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A Tesla Inc. robotaxi on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, on June 22, 2025.Tim Goessman | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTesla has obtained a permit to operate a ride-hailing service in Arizona, the state’s department of transportation said. The electric vehicle company applied for a “transportation network company” permit on Nov. 13, and was approved on Monday, ADOT said in an emailed statement. Additional permits will be required before Tesla can operate a robotaxi service in Arizona.In July, Tesla applied to conduct autonomous vehicle testing and operations in Phoenix, with and without human safety drivers on board. A month earlier, Tesla…
Security forces recover three hand grenades along with homemade IED, fuse and explosive material from suicide bomberA police officer stands guard on a street with damaged shops in the background in Bannu Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Photo: AFP The Counter-Terrorism Department of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, working with the Elite Force and Bajaur police, arrested an Afghan suicide bomber and his local handler during a joint operation in Bajaur. According to CTD, SWAT teams, Elite Force personnel and local police were already deployed for a search-and-strike mission when intelligence reports suggested the presence of two suspicious individuals in a nearby dry stream. Acting on the tip-off,…
Participants attend the opening ceremony of the second China Railway Express Cooperation Forum in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Nov. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)XI’AN, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — At an international forum on the China Railway Express on Tuesday, government officials, scholars, entrepreneurs and representatives of international organizations from home and abroad commended the freight train service’s role in stabilizing global industrial and supply chains, and in boosting development.Themed “Connecting Asia and Europe for a Shared Future,” the second China Railway Express Cooperation Forum was held on Tuesday in Xi’an, the capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.Speaking at the opening…
Indian national Sarbjit Kaur, now Noor, alleges police raided her home and pressured her to end her marriage The Lahore High Court has restrained police officials from harassing Sarbjit Kaur – now Noor – a former Sikh woman who, after embracing Islam, married Nasir Hussain – a resident of Sheikhupura district. Justice Farooq Haider issued the order while hearing a petition filed by Noor and her husband. In her petition, Noor alleged that police authorities, acting at the behest of respondent Riaz and members of the Sikh community in Nankana Sahib, raided their home and caused harassment. She stated that during…
Aleema, Dr Uzma, and Noreen transferred to Chakri, expected to return home with their cousin Qasim ZamanImran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan speaks to media outside Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. Photo: AFP/ File Rawalpindi police took the sisters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan into custody on Tuesday, ending a 10-hour-long sit-in outside Adiala Jail. The three sisters, Aleema, Dr Uzma, and Noreen were transferred to Chakri and are expected to return home with their cousin Qasim Zaman. The sit-in had been staged near the Factory Checkpoint after the PTI founder and his family members, along with party leaders, were denied…
The Anthropic website on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Money keeps flowing into artificial intelligence companies but out of AI stocks.In what looks like — once again — a scenario of the left hand scratching the right, Microsoft and Nvidia will be investing a combined $15 billion into Anthropic, while the OpenAI competitor has committed to buying compute power from its two newest stakeholders. At this point, it seems as if a big proportion of AI news can be summarized as: “Company X invests in Company Y, and Company Y will buy things from…
LOS ANGELES — Jeep’s new Recon all-electric SUV will start at $65,000, the American SUV brand announced Tuesday when it officially revealed the vehicle.The 2026 Jeep Recon has been years in the making, as the idea of an electric vehicle inspired by the brand’s iconic off-road Wrangler SUV was first revealed in 2021. It is expected to begin production early next year at a plant in Mexico.The Recon, revealed Tuesday ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show, includes familiar, boxy Jeep styling as well as removable doors, a spare tire on the rear and open-air roof — all synonymous with…
ASML ‘s monopoly over one critical part of the artificial intelligence supply chain could see it more than double its own 2030 revenue expectations, according to Goldman Sachs. Demand for extreme ultraviolet radiation, or EUV, which is a niche but critical part of AI infrastructure, is set to intensify as the AI race continues at pace. EUV is like a powerful laser printer that etches minuscule designs onto silicon wafers that are used to make semiconductors. ASML, which has a market capitalization of $395 billion at time of writing, is the only company able make equipment to do this at scale and therefore underpins much of the AI supply chain. It plays a critical role in creating cost-effective advanced memory chips, according to…
A drone light show celebrating the spirit of sports is staged in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)A drone light show celebrating the spirit of sports is staged in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)A drone light show celebrating the spirit of sports is staged in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)A drone light show celebrating the spirit of sports is staged in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)A drone light show celebrating the spirit of sports is staged in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen…
Market participation remained robust, with KSE All Share Index posting turnover of 1.5 billion shares The Pakistan Stock Exchange endured another turbulent trading session as selling pressure in the final hours dragged the market sharply lower by 0.47%. What began as a relatively stable session quickly shifted when investors turned risk-averse, leading to a wave of profit-taking across major sectors such as automobile assemblers, cement manufacturers, commercial banks, fertiliser producers, and oil and gas exploration companies all came under pressure. In the morning, trading kicked off on a quiet mood as the index swung between gains and losses throughout the…