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New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin and CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speak onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesThe Department of Defense has officially informed Anthropic’s leadership that the company and its products have been designated a supply chain risk, effective immediately, according to a senior department official. “From the very beginning, this has been about one fundamental principle: the military being able to use technology for all lawful purposes,” the official told CNBC. “The military…
Semi-final hero Finn Allen said New Zealand’s thumping demi-final win over South Africa was a “huge confidence booster” ahead of going for their maiden T20 World Cup title in Sunday’s final. Opener Allen hit the fastest-ever T20 World Cup century, off 33 balls, to give his side a crushing nine-wicket win over South Africa and set up a final against India or England in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Allen blasted 10 fours and eight sixes as New Zealand raced to their victory target of 170 with 7.1 overs to spare at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. It was a bruising defeat for 2024…
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, speaks during a press conference at the Lutfi Krdar Congress Center on the sideline of the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul on June 22, 2025.Ozan Kose | Afp | Getty ImagesIran’s foreign minister said Thursday that his country is “not asking for a ceasefire” from the United States and Israel, “and we don’t see any reason why we should negotiate” after nearly a week of war.Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also told NBC News in an exclusive interview that Iran is “confident” that it…
A “For Sale” sign outside a house in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe all-important spring housing market is off and running, and while the pace isn’t expected to be strong, there are signs of optimism, at least among sellers. Some who gave up last year are jumping back in. Nearly 45,000 homes that were delisted last year were relisted for sale in January, according to Redfin, a real estate brokerage. That is the highest January figure since Redfin began tracking this metric a decade ago and…
Shares of optics maker Corning are tumbling Thursday, likely in response to comments from well-respected Broadcom CEO Hock Tan on the chipmaker’s earnings call the prior evening. But the market reaction seems like a clear-cut overreaction based on Corning’s own guidance and industry outlook. A key pillar of our investment thesis in Corning is the growing use of fiber-optics technology in the data center, ultimately replacing copper as a means to transmit data. On Wednesday night, Tan weighed in on this transition and his commitment to copper in a specific use case appears to what’s driving the decline in fellow…
Chief Election Commissioner warns of contempt notices, daily hearings as delimitation delays stall local elections Election Commission of Pakistan building in Islamabad. Photo: Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday summoned Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi over delays in holding local government elections in Islamabad, while issuing a contempt notice to the interior secretary for failing to appear before the commission. A five-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja heard the case. Islamabad Chief Commissioner Ali Randhawa appeared before the commission, but the interior secretary did not attend the hearing. “Where is the interior…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday stated that “agenda-driven fake news targeting the character of our players is unacceptable and will not be tolerated”. The development comes after several Indian media outlets reported that an unnamed member of Pakistan’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup “misbehaved” with a female housekeeper at a hotel, ahead of their Super Eight match with Sri Lanka in Kandy. A similar report was also carried by ARY News, which alleged that the player in question was Salman Mirza. The report has since been taken down. However, the PCB’s statement did not make…
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, does a TV news interview in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesHouse Republican leaders on Thursday called on Rep. Tony Gonzales to drop his bid for reelection after the Texas Republican admitted to having an affair with a staff member.The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday announced it was investigating Gonzales’ relationship with the aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, who died by suicide in September. Later on Wednesday, Gonzales went on a conservative radio show and for the first time admitted to the affair, calling it “a lapse in…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took subtle swipes at rival Anthropic on Thursday and said he thinks it’s “bad for society” if companies start abandoning their commitment to the democratic process because “some people don’t like the person or people currently in charge.””The government is supposed to be more powerful than private companies,” Altman said during the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference.Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei criticized Altman’s relationship with the Trump administration in a memo to employees on Friday, according to a report from The Information. Amodei reportedly wrote that Anthropic has not given “dictator-style praise to Trump,” while…
Islamabad High Court. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday instructed the legal team of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to file a new miscellaneous application to resolve outstanding office objections in their appeals against the Toshakhana-II convictions. On December 20, a special court sentenced Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison each in the Toshakhana-II case, which states the couple unlawfully retained a Bulgari jewellery set gifted by the Saudi Crown Prince during an official visit to Saudi Arabia. During the hearing, Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro…