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[ 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 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
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
This Thailand-set vacation thriller is neither silly nor gory enough to chum the waters for audiences at home.
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
[ 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
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 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
Trump administration is aiming to safeguard US AI supply chain from Chinese threats of disruption A humanoid robot at a robotics laboratory during a government-organized media trip in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. Photo: Reuters The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the US AI … Read more
[ Oil prices rose more than $3 a barrel on Wednesday after joint strikes in Iraq by the United States and Saudi Arabia, and the interception of Iran’s ballistic missiles aimed at US forces in the Middle East, while US crude inventories shrank. Brent futures increased by $3.30, or 3.9%, to $87.39 a barrel, while … Read more