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Perplexity AI CEO and founder Aravind Srinivas said on Friday that the startup’s Comet browser can boost productivity so that companies won’t need extra employees.”Instead of hiring one more person on your team, you could just use Comet to supplement all the work that you’re doing,” Srinivas told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”The CEO said the artificial intelligence-powered web browser is a “true personal assistant” that allows users to complete more tasks in the same amount of time and said that the productivity gained could be worth $10,000 per year for a single person.AI is already being deployed across businesses to save…

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has suspended University of Karachi’s decision to cancel the degree of Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. A two-member bench led by Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro heard the petition against the degree cancellation. Sindh Advocate General Jawad Dero, KU Registrar Professor Imran Siddiqui, and other officials were present at the hearing. The registrar apprised the court that the university had received notice “only two days earlier” and requested time to file a reply. The petitioner’s counsel, Barrister Salahuddin, sought more time from the bench to respond while seeking cancellation of the varsity’s order in the meantime.  “How much…

Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip September 29, 2025. Mahmoud Issa | ReutersHamas said on Friday it would agree to some aspects of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war, including releasing hostages and handing over administration of the enclave, but that it would seek negotiations over many of its other terms.In a copy of the statement seen by Reuters, Hamas issued its response to Trump’s 20-point plan after the U.S. president gave the Palestinian militant group until Sunday to accept or reject the proposal. Trump…

Security forces killed seven terrorists linked to the Indian proxy Fitna al Khwarij during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Sherani district earlier this week, the military’s media wing said on Friday. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted on October 1 after reports surfaced regarding the presence of Indian-sponsored terrorists in the area. The ISPR said the forces effectively engaged the terrorists’ hideout, and after an intense exchange of fire, “seven Indian-sponsored terrorists were sent to hell”. Fitna al Khawarij is a term coined by the state for terrorists belonging to the…

Retail investors should stay the course on Apple stock despite a new Wall Street downgrade , according to Jim Cramer. “People at home, I urge you not to listen,” Jim said Friday, in response to Jefferies analyst Edison Lee cutting the iPhone maker’s shares to underperform, a sell equivalent rating, from hold. “I think owning is much better,” Jim concluded, reaffirming his long-time Apple mantra, “own it, don’t trade it. That’s, in part, because Jefferies has changed its rating on the stock five times since the start of the year. Everyday investors should avoid trading Apple stock like that, Jim…

US President Donald Trump on Friday issued an ultimatum to Hamas of 2200 GMT Sunday to accept his Gaza peace deal or face “all hell.” While Hamas asked for more time to review the deal. The Palestinian militants have until “Sunday Evening at SIX (6) PM, Washington, DC time,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. “If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas.” In the post, Trump said “innocent Palestinians” should evacuate an unspecified area in anticipation of a potential assault on Hamas’s remaining forces.…

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walk into Statuary Hall for a news conference about the ongoing federal government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 3, 2025 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesThe Senate on Friday is poised to vote once again on dueling funding bills that would end the three-day-old government shutdown before it stretches into next week.But there is little indication that either Republicans’ “clean” resolution, which would resume funding at current levels through late November, or Democrats’ version, which includes additional health-care funding and other measures, will…

DETROIT – Tesla and General Motors are leading the U.S. automotive industry this year in record domestic sales of all-electric vehicles, as consumers hurried to buy EVs before up to $7,500 in federal incentives for each purchase ended in September.New data provided to CNBC from Motor Intelligence shows U.S. sales of EVs, excluding hybrids, topped 1 million units through the first nine months of the year and set a new quarterly record of more than 438,000 units sold during the third quarter — achieving market share of 10.5% for the period.That record market share is up from 7.4% during the…

Inside Google’s quantum computing lab in Santa Barbara, California.CNBCQuantum computing stocks are wrapping up a big week of double-digit gains.Shares of Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum and Quantum Computing have surged more than 20%. Rigetti and D-Wave Quantum have more than doubled and tripled, respectively, since the start of the year. Arqit Quantum skyrocketed more than 42% this week.The jump in shares followed a wave of positive news in the quantum space.Rigetti said it had purchase orders totalling $5.7 million for two of its 9-qubit Novera quantum computing systems. The owner of drugmaker Novo Nordisk and the Danish government also invested…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, appreciating the “dignified” participation of Pakistani nationals in Sumud Gaza Flotilla, demanded their return as they were intercepted on their way to Gaza to supply the humanitarian aid. The prime minister, in a post on X, appreciated the Pakistani nationals including Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, Mazhar Saeed Shah, Wajahat Ahmed, Dr Osama Riaz, Ismail Khan, Syed Aziz Nizami and Fahad Ishtiaq, among other Pakistanis, who took part in this great humanitarian mission in accordance with the principles of human compassion. “This initiative represents the peace-loving aspirations of the Pakistani people, their struggle for justice,…