MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Coco Gauff has no intention of being a ‘one-Slam wonder’ and while her win over Aryna Sabalenka in last year’s Flushing Meadows final gave her confidence heading into the Australian Open she says she spends little time dwelling on the past. The American world number four capped …

LAS VEGAS: Electric bicycle makers at CES touted slick features like ChatGPT as they rode a trend of people wanting to enjoy a breeze in their face without sweat on their brow. Some 44 million “ebikes” were sold worldwide last year, and that number is expected to top 77 million …

PETALING JAYA: The Opposition has been twice shy in tabling a motion of no-confidence against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim despite prior challenges by the Prime Minister to do so, says Fahmi Fadzil. The unity government spokesman denied that the Opposition was not given room to table a motion despite Anwar’s …

PUTRAJAYA: There will be no more official launching of road safety campaigns during the festival seasons, says Anthony Loke Siew Fook. The Transport Minister said the operation would go on minus the launch to rid the public mindset that road safety is only paramount during festival periods, He said doing …

BOSTON: Online retailer eBay Inc will pay a US$3mil (RM13.93mil) fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items to the home of a Massachusetts couple, according to court papers filed on Jan 11. The US Justice Department …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev had a disappointing Australian Open last year but is changing things up this time around as he looks to retain some energy at the back end of the season as well as present a new face to the world. The 27-year-old Russian, whose third-round exit …

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has officially written to the Communications Ministry to take action against the airing of documentary “Man on the Run” on Netflix. In a letter issued by Messrs Shafee and Co, Najib’s defence team contended that the statements by several individuals in …

Alphabet Inc’s Google is laying off hundreds of people working on its digital assistant, hardware and engineering teams as part of a continued effort to lower costs and focus on artificial intelligence. The affected employees included those working on the voice-based Google Assistant and the augmented reality hardware team. The …

NEW YORK: Texas bars its public pensions from investing in 350 funds run by asset-management giants such as BlackRock Inc and Invesco Ltd because a key Republican state official says they “boycott” the oil and gas (O&G) industries. But a Bloomberg News analysis found that the 72 BlackRock funds on …

Outsiders throwing waste near rubbish bins meant for traders’ use in Ipoh’s Canning Garden TRADERS at Family Food Court in Canning Garden, Ipoh in Perak, are fed up with the illegal dumping taking place behind their premises. Traders claim that waste is being thrown into or around rubbish bins by …