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The massive seed round was led by Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Sarah Guo's Conviction Partners.

Starting with Spotify, Snapchat users will be able to link their accounts, choose who can see their listening activity, and see what their friends are listening to in real time.

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Partnership lays digital foundation for Pahang's next-generation smart township TOD development aims to leverage ECRL connectivity to drive long-term growth Tanah Makmur Bhd (TMB), through its wholly owned subsidiary KotaSAS Sdn Bhd, has partnered with Maxis Bhd to accelerate the development of KotaSAS as a smart township in Kuantan, with the telecommunications provider supplying the digital infrastructure and connectivity solutions to support the project's long-term ambitions. According to TMB, the 2,165-acre integrated township has an estimated gross development value of US$1.5 billion (RM6 billion), comprising residential, commercial, institutional, recreational and mixed-use developments. KotaSAS is being developed as Kuantan's new central business district and the state's modern administrative capital. The township will undergo a multi-phase expansion over the next decade and is positioned to benefit from major infrastructure projects, particularly the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), which will strengthen connectivity between the East and West Coasts. The township's blueprint emphasises sustainable, smart living aimed at improving the quality of life for residents and businesses. Under the partnership, Maxis will deploy integrated mobile and fibre connectivity across more than 4,000 greenfield premises. The company will also provide connectivity-enabled smart city solutions, including smart street lighting, traffic management systems, solar energy integration, smart energy meters, digital billboards and smart poles to support energy optimisation, public safety and liveability. Residents and businesses will also have access to Maxis fibre connectivity, home and office Wi-Fi solutions, and solar energy offerings aimed at supporting more connected homes and workplaces. Shahrul Nizam Abdul Aziz, group CEO of TMB said KotaSAS has been planned as a transit-oriented development (TOD), with the KotaSAS ECRL station located within the township. "The rail link is expected to improve regional accessibility, reduce travel time and strengthen connections with major economic centres across the East Coast and Klang Valley." Beyond telecommunications infrastructure, Shahrul said the partnership will establish the digital foundation for a smart, connected township through integrated connectivity, smart city solutions and a connected lifestyle and business ecosystem. "Residents and businesses can expect high-speed fibre connectivity, reliable mobile coverage, internet-ready residential developments, tailored connectivity packages and managed Wi-Fi at selected public spaces and community facilities. It also plans to introduce joint smart city initiatives and digital community programmes to further enhance KotaSAS' digital capabilities and liveability." "KotaSAS is designed as a fully integrated smart township that will support Pahang's next phase of growth. As one of the pioneering developments in Pahang to introduce smart living, it reflects our commitment to b

Samsung Malaysia has announced a price revision which affects the pricing of its budget smartphones. If you’re thinking of getting the Galaxy A07 or the A17, be prepared to fork out up to RM200 more with the latest price hike. Due to the current memory shortage and surge in RAM prices, it has become more […]

The five-day format will look quite similar to the two-day format. There will be a live show from 12 p.m. U.K. time to 3 p.m., breaking down trending stories, and then for two hours, they will have guests on the show talking about whatever they want.

Tune Talk has officially launched Tune Talk NextGEN, a nationwide youth initiative challenging Malaysian students aged 18 to 25 to step into the role of digital creators under the prompt “Create an AI-generated ad that best represents Tune Talk.“ Running from 1 July to 30 November 2026, the campaign invites students to design AI-generated advertisements […]

Tecno has officially launched the Pova 8 5G in Malaysia, a gaming-centric smartphone in an industrial design which looks heavily inspired by Nothing Phone. Among its key highlights include a massive 8,000mAh battery, 144Hz display and a customisable Alive Matrix Display on the rear. The device is now available exclusively via Shopee before its wider […]

Seven months into 2026, laundry pod brand Kapsä has made over S$1 million in revenue When Edison Lim and Lincoln Thong launched home fragrance brand Pristine Aroma in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, they had a problem most businesses would envy: their product was so popular, yet sales were highly seasonal. Pristine […]

There’s no petrol station at Fraser’s Hill but there’s now an EV charging station at the hill resort. Flexi Parking has deployed not one, not two but a total of 6x EV Charge Points at Silverpark Resort, at Fraser’s Hill, Pahang. The new chargers are ideal for guests with EV to charge up overnight during […]

Honda Malaysia has officially completed its first solar installation project at its Melaka manufacturing plant in Alor Gajah, a RM14 million investment aimed at slashing its carbon footprint as part of Honda’s global vision to hit total carbon neutrality by 2050. Officiated by Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Utama Ab Rauf bin Yusoh, the setup […]

New OpenAI research shows how AI is expanding what workers do, with ChatGPT users taking on tasks across roles and reshaping job boundaries.

Facebook has introduced Facebook Verified, a new, free feature designed to confirm that there is a real human being behind a profile. Using a simple video selfie process, this initiative aims to restore trust and authenticity on the platform amidst the ever-growing AI-generated content and accounts. What’s the difference between Facebook Verified and Meta Verified? […]

Samsung is introducing a much stricter lock screen security policy with its latest One UI 9 that ships out of the box with the latest Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8. If you enter the wrong PIN, password or pattern 13 times, your device will be permanently locked and […]

Forget YouTube videos — frontier physical AI models need multiple camera angles, dense annotation, and, soon, brain wave readings.

As Apple prepares to launch its first smart glasses, the company may also be wrestling with how to address consumer privacy concerns.

On the latest episode of Equity, we discussed why Moonshot AI's Kimi seemed to panic Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

An Inside Look at the Relay Market Powering Token Resellers and Fraud Fascinating investigation by Matt Lenhard into the market that has grown up around reselling LLM tokens at a discount by pooling API keys from various sources. This looks to be mostly a thing in China. Resellers sell access to an LLM proxy that offers significant discounts on regular API pricing, which they achieve by abusing free trials, proxying through unprotected support bots, or sometimes through stolen credit cards or chargeback attacks. The software they are using for these proxies is open source - mostly one-api and its more actively developed fork new-api, both legitimate API proxy products which can be used to load. balance requests across a pool of API credentials. The buyers are seeking cheap tokens, avoiding geo-restrictions, and in some cases collecting data for model distillation. I've been cautious about exposing my own LLM-driven applications publicly out of fear of abuse leading to big token bills. The existence of this marketplace makes me even more cautious: there's now an entire ecosystem that can profit from finding a new unprotected endpoint to exploit. LLM vendors really need to get better at offering strict caps for their API keys. I want my LLM apps to stop working the moment they hit a dollar threshold I've set for a period of time. Here's the (Chinese language) forum thread that served as the principal source for Matt's article. Via Hacker News Tags: ai, generative-ai, llms, llm-pricing, ai-ethics, ai-in-china

How one founder house is betting work-life balance can beat burnout .