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Screengrabs of a video showing two men shot dead by unknown assailants outside a shopping mall in Cheras just after midnight on June 17, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Mohd Hafiz

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Shooting outside Cheras mall leaves two men dead; cops on hunt for helmeted perpetrators

A delivery driver from a local courier service slots a parcel into a mailbox in Sungai Buloh July 13, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Paying for nothing: How Malaysians are scammed using parcels they never ordered

Datuk Seri G. Palanivel was MIC president from 2010 to 2013. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

G. Palanivel, who led MIC and served four terms as MP, dies in HKL at 76

Screengrabs of a video showing two men shot dead by unknown assailants outside a shopping mall in Cheras just after midnight on June 17, 2025. — Pictures from Facebook/Mohd Hafiz

Malaysia / 9 h ago

KL cops classify Cheras double shooting as murder, appeal for witnesses

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has praised Malaysia's jump to rank 23rd in the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

‘This belongs to all Malaysians’: PM hails reforms and public-private cooperation for surge in global competitiveness ranking

Pandan MP Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli teased his future plans, saying he would reveal more after Hari Raya Haji celebrations earlier this month. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

‘Yang Berhenti Menteri’: Rafizi vows to ‘burn and enlighten’ in new podcast after stepping down as economy minister

Melaka MACC director Adi Supian Shafie said the case was being investigated under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009 and that a remand order will be applied for at the Ayer Keroh Magistrates’ Court on June 17, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 14 h ago

MACC arrests Melaka official suspected of channelling RM50m council funds to wife’s bank for shares

The writer says there have been many improvements at KLIA, but suggests more can be done to make things better for all travellers such as integrating the ERL and shuttle buses. — Picture by Yusoft Mat Isa

What You Think / 14 h ago

KLIA turnaround now visible but plenty of runway for improvements — Lokman Abdul Salam

According to Fortune, NationGate recorded the highest revenue growth across all 500 companies, with a staggering 723 per cent increase. — Picture courtesy of Forbes

Money / 13 h ago

Malaysia ranks third in Fortune Southeast Asia 500 with 92 firms, NationGate tops region with whopping 723pc revenue growth

Bank Negara Deputy Governor Datuk Marzunisham Omar said price levels remain elevated, causing rising costs of living to be more felt. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 10 h ago

BNM: Food prices up 17.5pc since 2020 but wages lag, fuelling Malaysia’s cost-of-living strain

Business groups warn that the imposition of 8 per cent SST on commercial rental and leasing services from July 1 could exacerbate inflation. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Money / 12 h ago

Business groups urge delay of SST expansion, warn 8pc rental tax from July 1 could derail Malaysia’s recovery

Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa said public complaints regarding abandoned vehicles cross 2,500 cases every year in KL alone. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Zaliha Mustafa

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Dr Zaliha orders FT Ministry, JPJ to plug legal loopholes as abandoned vehicles pile up in KL, Putrajaya

US President Donald Trump spoke to reporters during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta. — AFP pic

World / 15 h ago

‘Evacuate Tehran immediately,’ Trump warns as Israel intensifies attacks

Two men, aged 55 and 56, in Penang said they were duped of their retirement savings after contacting a woman on WhatsApp who promised high returns on their online investments. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

‘Withdrawal fee’ trap: Two Penang retirees lose RM1.15m in Facebook, Instagram scam ads

Yesterday, police confirmed the discovery of the decomposed body of a teacher at a house in Bandar Selesa Jaya, Iskandar Puteri near here, and believed that the deceased had died about a month ago. — Bernama

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Johor teacher’s absence traced back to September as authorities uncover tragic details

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Tech/Gadgets

14 h ago

Reuters Institute: Young users turning to AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini as news source over traditional media

Reuters Institute report pointed to traditional media — TV, radio, newspapers and news sites — losing ground to AI, social networks and video-sharing platforms. — AFP pic

PARIS, June 17 — People are increasingly turning to generative artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT to follow day-to-day news, a respected media report published Tuesday found.The yearly survey from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found “for the first time” that significant numbers of people were using chatbots...

