has offered to cover IVF costs for women under 37 wishing to conceive using his sperm, in an effort to help fight global infertility.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-university-ranks-second-globally-for-computer-science-and-engineering https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-university-ranks-second-globally-for-computer-science-and-engineering Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Asian, university, ranks, second, globally, for, computer, science, and, engineering The university holds second place for computer science and engineering in the 2025 ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, an assessment covering about 2,000 institutions from 100 economies.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-top-math-student-to-us-computer-science-professor-researcher-builds-largest-vietnamese-language-dataset https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-top-math-student-to-us-computer-science-professor-researcher-builds-largest-vietnamese-language-dataset Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, top, math, student, computer, science, professor:, Researcher, builds, largest, Vietnamese, language, dataset Nguyen Huu Thien built on his passion for mathematics to become an associate professor of computer science in the U.S. and develop an AI model trained on the largest Vietnamese dataset to date.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musk-becomes-worlds-first-700-billion-person-after-court-restores-tesla-pay-deal https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musk-becomes-worlds-first-700-billion-person-after-court-restores-tesla-pay-deal Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Elon, Musk, becomes, world’s, first, 700, billion, person, after, court, restores, Tesla, pay, deal Tesla CEO Elon Musk's net worth surged to $749 billion late Friday after the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated Tesla stock options worth $139 billion that were voided last year, according to Forbes' billionaires index.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-does-the-worlds-biggest-lottery-winner-come-from https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-does-the-worlds-biggest-lottery-winner-come-from Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, country, does, the, world’s, biggest, lottery, winner, come, from The world’s largest lottery jackpot, worth more than US$2 billion, was claimed three years ago. Do you know the country the winner hailed from?]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/building-math-ai-startup-how-24-year-old-stanford-dropout-carina-hong-is-attracting-big-tech-talent https://vietnaminquirer.com/building-math-ai-startup-how-24-year-old-stanford-dropout-carina-hong-is-attracting-big-tech-talent Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Building, math, startup:, How, 24-year-old, Stanford, dropout, Carina, Hong, attracting, Big, Tech, talent China-born Carina Hong, a 24-year-old Stanford dropout, has drawn an elite group of AI researchers and a world-renowned mathematician to Axiom Math, her startup building an AI mathematician.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-largest-ev-battery-maker-catl-rolls-out-humanoid-robots-on-factory-floor https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-largest-ev-battery-maker-catl-rolls-out-humanoid-robots-on-factory-floor Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator World’s, largest, battery, maker, CATL, rolls, out, humanoid, robots, factory, floor CATL, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicle batteries, has begun deploying humanoid robots at scale at one of its major production sites in central China.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-most-expensive-smartphones-of-2025 https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-most-expensive-smartphones-of-2025 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam’s, most, expensive, smartphones, 2025 Several of the most expensive smartphones this year have been priced above VND30 million (US$1,139), and boast flagship hardware, advanced camera systems and the latest AI technologies.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-powered-humanoid-robot-shoots-human-after-being-persuaded https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-powered-humanoid-robot-shoots-human-after-being-persuaded Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator AI-powered, humanoid, robot, shoots, human, after, being, persuaded An experiment by the InsideAI has raised fresh concerns about artificial intelligence safety after showing that a humanoid robot powered by ChatGPT could be persuaded to bypass its safeguards and fire a weapon at a man.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-500-failed-applications-to-big-tech-a-vietnamese-graduates-journey-in-us https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-500-failed-applications-to-big-tech-a-vietnamese-graduates-journey-in-us Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, 500, failed, applications, Big, Tech:, Vietnamese, graduate’s, journey After sending out 500 internship applications without success, Nguyen Vo Thuan picked himself up, threw himself into studying and eventually convinced tech giants like Amazon, Apple and Tesla.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/living-on-a-ticking-time-bomb-shanghai-residents-alarmed-by-186-bay-ev-battery-station-beneath-homes https://vietnaminquirer.com/living-on-a-ticking-time-bomb-shanghai-residents-alarmed-by-186-bay-ev-battery-station-beneath-homes Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator ‘Living, ticking, time, bomb’:, Shanghai, residents, alarmed, 186-bay, battery, station, beneath, homes More than 1,000 residents at a residential complex in Shanghai have raised safety concerns after the ground floor of their building was converted into an electric scooter battery swapping station.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapores-nanyang-technological-university-crowned-worlds-best-for-ai-shanghairanking https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapores-nanyang-technological-university-crowned-worlds-best-for-ai-shanghairanking Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapores, Nanyang, Technological, University, crowned, world’s, best, for, AI:, ShanghaiRanking Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has been ranked as the world’s top institution for artificial intelligence degrees in the 2025 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects by ShanghaiRanking.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/time-magazine-names-architects-of-ai-as-person-of-the-year https://vietnaminquirer.com/time-magazine-names-architects-of-ai-as-person-of-the-year Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Time, magazine, names, Architects, AI, Person, the, Year Time magazine named the "Architects of AI" as its Person of the Year on Thursday, highlighting the US tech titans whose work on cutting-edge artificial intelligence is transforming humanity.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanois-first-public-e-bikes-offer-a-smooth-ride-but-come-with-a-few-drawbacks https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanois-first-public-e-bikes-offer-a-smooth-ride-but-come-with-a-few-drawbacks Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi’s, first, public, e-bikes, offer, smooth, ride, but, come, with, few, drawbacks Hanoi’s new public e-bike service features compact, easy-to-handle bikes, but users say the throttle can be tricky and the helmet’s safety strap sometimes interferes with steering.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/godfather-of-ai-geoffrey-hinton-says-computer-science-degree-will-remain-valuable https://vietnaminquirer.com/godfather-of-ai-geoffrey-hinton-says-computer-science-degree-will-remain-valuable Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Godfather, AI, Geoffrey, Hinton, says, Computer, Science, degree, will, remain, valuable Geoffrey Hinton, the British scientist often called the “Godfather of AI,” says computer science degrees will remain valuable even as AI transforms the tech sector.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/terrausd-creator-do-kwon-sentenced-to-15-years-over-40b-crypto-collapse https://vietnaminquirer.com/terrausd-creator-do-kwon-sentenced-to-15-years-over-40b-crypto-collapse Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator TerraUSD, creator, Kwon, sentenced, years, over, 40B, crypto, collapse Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for what a judge called an "epic fraud."]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-street-vendors-go-cashless-as-qr-payments-surge-85 https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-street-vendors-go-cashless-as-qr-payments-surge-85 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, street, vendors, cashless, payments, surge, 85 On a weekend morning in Hanoi’s Tuong Mai ward, vegetable seller Hoa, a 15-year veteran of the wet market, now closes sales with a single beep.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/king-of-orders-chinese-delivery-rider-saves-nearly-160k-in-5-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/king-of-orders-chinese-delivery-rider-saves-nearly-160k-in-5-years Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator ‘King, Orders’:, Chinese, delivery, rider, saves, nearly, 160K, years Through 14-hour workdays and a strict minimalist lifestyle, Zhang Xueqiang managed to pay off his debts and save 1.12 million yuan (US$158,500) after five years working as an app-based food delivery rider.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vinfast-outsells-tesla-sixfold-in-the-worlds-most-populous-country-in-november https://vietnaminquirer.com/vinfast-outsells-tesla-sixfold-in-the-worlds-most-populous-country-in-november Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator VinFast, outsells, Tesla, sixfold, the, world’s, most, populous, country, November VinFast sold 291 electric vehicles in India in November, surpassing Tesla’s 48 units, driven by lower prices and local assembly, according to recent retail data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-university-is-named-the-worlds-second-best-for-ai https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-university-is-named-the-worlds-second-best-for-ai Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Southeast, Asian, university, named, the, world’s, second, best, for, AI It placed second globally in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2025–2026 Best Global Universities for Artificial Intelligence rankings, which assess about 2,250 top institutions based on measures of academic excellence.