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Nike’s activewear line with Skims.Courtesy: Nike SKIMSNike’s highly anticipated activewear line with Kim Kardashian’s intimates brand Skims is set to launch this week after it was pushed back due to production delays, the companies announced Monday. The partnership, dubbed NikeSKIMS, is a key part of the sneaker company’s strategy to win over more female shoppers and take back market share from brands like Lululemon, Vuori and Alo Yoga, which cater more closely to women. The new line will launch on Friday with three core collections – Matte, Shine and Airy – that will be updated seasonally. It will include around 40 new…

Nvidia will invest $100 billion in OpenAI as the artificial intelligence lab sets out to build hundreds of billions of dollars in data centers based around the chipmaker’s AI processors, the companies said on Monday.OpenAI plans to build and deploy Nvidia systems that require 10 gigawatts of power, the companies said on Monday. A gigawatt is a measure of power that is increasingly being used to describe the biggest clusters of AI chips.Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Jon Fortt in an interview in San Jose, California, that the 10 gigawatts is equal to between 4 million and 5 million…

Pakistan is preparing to launch an advanced hyperspectral satellite next month, which will assist in exploring underground mineral resources and enhance research in agriculture, forestry, wildlife, flood monitoring, glacier melt, air pollution, and smog. SUPARCO Chairman Muhammad Yousaf Khan said, “The hyperspectral satellite, scheduled for launch in October, will analyze different wavelengths of light reflected from the Earth’s surface, generating precise information about minerals, vegetation, soil, and water quality. Surveys that previously required years and cost millions can now be completed in just days and at a fraction of the expense. This advancement will enable Pakistan to independently map its…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025.Kent Nishimura | ReutersNvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday commented on President Donald Trump’s decision to increase the cost of hiring overseas workers on visas.Trump on Friday announced that he would raise the fee for an H-1B visa to $100,000, leaving companies scrambling. Employers now must have documentation of the payment prior to filing an H-1B petition on behalf of a worker. Applicants will have their petitions restricted for 12 months until the payment is made, according to the…

Left-arm spinner ends up with career-best figures of 6-26 as Proteas bundled out in 26 overs; Green Shirts win by 6 wickets. Nashra Sandhu-inspired Pakistan made easy work of South Africa with a 6-wicket win in their final one-day international (ODI) in the lead-up to the Women’s World Cup on Monday. The left-arm spinner ended up with career-best figures of 6-26 as the Proteas were skittled out for 115 within 26 overs at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore — before the Women in Green chased it down with 19 overs to spare. South Africa rested five key players, including the…

Zohran Mamdani, Democratic candidate for mayor speaks during a press conference celebrating his primary victory with leaders and members of the city’s labor unions on July 2, 2025 in New York. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty ImagesZohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, said Monday that he was canceling an upcoming town hall with an ABC affiliate in protest of the network’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show under pressure from the Trump administration.”I am withdrawing not as an indictment of the local affiliate or the hardworking journalists, but rather in response to the…

Over 200 prominent politicians and scientists, including 10 Nobel Prize winners and many leading artificial intelligence researchers, released an urgent call for binding international measures against dangerous AI uses on Monday morning.Warning that AI’s “current trajectory presents unprecedented dangers,” the statement, termed the Global Call for AI Red Lines, argues that “an international agreement on clear and verifiable red lines is necessary.” The open letter urges policymakers to enact this accord by the end of 2026, given the rapid progress of AI capabilities.Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa announced the letter in her opening speech at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level…

Voting results are displayed during a vote of the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 12, 2025. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a draft resolution endorsing the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution. (Loey Felipe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)”The current Israeli government is working methodically to prevent the prospect of a Palestinian state from ever being established,” said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. “It has pursued an unrelenting policy of settlement expansion in the West Bank, which is illegal under international law.”BEIJING, Sept.…

An arrest warrant for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser in the Judicial Complex attack case by an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Monday. Judge Tahir Abbas Supra ordered Qaiser’s arrest and production in court after hearing the case against the PTI founder and other senior party figures. The court accepted exemption applications from PTI leaders Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Asad Umar and Shibli Faraz. A letter sent to the Ministry of Law seeking guidance on the PTI founder has yet to receive a reply. During the hearing, Advocate Sardar Muhammad Razzaq represented Pervaiz Elahi, while PTI…

A Spirit Airlines aircraft undergoes operations in preparation for departure at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2024.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesSpirit Airlines is planning to furlough about 1,800 flight attendants, roughly a third of its cabin crew members, to cut costs as the budget airline struggles in its second bankruptcy in less than a year.”As we work to return Spirit to profitability, we face difficult decisions about our network, our fleet, and ultimately our workforce,” John Bendoraitis, Spirit’s chief operating officer, wrote in a memo sent to flight attendants on Monday, which was reviewed by…