Technology

Microsoft brings more AI to PCs as it challenges Apple

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Microsoft unveiled on Wednesday an ⁠AI coding model that can run directly on personal computers and new security technology to prevent AI agents from accessing data without permission, challenging Apple's push to bring ⁠more AI into personal devices.

Technology

Musk welcomes German backing for Tesla driver assistance tech as group chases EU approval

BERLIN, Oct 7 (Reuters) - ⁠Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday welcomed Germany's backing for the US automaker's driver-assistance software system, as he ⁠seeks Europe-wide approval for the technology that traffic-safety researchers have warned carries inflated safety claims.

Technology

Blackstone-backed AirTrunk to invest $1 billion in Japan data centre campus

TOKYO, Oct ⁠7 (Reuters) - Blackstone-backed AirTrunk said on ⁠Wednesday it was investing ‌an additional $1 billion in its 300-plus-megawatt hyperscale data centre campus in the eastern ​Japanese city of Inzai ⁠to enable AI ⁠workloads.

Technology

Micron Tech chipmaker union in Taiwan gets OK to strike

TAIPEI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A Taiwan ⁠union representing workers at Micron Technology said on Wednesday it had secured authorisation from its members to ⁠strike over a dispute concerning the company's bonus scheme, escalating a labour conflict at the ‌chipmaker's largest manufacturing hub.

Technology

AMD CEO says continues to explore foundry partnership with Samsung Electronics

SEOUL, Oct 7 (Reuters) - ⁠AMD CEO Lisa Su said on Wednesday that ⁠the US chipmaker continues to explore partnership opportunities ‌with Samsung Electronics in the memory and foundry businesses.

Technology

Apple's Cook praises EU over efforts to protect children online

Apple executive chairman Tim Cook on Oct 6 pledged the US giant would protect children online and praised the EU's efforts to ensure minors' safety

Technology

MCMC meets with e-commerce providers, govt ministries and agencies to strengthen consumer safety

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) held an engagement session with e-commerce platform providers, government ministries and agencies today (Oct 7) to discuss strengthening consumer protection and safety in the e-commerce ecosystem.

Social media

Fahmi warns against fake, unverified content ahead of Budget 2027

Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil has reminded social media users not to pre-empt the Prime Minister's Budget 2027 speech by circulating unverified information.

Cybersecurity

Personal information for over one million people stolen in a cyberattack on Arizona's court system

A cyberattack on Arizona's court system stole personal information for more than a million people and is believed to have started when a court employee clicked a malicious link in an email.

Technology

Goodman's Japanese data centre comes under fire following Sydney site setback

TSUKUBA, Japan, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Goodman Group, Australia's ⁠largest property firm by market value, faces mounting criticism of what would be its largest data centre project in Japan, just ⁠days after it scrapped plans for a similar development in Sydney following local resistance.

Tablets

Samsung launches the Galaxy Tab S12 Series from RM4,999, featuring up to a 14.6in screen

Samsung has unveiled its latest lineup of tablets with the Galaxy Tab S12 Series, featuring two models: the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S12+.

Technology

Australia probes app used in cheap smart glasses over privacy fears

Australia is investigating how and where the firm behind an app used in popular low-cost smart glasses collects and stores personal data.

Gadgets

Acer Malaysia launches lightweight Swift Air 14 laptop from RM2,999

Acer Malaysia has officially launched its latest lightweight laptop, the Acer Swift Air 14, for the Malaysian market.

Technology

Brussels looks to capture Big Tech through tax on large corporations, FT reports

Oct 7 (Reuters) - Brussels is considering ⁠taxing big US tech companies through a broad levy on large corporations ⁠in an effort to raise revenues for the EU while avoiding a ‌backlash from the Trump administration, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

Technology

Musk says TSMC won't run Terafab AI chip complex

Oct 7 (Reuters) - Tesla ⁠and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on ⁠Wednesday that his companies will build and run ‌the Terafab AI chip complex, with TSMC possibly subleasing a part of it.

Technology

Fahmi: MyGOV consolidates key government services into one app

Accessing key government services is now easier with the integration of driving licences, road tax, Road Transport Department (JPJ) summons checks, passports, government clinic appointments and Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) under a single platform: the MyGOV Malaysia app.

Driverless vehicle

Autonomous electric bus service now available in Putrajaya with RM1 fare

Putrajaya's new autonomous electric bus service has begun operations today. The bus, which runs on route P113, starts and ends at MRT Putrajaya Sentral, with six main stops.

Technology

Google accused of overcharging 20 million consumers in UK class action

Google was accused of overcharging Android app developers for over a decade, leading to inflated prices on the Play Store for about 20 million UK customers.

Technology

Boston Dynamics appoints ex-Amazon executive Rohit Prasad as CEO

SEOUL, Oct ⁠7 (Reuters) - Boston Dynamics, a ⁠humanoid robot maker owned ‌by Hyundai Motor Group, said it had appointed Rohit Prasad as ​chief executive officer, effective ⁠October 7.

Cybersecurity

Asos says probing 'unauthorised activity' after phone alerts

UK online fashion giant Asos said on Oct 6 it was investigating "unauthorised activity involving third-party platforms" after its customers received a phone alert saying the retailer had been hacked.