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robots-move-with-human-like-precision https://vietnaminquirer.com/humanoid-robots-move-with-human-like-precision Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Humanoid, robots, move, with, human-like, precision Humanoid robots developed by leading companies such as Tesla, Figure AI, Unitree Robotics, and EngineAI are now capable of performing smooth, fluid movements that closely mirror human actions.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-unitree-launches-worlds-first-humanoid-robot-smartphone-app https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-unitree-launches-worlds-first-humanoid-robot-smartphone-app Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, Unitree, launches, world’s, first, humanoid, robot, smartphone, app Chinese robotics firm Unitree has launched Unitree Robotics Developer Platform, a platform allowing users to remotely control, train, and share skills for its humanoid robots via smartphones.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/i-want-to-go-green-but-my-landlords-electric-bike-ban-keeps-stopping-me https://vietnaminquirer.com/i-want-to-go-green-but-my-landlords-electric-bike-ban-keeps-stopping-me Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator want, green, but, landlord’s, electric, bike, ban, keeps, stopping I recently shared my plan to buy a small electric bike for my daily 3-km ride to the metro station with my landlord, only to have the idea immediately rejected.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/free-from-refueling-hanoians-switch-to-public-electric-bicycles-for-daily-commute https://vietnaminquirer.com/free-from-refueling-hanoians-switch-to-public-electric-bicycles-for-daily-commute Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Free, from, refueling:, Hanoians, switch, public, electric, bicycles, for, daily, commute Tuan Kiet, 25, was worried about the upcoming motorbike ban in the city’s downtown area until he learned about the 500 public electric bicycles the city has introduced.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-child-trafficking-survivor-to-tech-millionaire-chinese-womans-journey-home https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-child-trafficking-survivor-to-tech-millionaire-chinese-womans-journey-home Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, child, trafficking, survivor, tech, millionaire:, Chinese, woman’s, journey, home Zeng Youdi, a 43-year-old entrepreneur from central China, turned her childhood as a trafficking victim into a success story, building a multimillion-dollar electronics business and reconnecting with her biological family.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-17-pro-max-faces-off-against-telephoto-king-vivo-x300-pro-in-camera-comparison https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-17-pro-max-faces-off-against-telephoto-king-vivo-x300-pro-in-camera-comparison Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator iPhone, Pro, Max, faces, off, against, ‘telephoto, king’, Vivo, X300, Pro, camera, comparison Vivo’s X300 Pro outperforms Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Max in portrait shots, long-distance zoom, and color reproduction, though its photos can occasionally look overly enhanced due to heavy AI processing.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ballerina-mit-math-nerd-and-tech-founder-luana-lopes-laras-journey-to-become-worlds-youngest-self-made-woman-billionaire https://vietnaminquirer.com/ballerina-mit-math-nerd-and-tech-founder-luana-lopes-laras-journey-to-become-worlds-youngest-self-made-woman-billionaire Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Ballerina, MIT, ‘math, nerd’, and, tech, founder:, Luana, Lopes, Lara’s, journey, become, world’s, youngest, self-made, woman, billionaire Luana Lopes Lara is now known as an “MIT math nerd” who co-founded prediction market Kalshi and became the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire, but her story began far from the tech field, in a ballet school.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-dominates-vietnams-2025-search-trends-google-report https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-dominates-vietnams-2025-search-trends-google-report Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator dominates, Vietnam’s, 2025, search, trends:, Google, report Six out of the top 10 general search trends in Vietnam in 2025 were related to artificial intelligence, with "DeepSeek" emerging as the most popular keyword.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-university-is-ranked-worlds-best-for-ai https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-university-is-ranked-worlds-best-for-ai Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Asian, university, ranked, worlds, best, for, AI It ranks first in the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report AI university rankings, ahead of more than 2,250 top schools worldwide.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-humanoid-robots-martial-arts-demo-sparks-skepticism https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-humanoid-robots-martial-arts-demo-sparks-skepticism Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, humanoid, robot’s, martial-arts, demo, sparks, skepticism A clip showing a humanoid robot from Chinese robotics company EngineAI executing martial-arts-style kicks and fast, precise motions sparked skepticism, prompting the company to publish raw footage to verify its authenticity.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-1800-ai-cameras-to-go-live-in-hanoi-starting-dec-10 https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-1800-ai-cameras-to-go-live-in-hanoi-starting-dec-10 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Over, 1, 800, cameras, live, Hanoi, starting, Dec. Hanoi will turn on 1,837 AI-powered cameras and smart traffic lights on Dec. 10 to automatically detect violations and regulate traffic flow based on real-time data.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/7-chinese-financial-associations-label-pi-network-cryptocurrency-valueless https://vietnaminquirer.com/7-chinese-financial-associations-label-pi-network-cryptocurrency-valueless Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, financial, associations, label, Network, cryptocurrency, ‘valueless’ Seven major Chinese financial associations have issued a joint warning about cryptocurrency risks, citing Pi Coin as an example of a “valueless virtual asset.”]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-offers-best-conditions-for-overseas-experts-to-return-and-lead-key-projects-deputy-pm https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-offers-best-conditions-for-overseas-experts-to-return-and-lead-key-projects-deputy-pm Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, offers, ‘best, conditions’, for, overseas, experts, return, and, lead, key, projects:, Deputy Vietnam has policies to offer the “best conditions” for talented individuals abroad to return and lead strategic projects, especially in roles like chief architects and lead engineers, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-to-ban-secondary-students-from-using-smartphones-during-school-hours-even-in-recess https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-to-ban-secondary-students-from-using-smartphones-during-school-hours-even-in-recess Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, ban, secondary, students, from, using, smartphones, during, school, hours, even, recess Singapore will ban secondary school students from using smartphones and smartwatches outside of lesson time, including during recess and co-curricular activities, from January 2026.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-leads-southeast-asias-digital-economic-growth https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-leads-southeast-asias-digital-economic-growth Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Malaysia, leads, Southeast, Asia’s, digital, economic, growth Malaysia is now the fastest-growing digital economy in Southeast Asia with a year-on-year increase of 19%, and on track to reach $39 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) this year, according to the 10th edition of the e-Conomy SEA Report 2025.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/gold-reveals-new-structure-after-being-compressed-to-10-million-times-earths-atmospheric-pressure https://vietnaminquirer.com/gold-reveals-new-structure-after-being-compressed-to-10-million-times-earths-atmospheric-pressure Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Gold, reveals, new, structure, after, being, compressed, million, times, Earth’s, atmospheric, pressure Scientists have revealed how gold’s atomic structure shifts when the metal is crushed under pressures 10 million times greater than Earth’s atmosphere.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-which-country-has-the-highest-number-of-traffic-cameras https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-which-country-has-the-highest-number-of-traffic-cameras Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Quiz:, Which, country, has, the, highest, number, traffic, cameras The country has a total of 15,380 traffic enforcement cameras, nearly 5,000 more than the country in second place, according to a study by DiscoverCars.com.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/samsung-electronics-chairman-lee-jae-yong-reunites-with-ex-wife-daesang-vice-chairwoman-lim-se-ryeong-for-first-time-since-2009-divorce https://vietnaminquirer.com/samsung-electronics-chairman-lee-jae-yong-reunites-with-ex-wife-daesang-vice-chairwoman-lim-se-ryeong-for-first-time-since-2009-divorce Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Samsung, Electronics, chairman, Lee, Jae-yong, reunites, with, ex-wife, Daesang, vice, chairwoman, Lim, Se-ryeong, for, first, time, since, 2009, divorce Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and his ex-wife, Lim Se-ryeong, Vice Chairwoman of Daesang Holdings, reunited for the first time since their 2009 divorce to attend their son Lee Ji-ho’s commissioning ceremony as a naval second lieutenant.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanois-gasoline-motorbike-ban-major-surgery-for-transport-system-to-give-residents-cleaner-air https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanois-gasoline-motorbike-ban-major-surgery-for-transport-system-to-give-residents-cleaner-air Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi’s, gasoline, motorbike, ban:, ‘major, surgery’, for, transport, system, give, residents, cleaner, air I do not like the inconvenience of giving up my gasoline motorbike, but if we do not act now, our descendants will pay a high price later.