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Malaysia / 6 h ago

No lift-off here: Helicopter on trailer snarls Subang Jaya traffic, cops investigate

Bundle shops have grown in popularity over the years, attracting shoppers from across the country. — Photo via Raymond Manuel)

Malaysia / 11 h ago

As Malaysians flock to bundle stores for secondhand buys, are charity outlets paying the price?

Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the woman who claimed her husband was among those shot dead in Durian Tunggal was not legally married to the suspect. — Picture via Facebook/Polis Melaka

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Woman who claimed husband among Durian Tunggal dead not legally married to him, Melaka police chief says

A boy holding a supply stands among people waiting to collect supplies at Batthkav refugee camp, amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Chong Kal, Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 12, 2025. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Trump credits Anwar’s help as Cambodia and Thailand agree to halt border clashes

Sabah Electricity chairman Saadiah Aziz said the utility will not sugar-coat the reality of ongoing power shortages and reliability issues in the state. — Picture via Facebook/Sabah Electricity Corporate

Malaysia / 7 h ago

‘We won’t sugar-coat it’: Sabah Electricity admits reliability gaps in ongoing state power woes

The Sea Games run until December 20 in Bangkok and the nearby coastal province of Chonburi, with thousands of athletes from 11 Southeast Asian countries competing in events ranging from football and fencing to skateboarding, sailing and combat sports. — Bernama pic

Sports / 9 h ago

SEA Games: Seven Malaysian shuttlers move closer to finals in Thailand

Byun Yo-han and Tiffany Young reportedly grew close after working together on the Disney+ series Uncle Samsik, which premiered in May 2024.— Picture via Instagram

Showbiz / 7 h ago

The real deal: Actor Byun Yo-han and Girls’ Generation Tiffany Young in serious relationship after co-starring as lovers in ‘Uncle Samsik’

Penang style ‘lor bak’ at Ben & Col Café. — Picture by CK Lim

Eat-drink / 9 h ago

Penang-style ‘lor bak’ and ‘cincaluk’ pork: Family recipes come alive at Ben & Col Café in Taman Universiti, PJ

Despite arriving as firm favourites, Tang Jie-Ee Wei were unable to cope with the relentless pressure from the Thais, registering their first-ever defeat against their opponents after winning all three previous encounters. — AFP file pic

Sports / 4 h ago

Shock semi-final exit for Malaysia’s top mixed doubles pair at SEA Games

Karate athlete C. Shahmalarani won gold medal against Myanmar athlete Florence Nay Chi Htun in the Women 50kg Kumite during the 33rd SEA Games Thailand at Govermment Building Complex Chaeng Watthana yesterday. — Bernama pic

Sports / 8 h ago

Gymnastics, karate and athletics power Malaysia to seven golds at SEA Games

Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said Special Branch is keeping the group under surveillance despite no immediate security concerns. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Special Branch keeping tabs on Korean ‘cult’, no immediate security concerns detected, says home minister

Anwar said he briefed US President Donald Trump on Malaysia’s mediation efforts under the Asean chairmanship. — Picture via Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Anwar, Trump speak as fighting flares again on Cambodia–Thailand border

In a statement today, lawyers Rajesh Nagarajan (pictured) and Sachpreetraj Singh said remarks by Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar regarding the marital status and alleged past criminal record of Jayashree were irrelevant and inappropriate. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Lawyers say scrutiny of woman’s background clouds questions over Durian Tunggal police shooting

File photo for illustration purposes only. Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said police will summon the individual who circulated a viral video alleging an ambulance was blocked for a convoy. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Viral video claims ambulance blocked for investor convoy in Melaka — police say not true, to summon uploader

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad inspects a replica of Malaysia’s first photon-counting CT scanner after its launching at Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City, in Subang Jaya December 12, 2025. Also present is Sunway Group chairman Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Sunway Medical Centre launches Malaysia’s first photon-counting CT scanner

Tech/Gadgets

21 h ago

OpenAI beefs up GPT models in AI race with Google

The San Francisco-based AI superstar touted GPT-5.2 Pro and GPT-5.2 Thinking as its best models yet for handling math or science work. — Reuters pic

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 12 — OpenAI released its latest artificial intelligence models yesterday, shrugging off worries about how it will cash in on massive spending in its technology race with Google.The San Francisco-based AI superstar touted GPT-5.2 Pro and GPT-5.2 Thinking as its best models yet for handling math or...

