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Mobile apps
ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say
TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the U.S., four sources said.
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Nation
KKB by-election: Five roads closed for Nomination Day on April 27
PETALING JAYA: Five roads will be closed for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election nominations on Saturday (April 27).
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Nation
KKB by-election: Selangor's Raya open house may breach Election Offences Act, warns Bersih
PETALING JAYA: The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) has cautioned the Selangor government over its upcoming Hari Raya Open house in Kuala Kubu Baharu, saying it could be an election offence.
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Nation
Five cops face internal action for allegedly robbing foreign national
KUALA LUMPUR: Five policemen, who are among seven individuals detained on suspicion of involvement in a robbery of a foreign national involving a sum of RM260,000, are facing internal disciplinary action including possible transfer.
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Mobile apps
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy deleted chats amid FTC antitrust probe
Top Amazon.com Inc executives including founder Jeff Bezos and chief executive officer Andy Jassy destroyed text messages discussing business, the Federal Trade Commission alleged, erasing evidence the agency could have used in its antitrust case against the retail giant.
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World
Mexican lawmakers approve new pension fund backed by president
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate approved the creation of a new pension fund on Thursday aimed at boosting payouts to the lowest-earning recipients.
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World
Kiribati parliament votes to remove Australian-born high court judge
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Kiribati's parliament has voted to remove Australian-born High Court Judge David Lambourne, who said on Friday the move was politically motivated and an attack on the independence of the Pacific Island nation's judiciary.
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Corporate News
PETRONAS, CelcomDigi collaborate on digital transformation and sustainability efforts for the energy industry
KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) and CelcomDigi Bhd exploring ways to leverage 5G to accelerate digital transformation and sustainability efforts for the energy industry.
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Entertainment
Ruhainies apologises to Aliff Aziz's estranged wife Bella Astillah, hopes to meet her 'to clear the air'
After keeping mum since the alleged khalwat controversy was reported last month, Ruhainies issued a statement on her Instagram this morning (April 26).
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World
Musk's X says posts of Australia bishop stabbing don't promote violence
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elon Musk's social media platform X defended publishing posts showing a bishop in Australia being stabbed during a sermon as "part of public discussion", rejecting a regulator's order to take down the content on grounds it is offensive and violent.
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Smartphones
Samsung faces Pakistan smartphone shortage after winning debut
Samsung Electronics Co is facing a shortage of its S24 smartphones in Pakistan after seeing unprecedented demand for its flagship phone.
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Europe
London tops list of most music-friendly destination, according to online travel agency
Over 60 European cities offer a rich musical scene for music lovers.
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Mind
Five things that make us happy
These items have been scientifically proven to give us that feel-good vibe in a sustained manner.
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STARPICKS
Consortium Waterworks awarded Tuas Water Reclamation Plant project in Singapore
Consortium Waterworks Sdn Bhd (CWSB)’s subsidiary C.H.S. Steelworks Snd Bhd (CHS) has been awarded the contract to supply penstock and stop logs for Singapore’s Tuas Water Reclamation Plant C3C project.
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AI
Athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks in fake audio clip, US police say
A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said Thursday.
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Arts
Flexing and fine art: Louvre introduces Olympic sport sessions
The Louvre in Paris will host yoga and sports sessions in its galleries as part of a pre-Olympic cultural initiative
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World
India begins voting in second phase of giant election as Modi vs Gandhi campaign heats up
BENGALURU/KOTTAYAM/MATHURA, India (Reuters) - India began voting on Friday in the second phase of the world's biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes.
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Internet
US reinstates open Internet rules rescinded under Trump
The US Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to reinstate tougher rules to guarantee open access to the Internet, reversing a decision made during the Trump administration.
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Forex
Ringgit retreats vs US$ ahead of personal consumption expenditure reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit was lower against the greenback in early trade on Friday despite the continuing downward bias of the US dollar after discouraging gross domestic (GDP) print ahead of the Fed’s release of the inflation gauge for March, tonight.
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Entertainment
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion 'forced employee to watch her having sex': lawsuit
Emilio Garcia says the incident, which happened on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza, was part of a campaign of harassment that also included fat-shaming him.