Europe’s artificial intelligence companies are dwarfed in wealth and cachet by US giants like OpenAI and Anthropic and their charismatic leaders. But the VivaTech startup conference held in Paris last week is allowing the founders of the continent’s three most prominent firms to display a bit of the showmanship their …

ALOR SETAR: A police inspector was charged in the Sessions Court here Tuesday (May 28) with four counts of soliciting and accepting bribes as an inducement not to report the arrest of an individual suspected of possessing drugs three years ago. Mohammad Kassim Mamas, 36, pleaded not guilty and claimed …

KUALA LUMPUR: FGV Holdings Bhd is projecting a satisfactory performance in the current financial year, in line with the projected crude palm oil (CPO) price movement. In a note, the group said the palm oil industry anticipates that CPO prices will remain above RM3,800 per tonne in the first half …

STAKEHOLDERS and private outfits have until July 29 to submit proposals for grants from Think City, worth RM20mil in total, aimed at transforming and beautifying run-down areas of Kuala Lumpur. Each grant is worth between RM30,000 and RM300,000, and applications will be vetted by a panel of experts at Think …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide in Papua New Guinea by the government on Tuesday, after parts of a mountain collapsed, burying an initial estimate of more than 2,000 people. Relief teams in the Pacific nation have been trickling …

When David De Clercq travelled to San Francisco last year, he had a few musts on his itinerary: Go to Alcatraz. Try new restaurants. And ride in a self-driving car. Self-driving cars, also known as autonomous vehicles or, colloquially, robotaxis, have been driving the streets of San Francisco in some …

PARIS, May 28 — From Australia, China and the United States, Rafael Nadal fans descended on a chilly and damp Roland Garros yesterday, hoping to inspire their “superhero” to victory at the French Open. In the end, however, many were reduced to tears as the 14-time champion slumped to a …

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 489 land scam cases were recorded over the past three years with almost RM300mil in losses recorded, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said as of May 19, 74 cases were reported involving RM60.6mil in …

KUALA LUMPUR: On the back of a resilient first quarter, CelcomDigi Bhd will continue to focus on building strong fundamentals to achieve profitable growth, leveraging technology and competencies, said CEO Datuk Idham Nawawi. “We continue to step up transformation and integration activities on all fronts and remain steadfast in delivering …

Minutes after Slovakia’s Russia-friendly Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot, social media was awash with conspiracy theories. The attacker’s wife was a refugee from Ukraine. He was linked to a high-profile government critic. And Fico’s security guard was plotting against the premier. All those rumours were later rebutted by Slovak …