Alphabet Inc’s Google is changing its Maps tool so that the company no longer has access to users’ individual location histories, cutting off its ability to respond to law enforcement warrants that ask for data on everyone who was in the vicinity of a crime. Google is changing its Location …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s total supply and use registered an increase of 13.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM4.6 trillion in 2021, reflecting the country’s ability to withstand the continuous economic challenges, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin noted the double-digit annual …

ROME: Pope Francis on Dec 14 called for an international treaty to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethically, arguing that the risks of technology lacking human values of compassion, mercy, morality and forgiveness are too great. Francis added his voice to increasing calls for binding, global regulation of …

SYDNEY: Asian shares jumped to a four-month peak on Friday as sharp declines in the dollar and U.S. yields extended a Federal Reserve-fuelled rally, but pushback on rate cuts from central banks in Europe could deal a blow to the global pivot hopes. Europe is also set to open higher, …

China has pinned its hopes on digital technologies to modernise its waterway transport system, aiming to boost its competitiveness in shipping by improving efficiency and sustainability. A plan unveiled by the Ministry of Transport on its website earlier this month targets implementation of smart technologies like 5G, big data and …

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed an application by the government and four others to strike out a suit by a member of the public for alleged abuse of public office and negligence over the cancellation of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) Project. On Friday (Dec 15), …

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed higher at midday, tracking global optimism, after US stocks ended firmer yesterday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched its second straight record high close overnight with the expectations that US borrowing rates will fall next year following the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) dovish pivot. At 12.30 …

PETALING JAYA: Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has thrown down the gauntlet by extending a Q&A podcast invitation to a pro-Perikatan Nasional social media user who has been criticising government policies on his TikTok account. Rafizi, who is also PKR’s deputy president, said that the country is facing threats from so-called …

Tech companies have pitched artificial intelligence as a powerful tool to address climate change, but first they may need to stop AI from making the problem even worse. “It is absolutely true that AI is an energy-intensive technology,” said Sims Witherspoon, climate action lead at Google DeepMind. “Until we have …

Chinese microblogging site Weibo Corp is asking some of its users not to post negative content about the economy, a move that underscores concerns about sputtering domestic growth. The social media service, often compared with X, sent notices to users warning them to “avoid expressing pessimism about the economy”, according …