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Waymo partners with Uber to bring robotaxi service to Atlanta and Austin.Uber Technologies Inc.Uber and Alphabet’s Waymo are now offering robotaxi rides to the public in Atlanta, as the companies continue expansion of their partnership.The Waymo robotaxis available through the Uber app will cover approximately 65 square miles around Atlanta, but will not yet travel on highways or to the airport. The vehicles feature Waymo’s driverless technology, known as the Waymo Driver, integrated into battery electric Jaguar I-PACE SUVs.The companies said in September that they would be jointly bringing Waymo One to Austin, Texas, and to Atlanta. Rides became available in Austin…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will side with peace and ready to play a constructive role in seeking a diplomatic solution to the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict that now the United States has also become part of, raising the spectre of wider regional war, officials said after a civil-military huddle on Monday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) to discuss the deteriorating situation in the Middle East in the wake of the US abandoning its 45-year-old Iran policy and launching direct strikes on its nuclear sites on Sunday. Senior cabinet members, military chiefs, including Field Marshal Syed…
A worker unloads boxes from an Amazon delivery van in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon is expanding its rapid delivery machine to more rural corners of the U.S.The company said Tuesday it plans to bring same- or next-day delivery to more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns and rural communities across the country “for the first time” by the end of this year.The move is part of a previously announced small-town expansion that will see Amazon spend roughly $4 billion by the end of 2026 to triple the size of its rural delivery…
This photo taken on June 11, 2025 shows the exterior view of the headquarters of the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li Xin)* Founded in 2015, AIIB has grown from 57 founding members to 110 across six continents, covering 81 percent of the world’s population and 65 percent of global GDP.* “AIIB was established on the principles of multilateralism and high international standards,” the bank’s president Jin Liqun said, noting that these principles have enabled the bank to earn broad trust and participation across the globe.* Amid rising global challenges, AIIB is positioning itself as…
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday laid a Rs28.8 trillion compulsory expenses bill before the National Assembly for the next fiscal year, which is about 17% lower than this year due to a reduction in interest rates, but key state organs received double-digit increases in their budgets. The Presidency, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Senate, the Federal Ombudsman Secretariat for Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace, and the Federal Tax Ombudsman would get substantially higher budgets for the fiscal year 202526 compared to this year, according to the charged expenditure statement. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb laid before the…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke with the ambassadors of Qatar and Saudi Arabia and shared his concerns on the latest escalation following Iranian missile strike on a US base in Doha. Speaking with Qatar’s Ambassador Ali Mubarak Ali Essa Al-Khater, Shehbaz expressed solidarity with the government and the people of Qatar at this difficult time. He stressed that “all efforts must be made” to de-escalate tensions and restore peace in the region. The Qatari ambassador thanked the prime minister for immediately reaching out to him after this most unfortunate development, as well as for the expression of solidarity with…
Crypto company Digital Asset said Tuesday that it’s netted $135 million in funding from a raft of major names in banking and finance.The firm, which touts itself as a regulated crypto player, said it raised the fresh cash in a funding round co-led by DRW and Tradeweb, with Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas and Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities also investing.The investment highlights how large financial institutions are embedding themselves in the once murky world of cryptocurrencies.Previously associated with fraud, money laundering and other illicit activities, digital assets have become a more mainstream asset class over the years as big names like…
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, concluding the budget debate, termed the opposition’s uproar during the Sindh Assembly session as misconduct. He said that assembly rules were not followed during the budget session, the opposition behaved inappropriately and tried to disrupt his budget speech. He said the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) holds a clear majority in the house and can pass the budget, but they still want to take everyone along. The CM claimed that Sindh government is providing services to the public in every sector. He said this time 135 members delivered speeches on the budget and…
An Amazon warehouse in Warrington, England.Nathan Stirk | Getty ImagesLONDON — Amazon will invest £40 billion ($54 billion) in the U.K. over the next three years, the e-commerce titan announced Tuesday.The company said it plans to spend the money on building four new fulfillment centers — large warehouses where it prepares orders for delivery — as well as upgrades and expansions to its existing operations buildings across the country.The announcement was cheered by the British government, which has been courting investments from major tech players of late as it looks to boost domestic growth and productivity. U.K. monthly gross domestic…
Indian spin great Dilip Doshi has died aged 77, with former cricketers praising a man they said had been a “gentleman to the core”. Doshi died in London on Monday, Indian media reported. The left-arm spinner was already in his thirties when he made his Test debut in 1979, and finished with 114 wickets in 33 matches. Doshi also played 15 one-day internationals for India between 1980 and 1982. Cricket veteran Sachin Tendulkar said Doshi was a “warm-hearted soul”, adding that he “will miss those cricketing conversations”. Former all-rounder Ravi Shastri said that Doshi was “a gentleman to the core…