BOSTON, Feb 2 — Michelle Wu, the mayor of Boston, has pulled off a PR masterstroke by immersing herself in the daily lives of the city’s residents and sharing her experience on TikTok. She posted a video in which she takes the bus, early in the morning, to better understand the difficulties sometimes encountered by … Read more
LAS VEGAS, Jan 12 — Whether dreaming of an artificial friend available around the clock, lifting off from traffic jams or doing without your cat’s dead bird “gifts,” CES inventors have no shortage of imagination. Here are a few highlights from the Consumer Electronics Show, the world’s biggest tech and consumer electronics trade fair, which … Read more
PARIS, Dec 9 — There’s always a good reason to learn a foreign language. But it’s not always easy to achieve a level of fluency that allows you to express yourself with ease in an idiom that isn’t your own. One study claims that there’s a simple technique for speaking languages that involve lexical stress: … 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
GEORGE TOWN, Nov 19 — Penang DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow said today that he had avoided engaging in excessive politics throughout his 37 years in the party, and had instead focused on providing the best service for the party and the people. Chow, who is also Chief Minister, said the trust given by the … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21 ― Four months after the launch of “My AI,” Snapchat wondered what users might be talking about with this AI-powered chatbot. It turns out that this “virtual friend” has been talking a lot about cars, sports, fashion and beauty. It has also helped users organize vacations, dining out and birthday parties. … Read more
PARIS: How we laughed in 2021! Yes, the year was plagued by Covid, fires and floods… but it did throw up some weird and wonderful news to lift the spirits. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain were poor on Lionel Messi’s first start, while Barcelona’s troubles were there for all to see in their loss to Bayern Munich, Liverpool were exposed by AC Milan and Jack Grealish had a great night for Manchester City. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
The new social network Clubhouse has become a sandbox for people tinkering with ways to win fans and make money with audio. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SAN FRANCISCO, March 19 — An internet spin on talk radio, the new social network … Read more
MADRID: Real Madrid thwarted Atletico in the derby, Bayern Munich triumphed in the ‘Klassiker’ and AC Milan kept up the pressure on Inter in Serie A. Meanwhile Joan Laporta is back at Barcelona. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
