PARIS: Images on the Internet reinforce gender stereotypes – such as doctors being men or nurses women – more than text, contributing to a lasting bias against women, a US-based study said on Feb 14. The importance of images has soared as much of the world’s media, communication and even …

Students grateful for opportunity to further studies, gain vocational qualifications at development centre in Pasir Gudang WHEN N. Eshanth decided to continue his studies after having left school for over a year, he met with many challenges. The youngest of three siblings said it took him months to find a …

NEW YORK: Nvidia is on the verge of overtaking Alphabet as Wall Street’s third most valuable company. The dominant artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker ended Tuesday with a market capitalisation above Amazon’s for the first time in two decades. Nvidia’s shares slipped 0.17%, leaving its stock market value at US$1.78 trillion, …

SHANGHAI: Young Chinese flocking home for Lunar New Year have turned to an AI chatbot game to help train for the most dreaded social interaction of the year – the dinner table interrogation by nosy relatives. The annual inquisition as extended families gather for China’s biggest festival is a cultural …

SIBU: The police have been told to take action against gangsterism in Julau and Pakan before the areas turn into the “Wild West.” Julau MP Larry Sng (pic), in a Facebook post Thursday (Feb 15), said local gangsters have been making life miserable for the people with their illegal activities. …

MELBOURNE: BHP Group will record another $3.2 billion impairment in relation to its Brazilian Samarco dam failure, and a $2.5 billion impairment charge for its Western Australia Nickel business, the world’s biggest listed miner said on Thursday. BHP flagged the two-non cash impairments ahead of its half year results next …

Debris, sand from Bangsar infrastructure work pose safety hazard RESIDENTS near Lorong Maarof, Lorong Maarof 1 and Jalan Maarof in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, are worried about hazards posed by ongoing construction work near a road leading to Bangsar LRT station. The work involves pipe laying, drain upgrades and improvements to …

SEREMBAN: A 22-year-old diploma student claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to two counts of committing incest with his sister who was four months short of her 13th birthday. The accused, who was 19 at the time of the alleged crimes, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read …

SAN FRANCISCO: When Diane Hirsh Theriault’s co-worker returned from lunch to Google’s Cambridge, Massachusetts, office one afternoon in October, his work badge couldn’t open a turnstile. He quickly realised it was a sign that he had been laid off. Hirsh Theriault soon learned that most of her fellow Google News …

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy grew slower than initial estimates in the fourth quarter of last year, on downward revisions in construction and manufacturing but the city-state was still hopeful of a pick up in activity in 2024. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 2.2% on a year-on-year basis in the fourth quarter, …