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Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the World Economic Forum in 2025.Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAnthropic on Monday announced its latest artificial intelligence model: Claude Sonnet 4.5.The model is better at coding, using computers and meeting practical business needs, and it excels in specialized fields like cybersecurity, finance and research, Anthropic said. The Amazon-backed startup, which is valued at $183 billion, is making Claude Sonnet 4.5 available to all users. Anthropic said Claude Sonnet 4.5 is the “best coding model in the world” according to industry benchmarks like SWE-bench Verified, a test set that measures…

US President Donald Trump speaks with the press on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday September 26, 2025.Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Monday said he would impose a 100% tariff on foreign-made films and slap “substantial Tariffs” on any country that does not make furniture in the United States.Trump’s statements left key questions about the plans unanswered.In a pair of Truth Social posts, Trump claimed that California’s movie-making business and North Carolina’s furniture industry have been lost to other countries, and that the new duties on imports would reverse the…

With its new coffee shop, Coach wants to drive more frequent trips to its stores and solidify its gains with Gen Z shoppers. One of its menu items is a Tabby Cake, a cake pop-inspired dessert that’s in the shape of Coach’s Tabby purse.Courtesy: CoachAt Coach’s new shops, the latest purse is made of cake batter and colorful shades of white chocolate.The legacy leather handbag maker’s recent venture is a coffee shop that offers Tabby purse-shaped sweets, tiramisu- and pumpkin-flavored coffees, matcha drinks and more. Each shop is attached to a store that sells Coach’s lineup of handbags, sneakers and…

LAHORE/KARACHI: After spending nearly all their lives fulfilling obligations, citizens crossing their sixties are left ageing in the shadows, with both their families and the state treating them as little more than a burden. In Pakistan, the elderly population, which stood at 16.5 million in 2023, is projected to reach 36.6 million by 2050, making one in every five Pakistani’s a senior citizen. Despite the country’s expanding elderly population, Pakistan still offers limited prospects for a dignified, independent, and healthy life for its senior citizens, majority of whom are left without essential services or social security. One such senior citizen…

An aerial drone photo taken on July 27, 2025 shows the Fenghuangjing Pumping Station, which is part of the Yangtze-to-Huaihe Water Diversion Project, in Wuhu, east China’s Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Cao Li)BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — China’s total investment in water conservancy facility construction is expected to exceed 5.4 trillion yuan (about 759.6 billion U.S. dollars) during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), 1.6 times the level in the previous five-year period, Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying said on Monday.According to the Ministry of Water Resources, China invested a record high of over 1.35 trillion yuan in the construction of…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan is making rapid progress on the economic, foreign and military fronts and now the country will move towards economic growth and improvement. Talking to overseas Pakistanis at the Pakistan High Commission in London, PM Shehbaz said all the achievements made by the present government are the result of sincerity, hard work and team effort and everyone played their role in attaining the goals. The Prime Minister lauded that, “Pakistan has gained dignity and respect among the comity of nations. He recalled that Pakistan won the war and defeated its enemy, gaining enhanced respect from…

Paceman Chris Woakes on Monday announced his retirement from international cricket after England indicated he was no longer in their plans. Woakes’s final match was last month against India at the Oval, where he walked out to bat one-handed with his arm in a sling, having dislocated his shoulder in the field. He did not face a ball in his short time at the crease as India won by six runs to level the series at 2-2. That injury ruled him out of consideration for the upcoming Ashes tour to Australia and, at the age of 36, effectively brought down…

(L-R) Michael Cavanagh, then-chief financial officer of Comcast, talks with Brian Roberts, chief executive officer of Comcast, as they arrive for the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 9, 2019 in Sun Valley, Idaho.Drew Angerer | Getty ImagesComcast announced Monday it’s named Mike Cavanagh as co-CEO alongside longtime leader Brian Roberts, starting in January.Cavanagh, who currently serves as president, will also be named to the Comcast board of directors at that time. Roberts will remain as chairman and co-CEO of the company.”Since joining Comcast a decade ago, Mike has proven himself to be a trusted and collaborative leader,”…

View taken inside a Lufthansa Airbus A350 airplane on March 19, 2025.Michaela Stache | Afp | Getty ImagesLufthansa announced plans to cut 4,000 roles on Monday as it aims to increase profitability and lean on AI to drive efficiency.The airline group said it will eliminate a total of 4,000 FTE (full-time equivalent) roles worldwide by 2030. The company is targeting primarily admin roles, the majority of which will be affected at its home base in Germany, as part of a broader restructuring strategy.”The Lufthansa Group is reviewing which activities will no longer be necessary in the future, for example due…

Passengers board a train at Jinhua Railway Station in Jinhua, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2025. China’s National Day holiday travel rush started on Sept. 29 and will last until Oct. 10. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)Passengers are pictured at Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 29, 2025. China’s National Day holiday travel rush started on Sept. 29 and will last until Oct. 10. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua)Passengers are pictured at Taizhou Railway Station in Taizhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 29, 2025. China’s National Day holiday travel rush started on Sept. 29 and will last…