Activision Blizzard Inc accepted a package of incentives worth US$360mil (RM1.68bil) in 2020 to ensure its games launched on the Google Play store just as they did on rival platforms, jurors were told in an antitrust trial over Alphabet Inc’s dominance in Android mobile apps. As Epic Games Inc puts …

SEREMBAN: MIC treasurer Tan Sri M. Ramasamy has withdrawn an election petition to challenge the result of the Segamat parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15) last year. Ramasamy, who stood on a Barisan Nasional ticket in the polls, told this to the Election Court here Wednesday (Nov 8), …

Rockstar Games Inc is preparing to reveal plans for its next entry in the seminal Grand Theft Auto franchise as soon as this week, with a trailer to come in December. As we await further details on GTA VI, here’s a look back at its pedigree and why its release …

KUALA LUMPUR: Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd (F&N) is on track to meet its Phase 1 completion of the group’s dairy farm in Ladang Permai Damai in Gemas, Negeri Sembilan by early 2025 when the first milking is expected to begin. Chief executive officer Lim Yew Hoe said for Phase …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s recent announcement of its Unesco triple crown achievement at a global event in London has attracted extensive coverage in international travel media, says the Sabah Tourism Board (STB). Its chief executive officer, Noredah Othman (pic), said travel industry leaders, influencers and avid travellers have expressed keen interest …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Samsung and Qualcomm are among those opposing India’s choice of technology to bring live TV broadcasts on smartphones, arguing the required hardware changes will push up a device’s cost by $30, according to letters reviewed by Reuters. India is considering a policy to mandate equipping smartphones …

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has collaborated with Chargeplus Sdn Bhd (Charge+) to explore a ground-breaking cross-border roaming platform to connect their customers to electric vehicle (EV) charging points across Malaysia and Singapore. Charge+ is a subsidiary of Charge+ Pte Ltd a leading integrated EV charging solution provider for …

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here on Wednesday (Nov 8) upheld the 42-year jail sentence imposed by the High Court on an unemployed man who raped his underaged stepdaughter 105 times over three years. The 36-year-old man was also ordered to be given 24 strokes of the rotan. This followed …

KUALA LUMPUR: The allocation of incentives for oil palm replanting programmes may be increased if companies working in the industry can prove that they will work with smallholders, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said this was because smallholders account for 28% of the total area used for …

TOKYO: Treasury yields and the dollar hovered above multi-week lows on Wednesday as markets grappled with the possibility of another U.S. interest rate hike while waiting on comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later in the day. Stocks were in the red, with declines in energy shares and financials …