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/top-south-korean-e-commerce-firm-coupang-apologizes-over-massive-data-breach https://vietnaminquirer.com/top-south-korean-e-commerce-firm-coupang-apologizes-over-massive-data-breach Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Top, South, Korean, e-commerce, firm, Coupang, apologizes, over, massive, data, breach South Korea's biggest online retailer, Coupang, apologized over the breach of personal information from 33.7 million customer accounts through unauthorized data access.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cristiano-ronaldo-faces-nasa-engineers-robot-goalkeeper-in-penalty-challenge https://vietnaminquirer.com/cristiano-ronaldo-faces-nasa-engineers-robot-goalkeeper-in-penalty-challenge Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cristiano, Ronaldo, faces, NASA, engineer’s, robot, goalkeeper, penalty, challenge Billionaire footballer Cristiano Ronaldo took on a unique penalty challenge, attempting to score against a robot goalkeeper created by former NASA engineer Mark Rober, which is claimed to be “unbeatable.”]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bill-gates-youngest-daughter-phoebe-says-she-and-siblings-were-not-allowed-to-use-fathers-last-name-during-childhood https://vietnaminquirer.com/bill-gates-youngest-daughter-phoebe-says-she-and-siblings-were-not-allowed-to-use-fathers-last-name-during-childhood Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bill, Gates’, youngest, daughter, Phoebe, says, she, and, siblings, were, not, allowed, use, father’s, last, name, during, childhood Phoebe Gates, the youngest daughter of tech billionaire Bill Gates, revealed that she and her siblings were made to use their mother’s last name instead of their father’s until high school to avoid unwanted attention.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/london-thieves-return-stolen-phones-when-they-are-not-iphones https://vietnaminquirer.com/london-thieves-return-stolen-phones-when-they-are-not-iphones Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator London, thieves, return, stolen, phones, when, they, are, not, iPhones Phone thieves in London have been returning stolen devices once they realize the phones aren’t iPhones.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/the-hidden-dangers-of-treating-chatgpt-like-an-all-knowing-expert https://vietnaminquirer.com/the-hidden-dangers-of-treating-chatgpt-like-an-all-knowing-expert Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator The, hidden, dangers, treating, ChatGPT, like, all-knowing, expert When 65-year-old Thuy Ha got a sore throat and cough, she asked ChatGPT for a diagnosis, believing it to be "more objective and thorough" than a doctor.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-humanoid-robot-sets-guinness-world-record-with-non-stop-106-km-walk https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-humanoid-robot-sets-guinness-world-record-with-non-stop-106-km-walk Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, humanoid, robot, sets, Guinness, World, Record, with, non-stop, 106-km, walk A Chinese-made humanoid robot developed in China has earned a Guinness World Record after completing a 106.286-kilometer trek between two eastern cities without shutting down.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/searching-high-and-low-for-a-chief-architect-of-strategic-technologies https://vietnaminquirer.com/searching-high-and-low-for-a-chief-architect-of-strategic-technologies Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Searching, high, and, low, for, chief, architect, strategic, technologies Vietnam is placing big bets on 11 strategic technology sectors. But one question remains: who will draw the master blueprint for each field?]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-ai-fakes-are-making-the-world-more-confusing-than-ever https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-ai-fakes-are-making-the-world-more-confusing-than-ever Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, fakes, are, making, the, world, more, confusing, than, ever When Thu saw a viral video purportedly showing a woman and her grandchild trapped in floodwaters in central Vietnam, she almost shared it until some things made her pause.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/my-ride-hailing-side-gig-earns-me-300-surpassing-my-regular-jobs-income https://vietnaminquirer.com/my-ride-hailing-side-gig-earns-me-300-surpassing-my-regular-jobs-income Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator ride-hailing, side, gig, earns, 300, surpassing, regular, job’s, income Many people ask me, “If being an app-based ride-hailing driver earns more than your office job, why not quit and go full-time?”]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/huawei-vice-president-he-gang-reveals-photo-samples-shot-on-upcoming-mate-80-series https://vietnaminquirer.com/huawei-vice-president-he-gang-reveals-photo-samples-shot-on-upcoming-mate-80-series Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Huawei, vice, president, Gang, reveals, photo, samples, shot, upcoming, Mate, series Huawei Vice President He Gang shared a series of photos captured with the company’s Mate 80 smartphones, which are set to launch next week.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-which-robotics-firm-builds-a-humanoid-robot-cheaper-than-an-iphone https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-which-robotics-firm-builds-a-humanoid-robot-cheaper-than-an-iphone Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Quiz:, Which, robotics, firm, builds, humanoid, robot, cheaper, than, iPhone The robot sells for 9,998 yuan (US$1,380), just below the iPhone 17 Pro Max’s starting price of 9,999 yuan in China.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/engineer-says-he-was-fired-after-warning-figure-ais-robot-could-fracture-a-human-skull https://vietnaminquirer.com/engineer-says-he-was-fired-after-warning-figure-ais-robot-could-fracture-a-human-skull Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Engineer, says, was, fired, after, warning, Figure, AI’s, robot, could, fracture, human, skull A former head of product safety at Figure AI is suing the company for wrongful termination after warning executives that its robots "were powerful enough to fracture a human skull."]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/robots-challenge-elite-athletes-in-youtube-star-mrbeasts-human-vs-machine-contest https://vietnaminquirer.com/robots-challenge-elite-athletes-in-youtube-star-mrbeasts-human-vs-machine-contest Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Robots, challenge, elite, athletes, YouTube, star, MrBeast’s, human-vs-machine, contest Elite athletes clashed with advanced robots in a series of challenges designed by YouTube’s highest-paid star, MrBeast, to determine if machines can surpass human abilities.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/xiaomi-ev-bursts-into-flames-shortly-after-being-towed-to-service-garage https://vietnaminquirer.com/xiaomi-ev-bursts-into-flames-shortly-after-being-towed-to-service-garage Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Xiaomi, bursts, into, flames, shortly, after, being, towed, service, garage A Xiaomi SU7 electric car erupted in flames shortly after being towed to an auto service garage in Jiangsu Province for repairs.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/russias-first-ai-humanoid-robot-faceplants-on-stage-during-debut-performance https://vietnaminquirer.com/russias-first-ai-humanoid-robot-faceplants-on-stage-during-debut-performance Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Russia’s, first, humanoid, robot, faceplants, stage, during, debut, performance Russia’s first AI-powered humanoid robot, AIdol, developed by robotics firm Idol, collapsed on stage and shattered moments after its debut at a technology forum.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-vessel-damaged-by-space-debris https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-vessel-damaged-by-space-debris Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, astronauts, return, Earth, after, vessel, damaged, space, debris Three Chinese astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed by space debris hitting their vessel last week landed in China on Friday afternoon, according to state broadcaster CCTV.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-watchdog-accused-us-government-of-15b-bitcoin-theft-from-cambodian-tycoon-chen-zhi https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-watchdog-accused-us-government-of-15b-bitcoin-theft-from-cambodian-tycoon-chen-zhi Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, watchdog, accused, government, 15B, Bitcoin, theft, from, Cambodian, tycoon, Chen, Zhi A Chinese cybersecurity agency claims the U.S. government was involved in the 2020 cyberattack that stole $15 billion worth of Bitcoin from Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi’s mining platform.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/wife-of-chinese-tech-billionaire-jack-ma-buys-london-villa-for-257m https://vietnaminquirer.com/wife-of-chinese-tech-billionaire-jack-ma-buys-london-villa-for-257m Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Wife, Chinese, tech, billionaire, Jack, buys, London, villa, for, 25.7M Cathy Ying Zhang, wife of Chinese tech billionaire Jack Ma, has purchased a former Italian embassy in central London for £19.5 million (US$25.7 million).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/riddle-which-laptop-is-named-after-something-weightless-yet-carries-a-hefty-price-tag https://vietnaminquirer.com/riddle-which-laptop-is-named-after-something-weightless-yet-carries-a-hefty-price-tag Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Riddle:, Which, laptop, named, after, something, weightless, yet, carries, hefty, price, tag This riddle blends technology, branding, and nature into a playful puzzle, where the contrast lies in the laptop’s name and the brand that created it.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-college-dropout-to-tech-disruptor-how-beijing-born-carl-pei-built-smartphone-brands-oneplus-and-nothing https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-college-dropout-to-tech-disruptor-how-beijing-born-carl-pei-built-smartphone-brands-oneplus-and-nothing Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, college, dropout, tech, disruptor:, How, Beijing-born, Carl, Pei, built, smartphone, brands, OnePlus, and, Nothing Beijing-born Carl Pei quit college to pursue his passion for technology and co-founded OnePlus and Nothing, two smartphone brands that challenge industry giants with distinctive design and affordability.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/apple-ramps-up-succession-planning-as-ceo-tim-cook-is-expected-to-step-down-next-year https://vietnaminquirer.com/apple-ramps-up-succession-planning-as-ceo-tim-cook-is-expected-to-step-down-next-year Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Apple, ramps, succession, planning, CEO, Tim, Cook, expected, step, down, next, year Apple is stepping up its succession planning efforts as it prepares for Tim Cook to step down as chief executive of the tech giant as soon as next year, the Financial Times reported.