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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > world > 02/16/2026 > job-threats-rogue-bots-five-hot-issues-in-ai

Job threats, rogue bots, five hot issues in AI

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (488+ words) Here are five big issues on the agenda: Generative AI threatens to disrupt myriad industries, from software development and factory work to music and the movies. India " with its large customer service and tech support sectors " could be vulnerable, and…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > world > 02/15/2026 > interpols-backroom-warriors-fight-cyber-criminals-weaponising-ai

Interpol’s backroom warriors fight cyber criminals ‘weaponising’ AI

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (672+ words) Their foe: crime syndicates, structured like multinational firms, which are exploiting the fast-evolving technology to target individuals, states and corporations for billions of dollars. "I consider the weaponisation of AI by cybercriminals" as the biggest threat we're seeing," Neal Jetton,…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > leisure > 01/27/2026 > why-rsv-prevention-should-be-the-priority-of-every-family

Why RSV prevention should be the priority of every family

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (616+ words) Yet one vital health priority is often overlooked: protecting the youngest and oldest family members from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Often mistaken for a common cold or seasonal flu, RSV is one of the leading causes of severe respiratory illness…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > nation > 01/15/2026 > new-research-body-launched-to-boost-tech-governance

New research body launched to boost tech governance

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (408+ words) Fahmi said rapid AI and social media adoption had created serious ethical, economic and social consequences, with the launch coming amid growing concerns over the misuse of AI, platform accountability and digital harms. The government spokesman highlighted recent controversies involving…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > opinion > 01/01/2026 > 2026-will-be-the-year-of-the-great-sme-pivot

2026 will be the year of the great SME pivot

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (976+ words) As we cross the threshold into 2026, Malaysia's 1.2 million SMEs find themselves at a crossroads. The "survival mode" of the post-pandemic years has finally come to a close, replaced by a more stable economic outlook and a clearer fiscal trajectory. However,…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > nation > 06/08/2025 > mcmc-not-collecting-publics-personal-data-says-fahmi

MCMC not collecting public’s personal data, says Fahmi

9+ mon, 4+ day ago  (325+ words) Fahmi said the data which MCMC has requested telecommunications companies to provide will not be shared in a form that contains any personally identifiable information. He said MCMC's request for phone companies to hand over data on all mobile phone…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > nation > 07/25/2025 > build-confidence-in-mydigital-id-dont-make-registration-mandatory-govt-told

Build confidence in MyDigital ID, don’t make registration mandatory, govt told

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (383+ words) Santiago said the low uptake, which has prompted calls for legislation to help boost registrations, showed the government had yet to win public support for the endeavour. It also suggests that the government was not doing enough to promote the…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > nation > 07/21/2025 > govt-may-introduce-law-to-make-mydigital-id-mandatory-says-minister

Govt may introduce law to make MyDigital ID mandatory, says minister

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (337+ words) Federal territories minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the current voluntary registration model for the digital ID system was a limitation that the government was looking to address. Zaliha was responding to a supplementary question from Ronald Kiandee (PN-Beluran), who had…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > business > 05/04/2025 > meta-fights-nigerian-fines-warns-could-shut-facebook-instagram

Meta fights Nigerian fines, warns could shut Facebook, Instagram

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (364+ words) A Nigerian tribunal last week rejected the US social media giant's appeal against a US$220 million fine imposed by the country's consumer protection agency, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). In appeals court papers cited by various media,…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > business > 07/23/2025 > researchers-say-microsoft-server-hack-has-now-hit-400-victims

Researchers say Microsoft server hack has now hit 400 victims

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (153+ words) The figure, which is derived from a count of digital artefacts discovered during scans of servers running vulnerable versions of Microsoft's SharePoint software, compares to 100 organisations catalogued over the weekend. Eye Security says the figure is likely an undercount. "There…...