TikTok, a digital platform beloved for its short and snappy videos, is experimenting with letting users upload clips as long as 60 minutes. Back when it first launched in the US in 2017, TikTok featured clips lasting only 15 seconds. But the company, which is owned by ByteDance, has eased …

Emma Lembke did not know what an algorithm was when she started using social media. The then-12-year-old was thrilled when her parents gave her permission to join Instagram. She quickly followed all kinds of accounts – from Kim Kardashian to Olive Garden, she said – and was soon spending five …

PUTRAJAYA: The new censorship guidelines for films under the Film Censorship Board have been improved with three main pillars: public safety and security, religion, as well as morals and socioculture, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said the new guidelines were designed to allow industry players and …

SINGAPORE: Asian shares hit two year highs while copper and gold struck records on Monday as investors wagered on interest rate cuts around the corner and China stepping up efforts to steady its ailing property sector. Brent crude futures rose to a one-week high of $84.25 a barrel after a …

MUMBAI/BHUBANESWAR (Reuters) -Indians began voting early on Monday in the fifth phase of mammoth general elections, with thousands queuing at polling stations to beat the scorching heat in the financial capital of Mumbai and the sprawling states of Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. The world’s largest election began on April 19, …

KUCHING: Malaysia does not need to give orang utans as gifts to palm oil trading countries as these primates are better off in their natural habitat, says a Sarawak minister. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said he disagreed with the idea of …

KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) has raised its 2024 and 2025 real gross domestic product (GDP) forecasts to 4.7 per cent from 4.4 previously, and 5.1 per cent versus 5.0, respectively, as a result of the better-than-expected first-quarter growth (1Q 2024). Malaysia’s economy expanded at a higher rate …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s major presidential candidates squared off Sunday night in a debate focused on security, with the ruling party hopeful defending the outgoing president’s policy even as her main rival harshly criticized both for record levels of violent crime. Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum of the …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is looking at existing laws to make sure it does not lose out in the country’s first carbon credits auction next month. State Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said he is sure the relevant authorities are aware of this matter and are already geared up to …

(Reuters) – Crypto startup funding rose for a second straight quarter to hit $2.4 billion in the first three months of 2024, Pitchbook data showed, as expectations of lower interest rates and the debut of the first U.S. bitcoin spot ETF whetted investor appetite. Funding was spread across 518 deals …