California’s Ambitious Plan for Textile Waste
A recycling law coming into force now could change fashion.
Lonnie G. Bunch III, Departing Smithsonian Secretary, Faced ‘Mounting Pressure Campaign’
Under Lonnie G. Bunch III’s leadership, President Trump accused the Smithsonian of liberal, anti-American bias. Supporters say he was dedicated to nonpartisan scholarship.
US accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘malicious’ copying of AI technology
US officials accuse China of using American-made AI models to train their AI products through distillation US and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken March 20, 2025. — REUTERS US cyber and law enforcement officials accused Chinese AI companies on Tuesday of maliciously copying technology from sophisticated American-made AI models through a technique known as … Read more
‘No ambiguity’, aggression against one member will draw response from all three: Asif
Says pact will become operative if aggression against any member state takes place ‘We will honour it’: Asif warns of Makkah defence pact’s activation after Houthi strikes against Saudi Arabia Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that there should be no ambiguity that an attack on any one country of the Makkah Defence Alliance … Read more
Meta Introduces Muse, an A.I. Agent That Can Send Your Emails and Book Your Travel
Muse, Meta’s new A.I. agent, acts as a personal digital assistant that connects to Facebook and Instagram, as well as third-party apps such as Spotify and OpenTable.
What Is Navier-Stokes, the ‘Millennium’ Math Problem OpenAI Claims to Have Solved?
OpenAI announced today that it had solved the problem, one of seven “Millennium Problems” seen as among the most important in higher mathematics.
Hania Aamir slams lack of accountability after video of police action at sit-in
Actor says Pakistanis are barely given time to grieve one tragedy before the next begins Hania Aamir has spoken out against what she described as a recurring, distinctly Pakistani pattern of moving from one tragedy to another without resolution, after a video began circulating of police action at a sit-in in Karachi. The video, shared … Read more
Govt increases petrol price by Rs5.58, HSD by Rs4.18 per litre for Sept 9
People wait their turn to get fuel at a petrol station, in Karachi, Pakistan June 2, 2022. Picture taken June 2, 2022. — REUTERS The federal government on Tuesday increased the price of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs5.58 and Rs4.18 per litre, respectively, for September 9. According to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division, the … Read more
TSA PreCheck Now Unlocks Access to Visit Airports Without a Plane Ticket
[At more than a dozen U.S. airports, T.S.A. PreCheck members can now apply to enter the secure area, even if they’re just going to meet someone on a flight.
OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’
The company’s announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field of higher mathematics.