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AI race redraws Asian air cargo, replacing e-commerce as growth engine

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A China Airlines Cargo plane taxis at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Photo: Reuters The global race to build artificial intelligence is redrawing Asia’s air cargo map, prompting airlines to redesign networks around growing ​semiconductor manufacturing hubs as cross-border e-commerce loses momentum. Unlike the post-pandemic parcel boom, demand tied to AI infrastructure is … Read more

Israel funded $46.5M campaign to influence AI responses on Gaza war: report

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Drop Site says network of pro-Israel websites created to shape chatbot answers through search indexing, training data Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Israel spent tens of millions of dollars on a digital influence campaign designed to shape how artificial intelligence systems respond to questions about the Gaza war, according to a report … Read more

Digital future depends on delivery, not policy

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[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s digital future will not be defined by its policies but by the outcomes delivered, the GSMA has warned, stressing that no single organisation can deliver the Digital Pakistan agenda independently. The global mobile industry body shared five strategic priorities in its report titled ‘Digital Pakistan 2030-Building Momentum for Sustainable Investment, Trust and … Read more

Profit-booking pulls PSX down by 638 points

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[ Correction comes after 4% surge a day ago; bank, oil & gas and cement stocks weigh KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) took a breather on Tuesday after a sharp 4% surge in the benchmark KSE-100 index in the previous session as profit-taking pulled the market down despite continued buying interest in selected stocks. The … Read more