In 2017, Respond.io set out to solve a simple problem: businesses couldn’t keep up with customers who had moved to messaging apps. Today Respond, with its customer conversation…
Read more Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions | TechCrunchMalaysia authorities have had enough of illegal gambling and are preparing new legislative measures to crack down on the activity. While nothing is set in stone yet, officials…
Read more Malaysia Readies New Legislation to Crack Down on Illegal GamingShare Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked Elon Musk’s AI chatbot. The two countries are the first in the world to ban Grok following reports that the tool is…
Read more Malaysia and Indonesia ban Musk’s Grok over sexually explicit deepfakes – Tech DigestOver the past few days, France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors. The chatbot, built by Elon Musk’s…
Read more French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes | TechCrunchKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has filed an appeal against his conviction last week on corruption charges related to the…
Read more Malaysia’s Jailed Ex-PM Najib Files Appeal Against 1MDB ConvictionBEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Friday it had driven away a Philippine aircraft that had “invaded” airspace above the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the…
Read more China Says It Drove Away Philippine Aircraft Above Disputed Scarborough ShoalBANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia entered its fourth day on Thursday as both sides waited for a promised telephone call from U.S.…
Read more Thailand and Cambodia Keep Fighting Across Contested Border Ahead of Expected Trump CallsJAKARTA/BANGKOK (Reuters) -The death toll from floods across large swathes of Southeast Asia rose to at least 129 on Friday, with authorities in the region working to rescue…
Read more Rescuers Step up Recovery Operations as Southeast Asia Flood Deaths Reach 129MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government said young children will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a rights advocacy group on Wednesday challenging…
Read more Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challengeBy Cong Sun and Huey Mun Leong HAY YAI, Thailand/KUALA PERLIS, Malaysia (Reuters) -Rescuers in Thailand readied drones on Thursday to airdrop food parcels, as receding floodwaters in…
Read more Thailand Eyes Drones to Boost Flood Relief Efforts; Deaths Climb in IndonesiaBy Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) -Authorities in Thailand plan to send helicopters on Wednesday to evacuate critically-ill patients from a southern hospital marooned by some…
Read more Thailand to Airlift Critical Patients as Southern Floods Kill 33By Chayut Setboonsarng and Ashley Tang BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Thailand was preparing on Tuesday to send an aircraft carrier with relief supplies and medical teams to its south,…
Read more Thailand to Send Aircraft Carrier for Flood Relief as Rains IntensifyMalaysian rapper Namewee was released on bail Thursday after the musician was named a “person of interest” in an investigation into the death of a Taiwanese influencer, police…
Read more Popular rapper freed on bail in investigation of influencer who was found dead in hotel bathtub in MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The United States has signed a 10-year defence framework agreement with India, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. The framework is considered a…
Read more US Signs 10-Year Defence Pact With India, Hegseth SaysKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was expected on Friday to hold two-way meetings in Malaysia during a gathering of Southeast Asian counterparts, as Washington seeks…
Read more Pentagon Chief Joins Southeast Asian Meet to Shore up US TiesBEIJING (Reuters) -China has called on its neighbours Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN countries to make greater efforts in science and technology, including carrying out joint scientific and…
Read more China Urges Joint Efforts With Japan, South Korea, ASEAN in Science and TechKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—A U.S. military helicopter and a jet fighter from the same aircraft carrier crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other on…
Read more Two U.S. Navy Aircraft From Same Carrier Crash Into South China SeaBy Rozanna Latiff and Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -World leaders gathered in Malaysia on Monday will discuss ways to strengthen economic and trade ties in the shadow…
Read more World Leaders Look to Build Economic, Trade Ties After Trump Departs ASEAN SummitBy John Geddie, Tim Kelly and Trevor Hunnicutt TOKYO/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump departed for Tokyo on Monday, where he was scheduled to meet Japan’s emperor…
Read more Trump Heads to Tokyo for Trade, Security Talks Before Xi SummitAhead of a high stakes meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, both sides are signaling optimism for reaching a new trade agreement. Weijia Jiang reports.…
Read more Optimism for U.S.-China trade deal as Trump kicks off Asia trip