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-do-many-parents-oppose-vietnams-new-child-car-seat-requirement https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-do-many-parents-oppose-vietnams-new-child-car-seat-requirement Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Why, many, parents, oppose, Vietnam’s, new, child, car, seat, requirement Just like helmets, child car seats are meant to protect children’s lives, yet many parents are willing to overlook them for the sake of convenience.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/fireflies-founder-sam-udotong-admits-early-ai-transcription-was-done-manually-by-humans https://vietnaminquirer.com/fireflies-founder-sam-udotong-admits-early-ai-transcription-was-done-manually-by-humans Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Fireflies’, founder, Sam, Udotong, admits, early, ‘AI’, transcription, was, done, manually, humans Sam Udotong, CTO and co-founder of the AI note-taking startup Fireflies, revealed that in the company's early days, their service was simply human-powered, not AI-driven.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-most-valuable-company-nvidia-ranks-among-5-least-stressed-us-tech-employers https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-most-valuable-company-nvidia-ranks-among-5-least-stressed-us-tech-employers Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator World’s, most, valuable, company, Nvidia, ranks, among, least-stressed, tech, employers Despite its reputation for an intense and demanding work culture, Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, has been ranked among the 5 least-stressed U.S. tech employers, according to Indeed’s 2025 Work Wellbeing Report.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-are-gasoline-motorcycles-converted-to-electric https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-are-gasoline-motorcycles-converted-to-electric Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, are, gasoline, motorcycles, converted, electric Motorcycles TV Co. seeks to convert gasoline-powered motorcycles into hybrid vehicles, allowing their owners use of both the regular and electric motors.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-ranked-worlds-2nd-most-expensive-market-for-data-center-construction https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-ranked-worlds-2nd-most-expensive-market-for-data-center-construction Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, ranked, world’s, 2nd-most, expensive, market, for, data, center, construction Singapore is again ranked as the second-most expensive market for data center construction in 2025, according to a recent report by consulting firm Turner & Townsend.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/what-tech-billionaire-elon-musk-could-buy-with-record-1-trillion-tesla-payout https://vietnaminquirer.com/what-tech-billionaire-elon-musk-could-buy-with-record-1-trillion-tesla-payout Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator What, tech, billionaire, Elon, Musk, could, buy, with, record, trillion, Tesla, payout With Tesla shareholders approving a record $1 trillion payout, Elon Musk could buy gold reserves, every home in Hawaii, hundreds of skyscrapers, thousands of yachts, and even entire car companies.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-detox-retreats-to-dumb-phones-how-young-people-reclaim-life-from-screens https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-detox-retreats-to-dumb-phones-how-young-people-reclaim-life-from-screens Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, detox, retreats, ‘dumb, phones’:, how, young, people, reclaim, life, from, screens Despite deleting all apps, locking her smartphone in a cabinet and switching to an old-fashioned feature phone Hong Nhung could not kick her addiction to digital devices.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-smartphone-tips-to-keep-your-children-safe-online https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-smartphone-tips-to-keep-your-children-safe-online Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator smartphone, tips, keep, your, children, safe, online As kids today spend more time online, these 5 smartphone tips help parents control screen use, protect personal data, and create a safer digital space.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/using-phones-while-driving-a-deadly-act-of-negligence https://vietnaminquirer.com/using-phones-while-driving-a-deadly-act-of-negligence Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Using, phones, while, driving:, deadly, act, negligence Holding a phone in one hand and steering a vehicle with the other has caused countless accidents across Vietnam’s roads.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-which-is-southeast-asias-largest-ev-market https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-which-is-southeast-asias-largest-ev-market Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Quiz:, Which, Southeast, Asia’s, largest, market The country leads Southeast Asia’s EV market with around 80,000 electric cars registered in 2024.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bodies-of-missing-russian-cryptocurrency-millionaire-roman-novak-and-wife-found-in-dubai-desert https://vietnaminquirer.com/bodies-of-missing-russian-cryptocurrency-millionaire-roman-novak-and-wife-found-in-dubai-desert Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bodies, missing, Russian, cryptocurrency, millionaire, Roman, Novak, and, wife, found, Dubai, desert Russian cryptocurrency millionaire Roman Novak and his wife Anna, who went missing in the United Arab Emirates about a month ago, have been found dismembered and buried in a desert near Dubai.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-developers-cabin-ai-offers-near-realtime-interpretation-at-events-with-pre-learning https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-developers-cabin-ai-offers-near-realtime-interpretation-at-events-with-pre-learning Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, developer’s, Cabin, offers, near, real‑time, interpretation, events, with, pre-learning Built by Vietnamese developer Tran Vu Anh, Cabin AI delivers translations in three to five seconds by “pre‑learning” an event’s context.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-chinas-noetix-builds-a-humanoid-robot-cheaper-than-an-iphone https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-chinas-noetix-builds-a-humanoid-robot-cheaper-than-an-iphone Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, China’s, Noetix, builds, humanoid, robot, cheaper, than, iPhone Chinese startup Noetix Robotics has developed a humanoid robot priced lower than an iPhone by redesigning its components, structure, and production chain from the ground up.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-the-worlds-longtime-top-ev-producer-has-lost-its-crown-can-you-guess-new-champion https://vietnaminquirer.com/quiz-the-worlds-longtime-top-ev-producer-has-lost-its-crown-can-you-guess-new-champion Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Quiz:, The, world’s, longtime, top, producer, has, lost, its, crown., Can, you, guess, new, champion This automaker has overtaken its rival to become the world’s largest electric vehicle producer, rolling out 1,777,965 EVs in 2024 and ending years of dominance by the previous top brand.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/i-earn-only-380-a-month-as-an-app-based-driver-but-i-dare-not-quit https://vietnaminquirer.com/i-earn-only-380-a-month-as-an-app-based-driver-but-i-dare-not-quit Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator earn, only, 380, month, app-based, driver, but, dare, not, quit I often eat a cold banh mi for lunch by the roadside, drink energy drinks constantly to stay awake, and collapse into bed exhausted every night.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/traffic-situation-using-his-phone-while-riding-hanoi-man-falls-off-motorbike https://vietnaminquirer.com/traffic-situation-using-his-phone-while-riding-hanoi-man-falls-off-motorbike Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Traffic, situation:, Using, his, phone, while, riding, Hanoi, man, falls, off, motorbike A motorcyclist in Hanoi was distracted by his phone in moving traffic, causing his handlebar to get caught on another bike and leading him to fall onto the road.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/mark-zuckerberg-slips-to-worlds-5th-richest-after-losing-29b-in-one-day https://vietnaminquirer.com/mark-zuckerberg-slips-to-worlds-5th-richest-after-losing-29b-in-one-day Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Mark, Zuckerberg, slips, world’s, 5th, richest, after, losing, 29B, one, day Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune plunged by US$29.2 billion on Thursday as Meta shares tumbled, pushing him behind Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Alphabet's Larry Page to fifth place among the world’s richest.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-3rd-richest-man-jeff-bezos-spotted-wearing-rare-24m-richard-mille-watch-during-dinner-outing https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-3rd-richest-man-jeff-bezos-spotted-wearing-rare-24m-richard-mille-watch-during-dinner-outing Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator World’s, 3rd, richest, man, Jeff, Bezos, spotted, wearing, rare, 2.4M, Richard, Mille, watch, during, dinner, outing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was recently spotted wearing a $2.4 million Richard Mille RM 27-05 Flying Tourbillon Rafael Nadal during a dinner outing in Miami with his wife, Lauren Sánchez.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/what-is-the-worlds-first-video-game https://vietnaminquirer.com/what-is-the-worlds-first-video-game Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator What, the, world’s, first, video, game While Pong, a game resembling ping pong, is commonly cited as the first video game, the true title belongs to Tennis for Two, created in 1958 by U.S. physicist William Higinbotham.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-first-hotel-staffed-by-humanoid-robots-debuts-at-chinas-shanghai-airport https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-first-hotel-staffed-by-humanoid-robots-debuts-at-chinas-shanghai-airport Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator World’s, first, hotel, staffed, humanoid, robots, debuts, China’s, Shanghai, airport The Shangri-La Traders Hotel at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport has become the world’s first hotel to use humanoid service robots for daily operations.