SoftBank posted a $2.4 billion gain at its Vision Fund as a jump in the value of its OpenAI investment helped offset losses in some of its other bets.

Earlier this week, BMW issued a global recall for up to hundreds of thousands of vehicles due to a potential fire hazard that is related to a faulty starter system. After a bit of probing, kfz-betrieb, a German news outlet, determined that the automaker is planning to recall up to 575,000 vehicles across multiple model [] The post BMW Recalls Up To 575,000 Vehicles Due To Faulty Starter appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Unifi Mobile has updated its data pass offerings under the UNI5G WOW prepaid plan. As per the telcos website, users can now choose between three short-term passes: the UNI5G WOW PADU 35, the UNI5G WOW PADU 25, and the UNI5G WOW PADU 10. Starting with the first of the trio, the WOW PADU 35 gets [] The post Unifi Mobile Updates UNI5G WOW Prepaid Passes; Now Offers 1TB Quota For RM35/Month appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

And cuts extra steps to see the VPN's status.

Google is adding a way for consumers to buy things while seeking artificial intelligence-powered answers on search and in its Gemini chatbot part of a plan to make money more directly from consumers' AI use. Read full story

vivo is rumored to expand its X300 series soon with the launch of the X300 Ultra and X300 Max, previously referred to as the X300s. There's no word from vivo about these smartphones yet, but the X300 Max has moved a step closer to launch, as it has received certifications from multiple Chinese agencies. Additionally, reliable tipster Digital Chat Station has shared some specs of the vivo X300 Max, having model designation V2548A. vivo X300 Pro DCS claims the vivo X300 Max is powered by the ..

Ciri yang dikemaskini dengan ciri lebih pintar yang dirancang diberikan pada Q1 2026 dilaporkan ditangguh lagi menurut Mark Gurman di Bloomberg. Dalam ujian dalaman yang sedang dilakukan, Siri baharu dengan perlahan dan tidak menawarkan maklumat yang tepat. Oleh itu ia tidak melepasi piawaian yang telah ditetapkan oleh Apple. Siri masih akan dikemaskini menerusi iOS 26.4 []

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Dutch payments processor Adyen reported net revenue of 1.27 billion euros ($1.51 billion) for the second half of 2025 on Thursday, up 21% on a constant currency basis, capping a year of robust growth that saw it outpace struggling European rivals and solidify its position against U.S. giants PayPal and Stripe. Read full story

SEOUL, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that it has started shipping the latest high-bandwidth memory chips, HBM4, to unnamed customers, as the chipmaker races to catch up with rivals in supplying to Nvidia. Read full story

Anthropic has expanded Claudes free tier with powerful file-creation tools, app integrations and customizable Skills.

Microsoft mengesahkan kewujudan isu keselamatan serius dalam aplikasi Notepad untuk Windows 11. Kerentanan sekuriti ini diberikan skor 8.8 kerana ancaman keselamatan yang tinggi. Eksploitasi berlaku melalui pautan markdown, yang membolehkan penggodam menjalankan Remote Code Execution (RCE) jika pengguna membuka fail yang mengandungi pautan berbahaya. Bagi menampak kerentanan, Microsoft mengeluarkan kemas kini Februari 2026 dan juga []

More details about the Xiaomi 18 have surfaced online. A tipster recently suggested that the upcoming phone will be powered by the next-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chipset. Now, the same tipster has shared additional information about the phone. According to a post on Weibo by tipster Digital Chat Station, the Xiaomi 18 is expected to feature a slightly larger display than the Xiaomi 17. It may sport a 6.4-inch screen, likely to accommodate upgraded hardware components, such as a larger ..

TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group said on Thursday it logged a net profit of 248.6 billion yen ($1.62 billion) in the October-December quarter, boosted by the rising valuation of its investment in OpenAI. Read full story

Pejam celik kita kini hampir memasuki tahun ke 20 telefon pintar mula dipasarkan. Peranti yang dahulunya dibeli untuk digunakan melakukan panggilan telefon, menghantar teks pendek dan menjadi pemain MP3 kini sudah berubah menjadi komputer berkuasa tinggi yang memberikan maklumat daripada internet dengan pantas serta sebuah konsol permainan video mudah alih. Ini juga bermakna sudah hampir []

Meanwhile, IP-stealing 'distillation attacks' on the rise A Chinese government hacking group that has been sanctioned for targeting America's critical infrastructure used Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, to auto-analyze vulnerabilities and plan cyberattacks against US organizations, the company says.

WhatsApp said Feb 11 that Russia "attempted to fully block" the messaging app in the country to push users to a competing state-controlled service, potentially affecting 100 million people. Read full story

Banyak syarikat pengeluar komputer telah mengatakan bahawa mereka akan dipaksa untuk menaikkan harga penawaran komputer mereka kerana isu kekurangan memori dan storan yang sedang membelenggu dunia, diakibatkan oleh sektor AI yang sentiasa memerlukan jumlah memori yang banyak. Terkini, HP baru sahaja mengumumkan sebuah program langganan untuk siri komputer gaming HP Omen mereka, yang membolehkan pengguna []

Switching from an iPhone to Android just got a little easier.

