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Top 5 At 5: Anguish Over Blue Screen of Death

Farlina Said, Fellow, Cyber and Technology programme, ISIS Malaysia

22-Jul-24 17:00

Top 5 At 5: Anguish Over Blue Screen of Death

The stories we covered today include:

5. Popular humour magazine Gila-Gila recently faced backlash from fans and artists alike for using AI-generated artwork on their latest cover, with comments saying that this decision undermined the magazine's legacy. We get into the idea of AI being used for art, and why it's both common and controversial.

4. The Sarawak Forestry Corporation is increasing its efforts to preserve and boost the population of the Sarawak Red Langur, one of the critically endangered primates that is found only in Sarawak. We asked Chien Lee, naturalist and wildlife photographer, for his thoughts on this.

3. The National Union of Bank Employees will launch nationwide pickets to protest the “increasingly outrageous” ways bank CEOs commit union-busting. We reach out to J Solomon, Sec Gen of The National Union of Bank Employees, for comment.

2. US President Joe Biden has stepped down from the presidential ticket, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place. We spoke to Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore, on what we can expect to see from the Democratic Party, ahead of the presidential elections in November.

1. Our top story: US cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike recently released a software update that caused Windows devices to become inoperable, impacting organisations and operations worldwide, including Malaysia. We speak to to Farlina Said, fellow of the Cyber and Technology programme at ISIS Malaysia.

Image Credit: Postmodern Studio, Shutterstock

Produced by: Alia Zefri, Alena Nadia, Dashran Yohan, Juliet Jacobs, Sudais Ferhard

Presented by: Sharaad Kuttan, Dashran Yohan


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