PARIS: A new artificial intelligence tool that promises to create short videos from simple text commands has raised concerns along with questions from artists and media professionals. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and image generator DALL-E, said Feb 15 it was testing a text-to-video model called “Sora” that can allow …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India may not be contemplating life after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli just yet but the robust display of their fringe players against England will have eased any fears about how they will cope when the old guard steps aside. Kohli, 35, is not playing in …

KUCHING: Datuk Mutang Tagal’s appointment as the new Dewan Negara president brings great honour and pride to Sarawak’s Dayak community, particularly the Lun Bawang, says the Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI). Its secretary-general Libat Langub said Mutang’s appointment was historic as he was the first Dayak to hold …

SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell as investor attention returned to the demand outlook after reports of higher producer prices in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil user, stoked worries that sticky inflation and higher interest rates would limit fuel consumption growth. Brent crude futures were down 55 cents, or 0.7%, at …

KOTA KINABALU: A 40-day food adventure across Sabah by local social media influencer Leo Liew is set to see “distinctive food and places of attractions” featured in a series of 32 videos. Leo, who goes by Abang Leo or Biao Ge Leo (Brother Leo in Chinese), criss-crossed Sabah’s districts between …

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s fight to avoid facing spying charges in the United States may be nearing an end following a protracted legal saga in the UK that included seven years of self-exile inside a foreign embassy and five years in prison. Assange faces what could be his final …

A Roxbury clothing store owner charged with recording at least 11 employees as they used the bathroom at his business had 1,900 videos and images from the camera on various devices, authorities said. Nicholas C. Zirpoli hid a camera in a ceiling vent in the employee bathroom at Plato’s Closet …

KUALA LUMPUR: The “Yang Bakar Menteri” podcast will resume in March, says Rafizi Ramli. The Economy Minister, who is in hospital for another two weeks after having spinal surgery, said the podcast that usually airs every fortnight will resume in March this year. “The Yang Bakar Menteri (YBM) podcast should …

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng said it would hire 4,000 this year and invest millions in artificial intelligence, as it seeks to survive what it describes as a “bloody sea” of competition in the world’s largest auto market. The additional employees would represent a 25% expansion of the Volkswagen-backed …

MUMBAI (Reuters) -The Indian government has offered guaranteed support prices for pulses, corn and cotton in a bid to break a deadlock with protesting farmers, Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said after week-long clashes between security forces and protesters. Tear gas and barricades were used to deter the farmers, who form …