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Losses from Hong Kong’s record-breaking rainfall less widespread than 2023 black rainstorm: Sedgwick August 7 2025 by Joana Nguyen The impact of this week’s record-breaking rainfall in Hong Kong is not expected to be as widespread as the black rainstorm that occurred in 2023, which led to gross claims filed of US$191 million, Ale… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login MORE FROM: Motor Australian MGA Blue Zebra eyes commercial lines expansion,…
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Buds 2a are unlikely to go on sale before October, as per a report. The US-based tech giant is set to unveil its latest Pixel 10 series, along with its new smartwatch and true wireless stereo (TWS) devices on August 20. The company is reportedly facing some issues putting its latest foldable phone, smartwatch, and TWS in the hands of the customers. However, this delay might not affect the availability of the standard Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and the Pixel 10 Pro XL, with them expected to go on…
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 was launched last month at the company’s Galaxy Unpacked event. iFixit has released a teardown video of the new book-style foldable smartphone, giving us a glimpse at its internals and rating its repairability. The firm has given the Galaxy Z Fold 7 a poor repairability rating in its latest teardown. The tightly packed internal components and secured batteries appear to make the self-repair of the phone extremely challenging, even though it fared well in a recent durability test.Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Repairability Revealed via iFixit TeardownThe iFixit team begins the nearly eight-minute teardown video by…
Australia’s Community Broker Network expands to New Zealand with Folio tie-up August 7 2025 by Aidan Gregory Australia’s Community Broker Network (CBN) has entered the New Zealand market via the acquisition of Folio’s broking operations.In a statement on Thursday, the Australian broker network said it had a… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login MORE FROM: Insurance brokers Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides…
Google began rolling out its monthly software update for eligible Pixel smartphones on Tuesday. The latest Android 16 build for Google Pixel phones, it carries fixes for several system issues which were discovered in previous iterations. The company also says that the update patches a bug that caused issues with the three-button and gesture navigation. Meanwhile, Pixel phone users can expect general improvements in system stability and performance after installing the update, which also includes Google’s August 2025 security patches.Google Pixel Update: Compatible Models, How to DownloadGoogle revealed details of its August 2025 monthly software update via a support page. It is rolling…
K-Sure provides US$350m guarantee for purchase of 6 Korean tankers by US shipping firm: report August 7 2025 by Roshan Nambiar The Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-Sure) has announced that it would provide US$350 million in financial guarantee packages to support International Seaways, the largest oil shipping company in … To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a…
Xbox Game Pass is adding Assassin’s Creed Mirage as part of the first wave of games joining the service in August. The action-adventure game, which served as a prequel spin-off to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, will be available on PC, Xbox consoles, and Xbox Cloud from August 7. Other titles coming to Game Pass in the first half of August include survival-platformer Rain World, sci-fi RPG Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, and third-person shooter Aliens: Fireteam Elite. In addition to a few other games, Game Pass members will also get DLC content, new updates, and in-game benefits.Xbox Game Pass Titles for…
OpenAI released two open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models on Tuesday. This marks the San Francisco-based AI firm’s first contribution to the open community since 2019, when GPT-2 was open sourced. The two new models, dubbed gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, are said to offer comparable performance to the o3 and o3-mini models. Built on the mixture-of-experts (MoE) architecture, the company says these AI models have undergone rigorous safety training and evaluation. The open weights of these models are available to download via Hugging Face.OpenAI’s Open-Source AI Models Support Native ReasoningIn a post on X (formerly Twitter), OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the…
Canopius ‘once again’ boosted by APAC growth in H1 August 7 2025 by Aidan Gregory Canopius’ business in Asia Pacific made a strong contribution to the specialty (re)insurer’s first-half results, with its APAC unit growing its written premium to US$230 million in the first six month… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of the latest news…
Nothing’s Essential Space has been updated with two new sharing-related improvements that make it easier to transfer information stored on the company’s phones. The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered hub was first introduced with the Nothing Phone 3a series, which was launched on March. A user can tap the dedicated Essential Key on the side of the phone to take a screenshot of the information on the display. They can then take typed or voice notes regarding the content present in the screenshot, which is saved to the Essential Space.Essential Space Lets Users Share Audio Directly With Other AppsThe Carl Pei-led tech…