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US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2025. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Samenta warns US tariffs could be ‘economic earthquake’ for Malaysian SMEs, seeks urgent aid

Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz speaks during a news conference at Menara MITI in Kuala Lumpur, July 9, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Silver lining: Tengku Zafrul says new US tariff announcement extends Malaysia’s time for talks

Singapore’s Ministry of Health is directly interviewing Malaysian doctors and general practitioners at Traders Hotel KLCC as part of its move to strengthen its healthcare workforce.

Singapore / 14 h ago

Singapore courts Malaysian doctors with RM385,000 salary offers at KLCC amid concerns over brain drain

Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah arrives at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on July 9, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 14 h ago

AGC finally confirms royal order on Najib’s house arrest in ongoing appeal

Money / 14 h ago

Bank Negara Malaysia cuts key interest rate to 2.75pc amid external uncertainties

National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah are set to receive a package worth RM1 million each per year after agreeing to sign a new contract with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM). — AFP pic

Sports / 17 h ago

Pearly Tan-Thinaah to remain with BAM until LA 2028, earn RM1m each annually under new deal

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim delivers his speech during the 58th Association of South-east Asian Nations Foreign Ministers' Meeting at Kuala Lumpur, July 9, 2025. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

At Asean meet, Anwar hits out at tariffs, calls for unity amid global rifts

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow examines the tracks that were uncovered. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Surprise find: 7.4m steel track from 1895 unearthed near Penang’s Fort Cornwallis

A commentator pushes back on Rafizi Ramli’s concerns over judicial appointments, arguing that procedural delays don’t amount to a constitutional crisis — and suggests Rafizi’s impact might’ve been greater had he stayed in Cabinet. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

What You Think / 11 h ago

Rafizi could have been like Singapore’s Goh Keng Swee in Anwar’s Cabinet — Hafiz Hassan

The Malaysian Bar said the ‘Walk to Safeguard Judicial Independence’ to the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya on Monday is about defending the independence of the judiciary as an institution. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Malaysian Bar: Lawyers’ walk to PM’s office on July 14 not to protest CJ’s non-extension, but to defend courts’ independence

An undated illustrative photo shows people restrained with handcuffs. —Picture By Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Pagoh gang rape: Teen among two arrested after couple attacked near Johor plantation

Three suspects in the murder case of a private university student in Cyberjaya on June 24 leave the Sepang Magistrates’ Court July 3, 2025 after their remand hearing. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Cyberjaya student’s death: Two suspects to face murder, abetment charges tomorrow

JPJ has suspended and reassigned an officer caught on video dangerously overtaking on a double line in Simpang Pulai. The officer is also barred from driving department vehicles pending investigation. — Picture by Farhan Najib

Malaysia / 9 h ago

JPJ: Officer suspended after risky overtake in Simpang Pulai

Mandy shows a photograph of a lorry blocking the entrance to her house at Lorong Maarof, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 19 h ago

What happens when you live next to a construction site in Bangsar... and what needs to be done when there is a ‘conflict’ (VIDEO)

Aaron Kwok reportedly celebrated news of a baby boy by upgrading wife Moka Fang’s credit card — to no limit. — Picture via Instagram/mokafy

Showbiz / 11 h ago

Now that’s a push present: Aaron Kwok celebrates baby boy news with no-limit credit card for wife Moka Fang

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Tech/Gadgets

9 h ago

Musk’s AI chatbot Grok slammed for ‘dangerous’ antisemitic posts praising Hitler

This file picture shows Elon Musk as he looks on during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC May 30, 2025. — AFP pic

WASHINGTON, July 9 — Billionaire Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup today removed posts made by its chatbot Grok on X after it came under fire for antisemitic content.“We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts,” said a post attributed to...

