(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said it would reconsider a recent decision requiring Texas to remove a 1,000-foot-long (305-meter) floating barrier it had placed in the Rio Grande river to deter migrants from illegally crossing the border with Mexico. The decision by the full 5th U.S. Circuit …

PETALING JAYA: Electronics giant Samsung is incorporating generative artificial intelligence (AI) into its highly anticipated new flagship series, the Galaxy S24. Showcasing a sleek premium design, the S24 series introduces three models: the S24 Ultra with a 6.8in display, the S24+ with a 6.7in screen, and the base model S24 …

(Reuters) – The Philippines plans to propose the creation of a Southeast Asian regulatory framework to set rules on artificial intelligence (AI), based on the country’s own draft legislation, the speaker of its Congress said on Wednesday. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Martin Romualdez said on a panel …

(Reuters) – Sebastien Loeb slashed Carlos Sainz’s Dakar Rally lead to 13 minutes on Wednesday after the two rivals both suffered multiple punctures on stage 10 in Saudi Arabia. Nine-times world rally champion Loeb had two punctures on the left side of his Prodrive Hunter and wrestled with a broken …

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Volvo Cars remains confident of “tremendous growth” in the electric vehicles market, CEO Jim Rowan told the Reuters Global Markets Forum in Davos on Wednesday, countering gloomier projections from rivals. The carmaker, which aims for electric vehicles (EVs) to contribute half its sales volume by mid-decade and …

BERLIN (Reuters) – RB Leipzig’s first half of the season could have been better but the team is firmly in the hunt for a top four finish this season to secure Champions League football that is crucial for the club, Leipzig top scorer Lois Openda said on Wednesday. The 23-year-old …

SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik took to the stand on Wednesday in a trial in which he is accused of defying the rulings of an international peace envoy, calling the proceedings a “political process” and attacking prosecutors. In an unexpected move towards the end of the day’s …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google will tweak online search results to give comparison sites more prominence, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday, as it outlined efforts to comply with new EU tech rules that could hit revenues for some companies. Under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Ten-time Australian champion Novak Djokovic invited a heckling fan to confront him face-to-face during his hard-fought second-round win against local hope Alexei Popyrin on Wednesday. The 36-year-old Serb was not at his best and was irritated at times by a raucous late-night crowd on Rod Laver Arena. …

KUALA LUMPUR: In a significant step towards global anti-corruption efforts, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has joined forces with its Saudi Arabia counterpart, the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha), to exchange expertise and experiences in combating corruption on an international scale. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) sealing this partnership was …