(Reuters) – Palantir Technologies shares surged 18.7% in premarket trading on Tuesday, as the data and analytics company’s strong fourth-quarter revenue growth led by increased demand for its AI offerings enthused investors. Revenue from Palantir’s commercial segment rose 32% year-over-year to $284 million in the reported quarter, helping the company …

DOHA (Reuters) – Iran’s Saeid Ezatolahi raised doubts about the AFC appointing an Arab referee for their Asian Cup semi-final clash against hosts and defending champions Qatar while he also complained about the lack of recovery time in the knockout stage. Wednesday’s semi-final will be officiated by Kuwait’s Ahmad Al-Ali …

KUANTAN: Police have apprehended an individual believed to have stolen 451 computer chips belonging to Telekom Malaysia (TM) Berhad. The alleged crime occurred across seven districts in Pahang, resulting in a substantial financial loss exceeding RM1.2mil. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 35-year-old suspect was picked up …

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he was “taken by surprise” as he explained why he agreed to a 1,000 pound ($1,255) bet that his government would send asylum seekers to Rwanda before the next general election. The prime minister has faced criticism from opposition …

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The California Public Utilities Commission will hold a hearing Tuesday on a bid by General Motors’ Cruise unit to resolve the agency’s investigation into the robotaxi company’s failure to disclose details of a pedestrian crash involving a self-driving car. In December, the commission (CPUC) ordered Cruise …

LONDON (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton’s former Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas expects the seven-times Formula One world champion to be a good fit for Ferrari when the Briton moves to Maranello next year. The switch was announced last week after Hamilton, 39, exercised a break clause in his new contract …

In July this year, customers wanting to visit L’Occitane en Provence Middle East’s new store first had to make their way into an airy gazebo in the middle of an idyllic countryside. From there, they could opt to take a breezy bicycle ride through Provence’s vast rolling lavender fields, have …

KUCHING: Businessmen Tan Sri Mohkzani Mahathir and Mirzan Mahathir have yet to declare their assets after being issued notices to do so, says Tan Sri Azam Baki. “If they fail to declare their assets they can be charged for that, but our main investigation will take time,” the Malaysian Anti-Corruption …

IPOH: A new health clinic project in Manjoi is expected to be completed in 2025 after delays. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zulkefly Ahmad said the timeframe for the project’s completion has already been extended twice and there will be no more extensions. “We have terminated the agreement with the …

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia is firing between 1,500 and 2,500 shells and rockets at Ukraine’s war-ravaged Donetsk region every day and is targeting critical infrastructure to make it harder for people to remain there in winter, its governor told Reuters. The eastern province, 57% of which is occupied …