Finance and Economy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip maker Nvidia has been minting tonnes of millionaires among its 30,000 employees. The nearly US$3 trillion company generated US$27 billion in revenue in its fiscal 2023. Then, something spectacular happened. Nvidia revenue for the 12 months ending July 31, 2024 skyrocketed to US$96.31 billion – a 194.69% increase year-over-year. The […]
... written on Sep 06 2024Wee Ka Siong burst with anger last month after his flight to Sandakan from Kota Kinabalu was delayed several times. The former Transport Minister was so angry that he whined, moaned and bitched non-stop on social media about his suffering. If even a mega-rich and powerful man like him went nuclear, imagine the ordinary Joes […]
... written on Aug 30 2024Even if you’re not a gamer, you would have heard of the international success of China’s first “Triple-A” game called “Black Myth: Wukong”, an action RPG developed by Chinese studio Game Science. It was so successful that it has sold a jaw-dropping 10 million copies in just 3 days – and made a cool US$600 […]
... written on Aug 27 2024Since it was created in 2003, Nenggiri seat in the rural state of Kelantan had been the fixed deposit of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) – till it was lost by just 810 votes in the August 2023 state election. The “green wave” tsunami (referring to the PAS Islamist party’s green logo), which started […]
... written on Aug 19 2024Japan’s Nikkei lost a staggering 4,451 points on Monday (August 5) – the biggest drop in history. That’s more than 12%, dragging the country’s stock market losses to 25% since early July. The biggest one-day drop means the index is entering the bear market. It instantly brings back the memory of “Black Monday” in October 1987, […]
... written on Aug 06 2024Within 24 hours, three heavyweights have been taken out. Israel’s long list of enemies is shortened by three when top leaders of Hezbollah, IRGC and Hamas were killed, giving a morale boost to the Jewish state. The assassinations of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, IRGC Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh and Hamas political leader Ismail […]
... written on Aug 03 2024Western nations are absolutely terrified at the increasing prospect of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, especially after Joe Biden ended his re-election bid and Kamala Harris is endorsed as his replacement. If the co-producer of TV series “The Apprentice” wins in November, all hell will break loose again. That’s because Trump regards U.S. […]
... written on Jul 29 2024After more than 48 hours of pulling hair on how to not offend both Muslims and non-Muslims without looking like a fool, the Education Ministry under the clueless and incompetent leadership of Fadhlina Sidek has decided to maintain the status quo. In short, it is business as usual – vernacular schools can continue to accept […]
... written on Jul 26 2024On Nov 23, 2023, Heineken Malaysia successfully raised RM26,354,318.50 for Chinese schools – the highest amount recorded in a year since the inception of “Tiger Chinese Education Charity Concert (Tiger CECC)” programme in 1994. The funds raised were more than doubled its initial 2023 target of RM12 million, thanks to overwhelming response and the generosity […]
... written on Jul 24 2024Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike was supposed to release a software update – a routine patch – to its “vulnerability scanner” Falcon Sensor on July 19, 2024. Instead, the American technology company unleashed digital chaos across the planet Earth. Within hours, flaws in the update caused Windows-based systems worldwide crashed, displaying the infamous BSOD – “blue screen of […]
... written on Jul 22 2024
