Data centre emissions are soaring - it’s AI or the climate
Three of the biggest tech companies, Microsoft, Google and Meta, have reported ballooning greenhouse gas emissions since 2020.
Sun Oct 06 2024
AWANI Tonight: Social media licensing law receives pushback from industryy
The new social media regulation requiring platforms with over 8 million users to obtain licensing, has met with opposition from major tech companies..
Tue Oct 01 2024
AI and energy: Will AI help reduce emissions or increase demand? Here's what to know
Tech companies are reporting increased emissions due to running the data centres that power AI.
Sat Jul 27 2024
INSIGHT - North Koreans use fake names, scripts to land remote IT work for cash
North Korean IT workers seeking employment in Western tech companies are deploying sophisticated subterfuge to get hired.
Sat Nov 25 2023
Meta cuts 11,000 jobs as it sinks more money into the metaverse
The mass layoffs, among the biggest this year and the first in Meta's 18-year history, follow thousands of job cuts at other tech companies.
Thu Nov 10 2022
Govt extends tax breaks on listing expenses to tech companies on Bursa Malaysia
The government will extend tax deductions on listing expenses to cover technology-based companies on Bursa Malaysia's Main Market.
Fri Oct 07 2022
Silicon Valley finds remote work is easier to begin than end
Given how they set the tone for remote work, tech companies return-to-office policies will likely have ripple effects across other industries.
Thu Sep 09 2021
As tech faces a reckoning, what you do offline can get you banned
Tech companies differ in approaches to off-platform behavior and how they apply their rules can be opaque and inconsistent.
Tue Apr 27 2021
Australian parliament passes media reforms after last-ditch changes
The revised code also allows the tech companies a longer period to cut media deals before the state intervenes.
Thu Feb 25 2021
Tech companies suspend processing Hong Kong government data requests
Facebook, Google and Twitter have temporarily block Hong Kong's authorities from accessing user data
Tue Jul 07 2020
Yes, STEM is important, but...
Although the number of students choosing science stream is on the decline, the quality of the STEM education in Malaysia is the magnet for foreign tech companies to invest in the country.
Sat Oct 14 2017
WikiLeaks offers CIA hacking tools to tech companies - Assange
If the offer is legitimate, it would place technology companies in the unusual position of relying on Assange, a man believed by some US officials and lawmakers to be an untrustworthy pawn of Putin.
Fri Mar 10 2017
More layoffs loom at tech companies, as the world shifts to cloud computing
Companies that traditionally made most of their money selling computers, chips and other equipment are especially vulnerable, as cloud computing becomes increasingly important.
Thu Aug 18 2016
Warren Buffett never liked tech stocks. So why does he own Apple?
Warren Buffett, who has long had an aversion to investing in tech companies, purchased 10 million shares of Apple earlier this year.
Tue May 17 2016
Selfie security: Your password could be written all over your face
Some banks, tax agencies and tech companies are making the selfie an integral step for people checking their bank accounts, shopping online and filing tax returns.
Sat May 07 2016
'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