NEW YORK, March 16 — Artificial intelligence aficionados are betting that the technology will help solve humanity’s biggest problems, from wars to global warming, but in practice, these may be unrealistic ambitions for now. “It’s not about asking AI ‘Hey, this is a sticky problem. What would you do?’ and AI is like, ‘well, you … Read more
AUSTIN, March 15 — Artificial intelligence aficionados are betting that the technology will help solve humanity’s biggest problems, from wars to global warming, but in practice, these may be unrealistic ambitions for now. “It’s not about asking AI ‘Hey, this is a sticky problem. What would you do?’ and AI is like, ‘well, you need … Read more
KOTA KINABALU – Dengan menghimpunkan lebih 80 jenama eksklusif dan 19 selebriti ternama, Borneo Mega Raya Fest 2024 edisi kedua kembali kali ini dengan skala lebih besar berbanding edisi sulung tahun lalu. Festival fesyen raya terbesar di Sabah itu bakal berlangsung selama 10 hari di Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Sabah (SICC) di sini bermula 29 Mac … Read more
BERLIN, Feb 15 — Oscar nominee Cillian Murphy will open Berlin’s international film festival today with the world premiere of a drama about Ireland’s notorious laundries used as prison camps for fallen young women. Small Things Like These, based on the bestselling novel by Claire Keegan and co-starring Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones) and Emily … Read more
ANGOULÊME (France), Jan 25 — Britain’s Posy Simmonds on Wednesday won the Grand Prix at the Angouleme comics festival in France, considered the world’s most prestigious awards for graphic novelists. A pioneer of the form, her gentle but spicy humour has long charmed the world of graphic novels, even if she is better known as … Read more
PARK CITY, Jan 19 — Movie stars and indie darlings from Pedro Pascal and Kristen Stewart to Richard Linklater and Steven Soderbergh were headed to the mountains of Utah on Thursday for the 40th edition of the Sundance film festival. Co-founded by Robert Redford, and held in sub-zero temperatures at an altitude of 7,000 feet … Read more
LAS VEGAS, Jan 9 — From self-driving baby carriages to ChatGPT in Volkswagen cars, artificial intelligence is expected to be centre stage at the CES gadget extravaganza that formally opens today in Las Vegas. The annual Consumer Electronics Show gathering boasts more than 3,500 exhibitors and is expecting some 130,000 visitors. Companies big and small … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Starting yesterday, Amnesty International Malaysia is hosting a weekend festival commemorating Human Rights Day tomorrow with events such as poetry, music performances, art installations, photography exhibitions, and workshops. Dubbed “We Make Our World: Our Rights are Connected, Our Lives are Intertwined”, its executive director Katrina Jorene Maliamauv said the watchdog … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — The inaugural Bukit Bintang Festival (BB Fest) 2023, which started last month, came to a close recently. BB Fest aimed to harness the melting pot that is KL, highlighting Malaysians’ contributions to the traditional arts, crafts, food and culture. This year’s festival featured diverse performances such as the Kompang Anak … Read more
LOS ANGELES, Oct 29 — Gustavo Zerbino and Mamadou Kouassi have two major things in common. They both survived horrifying ordeals — one endured 72 days in the frozen Andes by eating human flesh after an infamous plane crash; the other suffered brutal imprisonment, extortion and slavery on the African migrant trail to Europe. And … Read more