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The deal marks the first time a major entertainment company has embraced generative AI at this scale, licensing its fiercely protected characters, from Mickey Mouse to Marvel superheroes and Star Wars’s Darth Vader, for AI content creation. — Picture courtesy of Disney

Tech-gadgets / 21 h ago

Make your own Mickey Mouse or Darth Vader clip: Disney embraces AI in landmark deal

Angel Villaverde, a technology engineering student, develops war-themed games for the Roblox gaming platform in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon State, Mexico, on November 19, 2025. A soldier quietly puts on his uniform, grabs his rifle and fires at drug traffickers in Mexico: it is not a real scene, but one from a popular video game developed by young people who recreate the armed conflicts in their communities. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 1d ago

Escapism or exaltation? Mexico wrestles with youth obsession over ‘narco-culture’ games

Members of the ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ team, a role-playing video game developed by French studio Sandfall Interactive, pose as they arrive to attend The Game Awards at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles December 11, 2025. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 1d ago

French indie ‘Clair Obscur’ sweeps Game Awards with record nine wins, takes best video game of the year

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The post-apocalyptic roleplaying game with a distinctively French visual style is also nominated for best story, best music, best art direction, and several acting categories. — Sandfall Interactive pic

2d ago

Can indie hit ‘Clair Obscur’ beat Nintendo and Kojima for game of the year?

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the Live Keynote Pregame during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, on October 28, 2025. — AFP pic

2d ago

AI’s Achilles heel — when supercharged chips age faster than the hype

A sign for the U.S. fast food restaurant chain McDonald’s is seen outside one of their restaurants in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, near Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. — Reuters pic

2d ago

‘The most terrible time of the year’: McDonald’s AI Christmas ad gets grilled online

A still shows a Tesla Optimus moments before it fell over during a preview event.

09 Dec 2025

Did Tesla’s Optimus robot give away its secret? Viral fall clip shows telltale VR gesture (VIDEO)

09 Dec 2025

Coros Pace 4 launched in Malaysia, priced at RM1,099

Memory chips by South Korean semiconductor supplier SK Hynix are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken on February 25, 2022. — Reuters pic

08 Dec 2025

The AI boom just made your next PC more expensive

Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, US September 9, 2025. — Reuters pic

08 Dec 2025

Tim Cook’s succession plan triggers Apple executive exodus: Who’s leaving and who’s taking over

08 Dec 2025

X vs EU: Musk’s social media platform retaliates against €120m fine by terminating Brussels’ ad account

This photo, taken on November 18, 2025, shows calculators for sale in a market in Bangkok. Artificial intelligence may eventually call time on the humble plastic calculator, but Japan's Casio still sells tens of millions each year and even sees expansion opportunities. — AFP pic

08 Dec 2025

Why the humble calculator still beats AI at the one thing that matters

Japanese motorcycle maker Kawasaki is planning the commercial release of a rideable talking robot that looks like a cross between a motorcycle and a horse, by 2035. — Screengrab from Facebook/川崎重工業株式会社

07 Dec 2025

Meet Corleo, Kawasaki’s futuristic lion-like robot you can ride and talk with by 2035 (VIDEO)

A Japanese research team led by Nagoya University assistant professor Norikazu Ishigaki has come up with a ‘portable fire extinguisher’ that prevents fires from overheated lithium-ion batteries that could rewrite air travel rules for power banks. — Pexels pic

06 Dec 2025

Safer power banks on the go: Japan creates portable, fireproof battery box, to launch April 2026

Soon, you can monitor and control certain features of your Proton vehicle directly from your wrist. — SoyaCincau pic

05 Dec 2025

Soon, you can control your Proton from a Huawei smartwatch — just tap to start engines, lock doors

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

04 Dec 2025

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

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

04 Dec 2025

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

04 Dec 2025

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

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