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LONDON: The first 48-team World Cup has barely finished, but Gianni Infantino has already acknowledged the possibility that soccer’s biggest tournament could one day grow larger still, a move that could fundamentally alter the economics of the sport. Speaking to Swiss television during the tournament, the FIFA president said a 64-team World Cup was among the ideas that … Read more
LONDON: Aleksander Ceferin, the head of UEFA, boycotted the World Cup final to show unhappiness with FIFA, British media reported Monday. The relationship between European football’s governing body and the game’s global federation is under strain. One cause was FIFA’s unexplained decision to suspend a red card for United States striker Folarin Balogun before a … Read more
A.I.-generated images showing Gadi Eisenkot, the Israeli leader’s top challenger in upcoming elections, played on anti-Arab sentiments and used images seen as disrespectful to his son, who was killed in the recent Gaza war.
AI-based PMOS aims to digitise governance and improve implementation of the prime minister’s directives Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pictured in a meeting, during the launch of the Artificial Intelligence-based Prime Minister Office System (PMOS)—PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Prime Minister’s Office System (PMOS), describing it as a digital … Read more
Its new law, which would be the first of its kind enacted by a European country, would ban access to some accounts for anyone under 15.
A deaf teenage actress, she appeared in “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.”
ISPR says Pakistan and Iran reaffirm cooperation on regional security and effective border management Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni pictured in a meeting with Chief of Defence Forces and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir at GHQ—ISPR Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni called on the Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed … Read more
[ Finance ministry says three bank consortiums were selected to support Pakistan’s future sovereign debt issuances The government has appointed consortiums of international banks to manage future sovereign debt issuances under its Global Medium-Term Note (GMTN) and international sukuk programmes, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday, marking a step towards the country’s planned return … Read more
Group of seven was by Ohio river when swimmer struggled, triggering rescue attempts that killed five, sheriff says A file image of Ohio River. PHOTO: PIXABAY Two women and three men were confirmed dead on Monday in an apparent mass drowning in Ohio after two people entered a river to help a struggling swimmer, followed … Read more
The models include one that is the company’s most powerful and another that is fine-tuned for cybersecurity, as Google competes with rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic.