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Elon Musk stands in the Oval Office to attend a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersElon Musk this week urged his followers to cancel their Netflix subscriptions over a controversy surrounding an animated show and its creator.Musk on Wednesday posted on his X platform saying, “Cancel Netflix for the health of your kids.” The post was in response to an image accusing Netflix of carrying out a “transgender woke agenda.”The controversy seems to stem from conservative backlash over an animated Netflix show, “Dead End:…
Security forces uncovered secret tunnels and large weapon caches inside homes in Bajaur, reportedly dug and used by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as “Fitna al-Khawarij,” to stage organised attacks against the state and civilians. These terrorists used these homes as hideouts while planning operations, effectively putting civilians at risk. During a recent operation, these tunnels and weapons were recovered and presented to the public as evidence. Underground tunnel network uncovered inside residential houses used by Khawarij militants ; SourcesRecent security operations in Bajaur have led to a major revelation: Khawarij militants had constructed a network of underground tunnels within…
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi took notice of the incident at the National Press Club (NPC) in Islamabad, where personnel of the Capital police stormed the premises, vandalised the cafeteria, and assaulted journalists after reportedly mistaking them for protesters. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred when a protest outside the NPC over the situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was being dispersed. Some demonstrators entered the press club compound, prompting police to follow them inside. Witnesses said police began baton-charging the protesters, and when journalists attempted to record the incident, they too were subjected to violence. At least two photographers…
Amazon’s new MK30 Prime Air drone is displayed during Amazon’s “Delivering the Future” event at the company’s BFI1 Fulfillment Center, Robotics Research and Development Hub in Sumner, Washington on Oct. 18, 2023.Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty ImagesAmazon is facing federal probes after two of its Prime Air delivery drones collided with a crane in Arizona, prompting the company to temporarily pause drone service in the area.The incident occurred on Wednesday around 1 p.m. EST in Tolleson, Arizona, a city west of Phoenix. Two MK30 drones crashed into the boom of a stationary construction crane that was in a commercial…
Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri has requested leave to petition against the Sindh High Court order for not allowing him to become a party in a case regarding the cancellation of his degree. His petitions will raise the concern that the SHC ruled on maintainability without first addressing more fundamental concerns like whether the bench had jurisdiction, and giving Justice Jahangiri a chance to engage counsel. “Any decision on the question of maintainability in the absence of formally impleading the main aggrieved party, i.e., Petitioner, would be a grave violation of the principle of natural justice.” On September 26, a two-judge…
Aravind Srinivas, chief executive officer Perplexity AI, during a news conference at the SK Telecom Co. headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Sept.4, 2024. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPerplexity AI on Thursday announced that its artificial-intelligence-powered web browser Comet is available worldwide, and will be free to users.The Comet browser is designed to serve as a personal assistant that can search the web, organize tabs, draft emails, shop and more, according to Perplexity. The startup initially launched Comet in July to Perplexity Max subscribers for $200 a month, and the waitlist has ballooned to “millions” of people,…
Taiwan is considering forming a high-tech strategic partnership with the US, which wants increased Taiwanese investment, the island’s top tariff negotiator said on Thursday, giving an update on talks with Washington. Taiwan, home to the world’s biggest contract chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW, runs a large trade surplus with the United States. The island’s exports to the US are currently subject to a 20% tariff, a figure Taipei’s government is seeking to cut. Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun, who is leading the tariff talks with Washington, told reporters in Taipei she was hopeful both sides could reach a consensus on expanding investment in the United States through a “Taiwan model”. This would not involve relocating supply chains…
Israeli forces have stopped 13 boats carrying foreign activists and aid bound for Gaza, but 30 boats are continuing to sail towards the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave, flotilla organisers said on Thursday. According to the latest update published on the Global Sumud Flotilla official X account, dozens of ships are still on course to Gaza, some less than 50 kilometers from the Gaza coast. EMERGENCY ALERT ❗❗❗❗❗#GlobalSumudFilotilla BOAT, MALI, INTERCEPTED IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS LESS THAN 60 KILOMETERS FROM THE #GAZA COAST. ALMOST 40 SHIPS ARE STILL ON COURSE TO GAZA. SOME LESS THAN 50 KILOMETERS AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE!!!#GlobalSumudFlottilla #Gaza —…
From skin to egg: scientists pull off a sci-fi style fertility hack Source: Reuters Move over, sci-fi movies — real scientists just turned human skin cells into eggs. Yep, ordinary skin cells. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University pulled off the feat by sliding the DNA from a skin cell into a donor egg and giving it a little cellular “reboot.” The result? Lab-made eggs that could actually be fertilized. A few of these experimental eggs made it to the blastocyst stage, the early stage embryos reach in IVF, though most fizzled out with genetic glitches. Still, the idea…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks as he presents the new Meta Ray-Ban Display at the 2025 Meta Connect conference in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 17, 2025.Benjamin Legendre | AFP | Getty ImagesMeta’s efforts to expand its core business from online advertising involves pitching companies AI-powered chat tools that they can use on their own websites.The social media giant debuted on Thursday a digital assistant dubbed Business AI, describing the software as a way for companies to offer to their customers more personalized product recommendations and faster ways to buy goods via chat interactions. Online retailers can use the Business…