Internet

‘Disgusting’: Video of China butcher shop worker deboning raw lamb ribs with mouth in ‘decades-old’ technique sparks food safety debate online

Shop worker claims deboning by mouth better than using tools. Officials say clip was promotional stunt, issue health warning.

Nation

Cybersecurity Bill on the cards, but sector needs more skilled workers

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet has agreed in principle to the drafting of a Cybersecurity Bill to allocate regulatory powers and enforce related laws, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

Technology

Experts: M’sia should build smart cities that are people-oriented, not entirely tech-centric

As Malaysians experience the benefits of digital innovations that simplify their lives, there is also a growing momentum to leverage technology to solve urban challenges and deliver the ‘smart city’ concept.

Internet

Chasing a different China Dream, young digital nomads head for the hills

In this mountain town in China’s southwest, drifters and tarot card readers rub shoulders with tech entrepreneurs and artists. Many are former city-dwellers in search of an elusive prize in authoritarian China: Space for open discussion and exchange of ideas.

Technology

Amazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe during Black Friday trade

LONDON (Reuters) -Amazon workers walked out on strike at multiple locations across Europe on Friday in protests against the U.S. e-commerce giant's working practices on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Cybersecurity

How ‘pig butchering’ scams have emerged as a billion-dollar crypto industry

Such scams have drawn intensifying scrutiny from global law enforcement over the past year, but little is publicly known about the people behind them.

Internet

Internet out: India deploys shutdowns in name of security

When trouble brews with political unrest or sectarian violence, authorities are quick to sever Internet service to stem disinformation – cutting off millions of people who depend on the web for communication, information and business.

Internet

Be careful not to make these mistakes when writing a professional email

Emails remain the basic tool of business communication, despite the rise of professional messaging services like Slack. That means you need to take care when writing them, being careful not to commit certain faux pas so as not to incur the wrath of your colleagues or managers.

AI

What we know about OpenAI’s new Q* super intelligence

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is reportedly developing a new type of artificial intelligence, codenamed Q*.

Technology

EU mulls wider scope for cybersecurity certification scheme - paper

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is considering broadening the scope of proposed cybersecurity labelling rules that would affect not just Amazon, Alphabet's Google and Microsoft but also banks and airlines, according to the latest draft of the rules.

Technology

Businesses, tech groups warn EU against over-regulating AI foundation models

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Businesses and tech groups on Thursday warned the European Union against over-regulating artificial intelligence systems known as foundation models in upcoming AI rules as this could kill nascent start-ups or drive them out of the region.

Technology

Motor racing-Formula One trials AI to tackle track limits breaches

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body is trialling artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle track limits breaches at this weekend's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Technology

EU court adviser rebuffs Deutsche Telekom's fight for interest on antitrust fine

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An adviser to Europe's top court on Thursday said judges should dismiss Deutsche Telekom's bid to get EU antitrust regulators to pay interest on the reimbursed portion of a fine imposed nearly a decade ago.

Technology

YouTuber sues Google Spain for wrongful dismissal

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish YouTuber is suing Google Spain, a unit of Alphabet Inc, for wrongful dismissal in a case that could set a precedent for content creators' labour rights, Spanish union UGT said on Thursday.

Technology

European mobile data traffic to triple by 2028 -GSMA

(Reuters) - European mobile data traffic will triple by 2028 driven by the adoption of 5G and migration into 4G, which continue to put pressure on network investments, telecom industry group GSMA said on Thursday.

Technology

India drawing up laws to regulate deepfakes - minister

(Reuters) - India is drawing up rules for governing deepfakes, a top minister said on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns over the technology.

Technology

Exclusive-Amazon to win unconditional EU nod for iRobot deal -sources

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Amazon is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot, three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

AI

OpenAI engineers earning RM3.74mil a year turn rare skillset into leverage

OpenAI reinstated chief executive officer Sam Altman after hundreds of workers threatened to quit over the ChatGPT creator’s ouster, highlighting just how much leverage the tech industry’s most valued workers hold right now.

AI

Sam Altman is back at OpenAI, but questions remain as to why he was fired in first place

Sam Altman is returning to lead OpenAI less than five days after his surprise dismissal, which kicked off a tug of war for his talent, left the company in disarray and laid bare deep board divisions over the mission of one of the world’s most valuable startups.

Social media

Protests, court appeals as Nepal’s TikTokers decry government ban on app

Nepali TikTok creator Manjita Manandhar was caught off guard when the Himalayan nation banned the popular social media platform last week for disturbing “social harmony and goodwill”.