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/three-22-year-olds-dethrone-polymarket-ceo-to-become-worlds-youngest-billionaires-after-ai-startup-hits-10b https://vietnaminquirer.com/three-22-year-olds-dethrone-polymarket-ceo-to-become-worlds-youngest-billionaires-after-ai-startup-hits-10b Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Three, 22-year-olds, dethrone, Polymarket, CEO, become, world’s, youngest, billionaires, after, startup, hits, 10B Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath, and Surya Midha, three 22-year-old high school friends in the U.S., have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after their AI startup Mercor reached a US$10 billion valuation.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/best-ways-to-save-a-wet-phone-why-rice-isnt-the-answer https://vietnaminquirer.com/best-ways-to-save-a-wet-phone-why-rice-isnt-the-answer Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Best, ways, save, wet, phone:, why, rice, isn’t, the, answer If you drop your phone in water, experts and major manufacturers warn against using rice to dry it, instead recommending air drying or using silica gel packs to remove moisture.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/grab-invests-in-may-mobility-as-robotaxi-startup-expands-to-southeast-asia https://vietnaminquirer.com/grab-invests-in-may-mobility-as-robotaxi-startup-expands-to-southeast-asia Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Grab, invests, May, Mobility, robotaxi, startup, expands, Southeast, Asia May Mobility said it has secured a significant equity investment from Singapore-based ridehailing firm Grab, as part of the robotaxi startup's move to expand in Southeast Asia next year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-pardons-billionaire-changpeng-zhao-co-founder-of-worlds-largest-crypto-exchange-binance https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-pardons-billionaire-changpeng-zhao-co-founder-of-worlds-largest-crypto-exchange-binance Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, pardons, billionaire, Changpeng, Zhao, co-founder, world’s, largest, crypto, exchange, Binance U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned the convicted Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the White House press secretary said, accusing Trump's predecessor Joe Biden of behaving in a "very hostile" manner toward the crypto industry.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-robotics-company-unveils-humanoid-priced-like-a-smartphone https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-robotics-company-unveils-humanoid-priced-like-a-smartphone Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, robotics, company, unveils, humanoid, priced, like, smartphone Bumi, a humanoid robot produced by Chinese firm Noetix Robotics for home use, is priced at $1,400, placing it in the range of a laptop or high-end smartphone.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/meet-demi-guo-harvard-graduate-behind-470m-ai-video-startup-pika https://vietnaminquirer.com/meet-demi-guo-harvard-graduate-behind-470m-ai-video-startup-pika Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Meet, Demi, Guo, Harvard, graduate, behind, 470M, video, startup, Pika At just 26, Harvard graduate Demi Guo, often hailed in China as a “role model”, now leads Pika, an AI short-video startup capturing global attention.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/former-apple-employee-named-sam-sung-reflects-on-viral-fame https://vietnaminquirer.com/former-apple-employee-named-sam-sung-reflects-on-viral-fame Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Former, Apple, employee, named, Sam, Sung, reflects, viral, fame A Scottish man once became an unexpected internet sensation simply because of his name, Sam Sung, while working at an Apple Store in Vancouver.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-countries-fine-drivers-for-using-mobile-phones-at-red-lights https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-countries-fine-drivers-for-using-mobile-phones-at-red-lights Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, countries, fine, drivers, for, using, mobile, phones, red, lights Many countries, including the U.K., Japan, and the Philippines, have made it illegal to use mobile phones even when vehicles are stopped at red lights, citing the risks of distraction and delayed reaction times.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-to-land-a-job-at-an-ai-company-stanford-professor-and-ai-startup-founder-shares-advice https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-to-land-a-job-at-an-ai-company-stanford-professor-and-ai-startup-founder-shares-advice Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, land, job, company:, Stanford, professor, and, startup, founder, shares, advice "If you want to work in AI, you need to show that you can actually do the work," Jure Leskovec, a computer science professor at Stanford University and co-founder of AI tool company Kumo told Business Insider.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/will-drivers-be-fined-for-using-their-phones-at-red-lights https://vietnaminquirer.com/will-drivers-be-fined-for-using-their-phones-at-red-lights Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Will, drivers, fined, for, using, their, phones, red, lights VnExpress reader Bao Quoc has asked whether drivers of cars and motorbikes can be fined if AI traffic cameras detect them using their mobile phones while waiting at red lights, and what the penalties would be in such cases.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/the-makeover-2025-conference-gathers-1800-global-business-leaders https://vietnaminquirer.com/the-makeover-2025-conference-gathers-1800-global-business-leaders Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator The, Makeover, 2025, conference, gathers, 1, 800, global, business, leaders The Makeover 2025 held in Ho Chi Minh City brought together more than 1,800 business and HR leaders to explore the evolving relationship between people and technology.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/13-year-old-named-americas-top-young-scientist-for-fall-detection-invention https://vietnaminquirer.com/13-year-old-named-americas-top-young-scientist-for-fall-detection-invention Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 13-year-old, named, ‘America’s, Top, Young, Scientist’, for, fall, detection, invention Kevin Tang, a 13-year-old from Southern California, has been named "America’s Top Young Scientist" for his fall detection invention, a monitoring device for seniors.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/meta-to-shut-down-messenger-desktop-app https://vietnaminquirer.com/meta-to-shut-down-messenger-desktop-app Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Meta, shut, down, Messenger, desktop, app Meta will discontinue its standalone Messenger applications for macOS and Windows from Dec. 15, urging users to uninstall them as soon as possible.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-university-student-paralyzed-after-excessive-phone-gaming https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-university-student-paralyzed-after-excessive-phone-gaming Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, university, student, paralyzed, after, excessive, phone, gaming A 19-year-old Chinese university student was left partially paralyzed after developing a habit of bending his head for long periods while working and playing games on his phone.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/i-have-a-us-drivers-license-but-still-failed-vietnams-driving-simulation-test https://vietnaminquirer.com/i-have-a-us-drivers-license-but-still-failed-vietnams-driving-simulation-test Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator have, driver’s, license, but, still, failed, Vietnam’s, driving, simulation, test I once held a U.S. driver’s license and had years of experience behind the wheel, yet I still failed Vietnam’s driving simulation test.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/apple-secures-us-broadcasting-rights-for-formula-one https://vietnaminquirer.com/apple-secures-us-broadcasting-rights-for-formula-one Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Apple, secures, broadcasting, rights, for, Formula, One Apple has secured exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights for Formula One in a five-year partnership beginning next year, the tech giant and motorsport competition announced Friday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-nos-rule-to-help-users-escape-clutches-of-online-scammers https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-nos-rule-to-help-users-escape-clutches-of-online-scammers Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator ‘5, No’s’, rule, help, users, escape, clutches, online, scammers The Ministry of Public Security’s department of cybersecurity and high-tech crime prevention has announced the “Five No’s” rule to help people protect themselves from online fraud.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-warns-against-tiktok-trend-of-hanging-from-traffic-lights-street-signs https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-warns-against-tiktok-trend-of-hanging-from-traffic-lights-street-signs Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, warns, against, TikTok, trend, hanging, from, traffic, lights, street, signs The Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) has warned social media users about the growing trend of hanging from traffic lights and street signs, popularized on TikTok.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-5g-and-ai-are-helping-malaysian-farmers-grow-durians https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-5g-and-ai-are-helping-malaysian-farmers-grow-durians Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, and, are, helping, Malaysian, farmers, grow, durians Tan Han Wei, founder of Sustainable Hrvest, a smart farming solutions provider in Puchong, Selangor, is helping durian farmers in Malaysia optimize yields using smart sensors and 5G technology.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/apples-iphone-air-sells-out-in-china-within-minutes-of-launch https://vietnaminquirer.com/apples-iphone-air-sells-out-in-china-within-minutes-of-launch Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Apple’s, iPhone, Air, sells, out, China, within, minutes, launch Apple’s new iPhone Air was snapped up almost instantly following its launch in China as the ultrathin phone appealed to local users even amid fierce competition from Android devices.