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Life / 19 h ago

A footwear icon no longer forgotten: How Malaysia’s Fung Keong shoes rose from the ashes, thanks to an indie publisher

A preacher's mobile phones contained several sex videos involving the suspect and his wives, as well as compromising images of several other women. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Shah Alam preacher arrested after wife claims he shared sex videos of her and his other spouses

An undated photograph shows a first generation Porsche Cayenne. — Picture by Rudolf Stricker/Creative Commons

Singapore / 10 h ago

Why Singaporeans are buying Porsches and BMWs in Johor for a weekend thrill

Money / 15 h ago

Trump targets Malaysia and Thailand in new AI chip crackdown on China

Screengrabs of a viral video showing four men attempting to rob a car at a petrol station, before a gunman shot at the fleeing robbers. — Screengrabs from Facebook

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Man with gunshot wounds dumped at JB hospital after botched robbery attempt, bodyguard among three nabbed in KL

In the petition filed at the Federal Court on June 26, the prosecution is seeking to reinstate the High Court’s 2021 decision, which found Mohd Isa guilty and sentenced him to six years’ imprisonment and a fine of RM15.45 million, in default 18 years in prison. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Prosecution lists 24 grounds why Court of Appeal erred in acquitting Isa Samad of corruption

Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng has criticised putting SST on A4 papers. — Picture by Raymond Manuel.

Malaysia / 17 h ago

No notice, no consultation: Kepong MP demands answers over sudden SST hike on A4 paper from July 1

Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli suggested that he may not return to contest a general election or any posts in PKR. — Picture By Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Rafizi hints at quitting politics, says PKR ‘culture’ not worth fighting for after losing post to Nurul Izzah

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (third left) witnesses Capital A CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes (second left) exchanging the Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO Christian Scherer (third right) during the signing ceremony for the US$12.25 billion agreement between Capital A and Airbus in Paris, France today. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Anwar says AirAsia’s RM51b deal with Airbus boosts Malaysia’s bid to be aviation hub

Transport Minister Anthony Loke (left) during a KLIA Aerotrain trial run at the KLIA Terminal 1 in Sepang on June 21, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 18 h ago

KLIA Aerotrain safety systems working as intended, Loke assures travellers after flood and door incidents

The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has achieved a new milestone with the breakthrough of the 9.88-kilometre Serendah Tunnel 2, six months ahead of schedule. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

ECRL project hits 85pc milestone, Chief Secretary to Govt orders tight monitoring to avoid delays to 2027 launch

The aircraft carrying Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his delegation landed at the Galeão Air Force Base (BAGL) at 5.41am local time (4.41pm Malaysian time) after a 12-hour flight from Paris. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 9 h ago

PM Anwar arrives in Brazil for Brics summit debut, set to champion Asean's priorities

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One en route to New Jersey, July 4, 2025. — Reuters pic

Money / 12 h ago

Trump targets 12 countries with new US import tariffs as 90-day suspension nears end

A screen capture shows one of the sketches posted on Lee Zii Jia’s Instagram account.

Sports / 12 h ago

Lee Zii Jia’s eerie Instagram sketches spark concern, but NSC says no cause for concern yet

An undated handout photograph shows a Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-Neo.

Money / 17 h ago

Malaysia Airlines set to be among largest A330neo operators in Asia-Pacific with new 20-plane order

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Tech/Gadgets

2d ago

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

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

ADELAIDE, July 3 — Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to routinely answer health queries with false information that appears authoritative, complete with fake citations from real medical journals, Australian researchers have found.Without better internal safeguards, widely used AI tools can be easily deployed to churn out dangerous health misinformation...

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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

Tech-gadgets / 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

Tech-gadgets / 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

Tech-gadgets / 01 Jul 2025

US judge rules Apple must face antitrust trial over monopoly claims

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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

Samsung’s teaser of the ‘Ultra’ foldable. — Picture via X/evleaks

26 Jun 2025

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 renders ‘leaked’ ahead of 9th July debut, but where’s the ‘Ultra’ foldable?

A federal judge ruled yesterday for Meta Platforms against a group of authors who had argued that its use of their books without permission to train its artificial intelligence system infringed their copyrights. — Reuters pic

26 Jun 2025

Meta wins copyright lawsuit as judge says authors made ‘wrong arguments’ but warns AI use may still be unlawful

25 Jun 2025

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 and FE designs leak ahead of July 9 launch, colourful twist for premium model

25 Jun 2025

Russia to launch govt-backed chat app, raising surveillance fears as WhatsApp and Telegram sidelined

25 Jun 2025

UK watchdog may force Google to offer fairer search results, rival access under landmark new powers

KakiTabletop says its Facebook groups have been suspended with no warning. — Screengrabs courtesy of KakiTabletop

25 Jun 2025

Local gaming group among those affected as Meta’s mass suspensions hits Facebook groups worldwide

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