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Google’s position as king of the search engines is under threat like never before, but the firm’s global policy chief told AFP this week it still had the edge over its AI competitors. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 30 Nov 2023

’More than a chatbot’: Google touts firm’s AI tech

While Apple has not yet made any official announcement regarding its new retail outlet despite being rumoured for years, there have been proofs that backed up those rumours. — SoyaCincau pic

Tech-gadgets / 30 Nov 2023

Apple Store TRX: Here’s an early look at Malaysia’s first Apple Store

Proloquo makes communication for non-verbal users simpler on the iPhone or iPad. — Picture via AssistiveWare's website

Tech-gadgets / 30 Nov 2023

Apple 2023 App Store Awards winners: A celebration of innovation and whimsy

Tech-gadgets / 29 Nov 2023

Google opens biggest European cyber centre

More than two million developers are building on the OpenAI platform, while more than 100 million people use ChatGPT weekly, according to the San Francisco-based startup.— Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 29 Nov 2023

Big Tech in charge as ChatGPT turns one

This issue appears to be limited to Google Drive users on Desktop and the search giant has issued an advisory for those who are affected. — SoyaCincau pic

Tech-gadgets / 29 Nov 2023

Google Drive users reported months’ worth of files missing

‘Q’ will be available only to Amazon’s AWS cloud computing customers and will be in direct competition with OpenAI’s ChatGPT as well as Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s copilots that also run on OpenAI’s technology. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 29 Nov 2023

Amazon releases AI chatbot called ‘Q’

Alibaba is China’s largest cloud vendor, garnering 29.9 per cent of the market share for the first half of 2023. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 28 Nov 2023

Alibaba Cloud suffers second service outage in a month

Earlier this month, leading AI developers agreed to work with governments to test new frontier models before they are released to help manage the risks of the rapidly developing technology. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 28 Nov 2023

AI threat demands new approach to security designs, says US official

The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior US official described as the first detailed international agreement on how to keep artificial intelligence safe from rogue actors, pushing for companies to create AI systems that are secure by design. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 27 Nov 2023

US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI ‘secure by design’

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 (left) and Apple Watch Ultra (right) are virtually identical in design and build. — Picture by Erna Mahyuni

Tech-gadgets / 25 Nov 2023

Apple Watch Ultra 2: Best Apple Watch, potential New Year's resolution buddy (VIDEO)

How close are AI models to resembling human cognition? — Picture courtesy of BlackJack3D / Getty Images via ETX Studio

Tech-gadgets / 24 Nov 2023

What we know about OpenAI’s new Q* super intelligence

Blackwing Intelligence, a boutique cybersecurity research firm, has found a number of security issues with the fingerprint sensors themselves on these laptops. — SoyaCincau pic

Tech-gadgets / 23 Nov 2023

Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication easily bypassed by cybersecurity firm (VIDEO)

ICANN has managed the technical underpinnings of the internet since the group was established in Los Angeles in 1998. — Picture courtesy of gremlin / Getty Images via ETX Studio

Tech-gadgets / 23 Nov 2023

ICANN: Polarised world threatens open internet

Snapchat users will soon be able to use this social media in an ad-free mode. — Reuters file pic

Tech-gadgets / 23 Nov 2023

Snapchat is launching a new ad-free subscription tier

YouTube has unveiled 'Dream Track,' its music-generating AI tool. ― Picture courtesy of YouTube

Tech-gadgets / 21 Nov 2023

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Explosion rocks The Hague: Apartment block partially collapses, emergency crews search for survivors

Australian teen sprint star Gout smashes national 200m record, best Bolt’s time

Zeekr 009 arrives in Malaysia: Rivals Alphard and Vellfire with 603hp, priced from RM349,800

Jeffrey Kitingan slams Umno youth leader for calling Sabah CM to resign

Kindergarten teacher in Johor dies five days after cobra bite

Cops start obstruction probe against rapper Zamaera who claimed MBSJ man recorded her nude (VIDEO)

Caretaker arrested for raping teen ward at Kulai orphanage for years

No Cabinet, GLC posts for MCA? It’s fine — we want to provide checks and balances, says Wee

DPM Zahid: Pahang, Johor set to be hit hard in second flood wave from tomorrow

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, hits 20 trillion krone, doubling in five years

TMJ says UTHM’s Johor Business School will drive state to greater heights

Zahid: BN cannot count on past glory, moving from race-based politics to focus on issues closer to voters’ hearts

Health minister vows thorough probe on MO’s alleged assault on Perak doctor

PM Anwar lauds Bumiputera women-led SME in Penang for thriving in global tech market

Slithering spectacle: Giant python with bulging stomach spotted floating in Thailand floodwaters after reportedly eating a dog (VIDEO)

’More than a chatbot’: Google touts firm’s AI tech

Apple Store TRX: Here’s an early look at Malaysia’s first Apple Store

Apple 2023 App Store Awards winners: A celebration of innovation and whimsy

Google opens biggest European cyber centre

Big Tech in charge as ChatGPT turns one

Google Drive users reported months’ worth of files missing

Amazon releases AI chatbot called ‘Q’

Alibaba Cloud suffers second service outage in a month

AI threat demands new approach to security designs, says US official

US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI ‘secure by design’

Apple Watch Ultra 2: Best Apple Watch, potential New Year's resolution buddy (VIDEO)

What we know about OpenAI’s new Q* super intelligence

Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication easily bypassed by cybersecurity firm (VIDEO)

ICANN: Polarised world threatens open internet

Snapchat is launching a new ad-free subscription tier

Meta and YouTube look to AI for their platforms' latest tools