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The Sun
13-06-2025
- General
- The Sun
Young graduate grateful for solo haj journey
MAKKAH: At just 24 years old, Nur Fasihah Athirah Abdul Halim never imagined she would be called to be a guest of Allah and perform the haj on her own this year, especially after her family had completed the fifth pillar of Islam just last year. The Bachelor of Business Administration graduate from Universiti Utara Malaysia said the opportunity she received was a tremendous blessing and proof that the call to perform the haj can come earlier than expected. 'Alhamdulillah, Allah invited me to perform the haj while I'm still young. It's true that doing the pilgrimage at a younger age really helps, as we're still healthy and able to walk long distances, though it's still exhausting. 'I can't imagine how older pilgrims manage. They're very strong and resolute. Even though it wasn't easy, I'm grateful and relieved to have fulfilled the fifth pillar of Islam,' she said when met at the Abraj Al Janadriyah accommodation building recently. Nur Fasihah Athirah, who is enrolled in the Protégé programme at the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) branch in Bangi, said that although she occasionally felt lonely in the Holy Land, the solo pilgrimage gave her space for reflection and to draw closer to Allah. 'It was especially challenging in Mina because everyone else had their groups, and I was alone. But I used that time to read the Quran, worship and pray. I believe that Allah gave me this opportunity so I could become closer to Him,' she said, describing the physical challenges in Mina as a real test of endurance. She said her mother registered for haj with Tabung Haji back in 2009, when she was only eight years old, and began saving RM50 monthly for her pilgrimage fund. 'I'm deeply touched by the sacrifices of my parents. They registered me early on. Even though I'm doing it alone, I won't let this opportunity go to waste. Thank you, Mama and Ayah,' said Nur Fasihah Athirah, the youngest of five siblings. Initially listed under the M40 group, she later applied for a reassessment and was eventually reclassified under the B40 category, allowing her to perform the haj under the Tabung Haji assistance programme. 'I'm extremely grateful to be able to perform the haj while still young and healthy. This pilgrimage truly demands physical strength, and I pray that more young people will be given the same opportunity,' she said, adding that she also prays for the success of her friends and the safety of all Malaysian pilgrims.
Barnama
13-06-2025
- General
- Barnama
Young Graduate Grateful For Solo Haj Journey
From Nurliyana Farhah Ruslan MAKKAH, June 13 (Bernama) -- At just 24 years old, Nur Fasihah Athirah Abdul Halim never imagined she would be called to be a guest of Allah and perform the haj on her own this year, especially after her family had completed the fifth pillar of Islam just last year. The Bachelor of Business Administration graduate from Universiti Utara Malaysia said the opportunity she received was a tremendous blessing and proof that the call to perform the haj can come earlier than expected. 'Alhamdulillah, Allah invited me to perform the haj while I'm still young. It's true that doing the pilgrimage at a younger age really helps, as we're still healthy and able to walk long distances, though it's still exhausting. 'I can't imagine how older pilgrims manage. They're very strong and resolute. Even though it wasn't easy, I'm grateful and relieved to have fulfilled the fifth pillar of Islam,' she said when met at the Abraj Al Janadriyah accommodation building recently. Nur Fasihah Athirah, who is enrolled in the Protégé programme at the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) branch in Bangi, said that although she occasionally felt lonely in the Holy Land, the solo pilgrimage gave her space for reflection and to draw closer to Allah. 'It was especially challenging in Mina because everyone else had their groups, and I was alone. But I used that time to read the Quran, worship and pray. I believe that Allah gave me this opportunity so I could become closer to Him,' she said, describing the physical challenges in Mina as a real test of endurance. She said her mother registered for haj with Tabung Haji back in 2009, when she was only eight years old, and began saving RM50 monthly for her pilgrimage fund. 'I'm deeply touched by the sacrifices of my parents. They registered me early on. Even though I'm doing it alone, I won't let this opportunity go to waste. Thank you, Mama and Ayah,' said Nur Fasihah Athirah, the youngest of five siblings. Initially listed under the M40 group, she later applied for a reassessment and was eventually reclassified under the B40 category, allowing her to perform the haj under the Tabung Haji assistance programme. 