FAM suspend hunt for ‘foreign tigers’
THE FA of Malaysia’s much-criticised naturalisation programme has ground to a halt after Harimau Malaya’s failure in the World Cup qualifiers. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Umno supreme council chooses Ismail Sabri as PM candidate
KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional members of parliament have unanimously chosen Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as their candidate for the nation’s ninth prime minister. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Red Eagles come out tops in Northern derby
KUALA LUMPUR: Kedah emerged triumphant in the Northern derby with a 4-1 win over Penang in a Super League clash at the Darul Aman Stadium yesterday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
The best free office suites
Updated Battle of the Microsoft Office alternatives. Rob Schultz Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors When it comes to office productivity suites, there is little doubt that Microsoft Office dominates. But despite its deep roots and reknown, as well as its comprehensive array of…
How to turn an old laptop into a Chromebook
Not only will you save money, but some older laptops have better hardware than cheap Chromebooks—making this project a double win. Rob Schultz / IDG Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Table of Contents Show More Sometimes, a Chromebook beats a Windows laptop. Complexity…
Intel’s first high-end consumer GPU to launch as Arc early next year
Intel’s first consumer GPU will be followed by “Battlemage,” “Celestial,” and “Druid.” Intel Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Intel’s highly anticipated consumer GPU and software will arrive under the name Arc, the company said Monday morning.The first GPU will be based on its…
Breaching tipping points would increase economic costs of climate change impacts
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Exceeding tipping points in the climate system could lead to a measurable increase in the economic impacts of climate change, according to a new paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Delaware and New…
Study of structural variants in cacao genomes yields clues about plant diversity
The genomes of different populations of cacao trees like these are 99.9% identical, but it’s the structural variants in that one tenth of 1% of their genomes that accounts for the plant’s diversity in different regions and its adaptation to climate and various diseases. Credit: Robert Wilson Molecular geneticists have known for about a decade…
Fox News Spins Alternate Reality on Afghanistan: ‘Would Have Never Happened’ Under Trump!
Fox News co-host Kayleigh McEnany parroted the GOP’s recent attempt to memory hole the Trump administration’s role in the destabilizing collapse of Afghanistan, loudly declaring on Monday that the Taliban quickly seizing control of the Afghan capital of Kabul “would have never happened” under President Donald Trump.Since the Taliban’s sweeping takeover of Afghanistan following the…
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Sues NASA in Space Squabble With Elon Musk
The space-obsessed billionaires are fighting again—and now a federal court is involved.On Friday, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, filed a complaint against NASA with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, arguing that it deserves a share of the lunar contract awarded to Elon Musk’s firm, SpaceX. It is just the latest salvo in a…
