// 本港人口老化嚴重，煤氣公司聯同多個社福機構推出「智醒生活暖萬家」捐贈計劃，為全港1萬個有需要家庭，免費安裝智能控制器及智能煤氣錶，方便長者和家人遙距監察爐具情況，並可用手機程式緊急熄火，適合患輕度認知障礙長者及其照顧者使用。 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=129686 //

// 港鐵（00066）在官方Facebook專頁宣布，聯同元宇宙（Metaverse）平台The Sandbox推出「港鐵元宇宙」體驗活動。由即日起至2月28日期間，玩家可在電腦到訪The Sandbox虛擬世界，暢遊港鐵元宇宙站及上世紀八十年代彩虹站，透過不同遊戲任務發掘彩蛋。 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=129803 //

// The platform was founded by Austen Chu and Sean Wong in 2020 to revolutionise how consumers shop and sell watches. Wristcheck takes a fixed rate from each sale, 8 per cent from the seller and 4 per cent from the buyer. Since its launch, the platform has drawn more than 50,000 community members. https://insideretail.asia/2023/01/20/hong-kong-watch-retailer-wristcheck-bags-8-million-in-funding-round/ //

// 阿里巴巴香港創業者基金（AEF）近年贊助成立慈善機構SEED Foundation，旨在從學生開始培育科技人才。 SEED Foundation行政總裁羅君本表示，香港企業在數碼轉型上鬧人才荒，有必要加強培育人才，而該組織會在認證課程及課外活動雙軌並行，去年學生已獲得10個商業機構的實習職位，今年目標為50至100個。 https://m.stnn.cc/c/2023/0118/3789696.shtml //

// The SCMP report said Amber had cut its compliance workforce in Hong Kong to five from 20 people and made their entire auditing team redundant. It did not mention the Singapore headquarter operations or the total number of staff at Amber https://forkast.news/headlines/singapore-cryto-unicorn-amber-group-hong-kong/ //

// Founded in 1999, Neopets is known for its classic browser game at https://bit.ly/3XKkuOu, which has created core memories for more than 150 million fans across the globe. The company is now advancing Neopets Metaverse, a play-and-earn, community-driven virtual pet game based on the original Neopets classic. https://www.finsmes.com/2023/01/neopets-raises-4m-in-funding.html //

// The company developing China’s blockchain network wants to create a system for international settlements with stablecoins and state-issued digital currencies. The plan is to establish a platform facilitating the use of these two fiat-based digital assets in foreign trade.

Hong Kong-based Red Date Technology, the designer of China’s state-backed Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN), has launched a new project to implement both stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in cross-border payments https://coinspectator.com/bitcoin-com/2023/01/23/china-backed-blockchain-project-proposes-swift-alternative-for-stablecoins-and-cbdcs/ //

// 一個名爲「咪錶俠」的手機 App 向用家提供收費遙距入咪錶服務，更可以預約翌日入錶，變相讓用家可以不在車附近也能夠長期佔用咪錶車位。運輸處就回應指已經知道事件，表示這做法會干擾咪錶運作，已經進行跟進。 https://unwire.hk/2023/01/19/mai-biu-hap/fun-tech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mai-biu-hap //

// An Israeli startup developing the first autonomous AI-powered robot to clean and inspect the facades of high-rise buildings has inked a $5.4 million deal for upkeep and maintenance of skyscrapers in Hong Kong, marking its foray into the Asian market. https://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-israeli-robot-spiderman-that-will-clean-skyscraper-facades-in-hong-kong/ //