Hong Kong — The Covid-19 crisis is accelerating a technology boom that has the potential to boost productivity across much of the world, spurring growth even in mature economies such as those of Europe and the US.
Whether in restaurant kitchens, on the factory floor, or at e-commerce fulfilment centres, the pandemic has sped the adoption of robots, artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies that, in theory, free workers from manual or repetitive tasks to focus on higher-value output...
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