(Reuters) - Bitcoin rose 5.05% to $96,286 at 2130 GMT on Wednesday, adding $4,633 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 150.3% from the year's low of $38,505 on Jan. 23.
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Intel should have focused on artificial intelligence rather than trying to become a contract chipmaker, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said on Monday, in relation to the recent departure of Intel's CEO. Morris Chang, at an event to launch his autobiography, said he did not know why Pat Gelsinger left Intel but that it seemed the U.S. firm sought a new strategy as well as a new CEO. Gelsinger was forced out of Intel earlier this month after directors felt his costly and ambitious plan to turn Intel around was not working and progress was slow, Reuters reported last week.
Former Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang will not be contesting in the next general election, MRT services on part of EWL set to resume on 11 Dec, and more local and international news curated by Yahoo Singapore.
In research published on December 4, scientists at the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, have taken drone technology to the next level with a birdlike robot. RAVEN, the Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple ENvironments, took inspiration from crows on the university's campus to create an innovative drone that can hop, jump and leap into the air for takeoff.
Apple launches iOS 18.2 bringing Apple Intelligence features to new iPhone models, including ChatGPT integration, Genmoji, Image Playground, and Visual Intelligence. In other AI news, ChatGPT maker OpenAI unveils its AI video generation tool, Sora. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley joins Market Domination Host Julie Hyman to break down the latest in the tech space. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.
Chip design software company Synopsys has offered remedies to address EU antitrust concerns about its $35 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of engineering software maker Ansys, according to a European Commission filing on Tuesday. The deal, announced in January, is the biggest in the technology sector since chipmaker Broadcom's $69 billion swoop on software maker VMware in November 2023. The EU competition enforcer, which did not disclose details of the proposed remedies in line with its policy, set a Jan. 10 deadline for its decision.
What must Asma al-Assad be thinking right now? Bright, beautiful and British-born, she could be living an affluent life in England, with friends, family and a fine career, had she not sold her soul to the devil. As it is, she is an international pariah, the wife of a monster responsible for more than half a million deaths, and she faces – along with her three children – the very real prospect of spending the rest of her days in joyless exile in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
PHUKET, Dec 9 — A Singaporean tourist has died shortly after a body massage session at Patong Beach, according to local...
JOHOR BARU, Dec 9 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia and Johor Regent Tunku Mahkota Ismail granted an audien...
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s road to Damascus has been long. He has talked openly about his change along the way. From young al Qaeda fighter two decades ago, to rebel commander espousing sectarian tolerance.
BEIJING, Dec 9 — A Chinese woman who survived being pushed off a 34-metre cliff in Thailand by her husband now faces a l...
BANGKOK, Dec 9 — A luk thung (Thai country music) and mor lam (northeastern Thai folk music) singer passed away on Sunda...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The High Court today told Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah to not...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — A 16-year legal battle between former security guard L. Subramaniam and the US embassy over allege...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today gave his assurance to Malaysians that the governmen...
KULAI, Dec 10 — A 34-year-old unemployed man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of his eld...
Hong Kong’s new high-speed sleeper trains launched in summer 2024 and while they aren’t quite as fast as flying, or daytime bullet trains, what they do offer is a night’s rest. CNN takes a trip on the new service from Beijing which offers a perfect weekend getaway.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) should not unilaterally claim it would lead states that...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor was acquitted by the High Court in Shah Ala...
It is now 22 matches unbeaten for Ruud van Nistelrooy in this new chapter of his career as a manager, and he is clinging onto that record like the defenders who used to man-mark him.
The actress recently won FFM's Best Actress award after winning at Asia Academy Creative Awards last week
