
Google introduces new class of cheap AI models as cost concerns intensify
Alphabet's Google announces updates to its Gemini family of large language models.
Thu Feb 06 2025

Brazilian artist brings street art to visually impaired
Subtu uses the braille alphabet to reveal the images' shapes, colours and dimensions for the visually impaired to enjoy graffiti art.
Sat Sep 16 2023

Indonesia drafts law enabling media to receive payments from digital platforms for content
Digital platforms in Indonesia include Facebook, Alphabet Inc's Google, and some local aggregators.
Thu Feb 09 2023

Australia raises possibility of more legislation on tech giants with new inquiry
Australia has led global efforts to rein in the powers of the likes of Alphabet and Facebook.
Wed Dec 01 2021

Will Tesla share its self-driving system with other manufacturers?
Newcomers to the market could very well turn to Tesla and their technology, which now has a significant track record.
Wed Aug 25 2021

Some customers are getting their Girl Scout cookies by drone
Instead of being sold door to door by the young Girl Scouts, the cookies are this year coming to customers by air, specifically by drone.
Sat May 01 2021

Australia finds Google misled customers over data collection - regulator
A setting to control web and application activity, when turned on, also enabled Google to collect, store and use the data.
Fri Apr 16 2021

Could Google's next earbuds give you superhuman hearing?
By enhancing the hearing acuity of its users tenfold, the in-ear device would help them hear conversations across a noisy room.
Tue Mar 09 2021

YouTube removes five Myanmar TV channels from platform
YouTube has taken down the state network, MRTV as well as the military-owned Myawaddy Media, MWD Variety and MWD Myanmar.
Fri Mar 05 2021

Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to derail Canberra's content payment law
Tech giant Google launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers.
Fri Feb 05 2021

Exclusive: Biden administration considers creating White House antitrust czar - sources
Antitrust enforcement has emerged as an issue, especially with the rise of Big Tech platforms.
Wed Jan 20 2021

Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology - Sources
Central to Apple's strategy is a new battery design that could "radically" reduce the cost of batteries and increase the vehicle's range.
Tue Dec 22 2020

Google delays return to office until at least September
Pichai said Google is testing a hypothesis that a flexible work model will lead to greater productivity, collaboration, and well-being.
Thu Dec 17 2020

YouTube back up after worldwide outage
The issue started with users complaining about trouble in watching videos on the platform.
Thu Nov 12 2020

Google steps up campaign against EU push for tough new tech rules
The proposal has triggered intense lobbying from U.S. tech giants and even some European tech peers are worried about the impact.
Thu Oct 29 2020

AI Revolution: Will Malaysia’s workforce sink or swim?
AI is no longer a distant concept, it is actively transforming industries, reshaping job markets, and redefining the skills needed.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Dalai Lama says his successor to be born outside China
Beijing insists it will choose his successor, but the Dalai Lama says any successor named by China would not be respected.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Philippines' ex-President Duterte arrested at ICC's request over 'drugs war', government says
Rodrigo Duterte was arrested upon his arrival at a Manila airport and the ex-leader is now in custody, the office of the president said.
Tue Mar 11 2025

US judge says Musk's DOGE must release records on operations run in 'secrecy'
The ruling, the first of its kind, marks an early victory for advocates pushing DOGE to be more transparent about its role in mass firings.
Tue Mar 11 2025

How to Get to Merdeka 118: Your Complete Guide
Heres everything you need to know about getting there efficiently.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Trump's renewed interest in Greenland lacks respect, says prime minister
Greenland, whose population is only 57,000, belongs to its people and that it should decide on its own future, says it's PM.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Why Canada is jailing more Indigenous people despite Trudeau's promises
Sentencing rules, supervisory orders and parole denials drive higher incarceration rates.
Tue Mar 11 2025

BRICS' climate leadership aims hang on healing deep divides
So far the middle-income BRICS have resisted demands from cash-strapped developed countries that they should share financial liability.
Tue Mar 11 2025

As US restores some aid, humanitarian groups ask: where is the money?
The United Nations has started evaluating "choices we are making on which lives not to save" due to cuts.
Tue Mar 11 2025

Social media platform X down again for thousands of users, Downdetector shows
Elon Musk's social media platform X was down again for thousands of users in the United States, according to Downdetector.com.
Mon Mar 10 2025