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Grok removed what it called “inappropriate” social media posts yesterday after complaints from X users and the Anti-Defamation League that Grok produced content with antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 10 h ago

Poland to report Musk’s chatbot Grok to EU for offensive comments including on PM Tusk

Elon Musk's chatbot has, to the amusement and consternation of X users, gone full Nazi. — Reuters file pic

Tech-gadgets / 19 h ago

Elon Musk’s AI Grok goes from too ‘woke’ to ‘MechaHitler’, spewing antisemitic remarks

In October, the first AI feature film was released—Where the Robots Grow—an animated film without anything resembling live action footage. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 1d ago

AI video becomes more convincing, rattling creative industry

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TikTok has developed a plan to launch the new app to US app stores on September 5, the report said. — Reuters pic

2d ago

TikTok building new version of app ahead of expected US sale, The Information reports

An aerial view shows Aigen's solar-powered autonomous AI robots ? called Element ? operate at Bowles Farm in Los Banos, California June 26, 2025. — AFP pic

06 Jul 2025

Sun-fuelled AI robots pull weeds in California farms as labour shortages, herbicide resistance grow

Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to confidently spread false health information, complete with fabricated citations, Australian researchers have warned in a recent medical publication. ― AFP pic

03 Jul 2025

It’s too easy to make AI chatbots lie about health information, study finds

Around two dozen YouTube channels are pumping out AI-generated videos with false claims about music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex trafficking trial, racking up millions of views and profiting from misinformation, researchers say. — Reuters pic

02 Jul 2025

Researchers: Viral AI-generated videos distort Sean Combs’ trial, racking up millions of views and fuelling misinformation on YouTube

Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions to recruit top artificial intelligence talent, triggering debates about whether the aggressive hiring spree will pay off in the competitive generative AI race. — Reuters pic

02 Jul 2025

Meta’s AI talent war raises questions about strategy

District Judge Julien Neals of New Jersey ruled that the government had adequately demonstrated that Apple maintains monopoly power in smartphone markets and engages in anticompetitive conduct to maintain that dominance. — Reuters pic

01 Jul 2025

US judge rules Apple must face antitrust trial over monopoly claims

Navigation firm TomTom employs around 3,600 people worldwide. — Picture from Facebook/TomTom

30 Jun 2025

Navigation firm TomTom to cut 300 jobs as it pivots to AI amid falling sales and unpredictable outlook

ChatGPT-creator OpenAI’s o1 tried to download itself onto external servers and denied it when caught red-handed. — Reuters pic

30 Jun 2025

AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, which said in January it had developed an AI model to rival ChatGPT at much lower cost, has come under scrutiny in some countries for its security policies and privacy practices. — Reuters pic

29 Jun 2025

Global scrutiny grows as nations curb access to DeepSeek amid surveillance and misinformation concerns

Four Anker powerbank models are involved in the recall — Picture courtesy of Anker

28 Jun 2025

Find out if your Anker power bank is affected by a global recall, and how you can claim a free replacement

Sithe Ncube, producer at Nyamakop video game studio, points to a character’s design for a soon-to-be-launched video game called ‘Relooted’ at their office space in Rosebank, near Johannesburg, June 20, 2025. — AFP pic

28 Jun 2025

Stealing back what was stolen: South African game ‘Relooted’ targets colonial spoils (VIDEO)

An aerial view shows construction underway on a Project Stargate AI infrastructure site, a collaboration between three large tech companies — OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle — in Abilene, Texas, April 23, 2025. Rising demand from AI and cloud services is driving exponential growth in data centre energy use, challenging Big Tech’s carbon neutrality targets. — Reuters pic

27 Jun 2025

Cloud’s dirty secret: Power-hungry AI boom burns Big Tech’s green promises

Once billed as ‘Made in the USA’, the Trump T1 smartphone is now marketed as ‘designed with American values’, with its launch pushed back and manufacturing questions still swirling. — Picture via Trump Mobile

27 Jun 2025

Trump mobile phone rebrands — no longer ‘Made in the USA’, just inspired by it

Chinese e-commerce titans like Shein, Temu and AliExpress have seen a surge in global popularity in recent years. — Reuters pic

27 Jun 2025

Seoul flags unsafe children’s products on Temu, AliExpress, urges sales suspension

The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee wrote to the CEOs of Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft demanding numerous documents, including any White House communications related to the regulation of content, by March 23. — Reuters pic

26 Jun 2025

Researchers say tech giants’ climate targets verge on fantasy

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