WASHINGTON, March 23 — A team of scientists has demonstrated the interest that parrots, particularly intelligent birds, can show for mobile applications. Their study examined how tablet games could help to better understand the intelligence, preferences and behaviour of parrots of different species, while opening up new perspectives for the design of animal-friendly technologies. In … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21 — Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink livestreamed on Wednesday its first patient implanted with a chip using his mind to play online chess. Noland Arbaugh, the 29-year-old patient who was paralysed below the shoulder after a diving accident, played chess on his laptop and moved the cursor using the Neuralink device. … Read more
KUALA LIPIS, March 6 — The Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, reminded leaders in the state to avoid playing up political sentiments that could divide the people. He said that political parties form a platform for the democratic practice of national and state administration, therefore … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — Not every child is a gifted little chatterbox. Some often struggle just to string a sentence together. A child however should be able to say at least a few single words meaningfully by the age of two. Otherwise, the condition would constitute a speech delay, said Associate Professor Dr Subhashini … Read more
LONDON: Britain’s government said on Thursday it would enable soccer club Chelsea to continue playing matches after it imposed sanctions on its owner, Roman Abramovich, halting his plan to sell the English Premier League side. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said it had been a difficult time for Ukraine’s Oleksandr Zinchenko following Russia’s invasion of his country but playing football was the best thing for the 25-year-old defender. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
SAO PAULO: Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil superstar Neymar has said he would be “very keen” on playing Major League Soccer in the US at the end of his career. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
LONDON: Former Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney has revealed he struggled with binge drinking during his glittering playing career. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
DUBAI: On the first day of the Australian Open, the world’s best male tennis player was taking selfies with fans at a Dubai airport arrivals gate. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
THE Malaysian men will arrive a day before the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and fear no teams — except for Covid-19. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
