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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > business > 01/15/2026 > us-sets-tariff-on-certain-chips-as-part-of-nvidia-china-deal

US sets tariff on certain chips as part of Nvidia-China deal

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (320+ words) The 25-percent tariff, effective Thursday, applies to chips that are "transshipped through the United States to other foreign countries," White House staff secretary Will Scharf said at an event. This covers technology like the Nvidia H200 chip and AMD's MI325X, a government…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > business > 01/15/2026 > x-announces-measures-to-prevent-grok-from-undressing-images

X announces measures to prevent Grok from undressing images

X announces measures to prevent Grok from undressing images2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (235+ words) X said it will "geoblock the ability" of all Grok and X users to create images of people in "bikinis, underwear, and similar attire" in those jurisdictions where such actions are deemed illegal. "We have implemented technological measures to prevent…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > business > 01/15/2026 > beijing-tells-chinese-firms-to-stop-using-us-and-israeli-cybersecurity-software

Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software

7+ hour, 58+ min ago   (554+ words) As trade and diplomatic tensions flare between China and the US and both sides vie for tech supremacy, Beijing has been keen to replace Western-made technology with domestic alternatives. Israeli firm CyberArk, whose purchase was announced by Palo Alto last…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > business > 01/14/2026 > musk-vs-openai-trial-set-for-april-27

Musk vs OpenAI trial set for April 27

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (198+ words) The legal showdown will center on Musk's claim that OpenAI and Altman abandoned the startup's original nonprofit, public-benefit mission and misled him while turning the lab into a highly lucrative, Microsoft-linked for-profit enterprise. Musk alleges that Altman "intentionally courted and…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > leisure > 01/13/2026 > chimpanzee-ai-renowned-for-literacy-skills-dies-in-japan

Chimpanzee Ai, renowned for literacy skills, dies in Japan

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (334+ words) The Kyoto University Centre for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behaviour " formerly the Primate Research Institute " in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture said Ai was born in western Africa in 1976 and arrived at the institute in 1977. She began language-learning experiments with human…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > nation > 01/11/2026 > mcmc-bars-access-to-elon-musks-grok-over-explicit-images

MCMC bars access to Elon Musk’s Grok over explicit images

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (237+ words) This comes after the tool developed by xAI had been repeatedly misused to generate sexually obscene, offensive and non-consensually manipulated images. MCMC said some of this content involved women and even minors while its use continued despite regulatory engagement and…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > leisure > 01/08/2026 > 16-year-old-coding-prodigy-turns-passion-into-real-world-software

16-year-old coding prodigy turns passion into real-world software

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (232+ words) During the Movement Control Order (MCO) in 2020, Khawarizmi and his younger brother, 13-year-old Muhammad Khazini, began experimenting with game engines to build an online game. "We started developing our own game and tried out different game engines until we found…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > leisure > 01/07/2026 > when-fingerprints-fade-daily-life-becomes-a-challenge

When fingerprints fade, daily life becomes a challenge

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (359+ words) For Ros Syam Syasila Rooslee, 34, living without fingerprints has meant years of navigating bureaucratic hurdles and carrying stacks of documentation for tasks most people complete in minutes. "It's really not easy," she said. Ros first realised there was an issue…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > business > 01/06/2026 > nvidia-unveils-new-ai-chip-platform-amid-rising-competition

Nvidia unveils new AI chip platform amid rising competition

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (308+ words) The California-based company made its announcement at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where CEO Jensen Huang's keynote was an early must-see event at the globe's biggest tech showcase. With its new Vera Rubin product, first announced in…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > opinion > 01/06/2026 > the-world-order-after-2025

The world order after 2025

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (737+ words) For a mathematician, 2025 might stand out for being a "perfect square: 45 multiplied by 45, a rare symmetry. But its significance goes far beyond numerical elegance " it marks the year the postwar global order expired, and a new one was about to…...