Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads down in widespread outage
Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting vast outages on several Meta platforms Tuesday.
Tue Mar 05 2024
Meta announces safety measures to protect teens on social media
Meta is developing features to restrict who can send direct messages on Instagram.
Wed Jun 28 2023
Ex-banker and Jho Low had late-night chat about Najib's accounts, court told
Joanna Yu Ging Ping who handled the Najib's accounts at the time, communicated with Jho Low via BlackBerry Messenger chats.
Fri Feb 03 2023
S. African journalist, 90, delivers news in the desert
Francois Hugo sets off every Thursday to deliver newspapers in the South African desert.
Mon Jan 09 2023
Why are Facebook Messenger and Instagram delaying the arrival of encrypted messages?
This delay is being put down to concern about protecting young users but it means that Mark Zuckerberg's privacy project is taking a hit.
Wed Nov 24 2021
From COVID to cancer: High hopes for 'versatile' mRNA
Researchers have been working for decades to try to figure out how to use messenger RNA for other vaccinations to treat illnesses.
Sat Oct 16 2021
Instagram and Facebook: The end of the swipe-up and the return of audio
We take a look at the options that are coming and going at these social networks.
Wed Aug 25 2021
Facebook encrypts Messenger calls in privacy move
The move comes as the sanctity of data on smartphones becomes an increasingly sensitive topic.
Mon Aug 16 2021
Malaysian mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 under development
Malaysia is developing a vaccine to protect against COVID-19 using the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) technology, Health Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
Mon Jun 21 2021
EU Commission to end AstraZeneca and J&J vaccine contracts at expiry - Paper
Brussels would rather focus on COVID-19 vaccines using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, such as Pfizer's and Moderna's.
Wed Apr 14 2021
Pfizer to make other vaccines using technology behind its COVID-19 shot - WSJ
Pfizer Inc will develop new vaccines targeting other viruses and pathogens using the messenger RNA technology.
Tue Mar 23 2021
"We work as a team, I am only a messenger" - Dr Noor Hisham
According to him, the notion that only the director general of health made the decision regarding COVID-19 is not true at all.
Mon Jan 25 2021
Stemirna COVID-19 vaccine candidate obtains clinical trial approval in China
The potential vaccine, which Stemirna has started working on since January last year, is based on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology.
Tue Jan 05 2021
Explainer: How the Moderna vaccine stacks up against Pfizer/BioNTech's
Both vaccines use messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, which contains instructions for human cells to make proteins that mimic part of the coronavirus.
Sat Dec 19 2020
After months of speculation, Facebook is starting to merge Instagram and Messenger chats
Facebook employees were working on reconfiguring how WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger function at their most basic levels.
Tue Aug 18 2020
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024