Five Canadian news media publishers have sued OpenAI Inc for breaching copyright by scraping content to train artificial intelligence products like ChatGPT — opening another front against the US$157 billion (RM698.22 billion) startup.

OpenAI sued by top Canadian news publishers over copyright

Recently, Malaysians and Americans shared a striking political moment. In Malaysia, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak issued a rare apology for his role in the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal. Responses from Malaysians to Najib’s apology have been sharply divided.

MySay: Najib’s apology and Trump’s return to the US presidency: What is happening to normal and truth?

China's factory activity expanded modestly for a second straight month in November, an official survey showed on Saturday, adding to a string of recent data suggesting a blitz of stimulus is finally trickling through the world's second-largest economy.

China November factory activity expands for second month as Trump threats loom

The flood situation in seven out of nine affected states has worsened on Saturday morning, with the number of evacuees at relief centres (PPS) surpassing 120,000, compared to 106,505 reported on Friday night.

Flood worsens, evacuees exceed 120,000

Much has been reported about the Sarawak government’s negotiations via Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) with Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) for the Bornean state’s rights to regulate the oil and gas (O&G) developments within its boundaries. Next door, however, information on Sabah’s progress has seemed scant by comparison, given that both states are on a similar quest.

Sabah’s O&G aspirations quietly brewing

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said the timing of the next interest rate hike was "approaching" as the economy was moving in line with the central bank's forecasts, the Nikkei newspaper reported, leaving open the chance of a December rate increase.

BOJ's Ueda says rate hike timing 'approaching' — report

US trade officials announced on Friday a new round of tariffs on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian nations after American manufacturers complained that companies there are flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods.

US sets tariffs for solar panels from Southeast Asian nations

Global stock markets rallied on Friday, with Wall Street crowning November with its biggest monthly gain in a year on post-election growth hopes, while the dollar eased amid prospects for firmer rates in Japan and easing in Europe.

Stocks rally, dollar droops in abbreviated session

Oil prices edged lower on Friday and posted a weekly decline of more than 3%, pressured by easing concern over supply risks from the Israel-Hezbollah conflict and the prospect of increased supply in 2025 even as Opec+ is expected to extend output cuts.

Oil settles down as ease of supply risks drives weekly loss

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average notched record closing highs in a shortened Black Friday session, lifted by technology stocks such as Nvidia, while retail was in focus as the holiday shopping season kicked off.

S&P 500, Dow close at record highs on tech, retail in focus

An investment vehicle linked to Berjaya Group’s Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun has emerged as a substantial shareholder in Berjaya Food Bhd (KL:BJFOOD) with a 8.09% stake.

Vincent Tan-linked vehicle emerges as substantial shareholder in Berjaya Food with 8.09% stake

Much has been reported about the Sarawak government’s negotiations via Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) with Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) for the Bornean state’s rights to regulate the oil and gas (O&amp;G) developments within its boundaries. Next door, however, information on Sabah’s progress has seemed scant by comparison, given that both states are on a similar quest.

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said the timing of the next interest rate hike was "approaching" as the economy was moving in line with the central bank's forecasts, the Nikkei newspaper reported, leaving open the chance of a December rate increase.

The flood situation in seven out of nine affected states has worsened on Saturday morning, with the number of evacuees at relief centres (PPS) surpassing 120,000, compared to 106,505 reported on Friday night.

China's factory activity expanded modestly for a second straight month in November, an official survey showed on Saturday, adding to a string of recent data suggesting a blitz of stimulus is finally trickling through the world's second-largest economy.

Five Canadian news media publishers have sued OpenAI Inc for breaching copyright by scraping content to train artificial intelligence products like ChatGPT — opening another front against the US$157 billion (RM698.22 billion) startup.

Recently, Malaysians and Americans shared a striking political moment. In Malaysia, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak issued a rare apology for his role in the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal. Responses from Malaysians to Najib’s apology have been sharply divided.

While it is looking increasingly likely that the deadline for the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will be postponed by a year, this does not solve the inherent problems caused by the regulation. Complying with the EUDR is extremely difficult, costly and damaging to sustainable producers due to a factor that is missing in most discussions: logistics

MySay: The fundamental flaw in the EU deforestation regulation

Whenever the world’s financial and political leaders convene — whether at the G20 summit, the UN General Assembly, or the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings — the most urgent development challenges are nearly always on the agenda. Increasingly, the solution these leaders propose to such problems, from poverty alleviation and public health crises to climate change and the energy transition, is more financing.

Sustainability: Where financial innovation meets sustainable development

In the suburban neighbourhood of SS12 in Subang Jaya, residents’ needs are met by the mini commercial area on Jalan SS12/1B. Each of the 14 two-storey shophouses measures 1,320 sq ft and has a built-up area of 2,300 sq ft. The commercial area is quiet during weekdays and busy on weekends, often l...

Streetscapes: A cosy enclave in SS12, Subang Jaya

AMID a pickup in the award of contracts on the local oil and gas (O&G) scene, some market observers worry that volatility in global crude oil prices could heighten next year.

While geopolitical risks have always been a tailwind for oil prices, uncertainties in US-China relations fol...

Cover Story: Local O&G sector buoyed by contracts, but oil price volatility looms

The incoming president of the US is playing golf with two associates. They all tee off and while his flight-mates hit straight down the middle, Donald Trump hits into the pond. When they arrive to play their second shots, two of them are surprised to find three balls on the grass. “Yours went into the water — I saw the splash,” says one. “Well, that’s my ball,” says Trump, pointing to a third sitting on the fairway. “It must have been the tide.”

Business of Sports: World of sport braces for Trump’s high tide

ON an evening in June 1995, at an upmarket restaurant in Jalan U Thant, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, a slightly built, not very tall man walked in with a lady, presumably his wife, and was fawned upon by the owner of the establishment, an ambitious, young woman who seemed to know the older couple.
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Special Report: Daim’s meteoric rise and his legacy

OVER the past few weeks, contracts from Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) and its production sharing contract partners have been coming in, largely for maintenance, construction and modification (MCM) as well as hook-up commissioning (HUC) services, benefiting a number of local oil and gas (O&...

Cover Story: O&G jobs coming in, more expected

Donald Trump won. He will be the next president of the US despite one conviction and several outstanding court cases against him. So much speculation has emerged as to what it would mean for the world. His previous term as president made many countries around the world grimace at this prospect.

MySay: Trump returns — should Malaysia be fearful?

MALAYSIA’s push towards digitalisation is drawing keen interest from global tech giants, with Amazon Web Services Inc (AWS), Microsoft Corp, Google and Oracle Corp committing a combined investment of US$16.9 billion (RM75 billion) through to 2038.

These investments reflect Malaysia’s po...

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