South Korea’s Memory Chip Giant Defies A.I. Market Jitters
[SK Hynix, a leading memory chipmaker, reported stratospheric sales and profits on Wednesday. But it was not enough to calm skittish investors.
Inside Japan’s shopping mall disaster
Earthquake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall, around 170 army personnel deployed Buildings that collapsed after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro City, Japan. Photo: Reuters Workers in a mall in southern Japan described being thrown to the floor or enveloped in … Read more
Govt pushes GM corn adoption
[ Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb reads out Finance Bill 2026 clauses during National Assembly session. SCREENGRAB The government has pushed forward with plans to adopt genetically modified corn technology, with a high-level committee reviewing progress and agreeing to form a working group to address concerns raised by industry stakeholders, according to a statement on Tuesday. … Read more
China condemns US move to sanction Chinese research institutions
China urges US to stop making unwarranted accusations against Chinese research institutions China is also seeking to expand domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity and reduce the industry’s reliance on advanced Nvidia chips that are subject to US export controls. PHOTO: REUTERS China on Wednesday voiced strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the US Department of Defence’s … Read more
OpenAI’s rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm, executive says
The rogue agent that escaped from OpenAI and went on a days-long hacking spree at the AI firm Hugging Face also compromised a customer at a second tech company — New York-based Modal Labs — according to a Modal executive and two other sources familiar with the matter. Modal executives emphasised that the company itself … Read more
‘The Devil’s Mouth’ Review: Between a Shark and a Hard Place
This Thailand-set vacation thriller is neither silly nor gory enough to chum the waters for audiences at home.
Musk’s X says Australia social media ban crackdown undermines international law
Australia’s world-first law barring accounts for under-16s took effect last December Elon Musk’s X accused Australia of trying to give its internet regulator unfair information-gathering powers and undermining US law with plans for tougher enforcement of a teen social media ban. Australia’s world-first law barring accounts for under-16s took effect last December, drawing criticism from social … Read more
Oil prices fall 5% to two-week low
[ NEWYORK: Oil prices dropped about 5% on Tuesday to a two-week low, on cautious hopes that the pause in fighting ?between the United States and Iran will lead to talks to end the war, even though previous halts have proved only temporary. Brent futures fell $4.27, or 4.8%, to settle at $84.09 a barrel, … Read more
Israel’s decades-old US support risks losing Democrats
Nearly half of House Democrats back bid to cut aid to Israel as Gaza genocide, Iran war erode support President Donald Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on Oct. 13. PHOTO: AFP For generations, support for Israel united Washington. Now Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the Iran war and Prime Minister Benjamin … Read more
Gold slips as investors await Fed policy decision
[ Gold prices in Pakistan fell on Tuesday, tracking losses in the international market, amid a firmer US dollar and investor caution ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision. In the local market, the price of 24-carat gold dipped by Rs4,300 to Rs427,436 per tola, according to rates issued by the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers … Read more