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The best family plan with four lines to share at home and abroad

AS the year-end approaches and families gear up for travel, staying connected abroad is more important than ever. 

Markets

FBM KLCI rises as US inflation data meets expectations

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia's benchmark FBM KLCI gapped up at Thursday's open as the market rebounded after a weak performance in the first half of the week.

Social media

Think twice before sharing photos of your kids online, experts say

According to UNICEF, the practice of sharenting can cause “tangible harm”, including permanent damage to a person’s reputation or drawing the attention of sexual predators.

True Or Not

QuickCheck: Is there a fake social media account using the name of a major KL hospital?

The legitimacy of information found on social media is something we all worry about.

Technology

UK consumer group takes on Apple over iCloud service

LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer group Which? will launch legal action against Apple on Thursday, alleging the tech giant breached competition law by effectively locking millions of its customers into its iCloud service.

Nation

Bullying at UPNM, FashionValet investment failure among focus of Parliament today

KUALA LUMPUR: Methods to end bullying at Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) and the reasons behind FashionValet Sdn Bhd (FV) investment failure by Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) will be among the highlights of the Dewan Rakyat sitting on Thursday (Nov 14).

World

Suspected bomber dead after trying to enter Brazil's top court ahead of G20

BRASILIA (Reuters) -A man killed himself with a bomb outside Brazil's Supreme Court after trying to enter the building on Wednesday, officials said, stirring security concerns before the country hosts global leaders from the Group of 20 major economies.

Nation

TikTok guarantees scrutiny of cyberbullying and scam issues, says PM Anwar

LIMA (Peru): The social media platform, TikTok has given assurance that it will forge cooperation with the Communications Ministry, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to address the issues of cyberbullying and online scams, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Technology

FBI raids Polymarket CEO's home, seizing phone, electronics

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal law enforcement agents raided the downtown New York home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan on Wednesday, seizing his phone and electronics, the company confirmed.

Technology

Major Apple supplier Foxconn expected to report strong Q3 results on AI boom

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, is expected to report on Thursday that third-quarter profit rose 7% year-on-year on robust demand for artificial intelligence servers.

Nation

Queen presents Anugerah Seniman Negara to Datuk Lat

KUALA LUMPUR: Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, presented the ninth Anugerah Seniman Negara to Datuk Lat at the Anugerah Seni Negara (ASN) 2024 ceremony on Wednesday (Nov 13) evening.

Technology

Visa says EU regulator probing fees charged to retailers

(Reuters) -Payments giant Visa said on Wednesday the European Commission (EC) had opened a preliminary investigation into fees charged to retailers.

Nation

Deeply honoured to receive prestigious order from Peru, says Anwar

LIMA (Peru): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that he is deeply honoured to be conferred the prestigious Order of the Sun of Peru, "El Sol del Peru.”

Corporate News

Trading ideas: Scientex, Bumi Armada, Pasdec, Aizo, Dayang, MClean, Uzma, AGX, PUB, Elk-Desa, MMHE, JPG

KUALA LUMPUR: Here is a recap of the announcements that made headlines in Corporate Malaysia.

World

Sri Lanka votes for new parliament as economic recovery hangs in balance

COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka began voting in a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the island nation wants to empower its new, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to push his pro-poor policies as it recovers from a financial meltdown.  

Technology

Bankman-Fried lieutenant builds fraud detection tool for prosecutors

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former FTX executive who wrote computer code that enabled his imprisoned former boss Sam Bankman-Fried to steal billions of dollars from cryptocurrency customers has built software to help the U.S. government uncover fraud in the stock market.

True Or Not

QuickCheck: Does Google use goats to trim the grass at their headquarters in California?

GOATS are believed to be the first animals bred for food, labour, and material. There are over 300 species of goats around the world, and their amiable demeanour is why some people keep them as pets.

Technology

US labor board bans mandatory anti-union meetings in ruling against Amazon

(Reuters) - Amazon.com made unlawful promises and threats during mandatory meetings to discourage unionizing at a New York City warehouse, a U.S. labor board said on Wednesday while banning employers from holding such meetings moving forward. 

Technology

Cisco beats earnings expectations as AI spurs networking gear demand

(Reuters) -Cisco Systems forecast quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street estimates after posting upbeat first-quarter results, helped by improving demand for its networking gear amid the AI boom.

Commodities

Oil prices rebound slightly on short-covering

Oil prices rebounded slightly on Wednesday on short-covering a day after they fell near a two-week low on Opec's reduced demand forecast, but gains were limited as the dollar hit a seven-month high.