36+ min ago   (127+ words) Meta criticises EU antitrust move against WhatsApp block on AI rivals'The Star Meta criticises EU antitrust move against WhatsApp block on AI rivals BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms on Monday criticised EU regulators after they charged the U.S. tech giant with…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (206+ words) ABU DHABI, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Banking assets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recorded strong growth in 2025, reaching about 5.34 trillion dirhams (about 1.45 trillion U.S. dollars), up from around 4.56 trillion dirhams at the end of 2024, the UAE Central Bank announced in a report…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (455+ words) LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Asking AI about medical "symptoms does not help patients make better decisions about their health than other methods, such as a "standard internet search, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine. The authors said the…...

8+ hour, 6+ min ago   (632+ words) SINGAPORE: A local study has shown that a naturally occurring molecule, which is commonly studied for its anti-ageing effects, could improve communication between brain cells and restore key memory-related brain functions impaired by Alzheimer's disease. Professor Brian Kennedy, who led…...

8+ hour, 10+ min ago   (237+ words) Feb 9 (Reuters) - OpenAI CEO "Sam Altman told employees that the startup's artificial "intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, was back to exceeding 10% "monthly growth, CNBC reported on Monday. The startup, which has more than 800 million weekly active users, is also preparing to launch…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (300+ words) BRUSSELS, Feb "9 (Reuters) - EU competition regulators have threatened to stop Meta Platforms "from blocking artificial intelligence rivals from its WhatsApp messaging service while "it investigates suspected abuse of a dominant position by the U.S. tech giant. The European Commission said on…...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago   (302+ words) UAE firm G42, Vietnamese firms in deal to develop AI infrastructure in Vietnam'The Star UAE firm G42, Vietnamese firms in deal to develop AI infrastructure in Vietnam HANOI: Abu Dhabi-based technology group G42, and a consortium comprising the FPT Corporation and the Viet…...

14+ hour, 31+ min ago   (488+ words) JOHOR BARU: Malaysia must shift decisively from planning to delivery in 2026 as the country moves into the implementation phase of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), says Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir (pic). He added that the year ahead would be critical,…...

14+ hour, 51+ min ago   (670+ words) HONG KONG: The burgeoning development of artificial intelligence has found a sultry new frontier in the sex robot industry, as a Chinese company unveils a new series of realistic dolls designed to respond like humans. Enhanced by open-source AI, the…...

15+ hour, 59+ min ago   (204+ words) Monday, 09 Feb 2026 SYDNEY, "Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian artificial intelligence company Firmus "said on Monday it had finalised a $10 "billion debt funding package led by global private equity firm Blackstone and Coatue Management, a New York-based technology investor. Firmus said "the funding…...