Nation

Over a hundred turtle hatchlings released in Sabah conservation efforts

KOTA KINABALU: Over a hundred turtle hatchlings were released into the sea over the past two weeks across two islands in Sabah.

Nutrition

How to eat healthily by the decade

For optimal healthy ageing, you need to start implementing preventive strategies in your 30s.

AI

Anthropic mocks ChatGPT ads in Super Bowl spot, vows Claude will stay ad-free

The announcement comes just weeks after OpenAI said it would begin testing ads with some ChatGPT users in the United States.

Movies

Jason Statham’s latest film 'Shelter' combines action and emotion

Jason Statham is back in action in 'Shelter', but the British actor says his latest thriller is powered by his character's emotional arc.

Animals

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests , but a fungus can help save them

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists recently discovered.

Squash

Sivasangari marks 200th PSA win with Windy City quarter-final berth

PETALING JAYA: National squash player S. Sivasangari notched her 200th win on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour in style by booking her spot in the Windy City Open quarter-finals.

World

Mexican authorities find remains matching one of 10 kidnapped miners

MEXICO CITY, Feb ‌6 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said on Friday that at least one body matching the ‌characteristics of one of 10 mine workers who were kidnapped from a mine ‌in northern Sinaloa state late last month was found in a clandestine grave.

World

Exclusive-US plans initial payment towards billions owed to UN-envoy Waltz

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The United States will make an initial payment ‌towards the billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations in a matter of weeks, the U.S. ambassador to the world body told Reuters on Friday, while ‌stressing the need for the U.N. to continue reforms.

Football

Soccer-Altidore says World Cup will prove critics wrong as soccer aims to match Super Bowl buzz

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Former U.S. ‌striker Jozy Altidore believes this summer's World Cup will silence doubters who claim soccer ‌cannot compete with American football for the nation's attention, drawing parallels to the ‌transformative impact of the 1994 tournament.

Rugby

Rugby-Wallabies boss Schmidt will not 'swap sides' to take on All Blacks role

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Australia coach Joe ‌Schmidt has ruled out the possibility of leading the All Blacks at ‌the 2027 World Cup when he steps down from his position at the ‌Wallabies' helm later this year, saying he could not "swap sides".

Technology

Tesla 2.0: What customers think of Model S demise, Optimus robot rise

Many of Tesla's 7 million owners have turned their passion and knowledge of the company's products into market wealth. Could personal robots engender the same passion?

Nation

Rally against 'illegal' temples still on, says controversial preacher

PETALING JAYA: Controversial independent preacher Zamri Vinoth has insisted that a planned rally against so-called "illegal" temples will proceed, despite the government's call for it to be called off.

Football

Terengganu and KL share the spoils in first-leg Malaysia Cup tie

PETALING JAYA: Terengganu were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Kuala Lumpur in their Malaysia Cup quarter-finals first leg match at the Sultan Zainal Abidin Stadium on Friday (Feb 6).

Other Sports

Olympics-Sofia Goggia lights Games cauldron in Cortina

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ‌Italy, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Sofia Goggia, Italy's first women's ‌downhill Olympic champion, lit the cauldron in Cortina ‌d'Ampezzo on Friday at the culmination of the opening ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Games.

Technology

Vista Equity Partners and Intel to lead investment in AI chip startup SambaNova, sources say

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World

Three dead in light plane crash off South Australia coast, police say

SYDNEY, Feb ‌7 (Reuters) - A light plane crashed ‌into the ocean off South ‌Australia on Friday killing the three men on board, police said.

World

Trump orders prioritizing countries with higher defense spending as customers for US weapons

Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald ‌Trump signed an executive order that would re-prioritize the customer list for ‌U.S. weapons in favor of countries with higher defense spending and ‌strategic importance in their region, the White House said on Friday.

Technology

Apple plans to allow external voice-controlled AI chatbots in CarPlay, Bloomberg News reports

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Apple ‌is preparing to allow voice-controlled artificial intelligence ‌apps from other companies in CarPlay, Bloomberg ‌News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Technology

Goldman Sachs teams up with Anthropic to automate banking tasks with AI agents, CNBC reports

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Goldman ‌Sachs is working with technology ‌startup Anthropic to develop AI-powered agents aimed ‌at automating a widening range of internal functions, CNBC reported on Friday, citing the bank's chief ‍information officer.

Technology

US Justice Department casts wide net on Netflix's business practices in merger probe, WSJ reports

Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of ‌Justice is investigating whether Netflix used anti-competitive tactics as part of the streaming giant's ‌proposed $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Discovery's studios and streaming service, the Wall Street Journal ‌reported on Friday.