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Twitter lays off 80 pct of workforce

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter has laid off more than 6,000 employees, around 80 per cent of its workforce since late last year, its CEO Elon Musk said in an interview with the BBC on Tuesday evening. Twitter’s workforce reduction is unmatched on a percentage basis, in comparison with other big tech

Crypto exchange FTX recovers US$7.3b after implosion

ISTANBUL: Bankrupt cryptocurrency trading platform FTX recovered US$7.3 billion in cash and assets, the company’s attorney said Wednesday. “The situation has stabilised, and the dumpster fire is out,” Andy Dietderich said at a US bankruptcy court hearing in the state of Delaware, reported Anadolu. FTX’s founder and former CEO Samuel

New York City appoints first-ever ‘rat czar’

WASHINGTON: New York City has named its first-ever rat czar to tackle the Big Apple’s growing rat population, which has become a major quality-of-life and health issue, reported UPI. New York City Mayor Eric Adams appointed former school teacher Kathleen Corradi on Wednesday as the city’s first director of rodent

Pyongyang’s missile lands outside Japan’s territorial waters

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that North Korea’s missile has landed outside Japan’s territorial waters and that he was convening a meeting of the National Security Council. “North Korea has fired a ballistic missile. I confirm that the missile did not land within our country’s territorial

Lima ’23 expected to involve up to 1,200 companies

KUALA LUMPUR: After four-year hiatus, the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (Lima) Exhibition is set to steal the limelight with its 16th edition next month. The exhibition is expected to involve around 1,200 local and international companies, thus making this event the largest ever held. Alpine Integrated Solution Sdn Bhd

Beware of clone financial planning firm scams

KUALA LUMPUR: The Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM) has advised the public to be wary of dubious investment schemes that use the name of legitimate financial planning firms. In a statement today, FPAM warned that scammers would use financial planning companies’ key names on bogus companies to confuse the

Bye, bye, scam – Truecaller pioneers live caller ID experience for iPhone users

KUALA LUMPUR: Truecaller, the world’s leading global communications platform, has announced the introduction of a major update of its product on iPhone. The update brings in new, exciting features which will provide an improved and more secure communication experience for iPhone users worldwide. This complete Live Caller ID experience is

Man detained for allegedly uploading racist comments on social media

KUALA LUMPUR: Police arrested Roslizal, 46, yesterday for allegedly uploading tweets with racist comments on social media that could trigger public order issues. Royal Malaysia Police corporate communications head ACP A. Skandaguru said Roslizal was arrested by the Bukit Aman’s Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) Classified Crime Investigation Unit at 6.30

PAS seeks to strike out Mujahid’s defamation suit over LGBT support claim

KUALA LUMPUR: PAS is seeking to strike out the defamation suit filed by Amanah vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof against the party over its allegation that he supports the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. PAS, represented by its Secretary-General Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, has filed the application

BAM wants Chong Wei to be RTG shuttle team manager

KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will propose to the Road to Gold (RTG) Committee to appoint national badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei as the team manager of the RTG badminton team to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. BAM in a statement yesterday said it would be