SEOUL, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that it has begun shipping its latest high-bandwidth memory chips, known as HBM4, to customers as the South Korean chipmaker seeks to catch up with rivals in the race to supply the semiconductor crucial for Nvidia's AI chipsets. Read full story

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is examining proposals to expand the use of the MyKad-based digital ecosystem , including integration with the Basic Rahmah Contribution (SARA) system to strengthen identity verification in monitoring the sale of subsidised cooking oil.

For quite a number of Pokmon fans, last year's Pokmon Legends ZA was disappointing. The game received mixed reviews, with some criticising the poor visuals, restrictive game world, and buggy gameplay. However, Pokmon Pokopia could win back some fans.

Xiaomi launched the Pad 8 and Pad 8 Pro in China in September, and now the two tablets are headed to international markets, as evidenced by their EU Energy Labels becoming available. According to a tipster over on X, the Pad 8 will be offered in blue, grey, and green with 8GB of RAM and 128/256GB of storage, while the Pad 8 Pro will come in two RAM/storage combos: 8/256GB and 12/512GB. It will be available in the same colors as its non-Pro sibling. Xiaomi Pad 8 and Pad 8 Pro EU Energy Labels ..

ACounterpoint Researchreport confirms that Apple now dominates global active devices , with nearly one in four smartphones used worldwide by 2025 being an iPhone. With a market share of around 25 per cent, Apple has surpassed its closest competitor, Samsung, which holds a 20 per cent share.

Most recently, Elon Musk shared his dream of building a large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure on the surface of the Moon through a strategic partnership between xAI and SpaceX. That said, what should you know about it?

Low-earth orbit broadband is a no-brainer for remote area connectivity, but a brain teaser for lawmakers and networkers APRICOT 2026 Starlink can sometimes shift data more quickly than is possible on terrestrial networks, and improves connectivity in remote areas. But the space broadband service also presents new technical and regulatory challenges, according to speakers who took to the stage on Tuesday at the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies (APRICOT) in ..

ByteDance Ltd and Zhipu have joined a flurry of Chinese companies releasing major AI model upgrades, raising the stakes in an intensifying battle for tech dominance and users ahead of the Lunar New Year. Read full story

Apple's long-promised overhaul of Siri has hit fresh problems during internal testing, forcing the company to push several key features out of the iOS 26.4 update that was slated for March and spread them across later releases, Bloomberg is reporting. The new Siri -- first announced at WWDC in June 2024 and originally due by early 2025 -- struggles to reliably process queries, takes too long to respond and sometimes falls back on OpenAI's ChatGPT instead of Apple's own technology, the report ..

vivo Malaysia is kicking off Chinese New Year 2026 with a short film shot entirely on the vivo X300 Pro, pairing quiet family emotions with the idea that technology can help us say what we often leave unsaid. The post vivo Malaysia to release 2026 CNY short film fully shot with the vivo X300 Pro appeared first on Nasi Lemak Tech .

The Shanghai STAR AI Industry Index climbed 1.7% before paring gains.

Meta's three social media platforms, WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, have now been officially blocked in Russia . That said, what should you know about it?

Recently, it was reported that OpenAIhas also joined GenAI.mil, with the ChatGPT chatbot also added as an option on the website . OpenAI seems to agree that the DoW can use ChatGPT for this purpose. So, what should you know about it?

Tatkala syarikat-syarikat AI kini dilihat menaikkan harga langganan dan memperkenalkan iklan dalam perkhidmatan mereka, Anthropic baru-baru ini telah mengeluarkan satu kenyataan menarik berkenaan realiti memperkenalkan teknologi baru dan pembangunan pusat data yang melibatkan penggunaan tenaga elektrik yang semakin meningkat. Pembangun teknologi AI seperti Claude dan Opus tersebut mengatakan bahawa peningkatan penggunaan tenaga elektrik adalah sesuatu []

Analysts at Counterpoint say that the foldable smartphone market is about to enter a phase. After a cyclical recovery last year, 2026 will mark the beginning of a more sustainable expansion phase. While last year's strategy for many smartphone makers was to normalize inventory and proceed with extra caution when it came to new releases, this year we will likely see a more aggressive push into the foldable segment. Thanks to technological advancements and better execution, the book-style ..

Apple Inc's long-planned upgrade to the Siri virtual assistant has run into snags during testing in recent weeks, potentially pushing back the release of several highly anticipated functions. Read full story

All the ways to watch Winter Olympics bobsleigh 2026 live streams for FREE, with Germany seeking to win all four events at Milano Cortina.

Switchzilla is only getting a small slice of the AI boom, but sees a campus refresh wave cresting Cisco has increased the prices for its hardware to cover the increased cost of memory and says the resulting bigger bills are not changing customers buying habits.

The private cloud conversation has shifted from picking a single platform to building infrastructure that can evolve alongside the business, and Dells latest move brings Nutanix into the picture to give organisations more flexibility without added complexity. The post Dell Private Cloud leans into choice as Nutanix joins the mix appeared first on Nasi Lemak Tech .

If you drive an EV, chances are you've charged it at a Gentari charging point. You may even be subscribed to the Gentari Go Power Passes, which offered savings of up to 50% when you charge at its charging stations. If you haven't, the bad news is that those plans have been discontinued. In their [] The post Gentari Go Offers Two EV Charging Subscription Plans; Starts From RM350 A Year appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

A new type of hardware inspired by the brain increases machine vision speed by four times, bringing revolutionary safety breakthroughs. Read full story