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Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates stated that artificial intelligence (AI) “is certainly powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths,” NBC News reported on Friday. According to the television network, Gates added that “there’s never been a weapon as powerful as the combination of people with ill intent using the latest … Read more
[An abrupt decree, a network boycott, a legal intervention and an uneasy détente: This was no typical battle between a president and his press corps.
Gali Baharav-Miara, Israel’s first female attorney general, has stopped many of the government’s efforts to remove constraints on its power.
The drought-stricken state has improved its ability to collect and store rainwater. But many gallons may still rush into the Pacific.
Michael Douglas and Sylvester Stallone are among the tough (and tough-ish) guys getting personal in memoirs this fall.
Kim Gichae of South Korea advances after knocking down Pakistani boxer in the second round South Korea’s Kim Gichae knocked out Pakistan debutant Irfan Khan in the men’s 90kg boxing competitions of the 20th Asian Games. Kim won the round-of-16 bout at Nishio Gymnasium when the referee stopped the contest in the second round. Irfan, … Read more
Mahoor Shahzad’s Asian Games exit exposes the uncomfortable reality of Pakistan badminton Mahoor Shahzad has spent years carrying the weight of Pakistani badminton on her shoulders. On Saturday, that weight looked heavier than ever. Pakistan’s leading women’s shuttler and an Olympian, Mahoor suffered a bruising defeat at the Asian Games, losing 21-5, 21-11 to Indonesia’s … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has invited vanaspati manufacturers to set up an edible oil industrial city at Port Qasim. Addressing members of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA) after inaugurating the PVMA House, the minister said the government would facilitate the industry in setting up the proposed zone … Read more
Kirill Nguyen, the founder of Gaga Daily, said he had been imprisoned in Belarus for participating in pro-democracy protests. He resurfaced this week after an absence of more than two years.
[ KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan rose sharply on Friday, with the rate of 24-karat gold increasing Rs4,700 per tola to Rs453,036, according to rates released by the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association. The price of 10-gram gold increased by Rs4,029 to Rs388,404. On Thursday, gold had fallen by Rs5,600 per tola to Rs448,336 … Read more