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Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg announced on January 6 that he was halting the internet giant’s fact-checking programme on its social platforms — Facebook, Instagram and Threads — in the United States. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 14 h ago

Survey: Surge in hate speech on Facebook, Instagram after Meta scraps US fact-checking and eases moderation

US President Donald Trump holds an iPhone after it rang while he was speaking on the day he signs an executive order at the White House in Washington May 23, 2025. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 1d ago

Donald dials in: Trump Organisation’s new mobile network targets MAGA market

Nvidia components are displayed at the GTC Paris NVIDIA stand at the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in Paris on June 12, 2025. — AFP

Tech-gadgets / 1d ago

High costs, weak cloud: Can Europe catch up in the AI arms race sparked by Nvidia?

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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said that a prototype Ive shared with him ‘is the coolest piece of technology that the world will have ever seen.’ — Reuters pic

1d ago

OpenAI and Apple design legend Jony Ive are building the iPhone of the AI age

An attendee uses a virtual reality (VR) headset in a stand, at the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in Paris June 12, 2025. — AFP pic

2d ago

AI won’t kill all jobs but it’s hiring faster than you think

Google is beefing up online search with generative artificial intelligence, embracing AI despite fears for its ad-based business model. — Reuters pic

14 Jun 2025

Google rolls out spoken AI summaries in search with new Audio Overviews feature

Google yesterday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device’s user through the app stores built into operating systems, calling a proposal from Facebook and Instagram parent Meta ‘ineffective’. — Reuters pic

14 Jun 2025

Google rejects Meta’s app store age verification plan, citing child safety and privacy concerns

CEO of Instacart Fidji Simo arrives at the 11th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony 2025 held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California April 5, 2025. — AFP pic

13 Jun 2025

From fishing family to Big Tech: French CEO Fidji Simo joins OpenAI as second-in-command

Visitors browse through the stands at the 9th edition of the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in Paris June 11, 2025. — AFP pic

13 Jun 2025

AI, robots and smart shoes: The most eye-catching innovations at Paris’s Vivatech 2025

Alexandr Wang, CEO of Scale AI, arrives for a meeting with international investors in IA at the Elysee Palace as part of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris February 10, 2025. — Reuters pic

13 Jun 2025

‘Our path forward is limitless’: Meta makes bold move with major Scale AI investment, CEO joins tech giant

Disney and Universal are taking AI firm Midjourney to court, accusing it of generating unauthorised images of iconic characters like Yoda, Elsa and Shrek. — Reuters pic

12 Jun 2025

Disney and Universal slam AI firm Midjourney as ‘bottomless pit of plagiarism’ in lawsuit

Today, Apple appeared to have removed the game from the Hong Kong version of the App Store. It was not available on Hong Kong’s Google Play yesterday.

11 Jun 2025

Hong Kong police help indie game ‘Reversed Front: Bonfire’ go viral — by banning it

French music video director, graphic designer and singer-songwriter Woodkid poses during a photo session in Paris on June 3, 2025. — AFP pic

11 Jun 2025

Woodkid bends sound like origami for Hideo Kojima’s ‘Death Stranding 2’

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino. — Reuters pic

11 Jun 2025

Here is everything Apple announced at its annual developer conference

A customers purchases Nintendo Switch 2 at an electronics retailer in Tokyo June 5, 2025. — AFP pic

11 Jun 2025

Nintendo says sold record 3.5 million Switch 2 consoles in first four days

Mistral’s new AI model Magistral is designed to ‘think things through’, offering traceable reasoning for complex tasks in law, finance and healthcare. — Reuters pic

11 Jun 2025

France’s Mistral unveils ‘thinking’ AI model aimed at complex reasoning

Washington last month unveiled fresh guidelines warning firms that using Chinese-made high-tech AI semiconductors, specifically Huawei’s Ascend chips, would put them at risk of violating US export controls. — Reuters pic

10 Jun 2025

Huawei founder admits chips still trail US by ‘one generation’

The upcoming ‘Upin & Ipin Universe’ open world game is set to be released on consoles, PC and Nintendo Switch. — Picture via upinipinuniverse.com

10 Jun 2025

‘Upin & Ipin Universe’: Iconic animated twins enter gaming world with open-world adventure (VIDEO)

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