UK’s media regulator launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X on Monday over concerns its Grok AI chatbot was creating sexually intimate deepfake images in violation of its duty to protect people in the UK from illegal content. The British government said a new law making it an offence to create sexual deepfakes would come…
Erich von Daeniken, the Swiss author famed for his controversial ancient – alien theories, has passed away at the age of 90. Von Daeniken rose to global prominence with his 1968 publication, ‘Chariots of the Gods?’, which claimed that extraterrestrials had a profound impact on early human civilizations. The book posited that advanced aliens visited…
The move by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to temporarily restrict access for Grok is due to monetisation of AI abuse, said Deputy Communication Minister Teo Nie Ching. She pointed out that AI driven nudification is also a violation of human rights. A paywall is not a safeguard; it is a confession that…
MIC would decide its destiny – to remain in or to depart from BN in February, post – Thaipusam. Thaipusam falls on Feb 1. “We will decide after Thaipusam, maybe early or mid – February. The Umno general assembly is in January… let’s settle that first,” said MIC’s deputy president Datuk Seri M Saravanan, Berita…
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday witnessed the signing of seven agreements to strengthen strategic cooperation between the two countries across various fields of priority. The Prime Minister’s Office in a statement said that the signing of the documents was in conjunction with Anwar’s three-day official visit to Turkey at…
Former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng depicted Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor’s claim over Penang as mere distraction from the latter’s failed governance, mismanagement “All talk no action. He should not tarry but practice what he preach by going straight to the Federal Court as permitted by Article 128 of…
An academic, Professor James Chin, sarcastically made a plea to Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh against quitting his position in the party. “Please do not step down. The Malay nationalists want you to stay and take over UMNO and bring UMNO into MN,” he said on Facebook. “Then you will implement your vision of…
Selangor exco for human resource, poverty eradication, minorities and Orang Asli affairs, Papparaidu Veraman was furious over the controversy surrounding a Hindu temple that was built on a private land in Taman Topaz, Dengkil, Selangor. “Why are they building Hindu temples on someone’s land? This sets a very bad precedent. Shame on us as Hindus….
A senator today questioned the continued silence of Putrajaya and humanitarian groups over the mob killings of minority Hindus in Malaysia. “This incident cannot be viewed in isolation. Bangladesh is part of our shared region, and events of this nature carry wider implications. When mob violence is allowed to take place, it weakens confidence in…
In a cryptic message on Facebook, MIC deputy president Datuk Seri M Saravanan listed four characteristics of self destructive political parties. He wrote the following: Today’s (PN) politics: Some of the characteristics are already prevailing in both the predominant PN component parties – Pas and Bersatu, and in Umno, the key head of BN. BN…
