CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuelans waited in line at polling stations and cast ballots on Sunday in the most consequential election in a quarter-century of socialist party rule, with President Nicolas Maduro confident of victory even as the opposition has attracted impassioned support and warned of possible irregularities. Opposition leader Maria Corina …

LONDON: Meta has unveiled what it believes to be the “world’s largest and most capable openly available (AI) foundation model” to take on the likes of ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp says its new Llama 3.1 model has “state-of-the-art capabilities” in a range …

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government’s decision to pursue the 40% revenue claim with the Federal Government has Upko’s full support, says Datuk Ewon Benedict. Stressing that negotiations between the Sabah and federal governments should continue on the matter, the Upko president said it was either to set a rate or …

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters): A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 people including children on Saturday, Israeli authorities said, blaming Hezbollah and vowing to inflict a heavy price on the Iran-backed Lebanese group. Hezbollah denied any responsibility for the strike, the deadliest in Israel or …

TEAHUPO’O (Tahiti), July 27 — Surfing makes its second Olympic appearance at the Paris 2024 Games after a successful debut in Tokyo, with competition being held this time on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti. Here are some key details on the surfing competition and what to watch for. Why …

Gamuda, one of the region’s renowned infrastructure groups, is set to revolutionise the construction and engineering industry in Malaysia, with the unveiling of the Gamuda AI Academy. This cutting-edge initiative aimed at transforming the industry through artificial intelligence (AI), will be launched in September this year. This move highlights Gamuda’s …

The Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is battling a potential US ban with the signature tools of American democracy – lawyers, lobbyists and money. TikTok has deployed Washington power brokers and US$1,500 (RM6,986)-an-hour attorneys to fend off a new law barring the app unless its Beijing-based parent, ByteDance Ltd., divests. …

HAVANA (Reuters) -Havana residents watched from shore on Saturday as Russian warships arrived for the second time in as many months, in a visit that Cuba called routine. Cuban authorities fired shots into the air to signal their welcome, while curious fishermen watched from Havana’s waterside promenade as the ships …