Nearly 13,000 food poisoning cases, 5 deaths recorded as of August
Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says the existing penalties are too lenient and do not reflect the seriousness of food safety offences.
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How to Avoid Debt
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Made In Europe Procurement Rules Split France and Germany
France wants EU-only production to qualify for Made in Europe procurement, while Germany favours trusted partners, a split with big stakes for exporters.
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- Germany supports flexible 'Made with Europe' approach, allowing non-EU trusted partners.
- Latin American suppliers' fate depends on EU's classification of trusted partners.
Germany arrests member of Qilin hacker group who was extradited from Japan
According to Japanese police, German authorities had obtained an arrest warrant for the 28-year-old Russian citizen on suspicion of extortion.
Health officials report 74 new measles cases in Pennsylvania
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Xbox announces new XP division to deliver transmedia spinoffs including film, TV, and theme parks
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Budget 2027: PM Anwar hopes to strengthen economy, ease rakyat’s burden
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Teen knife attack kills 1, injures 2 in Polish school
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Strike on Ukrainian public bus leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv
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Ash Dykes faces crocodiles, disease and isolation on Congo expedition
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S. Korea warns of AI-aided hacking after bank data breaches
Seoul is alarmed after a recent breach of South Korean banks' cyber defenses that reportedly involved AI-assisted hacking.
- South Korea demands overhaul of cyber safeguards after seven financial breaches.
- Potential AI involvement in phishing attacks raises security concerns.
- 68,000 customers' data compromised, including personal details and loan info.
(2nd LD) S. Korea conducts 1st test launch of hypersonic glide vehicle amid N.K. tensions
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Northern Discovery Metals Announces Agreement to Acquire the Cibola Copper-Gold Project in British Columbia
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Euro slips against British Pound on France’s fiscal concerns, central bank signals
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‘Occupation. Expulsion. Settlement’: Israeli politician campaigns on platform to ethnically cleanse Gaza
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Alleged matchet attack: Police urge victims to lay formal complaints
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World Renowned Law Firm Grant & Eisenhofer Appointed Lead Counsel In Newly Consolidated Class Action Lawsuit Against Canadian Banks CIBC and RBC Alleging Illegal Stock Market Manipulation of Quantum BioPharma Shares
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AI Video Game Mod Mashups Are Taking Off—Here Are the Wackiest Examples
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IBN Announces Latest Episode of The Stock2Me Podcast Featuring Versus Systems CEO Luis Goldner and Leadership Team
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How to Avoid Distraction While Studying
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Why Chiefs Star Kenneth Walker Deserves MVP Through First Quarter Of NFL Season
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Get 16 bonus gifts with the November 2026 issue of Digital Camera magazine
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Samsung eyes $80B quarterly profit as memory buyers pay the price
AI demand fattens chipmakers' margins while cheaper PCs and phones become harder to produce profitably
Why Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
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Why the assault weapons debate is a culture debate
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What the law says about armed officers at polling places
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Nobel Literature winner Anne Carson: Modern takes on Greek classics
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Report lodged over sexual AI content involving Kedah students, teachers
MCMC warns that misusing AI to create or distribute sexual content, particularly involving children, is subject to action under the Communications and Multimedia Act.
Timekettle LiveTalk AI translation earbuds reviewed
Timekettle LiveTalk delivers capable AI translation across 52 languages, with delays and subscription costs; consider it for frequent travel.
LEAPTING unveils Auto-navigation Forklift Robot to revolutionise solar material handling
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EVIQ, Hala Auto and DSV join forces to accelerate the electrification of Saudi Arabia’s logistics sector
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‘Make this face look gay’: AI models alter faces to give people stereotypical ‘gay,’ ‘straight’ or ‘criminal’ features
AI models will refuse to say whether a person’s face looks gay or straight, but they will alter images of faces to fit stereotypes of gay and straight.
How telecom investment is moving beyond connectivity into health, education, jobs
For much of its history, telecommunications investment in Nigeria was measured in towers, fibre, spectrum, subscribers and network capacity. Increasingly,
Trade policy: EU Commissioner urges China to strive for more balanced trade
EU Trade Commissioner Sefcovic has expressed dismay at a "tragic trade deficit". He wants to achieve progress in talks in Beijing. China is counting on dialogue.
Ayodhya's Ram Mandir to get FSSAI 'Eat Right Place' tag, says report; here's how the certification works
Ayodhya’s Ram Temple will reportedly receive FSSAI’s ‘Eat Right Place’ recognition after an assessment of food safety, hygiene and quality standards for prasad.
Researcher develops method for fingerprinting cheaters using Counter-Strike mouse and keyboard input patterns
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Kazakhstan seeks to build an AI-powered economy and manufacturing sector
Kazakhstan wants artificial intelligence to become more than a digital tool: the country is seeking to make it a new engine of economic growth, from universities and factories to energy and…
- Kazakhstan aims to become an AI-powered economy and manufacturing sector.
- AI should augment human capabilities and improve production efficiency.
- Kazakhstan is developing all five layers of the AI economy.
The Download: AI roadblocks for humanoids and portable rubber dams
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
Kano Sports Commission secretary dies
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Buyers get more room to negotiate as housing supply grows
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Sketchy rumor again says OLED iPad mini will lack one key feature
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GTA 6 Leaker Returns With New 24-Minute Gameplay Video, Sparking Spoiler Concern
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Why Rulani will be happy if Sundowns or Pirates win MTN8
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Google DeepMind’s London AI drug spinout eyes $50bn valuation
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Ransomware recovery firm claimed it could decrypt files, but may have just paid hackers and pocketed the difference
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AI Songs Outstreamed Taylor Swift, But No One Was Listening
An AI bot-powered music scheme generated billions of fake plays and more than $8 million.
People who favor group-based inequality tend to have less gray matter in an empathy-linked brain region
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Researchers have made wallpaper that generates power from indoor humidity
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Leading AI search tools give unreliable answers about home blood pressure monitor validation, research finds
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STAT+: Roche inks drug discovery deal with Chinese biotech, focused on molecular glue medicines
Roche has inked a drug discovery deal with Chinese biotech Defand Therapeutics, focused on molecular glue medicines.
The ‘Kelvin wave’ hitting California is a potent warning about sea-level rise
Sea level on the California coast is likely to be pushed to extremes this winter by compounding forces, but these extremes could be the norm by the end of the century
- Powerful Kelvin wave raises California's sea levels by up to a foot.
- Wave, fueled by intense El Niño, previews future sea-level rise.
- 8-inch rise in San Francisco and La Jolla since 1915 signals urgent adaptation.
China nominates Song Li for WHO chief as agency faces funding shake-up from US exit
China has nominated health official Song Li to run for director general of the World Health Organization, the foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. If elected, Song would be the first person from mainland China to head the United Nations health agency.
Social benefit refused?: Opposition to rejected integration assistance can be worthwhile
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FDA Hold Review Continues As Newron Advances Phase 3 Evenamide Program
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What is attribution science? The critical climate research that Big Oil would rather you didn’t believe in
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Disordered environments around tumour cells can promote cancer spread
A biophysics model describing how cancers spread within the human body could help researchers developing new cancer therapies The post Disordered environments around tumour cells can promote cancer spread appeared first on Physics World .
- Researchers at ISTA study tumour cell behaviour in disordered environments.
- Cancer cells detach more frequently in disordered conditions, mirroring metastasis process.