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chasing-dreams-or-delusion-why-i-stopped-my-gaming-obsessed-nephew-from-studying-it https://vietnaminquirer.com/chasing-dreams-or-delusion-why-i-stopped-my-gaming-obsessed-nephew-from-studying-it Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chasing, dreams, delusion, Why, stopped, gaming-obsessed, nephew, from, studying My nephew says he is passionate about gaming and wants to become a successful and wealthy programmer, like our neighbor, but I believe this is unrealistic.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/secrets-behind-success-of-the-worlds-youngest-self-made-female-billionaire-lucy-guo https://vietnaminquirer.com/secrets-behind-success-of-the-worlds-youngest-self-made-female-billionaire-lucy-guo Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Secrets, behind, success, the, world’s, youngest, self-made, female, billionaire, Lucy, Guo Lucy Guo, a Carnegie Mellon dropout named by Forbes as the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire with a net worth of US$1.4 billion, says credits her success to taking bold risks, surrounding herself with brilliant people, and maintaining strict discipline.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/i-quit-my-it-job-to-trade-real-estate-earning-over-20k-a-day https://vietnaminquirer.com/i-quit-my-it-job-to-trade-real-estate-earning-over-20k-a-day Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator quit, job, trade, real, estate, earning, over, 20K, day With the small savings I made from my IT job, I turned to real estate speculation and watched my wealth grow rapidly.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-zeekr-ev-charges-as-fast-as-refueling-a-gas-car https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-zeekr-ev-charges-as-fast-as-refueling-a-gas-car Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, Zeekr, charges, fast, refueling, gas, car Chinese automaker Zeekr has launched an updated version of its 001 electric fastback, featuring a new 900-volt battery that enables a fast charge from 10% to 80% in seven minutes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/standard-iphone-17-sells-out-in-vietnam-for-the-first-time https://vietnaminquirer.com/standard-iphone-17-sells-out-in-vietnam-for-the-first-time Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Standard, iPhone, sells, out, Vietnam, for, the, first, time Standard iPhone 17 models have sold out in Vietnam for the first time, a situation previously seen only with the Pro and Pro Max versions, according to local retailers.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/teens-should-spend-all-their-time-ai-coding-says-worlds-youngest-self-made-billionaire-alexandr-wang https://vietnaminquirer.com/teens-should-spend-all-their-time-ai-coding-says-worlds-youngest-self-made-billionaire-alexandr-wang Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Teens, should, spend, all, their, time, AI-coding, says, world’s, youngest, self-made, billionaire, Alexandr, Wang Alexandr Wang, 28, the world’s youngest self-made billionaire and Meta’s chief AI officer, advises teens dreaming of lucrative tech careers to devote their time to AI coding, the emerging practice of creating software with the help of AI.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/should-i-buy-the-iphone-17-pro-max-or-the-xiaomi-17-pro-max https://vietnaminquirer.com/should-i-buy-the-iphone-17-pro-max-or-the-xiaomi-17-pro-max Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Should, buy, the, iPhone, Pro, Max, the, Xiaomi, Pro, Max “I am waiting for the iPhone 17 Pro Max’s price to stabilize, but I also find the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max quite appealing,” VnExpress reader Le Ky said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-startup-reflect-orbitals-plan-to-reflect-sunlight-to-earth-at-night-sparks-global-concerns https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-startup-reflect-orbitals-plan-to-reflect-sunlight-to-earth-at-night-sparks-global-concerns Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator startup, Reflect, Orbitals, plan, reflect, sunlight, earth, night, sparks, global, concerns Reflect Orbital, a California-based startup, that aims to keep solar farms running at night by reflecting sunlight from space is facing criticism from astronomers who warn the plan could disrupt research that relies on dark skies.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-youngest-self-made-female-billionaire-dropout-lucy-guo-advises-spending-at-least-a-year-in-college https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-youngest-self-made-female-billionaire-dropout-lucy-guo-advises-spending-at-least-a-year-in-college Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator World’s, youngest, self-made, female, billionaire, dropout, Lucy, Guo, advises, spending, least, year, college Lucy Guo, the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire and a college dropout, encourages young people to spend at least a year in college, saying it’s the best place to build lifelong friendships and professional networks.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/porsche-sued-in-us-over-slow-overheating-ev-chargers https://vietnaminquirer.com/porsche-sued-in-us-over-slow-overheating-ev-chargers Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Porsche, sued, over, slow, overheating, chargers Porsche is being sued in the U.S. over claims that its home electric vehicle chargers charge more slowly than advertised and may overheat, posing potential safety risks.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/who-is-shayne-coplan-worlds-youngest-self-made-billionaire https://vietnaminquirer.com/who-is-shayne-coplan-worlds-youngest-self-made-billionaire Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Who, Shayne, Coplan, world’s, youngest, self-made, billionaire Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of the blockchain-based prediction market Polymarket, has become the world’s youngest self-made billionaire at the age of 27, after securing a $2 billion investment in his company.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/should-traffic-fines-be-reduced-now-that-ai-cameras-are-everywhere https://vietnaminquirer.com/should-traffic-fines-be-reduced-now-that-ai-cameras-are-everywhere Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Should, traffic, fines, reduced, now, that, cameras, are, everywhere If people know they will definitely be caught and fined for violations, a moderate penalty should be enough to make most drivers change their behavior.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/billion-dollar-us-chip-company-marvell-opens-more-offices-in-vietnam-ramps-up-hiring https://vietnaminquirer.com/billion-dollar-us-chip-company-marvell-opens-more-offices-in-vietnam-ramps-up-hiring Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Billion-dollar, chip, company, Marvell, opens, more, offices, Vietnam, ramps, hiring Marvell, a major US chipmaker, has opened three new offices in HCMC and Da Nang and plans to recruit around 100 employees for them each year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-12-year-climb-up-the-global-innovation-index https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-12-year-climb-up-the-global-innovation-index Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, 12-year, climb, the, global, innovation, index Vietnam has climbed 32 places on the Global Innovation Index within just 12 years, underscoring its sustained progress and the challenges that lie ahead.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musk-becomes-first-to-top-500b-net-worth-now-halfway-to-trillionaire-status https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musk-becomes-first-to-top-500b-net-worth-now-halfway-to-trillionaire-status Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Elon, Musk, becomes, first, top, 500B, net, worth, now, halfway, trillionaire, status Elon Musk has made history as the first person to top US$500 billion in net worth, marking the halfway point to trillionaire status as his fortune swells on Tesla’s rise and booming tech ventures.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/co-founder-chengdiao-fans-first-public-appearance-fails-to-enthuse-pi-crypto https://vietnaminquirer.com/co-founder-chengdiao-fans-first-public-appearance-fails-to-enthuse-pi-crypto Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Co-founder, Chengdiao, Fan’s, first, public, appearance, fails, enthuse, crypto Chengdiao Fan, co-founder of cryptocurrency Pi Network, made her first public appearance to discuss the project but failed to spark a major price boost.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-richest-man-elon-musk-calls-on-followers-to-cancel-netflix https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-richest-man-elon-musk-calls-on-followers-to-cancel-netflix Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Worlds, richest, man, Elon, Musk, calls, followers, cancel, Netflix Elon Musk has urged his 227 million social media followers to cancel their Netflix subscriptions, accusing the streaming platform of promoting what he describes as transgender propaganda.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-largest-crypto-exchange-operator-binance-aims-to-turn-thailand-into-cryptocurrency-hub https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-largest-crypto-exchange-operator-binance-aims-to-turn-thailand-into-cryptocurrency-hub Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Worlds, largest, crypto, exchange, operator, Binance, aims, turn, Thailand, into, cryptocurrency, hub Thailand has ample potential to become a cryptocurrency hub in the Asia Pacific, says Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange operator.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-can-master-small-modular-reactor-technology-by-2040-top-scientist https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-can-master-small-modular-reactor-technology-by-2040-top-scientist Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, can, master, small, modular, reactor, technology, 2040:, top, scientist The Da Lat Nuclear Research Institute plans to set up 8-10 small modular reactors by 2035 and master the technology by 2040, according to its director Cao Dong Vu.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-malaysia-operators-persist-with-cross-border-transport-despite-clampdowns https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-malaysia-operators-persist-with-cross-border-transport-despite-clampdowns Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, Malaysia, operators, persist, with, cross-border, transport, despite, clampdowns Singapore and Malaysia limousine firms continue cross-border trips despite a crackdown on unlicensed services, risking vehicle seizures and suspended corporate contracts.