Panasonic Malaysia recently announced the introduction of their S.iCITY Smart Living Solution and Panasonic AI Smart Surveillance Ecosystem for Malaysia. Aimed at commercial developments and larger scale smart city applications, they offer comprehensive centralized smart living management, automation, smart access, voice assistant monitoring and more.  

LG Electronics officially launched its new experiential showcase, Housewarming by LG, on 23 June 2026, at the LG Zona Seru interactive space within Central Park Mall in Jakarta. To mark the launch, South Korean actress SHIN YE EUN shared her insights and experiences on how K-Wellness and K-Lifestyle in an interconnected ecosystem like LG ThinQ can support modern self-care. 

Samsung and OpenAI are now expanding their collaboration to a new level, as Samsung will reportedly provide ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to all employees under Samsung Electronics. That's because Samsung wants to focus on internal AI adoption across the company's operations. According to OpenAI, Codex is now used by over 5 million users worldwide and has recorded nearly 800% growth since 1 February 2026. 

Starting today, Astro customers can subscribe to the Disney+ Basic and Prime Video packages from RM25 per month, excluding SST. The packages also come with the Astro Blockbuster Pack, which includes four Film & Entertainment channels, namely Astro Showtime (CH 411), Astro FAM Time (CH 412), Rock Action (CH 414) and Rock X Stream (CH 415). You can also subscribe to the Prime Video package only for RM15 a month.

Several premium, ad-free Android games on the Google Play Store have received massive discounts, dropping their prices to just USD0.10  (~RM0.45) each for a limited time. The sale includes popular mobile ports such as SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, which normally costs USD9.99 (~RM44.20). That's really good news for mobile gamers in Malaysia.

Valve has officially announced that reservations are open for its highly anticipated console, the Steam Machine, featuring an AMD chipset, up to 2TB storage and more from USD1049 (~RM4352). Alongside this major hardware drop, Valve is rolling out the stable SteamOS 3.8 update. This software update adds system optimisations and allows you to install the operating system on your own custom desktop setup, provided you use an AMD graphics card.

In addition to the strategic partnership announced by Sea and OpenAI, users in Malaysia can now access Shopee support directly through ChatGPT, starting today. To use it, go to ChatGPT Apps, connect to Shopee, then click "Start chat".

You might have noticed that the new Shuttle Selatan service is using older diesel trains despite already approving around RM200 million to buy 10 new electric commuter trains. Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke explained that rather than face ‘2 to 3 years of waiting’ it's better to use the older diesel trains now. 

Three young researchers from the Permatang Pauh Campus of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Penang Branch, have been chosen to conduct experiments at the prestigious ISIS Neutron and Muon Source in the United Kingdom. Their project, which focuses on developing catalytic materials to break down microplastics, successfully passed a rigorous international selection process, proving that Malaysian scientists can compete on the global stage.

The National Security Council (MKN) has clarified that the personal data currently circulating on social media is not a new leak but rather old data from an incident before 2022. This statement was issued in response to allegations that there was a leak involving the current platform. Here’s everything you need to know.