Google Malaysia denies awarding teen over translation app


PETALING JAYA: Google Malaysia has denied awarding any money or project to a teenager who created an app for an Internet-based messaging service that can provide instantaneous language translation. 

Fifteen-year-old Yusrim Karim, who submitted his app - Coker Chat to Google Ideas - said he received an e-mail from the think tank, claiming that his software was fantastic and offered him a chance to work on a US$36mil (RM1333.14mil) project or US$50,000 (RM184,910) cash. 

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