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A handout picture from October 2019 shows Sundar Pichai with one of Google’s Quantum Computers in the Santa Barbara lab, California, U.S. Picture taken in October 2019. Google/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.Handout . | ReutersOne of Google’s top executives working on quantum computers said he believe the technology is only five years away from running practical applications that can’t be calculated on modern computers.Julian Kelly, Google Quantum AI’s director of hardware, told CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa that a quantum computer may be able to do cutting-edge physics and potentially generate new kinds of data.”We…

Pedestrians walk past a CHAGEE store in Shanghai, China on March 14, 2025. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesChinese bubble tea chain Chagee filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Tuesday, seeking to trade on the Nasdaq using the ticker “CHA.”The IPO filing comes as the company prepares to open its first U.S. store in the Westfield Century City Mall in Los Angeles this spring.Since its founding in 2017, the company has grown to more than 6,400 teahouses across China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, as of Dec. 31, according to a regulatory filing. Roughly 97% of its locations are…

The Federal Interior Ministry has asked Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) authorities to provide records of Afghan students enrolled in the province as part of an update to its foreign nationals’ database. The ministry’s security cell sent an official letter to the provincial home secretary, instructing that details of Afghan students be submitted by March 27. The move comes as Pakistan nears the final phase of its crackdown on undocumented foreigners, including Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders. The government has ordered all illegal Afghan residents to leave by March 31. Authorities say over 876,000 Afghans have already left Pakistan since the repatriation drive…

Health officials say at least 62 people are killed in a day as tens of thousands face forced displacement under latest Israeli orders.Renewed Israeli bombardments across the Gaza Strip have killed dozens of Palestinians, including children, as the Israeli army has issued a new round of forced displacement orders across the besieged territory. In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said at least 62 people were killed in Israeli attacks over the past 24-hour reporting period. At least 23 people, including seven children, were killed in overnight attacks, according to medical sources. Reporting from Deir…

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesRipple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have reached an agreement to end their long-running legal battle. Following last week’s news that the SEC would drop its appeal without conditions, Ripple has now agreed to withdraw its cross-appeal, Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty said on X Tuesday.The SEC will retain $50 million of the previously imposed $125 million fine — funds already held in an escrow account, Alderoty said. The remaining balance will be returned to Ripple.Additionally, Alderoty said the agency will request that the court lift the standard injunction currently in place.The…

Listen to article The United Nations has confirmed that an Israeli tank was responsible for an attack on its compound in central Gaza, which killed a Bulgarian UN staff member and severely injured six others. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday that the strike, which hit the clearly marked facility in Deir el-Balah on March 19, was a direct result of Israeli fire. His remarks marked the first time the UN has officially blamed Israel for the attack. The incident occurred a day after Israel broke a ceasefire with Hamas, reigniting intense fighting in the Palestinian enclave. Israel had denied responsibility,…

Beijing is ‘highly likely’ to attempt to use AI to meddle in April vote, suggests Canadian intelligence agency.China and India are likely to attempt to interfere in upcoming elections, Canada’s intelligence agency has warned, adding that Russia and Pakistan also pose a potential threat. The deputy director of operations for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) said on Tuesday that the agency is braced for efforts to meddle in the April 28 vote. Ottawa’s relations with China and India in particular have been strained. Vanessa Lloyd told a media conference that such countries are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to give diplomacy and dialogue one more chance to resolve issues including the presence of terrorist sanctuaries in Afghanistan with the interim Taliban government. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday. “Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan, Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq, provided a detailed briefing on his recent visit to Kabul, highlighting key engagements with Afghan authorities and discussions on bilateral cooperation,” read an official handout issued by the Foreign Office. Foreign Minister Dar emphasized the importance of “sustained dialogue with the interim Afghan government to address Pakistan’s concerns…

Ageing design, rising competition and controversy around Elon Musk seen driving reversal of Tesla sales.Tesla’s European sales dropped 49 percent year on year in January and February, despite rising registrations of electric vehicles (EVs). New Tesla registrations in the European Union fell to 19,046 in the first two months of the year from at least 37,000 in the same period of 2024, according to a report published by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) on Tuesday. The lobby group noted that the United States-based EV manufacturer is struggling to keep pace with competitors while the political controversy around owner Elon…

Daniela Klette, found living quietly in Berlin last year, had evaded authorities for more than 30 years.A German court has opened the trial of a former member of the notorious far-left Red Army Faction (RAF) who was arrested last year after being found living quietly in Berlin. Now 66, Daniela Klette was brought to the court near Hanover in northern Germany on Tuesday on charges of attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms and aggravated robbery. She is accused of committing the offences alongside accomplices Ernst-Volker Staub and Burkhard Garweg, who were also part of the “third generation” of the group,…