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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman listens to questions at a Q&A following a tour of the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Shelby Tauber | ReutersThis week, OpenAI redefined what momentum — and risk — look like in the artificial intelligence arms race.Now comes the hard part: Executing on CEO Sam Altman’s multitrillion-dollar vision.In a rapid-fire series of announcements, the company unveiled partnerships involving mind-bending sums of money and cemented its place at the center of the next wave of machine learning infrastructure.It began Monday with news that Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion to…

An undated aerial drone photo shows a view of the Doushan city site in Doushan Village, Xibei Township of Wuxi City in east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Jiangsu provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology/Handout via Xinhua)NANJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Archaeologists have found China’s hitherto earliest prehistoric city site in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in eastern Jiangsu Province, dating back some 6,000 years, according to the provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology.Situated on the west side of Doushan Village in Xibei Township, Wuxi City, the site covers an area of about 250,000 square meters and mainly…

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday pressed Pakistan over the delay in settling more than Rs170 billion worth of court cases pending before the Constitutional Bench, while also questioning the authorities for missing last year’s tax collection targets. According to officials, the litigation in tax cases — often stemming from vague legal provisions, retrospective measures, or disputes over tax demands — continues to undermine the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) ability to meet its targets, many of which are built on anticipated recoveries from these pending cases. On the first day of talks to finalise measures for approval of the…

In this photo illustration, the logo of Xiaomi’s XRing O1 chipset is seen on May 19, 2025 in Beijing, China. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun announced on the evening of May 15 that the company’s self-developed smartphone SoC, XRING 01, will be officially launched in late May.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesChinese technology giant Xiaomi is planning a new high-end chip for its smartphones, a top executive at the company told CNBC, but won’t release one on a yearly basis like rival Apple.Xu Fei, the vice president of Xiaomi, discussed the firm’s semiconductor ambitions, giving details about its roadmap…

India captain Suryakumar Yadav has been found guilty by the International Cricket Council (ICC) of breaching the code of conduct for his comments that alluded to brief military skirmish between India and Pakistan, after their group match in the Asia Cup on September 14, ESPNcricinfo reported. “It is understood Suryakumar’s not-guilty plea was rejected by ICC match referee Richie Richardson and that he was fined 30 per cent of his match fee. India have appealed against the verdict,” the publication reported. The move came after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) lodged an official complaint with the ICC against Yadav for…

Boeing 737 Max planes sit at the airport in Renton, Washington.Leslie Josephs | CNBCBoeing can sign off on some of its 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner planes before they’re handed over to customers, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday, the latest sign the manufacturer is regaining confidence from its regulator after years of safety crises.The FAA stopped allowing Boeing to issue its own airworthiness certificates for 737 Max airplanes in 2019 after two fatal crashes. It made a similar decision for Boeing 787s in 2022 because of production defects. Since the second Max crash, in March 2019, the FAA solely issued…

Small business tax specialist 1-800Accountant was not ready to put Salesforce’s newest and most important product into a starring role this tax season. Next year, it will be a different story. Investors who have stuck with the struggling enterprise software stock hope that 1-800Accountant is far from alone. From last October until January, 1-800Accountant conducted a pilot of Agentforce, which is Salesforce’s platform of artificial intelligence assistants that can reason and problem-solve with little to no human intervention. 1-800Accountant then went live with its first use case — a virtual chat agent that answers administrative questions posed by clients. Still,…

A drone photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows China’s research icebreaker Xuelong 2 conducting scientific research in the Arctic Ocean. China’s research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country’s hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. A total of 100 members of China’s 15th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition were aboard the vessel. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, this round of Arctic survey was jointly carried out by four vessels, including Xuelong 2, Jidi, Shenhai-1 and Tansuo-3. This Arctic expedition has further enhanced China’s understanding of the rapid…

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has begun shaping a new National Resilience Plan 2025-26 to better prepare Pakistan for the next monsoon season, aiming to reduce the destruction caused by floods and other natural disasters. “The National Resilience Plan must be outcome-focused, with clear strategies to reduce the losses resulting from such calamities – whether in terms of human lives, infrastructure, crops, or livestock,” Dr Malik said. Officials say the upcoming plan seeks to avoid a repeat by identifying high-risk areas, integrating scattered response systems, and ensuring faster, more coordinated relief operations. Dr Malik also acknowledged weaknesses in the current system,…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai waves as he arrives to attend the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, February 11, 2025. Benoit Tessier | ReutersGoogle long touted the need for factually accurate information on its platforms, but a letter submitted to Congress this week demonstrates how the tech company is shifting to prioritize “free expression.”The company’s YouTube division on Tuesday said it will soon allow accounts that were previously banned for spreading misinformation related to Covid-19 and the 2020 U.S. election to apply for reinstatement. The company made the announcement through the letter, which was…