Please pay attention:

Is this a joke? The name of this Westerner hosting this Xinhua social media video is .... Rick O'Shea. Gettit? It's gotta be a pseudonym, right?

Grab your soldering irons! Today the latest in my The Associated Press series on dealing with technology is out. This time it's about what happens when your electric toothbrush starts dying. apnews.com/article/tech-t…

My role in Hong Kong is open. The Nikkei Asia bureau is looking for someone with a background in business journalism and an understanding of China. Apply here:

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DM if you have any questions

The Olympics are jumping on the AI bandwagon. Today the IOC unveiled its artificial intelligence agenda at the London Olympic Park velodrome. I got to interview skier Lindsey Vonn for my story: apnews.com/article/olympi…

I've been AWOL on social media but resurfacing to promote a new AP fixture I've created: One Tech Tip. It's about how to use technology in our everyday lives. It's been running for a few months. Here's the latest and more to come. Ideas? Hit me up! apnews.com/article/tech-t…

PR folks, please pay attention:

We hear a lot about the risk of AI-generated deepfakes and how they could theoretically be used to influence elections.

In countries from Moldova to Bangladesh, it’s already in full swing.

New with Kelvin Chan:
apnews.com/article/artifi…

Attention all PR folks: I am NOT going to attend Mobile World Congress MWC 2024.

Must join tributes to incomparable Charles Hutzler who's been laid off by WSJ. Charles, as The Associated Press Beijing boss, was partly responsible for hiring me as Hong Kong business writer back in 2010, at a point when I was ready to give up on the AP. Sending best wishes & good vibes, Charles

Apple rolled out an update to its iOS operating system this week with a feature called Stolen Device Protection that makes it much harder for phone thieves to access key functions.

AP's Kelvin Chan explains how to activate the new security option and why it’s so important.

But I'm confused about how the facial recognition is connected to the stolen clothes

I’m not going to CES

Will any technology analysts attending #CES2024 be in #LasVegas on Saturday 6th? We need someone to interview! #journorequest

EU negotiations on a political deal for artificial intelligence rules went through the night in Brussels and now they're taking a break til tomorrow. Phew.

EU leaders are holding a final round of talks this afternoon to try to clinch a political agreement on comprehensive artificial intelligence regulations. But the outcome is still far from certain apnews.com/article/ai-act…

All AI eyes on are on Brussels this week where European Union negotiators face the big challenge of reaching a political agreement on the bloc's artificial intelligence regulations before time runs out. My The Associated Press story today lays it all out apnews.com/article/ai-act…

ChatGPT OpenAI plot twist: Sam Altman's downfall apnews.com/article/altman…

Really sad to hear this. The Sinica podcast was so useful for keeping up on China from afar, there's nothing else that came close. Good luck to Jeremy Goldkorn and Kaiser Kuo