NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government ordered X to remove nearly 2,000 accounts last week, including two belonging to Reuters News, the social networking platform claimed on Tuesday, in a scathing public attack on “ongoing press censorship” in India. Two Reuters News accounts, @Reuters and @ReutersWorld, were blocked forContinue Reading
The German Consulate in Karachi has announced its temporary shutdown.According to the official statement, the consulate has been closed from 8-11 July due to operational reasons. Passport collecting will continue when visa appointments are postponed, the statement said.The news has left many Pakistanis, including students, business travelers, and tourists, unsureContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia has implemented a new categorization system for expatriate work licenses, categorizing them into three levels: high-skilled, skilled, and basic.Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi announced the order, which seeks to increase labor market efficiency and conform with Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program. TheContinue Reading
Punjab University has officially launched admissions to Allied Health Sciences programs for the first time, after clearance from the necessary regulating organizations. This year, the institution is accepting applications to the five-year Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. Admissions have already opened for the four-year Bachelor’s programs in Audiology andContinue Reading
Microsoft has announced a $3 billion investment in India over the next two years, reiterating its long-term commitment to the country’s rapidly expanding digital and artificial intelligence (AI) environment. The action comes just after the Windows manufacturer terminated operations in Pakistan, leaving the nation. Microsoft’s shutdown in Pakistan is linkedContinue Reading
For over 25 years, the internet was defined by a secret bargain in which content providers permitted businesses such as Google to scan their websites in exchange for traffic. This traffic drove advertising, subscriptions, and online growth. However, with the emergence of artificial intelligence, this arrangement has come apart.On JulyContinue Reading
OpenAI has officially released a research sample of Codex, a new AI coding agent based on a revised version of its o3 model architecture and designed exclusively for software engineering. Designed to execute and test code autonomously. The new Codex agent operates on Codex-1, a variation of the O3 modelContinue Reading
On Monday, Google appear the barrage of its AI Futures Fund, a new action that seeks to advance in startups that are architecture with the latest AI accoutrement from Google DeepMind, the company’s AI R&D lab. The armamentarium will aback startups from berry to backward date and will action capriciousContinue Reading
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Lightmatter, a $4.4 billion business, introduced two pieces of technology on Monday that attempt to accelerate connections between artificial intelligence processors. Instead of sending electrical signals between computer processors, Lightmatter’s technology employs optical links and silicon photonics to transmit information via light. Lightmatter, situated in MountainContinue Reading
(Reuters) – OpenAI announced on Monday that it will receive up to $40 billion in a new investment round led by SoftBank Group (9984.T) at a $300 billion valuation to promote AI research, expand computing infrastructure, and improve its tools. The Japanese tech investment company said in a statement thatContinue Reading