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Tencent unveils AI model in high-stakes test for OpenAI hire
Tencent Holdings Ltd revealed a major upgrade to its foundational model, marking the first high-stakes test for China's most valuable company to assert its place in a frenetic AI race since it recruited a top researcher from OpenAI.
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Technology
Cisco shows switch that can connect quantum computers of different kinds
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 (Reuters) - Cisco Systems on Thursday showed a switching chip that it says will be able to connect quantum computers of different types, another step in its effort to eventually connect an internet of quantum machines the way its gear connects the existing internet.
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Nation
Bukit Mertajam recycling plant fire put out after 10-hour operation
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Firefighters took more than 10 hours to extinguish a rubbish-dump blaze at a recycling plant in the Permatang Tinggi Industrial Area on Thursday (April 23).
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Nation
Driver killed, five injured after car plunges into ravine near Tapah
IPOH: One man was killed, and five others were injured after the car they were travelling in lost control and plunged into a 3m-deep ravine on Jalan Tapah-Cameron Highlands near Batu 21, Tapah.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Rescue operation continues for Australian hiker at Mount Santubong
KUCHING: Rescue teams are searching for an Australian woman who went missing while descending Mount Santubong, according to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department.
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World
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks says Trump after direct talks at white house
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced Thursday (April 23) that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been extended by three weeks following ambassador-level direct talks at the White House.
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Nation
Gerik police arrest man over alleged sexual harassment
IPOH: The police have arrested a 55-year-old man accused of sexually harassing a supermarket staff member in Gerik.
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World
WHO global alliance delivers 100 million childhood vaccine doses since 2023
April 23 (Reuters) - More than 100 million vaccine doses have been delivered to 18.3 million children worldwide since 2023 under a global drive to reverse pandemic-related declines in childhood immunisation, the World Health Organization and vaccine alliance Gavi said on Thursday.
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Corporate News
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KUALA LUMPUR: Here is a recap of the anouncements that made headlines in Corporate Malaysia.
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Technology
Brazil regulator approves deeper probe into Google's news content use
SAO PAULO, April 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's antitrust watchdog CADE approved on Thursday a recommendation to deepen investigations into the use of journalistic content by Alphabet's Google, which would assess potential abuse of the company's dominant market position.
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Technology
Exclusive-SpaceX refinanced debt with stopgap $20 billion loan before IPO filing
NEW YORK, April 23 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX took out a $20 billion bridge loan last month to refinance much of its existing debt ahead of its blockbuster U.S. initial public offering, according to a regulatory filing.
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Esg
Plan an EV road trip abroad
If you usually rent a car for road trips when you travel overseas, switching it up with an electric vehicle (EV) could be a fun option.
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Technology
Exclusive-SpaceX warns that inquiries into sexually abusive AI imagery may hurt market access
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 23 (Reuters) - The multiple investigations into xAI's creation and dissemination of sexually abusive imagery may lead the company to lose access to certain markets, parent company SpaceX warned in a prospectus reviewed by Reuters.
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World
Guatemala court orders re-do of candidate list for attorney general
GUATEMALA CITY, April 23 (Reuters) - Guatemala's Constitutional Court on Thursday froze the process to select the country's next attorney general and ordered the nominating commission and president to revise the list of finalists.
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Technology
Factbox-Elon Musk lays out Terafab AI chip project plan
April 23 (Reuters) - Tesla chief Elon Musk said on Wednesday the electric vehicle maker plans to use Intel's next-generation 14A manufacturing process to make chips at its Terafab project, an advanced artificial-intelligence chip complex Musk has envisioned in Texas.
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Technology
German software maker SAP beats first-quarter profit estimates on cloud demand
April 23 (Reuters) - Europe's largest software maker SAP on Thursday reported a 17% increase in first-quarter profit, beating estimates, due to strong growth in its cloud business.
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Technology
UK regulator closes loophole that allowed rogue companies to track phone users' location
April 23 (Reuters) - British authorities say they have closed a loophole that could allow rogue actors to secretly track mobile phone users through the international telecommunications system.
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Technology
Musk sounds cautious tone on robotaxis amid slower-than-expected rollout
LOS ANGELES, April 23 (Reuters) - The rollout of Tesla's fledgling robotaxi business is going more slowly than expected, several Wall Street analysts said, following an uncharacteristically downbeat update from CEO Elon Musk.
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Technology
Intel forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates, shares jump 19%
April 23 (Reuters) - Intel forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Thursday, underscoring booming demand for the company's server processors used for artificial intelligence in data centers.
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Markets
US stocks fall as quick Iran deal hopes fade, earnings mixed
US stocks fell in choppy trading on Thursday as hopes dimmed for a quick end to the Iran war, while investors grappled with a mixed bag of earnings reports as concerns resurfaced about AI-driven disruption across the software sector.