'I'm extremely grateful to be able to perform the haj while still young and healthy. This pilgrimage truly demands physical strength, and I pray that more young people will be given the same opportunity,' she said, adding that she also prays for the success of her friends and the safety of all Malaysian pilgrims. -- BERNAMA BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies. Follow us on social media : Facebook : @bernamaofficial , @bernamatv , @bernamaradio Twitter : @ , @BernamaTV , @bernamaradio Instagram : @bernamaofficial , @bernamatvofficial , @bernamaradioofficial TikTok : @bernamaofficial
Business Wire
24-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
AGM Trading Update
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: News release AGM TRADING UPDATE RELX, the global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools, has issued the following update on trading ahead of the Annual General Meeting, reaffirming the outlook for the full year. Risk (34% of 2024 revenue) Strong underlying revenue growth continues to be driven across segments by our deeply embedded, AI-enabled analytics and decision tools. Business Services growth continues to be driven by Financial Crime Compliance and digital Fraud & Identity solutions and strong new sales. Insurance growth continues to be driven by the further extension of solution sets, supported by positive market factors and new sales. Full year outlook: We expect continued strong underlying revenue growth with underlying adjusted operating profit growth slightly exceeding underlying revenue growth. Scientific, Technical & Medical (32% of 2024 revenue) Good underlying revenue growth continues to be driven by the evolution of the business mix, with higher growth segments representing an increasing proportion of divisional revenue. Databases, Tools & Electronic Reference growth continues to be driven by higher value-add analytics and decision tools, and Primary Research continues to be driven by volume growth, with article submissions growing very strongly. Full year outlook: We expect continued good underlying revenue growth with underlying adjusted operating profit growth slightly exceeding underlying revenue growth. Legal (20% of 2024 revenue) Strong underlying revenue growth continues to be driven by the shift in business mix towards higher growth, higher value legal analytics and tools. Lexis+AI, our platform leveraging generative AI, has continued its successful roll-out in the US and international markets, and Protégé, our recently launched next generation generative AI assistant, has been positively received by customers. Renewals and new sales remain strong across all key segments. Full year outlook: We expect continued strong underlying revenue growth with underlying adjusted operating profit growth exceeding underlying revenue growth. Exhibitions (13% of 2024 revenue) Strong underlying revenue growth continues to reflect the improved growth profile of our event portfolio, and we continue to make good progress on value-enhancing digital initiatives. Full year outlook: We expect strong underlying revenue growth with an improvement in adjusted operating margin over the prior full year. Underlying growth rates are calculated at constant currencies, excluding the results of acquisitions until twelve months after purchase, and excluding the results of disposals and assets held for sale. Underlying revenue growth rates also exclude exhibition cycling, and timing effects. Some figures and sub-totals add up to slightly different amounts than the totals due to rounding. -ENDS- Disclaimer regarding forward-looking statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results of RELX PLC (together with its subsidiaries, 'RELX', 'we' or 'our') to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. We consider any statements that are not historical facts to be 'forward-looking statements'. 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You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this announcement. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Notes for Editors About RELX RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. RELX serves customers in more than 180 countries and territories and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs more than 36,000 people over 40% of whom are in North America. The shares of RELX PLC, the parent company, are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York stock exchanges using the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RELX. The market capitalisation is approximately £77bn/€92bn/$95bn.
