AI wars: Alibaba unleashes Qwen 2.5, claims it surpasses DeepSeek-V3 and GPT-4o
[Malay Mail] - 01/29/2025
BEIJING, Jan 29 — Chinese tech company Alibaba on Wednesday released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligen...
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PDP mobilises post-flood relief in Bintulu, seeks 150 volunteers
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[BorneoPost] - 30/01/2025
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[New Straits Times] - 30/01/2025
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[New Straits Times] - 30/01/2025
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[Malay Mail] - 30/01/2025
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[New Straits Times] - 30/01/2025
Jalan Song-Kapit collapses due to soil erosion
SIBU (Jan 30): A section of Jalan Song-Kapit near here collapsed today, rendering the road impassable. Public Works (…)
[BorneoPost] - 30/01/2025
Pilots recall problems at Washington airport after fatal crash
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[New Straits Times] - 30/01/2025
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PARIS, Jan 31 — Chinese AI shooting star DeepSeek has made headlines for its R1 chatbot’s supposed low cost and high (…)
[Malay Mail] - 31/01/2025
Authorities eye 73 suspected smuggling storage premises near Sungai Golok
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[New Straits Times] - 30/01/2025
PM Anwar extends CNY care package to cancer patient in Kuantan
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim presented a contribution to stage four breast cancer (…)
[Malay Mail] - 30/01/2025
Japan authorities ask 1.2 million in Saitama to cut back on showers, laundry to help sinkhole rescue
TOKYO, Jan 30 — Japanese authorities have asked 1.2 million people to cut back on showers and laundry to prevent (…)
[Malay Mail] - 30/01/2025
