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Businessman Albert Tei is pictured alongside his lawyer Latheefa Koya (right) at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex in Kuala Lumpur December 4, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 18 h ago

‘Go after the big fish’: Latheefa questions charges against client Albert Tei and lack of whistleblower protection

Bung Moktar, seen here in a recent file photo, died at Gleneagles Hospital Kota Kinabalu at age 66 early today. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Sabah BN chairman Bung Moktar dies at 66 after lung, kidney complications

Sabah BN secretary Datuk Jafry Ariffin said party chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin is resting and undergoing light medical treatment under doctors’ supervision. — Daily Express pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Bung Moktar taking time off for light medical treatment, says Sabah BN secretary

At 6pm, the ringgit bounced to 4.1115/1165 versus the greenback compared to yesterday’s close of 4.1200/1235. — Picture By Choo Choy May

Money / 15 h ago

Ringgit hits highest level since June 2021 as US rate cut hopes grow

Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying answers questions during the Third Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 15th Parliament at the Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur December 4, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Govt mulls delaying e-Invoice rollout for MSMEs after calls for longer transition period

Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung said scrapping the PTPTN loan waiver for top graduates sends the wrong message to Malaysia’s best students. — Picture via Facebook/Lee Chean Chung

Malaysia / 18 h ago

PTPTN incentive rollback leaves top graduates demoralised, risks talent flight, says MP

The Malaysian Bar has called for an urgent, independent investigation into the Durian Tunggal police shooting following conflicting accounts of the incident. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 18 h ago

‘Transparency is a necessity’: Malaysian Bar calls for urgent inquiry into Durian Tunggal triple police shooting

US president Donald Trump has authorised the production of compact cars in the United States, citing models he observed in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea. — Reuters pic

Money / 18 h ago

‘They’re very small, really cute’: Trump approves US production of compact cars inspired by those in Malaysia, Japan, S. Korea (VIDEO)

Kuala Lumpur has recorded a total of 1,863 mm of rainfall up to September, roughly half of its average annual rainfall over the past five years. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 3 h ago

KL’s flood-defence trio: How the city manages heavy rainfall and avoids major floods

Eight Bersatu division chiefs in Sabah said the coalition’s state election defeat stems from state-level leadership decisions, rejecting attempts to blame party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Sabah Bersatu division chiefs say poll rout blame lies with Kiandee and Hamzah, not Muhyiddin

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a press conference after attending the 12th Malaysia–Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Singapore today. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Anwar acknowledges Sabah’s concerns, says ‘legacy issues’ hinder full delivery of federal aid

New housing aid recipient Mohmad Johar Misri (centre) stands with his family at the key-handover ceremony for victims of the Putra Heights gas explosion in Kampung Sungai Baru, Subang Jaya December 4, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Housing minister: 18 families return to new homes after Putra Heights gas blast

The Court of Appeal struck out the Raub durian farmers’ appeals after they withdrew their challenge against eviction notices issued by the Pahang government and state agencies. — Photo by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Raub durian farmers withdraw eviction appeals, ending long-running legal battle

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong attend the 12th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat (ALR) in Singapore December 4, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Singapore and Malaysia deepen ties with updated RTS Link deal and pacts on drug control and healthcare

Malaysia’s mixed doubles champions Chen Tang Jie (left) and Toh Ee Wei (centre) share a light-hearted moment with BAM president Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz (right) at his office on December 3, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Tengku Zafrul

Sports / 17 h ago

BAM says Malaysia’s best line-up ready to chase seven badminton medals at SEA Games 2025 in Thailand

Tech/Gadgets

13 h ago

Pay up, AI: Wikipedia pushes Big Tech for more licensing deals

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales takes part in a conversation, at the Reuters NEXT conference, in New York City, December 3, 2025. — Reuters pic

LONDON, Dec 4 — Wikipedia is working with Big Tech on deals similar to its arrangement with Google, the online encyclopedia’s co-founder, Jimmy Wales, said on Wednesday, in a bid to help the firm monetise AI companies’ heavy reliance on its content.Speaking in an interview at the Reuters NEXT summit...