Forbes
25-03-2025
- Business
- Forbes
AI-Powered Law: LexisNexis CTO Reveals Why Waiting Is Not An Option
AI in Legal getty The legal industry, historically cautious about adopting disruptive technologies, is now at an AI-powered tipping point. Focusing on this transformation is LexisNexis Legal & Professional, harnessing artificial intelligence to redefine how lawyers perform their daily work. Their latest innovation, Protégé, a generative and agentic AI-powered legal assistant, aims to deliver efficiency, precision, and personalized legal workflows to firms around the globe. According to Jeff Reihl, EVP and Chief Technology Officer at LexisNexis Legal & Professional, the push toward AI was a natural evolution for the industry. "The work lawyers do lends itself perfectly to generative AI: drafting documents, conversational search to refine a question, and more," Reihl notes. "AI lends itself extraordinarily well to legal work." The unique value proposition of LexisNexis lies in its proprietary content and technology infrastructure. LexisNexis utilizes a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) platform, grounding its large language models (LLMs) in an extensive database of over 160 billion documents, growing daily by 1.6 million new records. This approach ensures the accuracy, relevance, verifiability, and timeliness crucial to legal work. "A key differentiator for us is our proprietary content," explains Reihl. "We have an unmatched repository—over 160 billion documents and records, with 1.6 million new documents added daily from more than 50,000 sources.' He continues, 'we use a multi-model approach in which we select the best AI model for each legal use case, and a proprietary RAG platform that grounds answers in our repository of legal content for high-quality answers with validated citations. On top of that, we conduct model fine-tuning to ensure high performance of domain-specific, personalized LLMs." The company works closely with industry leaders like AWS, Microsoft, Anthropic, Mistral, and OpenAI to develop AI models that cater specifically to the legal sector, finely tuned to each use case. Protégé doesn't just respond to requests, it anticipates lawyers' next moves. "The vision behind Protégé is to personalize the AI experience," says Reihl. "Not every lawyer works the same way. Instead of putting the burden on the end user, Protégé will walk the user through their entire workflow and anticipate what they'll want to do." Early adopters are already reporting impressive results, according to the company. LexisNexis claims that law firms employing Protégé have seen marked improvements not just in productivity but also in the quality and comprehensiveness of legal research and document drafting. For LexisNexis, the AI advantage goes deeper than efficiency. It aims to reshape the very way lawyers approach their work. Legal professionals have long hesitated in embracing AI, partly due to early versions that were overly hyped yet underwhelming. LexisNexis tackles these hurdles by emphasizing security, compliance, and ethical AI development with robust human oversight. As Reihl emphasizes, "Trustworthiness remains a barrier due to security, confidentiality, hallucination, and recency risks in public LLMs—all serious issues for lawyers. We address these issues through our approach to AI development which prioritizes security, highest-quality answers, and performance. Our approach includes enterprise-grade security, compliance, and privacy, as well as a process grounded in responsible AI development that relies on human oversight." To address issues of ethical and responsible use of AI, LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a part of RELX, and have built their solutions in line with the RELX Responsible AI Principles. Reihl sends a clear message to firms still hesitant to embrace AI: "Waiting to embrace AI means falling behind because you won't be as effective as your competition or peers who are already using these tools. The time to invest in AI is now." Indeed, other industries provide cautionary tales. Firms slow to adopt transformative technology often lose competitive ground, as evidenced by Kodak's failure to adapt to digital photography or Blockbuster's dismissal of streaming services. Other legacy businesses can take lessons from LexisNexis' approach: prioritizing customer needs, adopting a culture of experimentation, and ensuring organizational agility to quickly embrace emerging technologies. Reihl suggests, 'You can start small by experimenting with some use cases and expand as you learn the benefits.' Looking five years ahead, Reihl envisions a landscape where every lawyer will benefit from a personalized AI assistant akin to Protégé. "Our vision is that every legal professional worldwide will have an AI assistant that is highly personalized to them," he explains. "Autonomous agents will perform work in the background, providing legal professionals with additional information they need even when they are not actively working." Despite AI's expansive role, Reihl stresses it won't replace the fundamentally human nature of law. "Law is fundamentally a human system, grounded in values, interpretation, and public trust. AI can assist legal professionals, but it won't replace the human responsibility at the heart of justice."
