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Other Sports
Global sports face challenges from 'AI slop' misinformation
Jan 16 (Reuters) - A study by AI risk management platform Alethea into the surge in artificial intelligence-generated fake content, dubbed "AI slop," has warned sports teams, leagues and fans of the risks posed by increasingly sophisticated digital misinformation.
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Nation
Indonesia's ambassador-designate to Malaysia to assume duties next week
JAKARTA: Indonesia's ambassador-designate to Malaysia, Datuk Iman Hascarya Kusumo, is expected to officially assume his duties next week.
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Technology
US FTC to scrutinize Big Tech's talent acquisition deals, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing big tech firms that hire employees of a startup instead of buying the companies outright, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing the agency's Chairman Andrew Ferguson.
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Technology
California demands Elon Musk's xAI stop producing sexual deepfake content
Jan 16 (Reuters) - California Attorney General Robert Bonta on Friday sent a cease-and-desist letter to xAI demanding the company stop the creation and distribution of artificial intelligence-generated nonconsensual sexualized imagery by its Grok chatbot.
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Technology
Google asks US judge to defer order forcing it to share data while it appeals
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google asked a judge on Friday to postpone making the company share data with rivals while it challenges a ruling that the company holds an illegal monopoly in online search, according to court papers.
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STARPICKS
From Bangsar to beyond
ON a quiet weekday morning in Bangsar, families stroll into Bangsar Shopping Centre (BSC) and neighbours exchange familiar hellos.
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Technology
Musk and Ryanair CEO clash over cost of Starlink Wi-Fi on planes
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Elon Musk on Friday called Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary an "utter idiot" who should be fired, escalating a public spat that began after the airline boss ruled out installing Musk's Starlink internet service on Ryanair aircraft.
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Technology
OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT in bid to boost revenue
Jan 16 (Reuters) - OpenAI said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT to some U.S. users, ramping up efforts to generate revenue from the AI chatbot to fund the high costs of developing the technology.
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Other Sports
Sailing-Goodchild swaps solo solitude for record run on Argo
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Fresh from winning the IMOCA Globe Series title in 2025, Britain's Sam Goodchild has quickly shifted from the solitude of solo ocean racing to the intensity of fully crewed competition, helping break the RORC Transatlantic Race record aboard Argo, the MOD70 trimaran owned by Jason Carroll.
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Technology
ClickHouse valued at $15 billion as database analytics firm rides AI wave
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Database management company ClickHouse was valued at $15 billion in its latest funding round, CEO Aaron Katz said on Friday, as investor enthusiasm for companies related to the artificial intelligence boom spills over into the new year.
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Nation
JPJ officers not allowed to switch off bodycams
IPOH: Body-worn cameras used by Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcement officers are not allowed to be switched off at will, as the devices are subject to continuous monitoring.
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Nation
AGC drops review bid for Peaceful Assembly Act
PUTRAJAYA: The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has withdrawn its application to review a Federal Court decision declaring Section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (PAA) as unconstitutional.
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Cambodia
Fraudsters flee ‘scam city’
Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre, after the country's most wanted alleged scam kingpin was arrested and deported.
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North Korea
Trump-cut Radio Free Asia to go on air again – in Korea
Radio Free Asia, a US state-funded outlet that largely ceased operations last year amid a Trump administration cost-cutting drive, plans to revive its Korean content as a way to reach reclusive North Korea, a spokesperson said.
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Japan
Probe into Grok AI service over inappropriate images
The country said that it has become the latest nation to probe X over Elon Musk's artificial intelligence service Grok, stating that the government would consider every possible option to prevent the generation of inappropriate images.
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South Korea
Major blaze threatens Seoul’s shantytown
Nearly 300 South Korean firefighters were battling a major fire in a deprived area of the upmarket Gangnam district of southern Seoul, a fire official said.
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China
A partnership of necessity
Faced with new global challenges, the leaders of China and Canada pledged to improve relations between their two nations after years of acrimony.
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South Korea
Yoon sentenced to five years in jail
A court here sentenced former president Yoon Suk-yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law in December 2024.
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Letters
VM2026 an opportunity to build economic resilience
From DR KATHERINE ANNE FRANCIS, Senior training consultant National Institute of Public Administration (Intan).
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Nation
Kedah PKR reboots party machinery
PETALING JAYA: Kedah PKR is setting its sights on a stronger and more dynamic party machinery, with plans to enhance organisational readiness through a proposed restructuring that blends experienced leaders with emerging new faces.
