General Motors’ troubled robotaxi service Cruise on Tuesday endured a public lashing from a California judge who compared the company to the devious TV character Eddie Haskell for its behavior following a ghastly collision that wrecked its ambitious expansion plans. The withering comparison to the two-faced Haskell from the 1950s-era …

(Reuters) – A record 46.7 million viewers in Britain tuned in to watch women’s sport on TV in 2023, eclipsing 2019’s mark by almost a million, according to research published by the Women’s Sport Trust on Tuesday. The FIFA Women’s World Cup final, which England lost 1-0 to Spain at …

ARA DAMANSARA: Sime Darby Property Bhd chief marketing and sales officer Datuk Lai Shu Wei was honoured with the CMO of the Year – Best of the Best Award at the prestigious Malaysian CMO Awards 2023 held in Kuala Lumpur. Organised by Marketing Magazine Malaysia, the Malaysian CMO Awards 2023 …

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has allowed an application by former Sabah infrastructure development minister Datuk Peter Anthony to submit new evidence in his final appeal to set aside his conviction, prison sentence and fine for forgery. A panel of three judges led by Justice Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera …

BEIJING: China’s new yuan loans likely surged in January from the previous month as the central bank moved to shore up a patchy recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. Chinese lenders tend to front-load loans at the beginning of the year to get higher-quality customers and win market share. Banks …

KUALA LUMPUR: Renowned luxury jeweler Le Lumiere unveils its dazzling new flagship boutique in The Exchange TRX with a grand opening ceremony befitting its brilliance. Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin as guest of honour graced an exclusive affair, alongside esteemed board directors and invited guests. A ribbon-cutting ceremony …

STOCKHOLM: Music streaming giant Spotify on Tuesday said it passed 600 million monthly users at the end of 2023, and that it was expecting a profitable first quarter of 2024. “Spotify had a very strong quarter, rounding out a great year of truly remarkable growth across the company,” CEO Daniel …

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The top court in global sport on Wednesday was set to begin hearing the appeal of former Wimbledon and French Open champion Simona Halep against a doping suspension that could end her career. The 32-year-old Romanian has been provisionally suspended since October 2022 after testing positive …

PETALING JAYA: Speeding is still the main cause of road accidents, says Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. The Inspector-General of Police said the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department had been instructed to focus on penalising the particular offence during Ops Selamat held in conjunction with the Lunar New Year. “Speeding is …

SYDNEY: Asian stocks firmed on Wednesday as investors waited to see if Beijing’s increasingly frantic efforts to prop up its sagging share markets would actually work, while bonds enjoyed a reprieve from recent selling. In recent days, China’s regulators have announced further curbs on short selling and state investors said …