Arkib Harian: May 8, 2024

Google DeepMind unveils next generation of drug discovery AI model

Google DeepMind unveils next generation of drug discovery AI model

LONDON (Reuters) – Google Deepmind has unveiled the third major version of its “AlphaFold” artificial intelligence model, designed to help scientists design drugs and target disease more effectively. In 2020, the company made a significant advance in molecular biology by using AI to successfully predict the behaviour of microscopic proteins. …

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Golf: Golf-McIlroy says he is not rejoining PGA Tour policy board

Golf Golf McIlroy says he is not rejoining PGA Tour policy

(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy will not be rejoining the PGA Tour’s policy board as some board members were ‘uncomfortable’ with his potential return, the world number two said on Wednesday. McIlroy had stepped down from the board last year but said last month that he was ready to return and …

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Poland’s Tusk seeks to revive commission to investigate Russian influence

Polands Tusk seeks to revive commission to investigate Russian influence

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s prime minister wants to revive a Polish commission investigating Russian influence, he said on Wednesday, amid heightened fears about espionage after a Polish judge who had access to military secrets asked for asylum in Belarus. While Poland has long said that its position as a key …

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Cops nab man for alleged robbery turned murder in Bukit Mertajam

Cops nab man for alleged robbery turned murder in Bukit

BUKIT MERTAJAM: A man in his 40s has been arrested following the death of a disabled man during a robbery at Guar Perahu here on Wednesday (May 8). Central Seberang Perai OCPD Asst Comm Helmi Aris said the incident occurred during wee hours in the morning. “Initial investigation found the …

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Bain Capital in talks to buy education-software provider PowerSchool, source says

Bain Capital in talks to buy education software provider PowerSchool source

(Reuters) – Buyout firm Bain Capital is in talks to take education-software provider PowerSchool private, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The deal, which is still a few weeks away from getting signed, is likely to value PowerSchool somewhere in the $20s per share, according to the …

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No to violence: Bukit Aman’s classified crimes investigation unit to probe attacks against footballers

No to violence Bukit Amans classified crimes investigation unit to

KUALA LUMPUR: Investigations into the attacks on national football players Akhyar Rashid, Faisal Halim and Safiq Rahim are now being handled by the Bukit Aman Classified Crime Investigation Unit (USJT), says Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain (pic). He said the three cases were …

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Narathiwat bomb blast: Two Malaysians, including pregnant woman, recall anxious time

Narathiwat bomb blast Two Malaysians including pregnant woman recall anxious

TUMPAT: A pregnant woman, who was among the two Malaysian tourists who sustained minor injuries in Monday’s bomb explosion in Narathiwat, Thailand, said she faced anxious moments after the incident as she could not feel any foetal movements. Recalling the incident, Hariza Aziz, 38, said she had travelled to Thailand …

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Survivor recounts moment he emerged from deadly South African building collapse

Survivor recounts moment he emerged from deadly South African building

GEORGE, South Africa (Reuters) – Moses Malala, a 34-year-old construction worker who escaped the wreckage of a five-storey building in George, South Africa, recalled the moment it collapsed and a cloud of dust engulfed him, as rescue efforts continued at the site 48 hours on. Seventy-five construction workers, including Malala, …

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Reddit shares soar as earnings show advertising, AI licensing revenue potential

Reddit shares soar as earnings show advertising AI licensing revenue

(Reuters) – Reddit shares soared 14% on Wednesday after the social media firm floored investors with strong revenue growth and improving profitability in the first earnings since its market debut. The company surprised Wall Street late on Tuesday with a forecast that it could post an adjusted profit in the …

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Ringgit ends lower on firmer US dollar index

Ringgit ends lower on firmer US dollar index

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit was lower against the US dollar at the close on Wednesday due to a lack of demand as the US Dollar Index (DXY) continued to strengthen, said an economist. At 6.01 pm, the ringgit eased to 4.7390/7440 versus the greenback from Tuesday’s close of 4.7375/7400. Bank …

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