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thestar.com.my > tech > tech-news > 04/03/2026 > openai-acquires-technology-talk-show-tbpn-in-surprise-move

OpenAI acquires technology talk show TBPN in surprise move

23+ hour, 50+ min ago  (348+ words) April 2 (Reuters) - OpenAI, jostling "with Anthropic for enterprise customers, has bought TBPN, an online "tech talk show that has built a loyal Silicon Valley "following through interviews with industry CEOs. Entrepreneurs John Coogan and Jordi Hays, who started TBPN in…...

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thestar.com.my > tech > tech-news > 04/03/2026 > survey-shows-germans-divided-over-ai039s-impact-on-future

Survey shows Germans divided over AI's impact on future

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (284+ words) BERLIN: Public opinion in Germany is divided over the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a survey released on Wednesday that revealed both optimism and concern about the technology's future. The latest poll conducted for public broadcaster ARD found…...

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thestar.com.my > tech > tech-news > 04/03/2026 > a-us280mil-rm113bil-crypto-hack-exposes-a-human-weak-link-in-defi

A US$280mil crypto hack exposes a human weak link in DeFi

23+ hour, 46+ min ago  (406+ words) Drift, a decentralised finance project built on the Solana blockchain, was hit by a hack that drained nearly US$300mil (RM1.21bil) in digital assets from the protocol, ranking it among the largest exploits in the history of crypto. "Earlier today, a malicious…...

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thestar.com.my > tech > tech-news > 04/02/2026 > ai-machine-sorts-clothes-faster-than-humans-to-boost-textile-recycling-in-china

AI machine sorts clothes faster than humans to boost textile recycling in China

2+ day, 41+ min ago  (538+ words) ZHANGJIAGANG: In an industrial park in Zhangjiagang, a small city on China's east coast, a large humming and hissing machine feeds on piles of used clothes and sorts them. The novelty? It uses artificial intelligence to sort them by composition…...

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thestar.com.my > tech > tech-news > 04/02/2026 > meet-the-new-ai-coworker-who-wont-stop-snitching-to-your-boss

Meet the new AI coworker who won't stop snitching to your boss

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (736+ words) The Slack messages began arriving at 5:47 am on a recent Monday. Three sales proposals had gone out the previous week and none of the team members had scheduled follow-ups. The reminders were crisp, professional and relentless " and they hadn't been…...

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thestar.com.my > tech > tech-news > 04/02/2026 > the-ai-video-apps-gaining-ground-after-openai-declaredsora-dead

The AI video apps gaining ground after OpenAI declared Sora dead

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (316+ words) A week after OpenAI said it would'shutter'its artificial intelligence video generator, Sora, rival tools'like'Kling AI and RunwayML are already gaining ground. Kling AI, a video generator app owned by China's Kuaishou Technology, saw global weekly active users jump 4% to an…...

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thestar.com.my > aseanplus > aseanplus-news > 04/02/2026 > brunei-forum-explores-responsible-use-of-ai

Brunei forum explores responsible use of AI

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (248+ words) BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The School of Business and Economics at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBDSBE) hosted a forum titled "AI in Academia and Office: The Responsible Way Forward" yesterday at the Senate Room, Chancellor Hall, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. It provided a…...

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thestar.com.my > tech > tech-news > 04/02/2026 > advocacy-groups-urge-youtube-to-protect-kids-from-039ai-slop039-videos

Advocacy groups urge YouTube to protect kids from 'AI slop' videos

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (450+ words) In a letter to YouTube CEO Neal Mohan and Sundar Pichai, the CEO of YouTube's parent company Google, children's advocacy group Fairplay expresses "serious concern" about the spread of AI-generated videos on both YouTube and YouTube Kids. The letter, which…...

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thestar.com.my > tech > tech-news > 04/02/2026 > whatsapp-says-italian-surveillance-company-tricked-around-200-users-into-downloading-spyware

WhatsApp says Italian surveillance company tricked around 200 users into downloading spyware

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (196+ words) WASHINGTON, "April 1 (Reuters) - Messaging service WhatsApp said an Italian "surveillance company tricked some 200 users into "downloading a bogus version of its popular app that was rigged to spy on its victims. In a statement, the Meta Platforms-owned "service said the…...

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thestar.com.my > tech > tech-news > 04/01/2026 > north-korean-hackers-suspected-in-axios-software-tool-breach

North Korean hackers suspected in Axios software tool breach

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (356+ words) Axios, a tool widely used to develop software applications, was compromised overnight, introducing a vulnerability in a key part of the internet's plumbing." Google's Threat Intelligence Group linked the compromise to a suspected North Korean hacking group. The hacked code…...