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-17-pro-max-costs-300-more-than-official-price https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-17-pro-max-costs-300-more-than-official-price Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator iPhone, Pro, Max, costs, 300, more, than, official, price The iPhone 17 Pro Max, launched two weeks ago, continues to sell in Vietnam for well above Apple’s official retail price.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-cameras-should-serve-more-than-just-issuing-fines-readers-say https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-cameras-should-serve-more-than-just-issuing-fines-readers-say Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator cameras, should, serve, more, than, just, issuing, fines, readers, say "I want AI cameras to be used for more than just handing out fines," a VnExpress reader has demanded.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/typhoon-ragasa-disrupts-chinas-iphone-production-and-cross-border-e-commerce-shipments https://vietnaminquirer.com/typhoon-ragasa-disrupts-chinas-iphone-production-and-cross-border-e-commerce-shipments Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Typhoon, Ragasa, disrupts, China’s, iPhone, production, and, cross-border, e-commerce, shipments Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s strongest storm this year, disrupted iPhone production in Shenzhen and delayed cross-border e-commerce shipments as it swept across southern China.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-businesses-ramp-up-ai-applications https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-businesses-ramp-up-ai-applications Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, businesses, ramp, applications Some 170,000 businesses in Vietnam have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations and service delivery as of last year, according to a new study by Amazon Web Services.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-asia-pacific-autumn-typhoons-like-ragasa-are-more-destructive https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-asia-pacific-autumn-typhoons-like-ragasa-are-more-destructive Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Why, Asia-Pacific, autumn, typhoons, like, Ragasa, are, more, destructive Tropical sea temperatures in the northern hemisphere peak in August and September, and fuel the rapid formation of powerful typhoons.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/researchers-find-indias-ganges-river-shrinking-at-fastest-rate-in-1300-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/researchers-find-indias-ganges-river-shrinking-at-fastest-rate-in-1300-years Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Researchers, find, India’s, Ganges, river, shrinking, fastest, rate, 1, 300, years India’s sacred Ganges River is drying up at its fastest rate in 1,300 years.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/unitel-recognized-as-laos-best-telecom-network https://vietnaminquirer.com/unitel-recognized-as-laos-best-telecom-network Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Unitel, recognized, Laos’, best, telecom, network Star Telecom (Unitel), Vietnamese telecom giant Viettel's joint venture in Laos, was named the telecom operator with the best network infrastructure in the country, as announced on Saturday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ex-astronomer-ceo-and-hr-executive-caught-hugging-on-coldplay-kiss-cam-were-not-having-an-affair-source-claims https://vietnaminquirer.com/ex-astronomer-ceo-and-hr-executive-caught-hugging-on-coldplay-kiss-cam-were-not-having-an-affair-source-claims Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Ex-Astronomer, CEO, and, executive, caught, hugging, Coldplay, kiss, cam, were, not, having, affair, source, claims A source close to Kristin Cabot, former chief people officer of Astronomer, said she and ex-CEO Andy Byron were just friends when filmed hugging at a Coldplay concert.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/former-minister-do-trung-ta-recalls-telecom-reforms-that-turned-mobile-phones-from-elite-privilege-to-affordable-service-even-for-farmers https://vietnaminquirer.com/former-minister-do-trung-ta-recalls-telecom-reforms-that-turned-mobile-phones-from-elite-privilege-to-affordable-service-even-for-farmers Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Former, minister, Trung, recalls, telecom, reforms, that, turned, mobile, phones, from, elite, privilege, affordable, service, even, for, farmers Prof Do Trung Ta, the former Minister of Post and Telecommunications, speaks to VnExpress about the decision to break up the telecom monopoly two decades ago, a move that made mobile phones more accessible.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hawaii-island-superyachts-and-fighter-jets-lavish-retreats-of-larry-ellison-briefly-the-worlds-richest-man-ahead-of-elon-musk https://vietnaminquirer.com/hawaii-island-superyachts-and-fighter-jets-lavish-retreats-of-larry-ellison-briefly-the-worlds-richest-man-ahead-of-elon-musk Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hawaii, island, superyachts, and, fighter, jets:, Lavish, retreats, Larry, Ellison, briefly, the, world’s, richest, man, ahead, Elon, Musk Oracle founder Larry Ellison lives among some of the world’s most extravagant retreats, from a Hawaiian island to California estates, megayachts, and private jets.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-leads-the-world-in-daily-internet-use https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-leads-the-world-in-daily-internet-use Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, country, leads, the, world, daily, internet, use Internet users in this country spend an average of 9 hours and 37 minutes online per day, nearly three hours more than the global average.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-crypto-market-value-tops-220b-ranking-3rd-in-asia-pacific-chainalysis https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-crypto-market-value-tops-220b-ranking-3rd-in-asia-pacific-chainalysis Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, crypto, market, value, tops, 220B, ranking, 3rd, Asia-Pacific:, Chainalysis Vietnam’s crypto market value topped US$220 billion, placing the country third in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Chainalysis.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hundreds-queue-up-for-iphone-17-launch-in-singapore https://vietnaminquirer.com/hundreds-queue-up-for-iphone-17-launch-in-singapore Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hundreds, queue, for, iPhone, launch, Singapore Some 250 people lined up at the Apple Store on Orchard Road, Singapore, on Friday morning to get the new iPhone 17 series, with some having camped out since the night before.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japans-top-ai-professor-offers-free-training-to-1500-vietnamese-students https://vietnaminquirer.com/japans-top-ai-professor-offers-free-training-to-1500-vietnamese-students Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan’s, top, professor, offers, free, training, 1, 500, Vietnamese, students Some 1,500 students at Hanoi University of Science and Technology are receiving free AI training from Professor Yutaka Matsuo, chair of the Japanese AI Strategy Council.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/buyers-queue-overnight-in-vietnam-as-iphone-17-sales-begin https://vietnaminquirer.com/buyers-queue-overnight-in-vietnam-as-iphone-17-sales-begin Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Buyers, queue, overnight, Vietnam, iPhone, sales, begin Buyers lined up overnight across Vietnam to buy the iPhone 17, mainly the Pro Max model, as the country joined the first launch wave alongside the U.S. and Singapore.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/flying-cars-collide-and-catch-fire-during-rehearsal-at-chinese-air-show https://vietnaminquirer.com/flying-cars-collide-and-catch-fire-during-rehearsal-at-chinese-air-show Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Flying, cars, collide, and, catch, fire, during, rehearsal, Chinese, air, show Two electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles collided during a rehearsal for an air show in northeastern China, injuring one pilot and causing one to catch fire.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/where-does-vietnam-rank-globally-for-iphone-17-prices https://vietnaminquirer.com/where-does-vietnam-rank-globally-for-iphone-17-prices Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Where, does, Vietnam, rank, globally, for, iPhone, prices Vietnam, for the first time part of Apple’s initial product rollout, ranks just outside the 10 cheapest iPhone 17 markets]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-17-launch-fuels-wave-of-online-scams-experts-warn https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-17-launch-fuels-wave-of-online-scams-experts-warn Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator iPhone, launch, fuels, wave, online, scams, experts, warn Cybercriminals are exploiting iPhone 17 demand with multiple schemes, including fake websites and giveaways, to steal users’ money and personal data, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky warned.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/apples-lowest-priced-iphone-17-model-outpaces-sales-forecasts https://vietnaminquirer.com/apples-lowest-priced-iphone-17-model-outpaces-sales-forecasts Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Apple’s, lowest-priced, iPhone, model, outpaces, sales, forecasts The iPhone 17, Apple’s lowest-priced model in this year’s lineup, has attracted unexpected demand in Vietnam and overseas, with some color variants selling out rapidly.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/larry-ellison-briefly-the-worlds-richest-man-ahead-of-elon-musk-shows-off-multi-million-dollar-supercar-collection https://vietnaminquirer.com/larry-ellison-briefly-the-worlds-richest-man-ahead-of-elon-musk-shows-off-multi-million-dollar-supercar-collection Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Larry, Ellison, briefly, the, world’s, richest, man, ahead, Elon, Musk, shows, off, multi-million-dollar, supercar, collection Oracle founder Larry Ellison, who recently edged past Elon Musk to become the world’s richest man for a short time, boasts an exclusive car collection that includes rare Ferraris, McLarens, and bespoke supercars.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-facts-about-oracle-founder-larry-ellison-who-briefly-overtook-elon-musk-as-worlds-richest https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-facts-about-oracle-founder-larry-ellison-who-briefly-overtook-elon-musk-as-worlds-richest Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator facts, about, Oracle, founder, Larry, Ellison, who, briefly, overtook, Elon, Musk, world’s, richest Oracle founder Larry Ellison rose from an adopted child and college dropout to a tech titan, while cultivating a passion for Japanese arts and a lifelong quest for longevity.