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A Chinese influencer has drawn attention online after renting a humanoid robot for 10,000 yuan (approx. RM6,192) to handle household chores and accompany him on a date. Zhang Genyuan, a 25-year-old economics graduate from New York University, rose to fame on a mainland dating reality show in 2022 and now shares travel content with his 1.4 million followers on Chinese social media. On March 13, he posted a video of himself spending a day with the G1 humanoid robot, which quickly amassed over 40,000 likes. Developed by Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics, G1 was released in May last year at a price of 99,000 yuan (approx. RM61,921). Standing 127 cm tall and weighing 35 kg, the robot is known...

Who is Jason Mraz? Jason Mraz is an American guitarist, vocalist, and composer. Furthermore, Mraz was born in the year 1997 and grew up in Mechanicsville, Virginia. He began his musical career in 1999 in San Diego. In addition, he has won many great awards in several categories. Also, he married his girlfriend, Christina Carano, in a private ceremony in his hometown. By and large, his hobbies include surfing, yoga and photography. Above all, Mraz lives a health-conscious lifestyle and enjoys eating mostly raw vegan foods. Check out the Jason Mraz house below. Where is Jason Mraz from? Mechanicsville, Virginia How much is Jason Mraz worth?Jason Mraz Net Worth: $15 MillionWhere Does...

DeepSeek, the China-based AI startup that recently made headlines for its powerful and cost-efficient AI model, R1, has reportedly confiscated the passports of key employees to prevent potential leaks of sensitive information. According to AI reporter Kylie Robison from The Verge, citing a report from The Information, DeepSeek engineers are facing travel restrictions intended to safeguard confidential data, which may include trade or state secrets. The move comes amidst increasing concerns surrounding AI-related intellectual property protection, especially as global competition in artificial intelligence heats up. DeepSeek positioned itself as a competitor to AI firms like OpenAI and...

Thai authorities are being urged to take further action against the "reincarnated son of Buddha" cult led by nine-year-old boy, after a picture of its leader resurfaced online. Ordered by The Surat Thani Juvenile and Family Court in August 2024, a couple were directed to cease disseminating distorted Buddhist teachings allegedly relayed by their son, known as Niramitr or "Nong Nice". The parents were said to have been capitalising on their child for self-interest, using various media outlets, including live social media streams, to spread doctrine at odds with established Buddhist texts. A ban was put in place to prevent any of the youngster's sermons or images being made...

  The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Thousands lined the river and packed bridges Saturday and erupted in cheers as members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Local 130 sprayed dye into the water from boats, carrying on a tradition they began some 63 years ago. The dyeing immediately precedes the annual downtown St. Patrick’s Day parade. The day — which falls on Monday this year — celebrates Irish culture. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and is credited with having brought Christianity there in the fifth century.   (The Chicago River is dyed green as part...

South Korean actress Son Ye Jin’s luxury commercial building in Gangnam, one of Seoul’s most prestigious business districts, has struggled to attract tenants despite its prime location and modern amenities. According to Pinkvilla, the five-story property was completed in June 2023. Son purchased the original two-story structure near Gangnam Station in 2022 for 22.4 billion won (US$15.5 million). She then invested heavily in its redevelopment, transforming it into a five-story commercial space with a basement, spanning 724 square meters. The building was completed in June last year, but no company has entered yet. The purpose of the building is a type 2 neighborhood living...

‘I didn’t know you could actually buy a castle,’ says Simon Hunt, sitting in the stone-walled kitchen nook of his 16th-century Scottish pile with wife Stef Burgon. ‘I thought they were passed from first son to first son, like in Game Of Thrones.’ The pile in question – Kilmartin Castle – built in 1550 during the time of Mary, Queen of Scots – came to Stef and Simon’s attention when they had been living and working in dream jobs in Dubai for more than a decade. The pair came across an article saying central London parking spaces were now so expensive that you could actually buy a Scottish castle for the same price. The picture of the...

"ကလေးလေးရှိလာထဲက အလုပ်အကိုင်အဆင်ပြေလာတယ် အင်တာဗျုးမှာ ကျွန့်တော်ကိုငြင်းခဲ့တဲ့အလုပ်က ပြန်ဆက်သွယ်လာတယ် ကလေးရလာပြီးမှ ကျွန်တော်ကံကာင်းလာတယ်" လို့ ထိုင်းအမျိုးသားတစ်ဦးမှ ဆိုပါတယ်။ ဒီနေရာမှာ သူညွှန်းချင်တဲ့ကလေးက အသက်ရှိနေတဲ့ လူသားကလေးမဟုတ်ပါဘူး။...

Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong’s second richest billionaire, once shared in his biography that extreme wealth had brought him many troubles. Lee, who passed away on Monday at age 97, said in his biography published years ago that being rich is generally a good thing, according to Hong Kong-based magazine Ming Pao Weekly. "Poverty is truly worrisome and difficult. Imagine not having enough food, no warm clothes, and not knowing when you should sleep. How could you feel comfortable? How could you achieve your goals? On top of that, occasional illness is like having a leaking roof on a rainy night, truly miserable," he said. However, he noted that simply being rich is different from having...

Hong Kong’s second-richest billionaire Lee Shau Kee revealed the burdens of extreme wealthHong Kong property magnate Lee Shau Kee, one of the city's richest men, died on Monday at the age of 97, Henderson Land, the group that he founded, said in a statement. Nicknamed "Uncle Four" as he was the fourth oldest among his siblings, Lee was born into a middle-class family which owned gold and silver shops in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. He moved to Hong Kong when he was 20 years old and founded his own property firm, Henderson Land (0012.HK), in 1976. He remained as chairman until his retirement in May 2019. The company is jointly controlled by his two sons, Peter and...