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‘Shaandaar’ concludes with triumph of justice over power

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Express Entertainment’s groundbreaking crime thriller focused on the use of influence to evade accountability KARACHI: Express Entertainment’s crime thriller ‘Shaandaar’ has come to an end with its final episode, bringing a story of power, influence and injustice to a conclusion where truth ultimately prevails. Throughout the drama, the story explored how influential and powerful individuals … Read more

OpenAI’s rogue agents used at least 10 more sites for unauthorised comms, researchers say

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OpenAI says it is working on reporting ‘misalignment’ across training, evaluation and deployment of AI models OpenAI logo and AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken on May 4, 2023. REUTERS AI agents unleashed by OpenAI used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year, according to six … Read more

Masked protesters mistake Pakistan cricketers

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A group of masked protesters gathered outside a four-star hotel in Portsmouth after wrongly believing that asylum seekers had been taken there, only to discover that the men staying at the hotel were members of Pakistan’s Undder-19 cricket team. According to The Guardian, around 40 people, many wearing balaclavas or other face coverings, assembled outside the Marriott hotel following reports that a group of apparently foreign men had arrived by coach. Reform councillor George Madgwick, who was called … Read more

NEVs get major tax relief

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PM approves 1% sales tax for EVs but protection for existing assemblers continues ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a draft of a new five-year auto policy, continuing protection to existing assemblers of conventional vehicles for four more years but offering substantial tax incentives on new energy vehicles (NEVs) to substantially reduce their prices. … Read more

Google to invest $15 billion in AI infrastructure and buy nuclear power in Finland

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Google says the AI infrastructure build-out will involve development of three new data centres in the country’s north A view of Fortum’s nuclear power plant in Loviisa, Finland, September 2, 2024. REUTERS Alphabet’s Google will invest at least €13 billion ($15.1 billion) in AI ‌infrastructure in nippy Nordic country Finland over the next two years, its … Read more