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-you-should-unplug-your-phone-charger-after-use https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-you-should-unplug-your-phone-charger-after-use Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Why, you, should, unplug, your, phone, charger, after, use Unplugging your phone charger might seem like a small habit, but it plays a key role in reducing safety risks, saving energy, and prolonging your device's lifespan.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-records-100000-iphone-17-pre-orders-on-launch-day https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-records-100000-iphone-17-pre-orders-on-launch-day Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, records, 100, 000, iPhone, pre-orders, launch, day Vietnamese consumers placed more than 100,000 iPhone 17 pre-orders on the launch day, with retailer The Gioi Di Dong alone recording 80,000 orders in the first 30 minutes after sales opened.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/larry-ellison-who-briefly-surpassed-elon-musk-as-worlds-richest-man-inside-love-life-of-5-divorces-and-wife-nearly-50-years-younger https://vietnaminquirer.com/larry-ellison-who-briefly-surpassed-elon-musk-as-worlds-richest-man-inside-love-life-of-5-divorces-and-wife-nearly-50-years-younger Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Larry, Ellison, who, briefly, surpassed, Elon, Musk, world’s, richest, man:, Inside, love, life, divorces, and, wife, nearly, years, younger Oracle founder Larry Ellison, who briefly overtook Elon Musk as the world’s richest man this week, has a personal life as eventful as his business career, marked by six marriages, the latest to a woman 47 years his junior.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-advances-strategic-technologies-to-drive-economic-growth https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-advances-strategic-technologies-to-drive-economic-growth Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, advances, strategic, technologies, drive, economic, growth Vietnam is betting on strategic technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate economic growth and strengthen national competitiveness.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/meet-edwin-chen-mit-graduate-and-youngest-billionaire-on-forbes-400-richest-americans-list https://vietnaminquirer.com/meet-edwin-chen-mit-graduate-and-youngest-billionaire-on-forbes-400-richest-americans-list Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Meet, Edwin, Chen, MIT, graduate, and, youngest, billionaire, Forbes’, 400, richest, Americans, list Edwin Chen, 37, the youngest on Forbes’ list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, bootstrapped his data-labeling firm Surge AI to US$1.2 billion in revenue last year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-humanoid-robot-achieves-human-like-straight-knee-walk https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-humanoid-robot-achieves-human-like-straight-knee-walk Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China’s, humanoid, robot, achieves, human-like, straight-knee, walk Shanghai-based Kepler Robotics said its humanoid robot K2 “Bumblebee” can now walk with a straight-knee human-like gait while maintaining balance on uneven terrain and under external force.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/my-colleague-buys-1440-iphone-17-pro-max-3-times-her-salary https://vietnaminquirer.com/my-colleague-buys-1440-iphone-17-pro-max-3-times-her-salary Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator colleague, buys, 1, 440, iPhone, Pro, Max, times, her, salary Each year, when a new iPhone is released, my “tech-illiterate” colleague begins saving to upgrade, even though she only uses basic phone functions.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/6-tech-founders-who-cashed-out-early-and-missed-out-on-billions https://vietnaminquirer.com/6-tech-founders-who-cashed-out-early-and-missed-out-on-billions Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator tech, founders, who, cashed, out, early, and, missed, out, billions These founders of high-profile tech firms like YouTube, Instagram and Reddit sold early for hefty sums, but missed out on billions as their companies grew into giants.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-youngest-self-made-female-billionaire-lucy-guo-says-she-lives-frugal-lifestyle https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-youngest-self-made-female-billionaire-lucy-guo-says-she-lives-frugal-lifestyle Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Worlds, youngest, self-made, female, billionaire, Lucy, Guo, says, she, lives, frugal, lifestyle Lucy Guo, the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire, says she maintains a frugal lifestyle, continuing her cost-conscious habits despite her $1.3 billion fortune.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bill-gates-falls-out-of-americas-top-10-richest-for-first-time-in-34-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/bill-gates-falls-out-of-americas-top-10-richest-for-first-time-in-34-years Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:07:01 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bill, Gates, falls, out, America’s, top, richest, for, first, time, years Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, who reigned as America’s richest person for nearly 25 years, has dropped to No. 14 on Forbes’ 2025 list of the country’s wealthiest people.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cyberattack-signs-detected-at-vietnams-national-credit-database https://vietnaminquirer.com/cyberattack-signs-detected-at-vietnams-national-credit-database Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:06:59 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cyberattack, signs, detected, Vietnam’s, national, credit, database Vietnam’s Cybersecurity Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) has reported signs of a cyberattack targeting the National Credit Information Center (CIC) in an attempt to steal personal data.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musk-briefly-loses-worlds-richest-man-title-to-oracle-co-founder-larry-ellison https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musk-briefly-loses-worlds-richest-man-title-to-oracle-co-founder-larry-ellison Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:06:59 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Elon, Musk, briefly, loses, worlds, richest, man, title, Oracle, co-founder, Larry, Ellison The race for the world’s richest title intensified as Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison briefly surpassed Elon Musk in net worth.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-fast-food-to-trillion-dollar-tech-empires-how-jeff-bezos-and-jensen-huangs-first-jobs-shaped-amazon-and-nvidia https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-fast-food-to-trillion-dollar-tech-empires-how-jeff-bezos-and-jensen-huangs-first-jobs-shaped-amazon-and-nvidia Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:06:58 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, fast, food, trillion-dollar, tech, empires:, How, Jeff, Bezos, and, Jensen, Huang’s, first, jobs, shaped, Amazon, and, Nvidia Jeff Bezos and Jensen Huang began their careers at McDonald’s and Denny’s, early jobs that shaped the discipline and systems-driven mindset behind Amazon and Nvidia’s rise.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/a-look-at-the-iphone-air-apples-newest-and-thinnest-phone https://vietnaminquirer.com/a-look-at-the-iphone-air-apples-newest-and-thinnest-phone Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:06:56 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator look, the, iPhone, Air, Apple’s, newest, and, thinnest, phone Apple has unveiled the iPhone Air, its thinnest iPhone yet at 5.6 mm, with a titanium frame, A19 Pro chip and 120 Hz display.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/central-bank-wants-security-tightened-after-national-credit-database-cyberattack https://vietnaminquirer.com/central-bank-wants-security-tightened-after-national-credit-database-cyberattack Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:06:56 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Central, bank, wants, security, tightened, after, national, credit, database, cyberattack The State Bank of Vietnam has instructed credit institutions, payment intermediaries, and other financial players to review their data safety and promptly fix any vulnerabilities they discover.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-17-crossbody-strap-priced-at-more-than-60 https://vietnaminquirer.com/iphone-17-crossbody-strap-priced-at-more-than-60 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:06:55 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator iPhone, crossbody, strap, priced, more, than, 60 Apple is set to sell a US$60 crossbody strap for the iPhone 17, which will also require users to buy a separate case.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/orange-iphone-17-pro-max-sold-out-in-vietnam-within-minutes https://vietnaminquirer.com/orange-iphone-17-pro-max-sold-out-in-vietnam-within-minutes Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:06:54 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Orange, iPhone, Pro, Max, sold, out, Vietnam, within, minutes The “cosmic orange” iPhone 17 Pro Max sold out just minutes after pre-orders opened in Vietnam, pushing delivery time back by weeks for many customers.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-launches-new-satellite-to-expand-internet-access https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-launches-new-satellite-to-expand-internet-access Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:06:53 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, launches, new, satellite, expand, internet, access Indonesia has successfully launched a new satellite, Nusantara 5 (N5), which is expected to improve equal access to the internet across the country.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-nvidias-jensen-huang-isnt-among-the-very-richest-despite-leading-the-worlds-most-valuable-company https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-nvidias-jensen-huang-isnt-among-the-very-richest-despite-leading-the-worlds-most-valuable-company Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:06:52 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Why, Nvidia’s, Jensen, Huang, isn’t, among, the, very, richest, despite, leading, the, world’s, most, valuable, company Although Nvidia is the world’s most valuable company, CEO Jensen Huang ranks only 10th among the richest, as his wealth has been limited by share dilution and stock sales.]]>