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Samsung today hinted at a new Exynos application processor widely expected to power the upcoming flagship Galaxy S26 smartphone, Yonhap News Agency reported. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 20 h ago

Samsung teases new Exynos chip expected to power Galaxy S26

‘Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’ will take players on Switch 1 or 2 to a distant planet they can explore on foot or by motorbike in Samus’s distinctive armoured suit. — Screencap via YouTube/Nintendo of America

Tech-gadgets / 23 h ago

Nintendo releases long‑awaited ‘Metroid Prime 4’ sci‑fi blaster after eight‑year wait (VIDEO)

In a statement published by Russian news agencies, Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor said Roblox had become rife with ‘inappropriate content that can negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children’. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 1d ago

Russia blocks US gaming platform Roblox over alleged child harassment, extremist material

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The emergence of AI has catapulted the industry to another dimension, creating new challenges as tech giants, caught in a bitter AI rivalry, scour the globe to build AI-capable data centers quickly. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Inside ‘Data Center Alley’: How a small US town became the backbone of the global internet

A promoter shows a Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone during a launch event at a Samsung store in Seoul on December 2, 2025. — AFP pic

2d ago

Samsung launches RM10,000 ‘special edition’ triple-folding phone, the Galaxy Z TriFold

A journalist sits in Xpeng’s flying car Traveller X2 during a showroom tour in Guangzhou. — AFP pic

01 Dec 2025

Guangzhou’s mothership moment — flying cars go from sci-fi to assembly line with 007 flair

01 Dec 2025

Russia pushes Max super app as WhatsApp faces possible ban amid surveillance fears

As governments crack down on online platforms from social networks to porn sites, business is booming for one sector offering AI age checks based on selfies. — AFP pic

30 Nov 2025

Smile for the algorithm: Selfie age checks become big business in the crackdown era

China's booming humanoid robot sector could hit RM47.8 billion by 2025, but officials are pumping the brakes on an industry moving at breakneck

29 Nov 2025

China’s humanoid robot boom has Beijing worried about a bubble

HONOR has launched the AI + Youth Empowerment Society (AYES) at the inaugural HONOR AI + Design Summit 2025 (APAC Edition) in Malaysia to equip young people in the region with AI literacy, digital skills and creative confidence. — Picture courtesy of HONOR

27 Nov 2025

HONOR unveils AI + Youth Empowerment Society to boost literacy, digital skills among Asia-Pacific youth

After years of runaway growth, the AI industry enters 2026 facing bubble fears, job-market disruption and intensifying battles over AGI, media survival and ‘AI slop.’ — Reuters pic

27 Nov 2025

The AI party isn’t over, but the lights will come on in 2026

The project will use mainly the latest version of UBTech’s ‘Walker’ robots to test practical humanoid applications such as helping border management, handling logistics or patrolling factories. — Screengrab from https://www.ubtrobot.com/

26 Nov 2025

China to trial humanoid robots for crowd control at border crossings

A Tesla robotaxi drives on the street along South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, June 22, 2025. — Reuters pic

26 Nov 2025

Tesla to double Austin robotaxi fleet next month, Musk says

A composite of AI-generated images from Maximal Nostalgia recreating a dreamy, soft-focus 1980s — part of a viral nostalgia trend sweeping Instagram and TikTok.

26 Nov 2025

Inside the AI ’80s wave that has Gen Z dreaming of VHS days (VIDEO)

Influential pro-Trump accounts that present themselves as US-based but actually operate overseas have circulated 31 false claims over the past 15 months — including allegations of Democratic corruption — according to a NewsGuard analysis using the location feature. — AFP pic

25 Nov 2025

‘Based where?’ X’s location rollout sets off frenzy, flags troll farms from Nigeria to Eastern Europe

This photo taken on October 24, 2025 shows a fourteen-year-old boy posing at as he looks at social media on his computer. — AFP pic

24 Nov 2025

With a sweeping social media ban looming, Snapchat asks young Australians to prove their age

Advances in technology have enabled AI to generate increasingly realistic visuals, so much so that chatbots are unable to distinguish what’s real and what’s been fabricated, resulting in misinformation online. — Unsplash pic

21 Nov 2025

Fact-checking with chatbots? Filipinos just found out why that’s a bad idea

Madrid’s Commercial Court said on Thursday the compensation, to be paid out to 87 digital press publishers and news agencies, is linked to Meta’s use of personal data for behavioural advertising on Facebook and Instagram. — Reuters pic

20 Nov 2025

Spanish court orders Meta to pay €479m to digital media for data misuse

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