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Apr 4, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Hamish Fraser |Jonathan Wong
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its partner in crime, automated decision making (ADM) are creeping into everyday life in ways we do not necessarily expect or understand. For example, the Australian Border Force uses ADM systems to perform facial recognition on people to check their identity at airport passport controls and Transport for NSW uses them to detect illegal mobile phone use by drivers.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
twobirds.com | Hamish Fraser |Jonathan Wong
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its partner in crime, automated decision making (ADM) are creeping into everyday life in ways we do not necessarily expect or understand. For example, the Australian Border Force uses ADM systems to perform facial recognition on people to check their identity at airport passport controls and Transport for NSW uses them to detect illegal mobile phone use by drivers.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
globalinvestigationsreview.com | Donna Wacker |Jonathan Wong |Michael Wang |Anita Lam
General context, key principles and hot topicsThe Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) remains active in pursuing corporate fraud and misfeasance by listed companies and by culpable directors. In October 2022, the Court of First Instance (CFI) granted the first order of its kind under section 214 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.
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Sep 22, 2023 | 
btimesonline.com | Ethan Zhao |Chris Liu |Jonathan Wong
From a profit perspective, the generative AI trend that has been hot since the beginning of the year has one clear winner: NVIDIA.
Leading tech companies, from Microsoft & OpenAI to Google, Meta, and Adobe, that have integrated AI into their products are still in the phase of operating at a loss. Many of these companies offer AI services for free. Only Microsoft has dared to raise the price of Copilot by 83%, and it remains to be seen if consumers will accept this hike.
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Sep 21, 2023 | 
btimesonline.com | Ethan Zhao |Jonathan Wong |Chris Liu
Apple has long sought to develop its own 5G baseband chips to reduce its reliance on Qualcomm. However, the launch of the iPhone 15 series has underscored that Apple still grapples with Qualcomm's dominant position in the 5G chip market.
On September 13, Apple announced that the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max would feature the A17 Pro chip, the industry's first commercially available 3nm process chip. Yet, there was no significant advancement in 5G baseband technology.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
btimesonline.com | Jonathan Wong |Jerry Lin |Chris Liu
In a ripple effect stemming from the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike, both General Motors (GM) and Stellantis have announced significant layoffs, underscoring the broader impact of labor disputes on the automotive industry.
GM has taken the step of idling its Fairfax, Kansas plant, which employs 2,000 hourly workers. The decision was attributed to a shortage of stamped parts, which are supplied by Wentzville's stamping operations in Missouri to the Fairfax facility.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
btimesonline.com | Ethan Zhao |Jonathan Wong |Chris Liu
In 2023, the semiconductor world is buzzing. While Nvidia takes the spotlight as the premier reveler, European chip manufacturers are a close second. Fueled primarily by automotive chips and SiC, Europe's chipmakers are experiencing a financial windfall. Having tasted success, they now set their sights on even grander futures, positioning themselves across broader arenas.
The recent approval of the "European Chip Act" has pressed the accelerator on Europe's semiconductor journey.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Jonathan Wong
Every employer should know that all new hires must
complete USCIS Form I-9 and provide documentary proof of identity
and of authorization to work as part of the onboarding process. The
law requires that employers physically inspect the documents
presented, either through use of an employee or an agent authorized
for that purpose, in the employee's physical
presence.
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Jul 27, 2023 | 
community.cable.tech | Jonathan Wong
We're pleased to announce Cable's membership in The Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) Association, the unified voice for banks and fintechs in the business of Banking-as-a-Service. With growing regulatory scrutiny of BaaS banking, Cable provides innovative technologies tailored for critical oversight, testing, and assurance challenges in the BaaS industry.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Jonathan Wong
Every employer should know that all new hires must complete USCIS Form I-9 and provide documentary proof of identity and of authorization to work as part of the onboarding process. The law requires that employers physically inspect the documents presented, either through use of an employee or an agent authorized for that purpose, in the employee’s physical presence.
