16+ hour, 48+ min ago  (348+ words) April 2 (Reuters) - OpenAI, jostling "with Anthropic for enterprise customers, has bought TBPN, an online "tech talk show that has built a loyal Silicon Valley "following through interviews with industry CEOs. Entrepreneurs John Coogan and Jordi Hays, who started TBPN in…...

12+ hour, 53+ min ago  (326+ words) PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is now in the monsoon transition phase from March 29 until May, with heavy rain and strong winds expected over short periods, bringing relief from the hot weather that has hit the country of late says Datuk Seri Arthur…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago  (212+ words) Dukono Volcano Observation Post (PGA) officer, Bambang Sugiono, said the eruption began at approximately 5.28pm local time, following an earlier episode in the morning. "The ash column was observed to be grey with thick intensity and drifting toward the northwest, following…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago  (298+ words) VIENTIANE: The Lao Department of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment reported 16,395 fire hotspots nationwide in the first three months of 2026, raising concerns over worsening air quality and health risks posed by transboundary haze, as pollution across the…...

21+ hour, 9+ min ago  (284+ words) BERLIN: Public opinion in Germany is divided over the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a survey released on Wednesday that revealed both optimism and concern about the technology's future. The latest poll conducted for public broadcaster ARD found…...

16+ hour, 44+ min ago  (223+ words) A video went viral recently showing a bear wandering around a neighbourhood in Besut, Terengganu, feeding on honey belonging to villagers. The clip, filmed near Kampung Keluang, Kampung Raja, was said to have prompted wildlife authorities to swing into action....

16+ hour, 44+ min ago  (406+ words) Drift, a decentralised finance project built on the Solana blockchain, was hit by a hack that drained nearly US$300mil (RM1.21bil) in digital assets from the protocol, ranking it among the largest exploits in the history of crypto. "Earlier today, a malicious…...

1+ day, 9+ min ago  (273+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Asia's energy transition is moving with perpetual momentum, with the shift towards renewables increasingly anchored on economic growth needs rather than purely environmental considerations, says global clean energy company Gentari. Chief strategy and portfolio officer M Huzaini Ghazali…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (626+ words) US government requests for user data from technology companies has skyrocketed by 770% in the past decade, a new research report has concluded. In total, information from more than 3.5 million accounts has been shared with the federal government, reflecting routine government…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (566+ words) BANGKOK: Bangkok's underlying soft-soil basin could dramatically intensify earthquake shaking and extend how long tremors last, making the capital more vulnerable than previously assumed, according to the director of Earthquake Research Centre of Thailand. Professor Pennung Warnitcha said the recent…...