News feed：Insomnia
【明報專訊】INSOMNIA, a serious problem that troubles many Hong Kong people, can now be treated with cognitive behavioural therapy (認知行為治療 ), which can reduce the risk of insomnia among teenagers by over 70%. A study by two local universities and one in Canada shows that with the therapy, insomnia among teenagers with family history with the symptom can be prevented. The treatment included teaching them how to sleep better and doing relaxation exercises.
Deep Nostalgia
AI can now even '' resurrect '' the dead! ''Deep Nostalgia'' technology lets netizens upload photos of their deceased relatives and helps produce videos that look like their beloved ones have come back to life. An extension of ''Deep Fake'', it also uses AI to analyse the photos, and then reproduces them with facial movements to make them move. Go to the website and have a look!
Are you a manga maniac?
IN JAPAN, according to an institute studying the country's publishing industry, the scale of the manga (日本漫畫) market in 2020 increased by 23% year-on-year to 612.6 billion yen (approximately 43.8 billion Hong Kong dollars), the highest since records began in 1978. There are two reasons. First, Demon Slayer (《鬼滅之刃》), a popular manga series, has captured many people's hearts. Second, the Japanese government's declaration of emergency amid the pandemic made people stay home and read manga.
■Gear up
According to the passages on this page, circle the correct answers.
(1) Insomnia troubles many citizens in Hong Kong.
( True / False / Not given )
(2) Demon Slayer is the only driver behind the growth of Japan's manga.
( True / False / Not given )
(3)''Deep Nostalgia'' can bring the dead back to life.
( True / False / Not given )
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
insomnia (n) 失眠
scale (n) 規模
resurrect (v) 使……復生
deceased (adj) 逝去的
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