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Chen Yuxi of China kisses the medal after the award ceremony for the women’s 10m platform final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, on July 31, 2025. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)SINGAPORE, July 31 (Xinhua) — China’s Chen Yuxi clinched her fourth world title in the women’s 10-meter platform at the World Aquatics Championships here on Thursday, bringing China’s diving gold medal tally to eight in Singapore.Chen, who led both the preliminary and semifinal rounds, delivered five consistent dives in the final, each scoring over 80 points. Her final score of 430.50 points earned her the gold, while Germany’s Pauline Alexandra Pfeif…

Tim Cook arrives for the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2025.David Grogan | CNBCApple’s AI strategy and investment was on the mind of analysts on an earnings call after the company reported third-quarter earnings that showed overall revenue grew by 10% year over year.While Apple was never going to announce major acquisitions or initiatives on an earnings call, CEO Tim Cook’s remarks on Thursday confirm that the company is going to invest more heavily in the technology.Cook said Apple is going to “significantly”…

Merchant Sun Lijuan (R) introduces products to an Indian merchant inside her shop at the Yiwu International Trade Mart in Yiwu, east China’s Zhejiang Province, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — “It’s hot and wet today,” chirped a doll in a clear, childlike voice, dressed in a pink floral blouse and a rainbow tulle skirt. The doll was on display at a toy stall in Yiwu City, a bustling trade hub in east China often dubbed the “world’s supermarket.”The question — “What’s the weather like today?” — came from stall owner Sun Lijuan, who has worked in…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza held a series of high-level meetings during his official visit to Egypt as part of the third round of Pakistan-Egypt Defence and Security Talks, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), General Mirza called on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Minister of Defence and Military Production General Abdel Mageed Ahmed Saqr, Admiral Osama Mounier Mohamed Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, and Professor Dr Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar. The statement noted that…

A Tesla vehicle passes the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse as jury selection began in connection with allegations regarding the safety of Tesla’s autopilot system on July 14, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesTesla is facing a crucial verdict in a personal injury trial over a fatal Autopilot crash in 2019, the first time Elon Musk’s automaker has been in front of a jury on such a matter in federal court.Attorneys for the plaintiffs on Thursday asked the jury to award damages of around $345 million. That includes $109 million in compensatory damages and $236 million…

Listen to article Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has said the party is considering whether to boycott Parliament or launch a political movement after several senior leaders were convicted in May 9 cases on Thursday, Express News reported. Speaking at an emergency press conference alongside Asad Qaiser, Junaid Akbar Khan, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and others, Gohar described the day as a sad one for democracy. “Our mandate was stolen, our leader imprisoned, and the doors of justice closed on us,” he said. Gohar said PTI still believes in democratic and constitutional politics and not confrontation. However, he hinted…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, the federal cabinet on Wednesday approved Pakistan’s first law to ensure minimum safety in locally assembled and imported cars, proposing up to three years’ imprisonment and fines of up to Rs10 million for violators. The Motor Vehicles Industry Development Act was first cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Legislative Cases (CCLC) and then ratified by the federal cabinet. A cabinet member said the law aims to enforce minimum safety, quality, performance, and environmental standards for all vehicles manufactured or imported into Pakistan. This will be the first legislation mandating vehicle assemblers and all commercial…

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday debuted “Project Crypto,” an initiative to modernize securities rules and regulations to allow for crypto-based trading.”To achieve President Trump’s vision of making America the crypto capital of the world, the SEC must holistically consider the potential benefits and risks of moving our markets from an off-chain environment to an on-chain one,” SEC chair Paul Atkins said in remarks to an “American Leadership in the Digital Finance Revolution” conference Thursday afternoon , referring to blockchain technology that enables cryptocurrencies, but has other applications as well.”I have directed the…

Visitors interact with a robot dog at the 2025 World AI Conference (WAIC) in east China’s Shanghai, July 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) on Thursday released a list of next-generation information engineering and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that it expects will become hotspots for AI development in the next five to 10 years.The list includes nearly 300 technologies across three categories.For innovations in information engineering, it identifies 163 technologies, including 6G communication, multimodal large-scale AI models and super general-purpose agents.For traditional industry transformation and interdisciplinary integration, the list encompasses 122…

Listen to article Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar warned on Thursday that India’s actions could destabilise peace across South Asia. Addressing a policy dialogue on peace in the region, Tarar alleged that India was involved in regional terrorism and pointed to its role in the Pulwama incident. He reiterated Pakistan’s longstanding position that the country has itself been a victim of terrorism and has lost 90,000 lives in the war against it. “Pakistan made sacrifices to protect the world from terrorism,” Tarar stated, adding that accusing Pakistan of involvement in Pulwama was unjustified. He noted that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…