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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Microsoft AI Tour event in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 25, 2026Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesMicrosoft said Thursday that it will keep startup Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology embedded in its products for clients, excluding the U.S. Department of War. Earlier on Thursday, the federal agency informed Anthropic that it would label the company a supply-chain risk. Anthropic subsequently said it intends to challenge the move in court.Last week U.S. President Donald Trump called for federal agencies to drop their use of Anthropic, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Anthropic would…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, during a Bloomberg Television interview in San Francisco, Dec. 9, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei confirmed that the U.S. government declared his company a supply chain risk on Thursday and said it has “no choice” but to challenge the designation in court.The startup has been at odds with the Department of Defense over how its artificial intelligence models, known as Claude, can be used, and was told late last week, via social media posts, that it was being blacklisted from government contracts.Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology…
MoFA says Special Facilitation Desks established at Pakistan’s missions abroad to assist stranded PakistanisPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs Pakistani embassies in Gulf countries to assist Pakistani citizens amid prevailing situation in the region. PHOTO: APP Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed that the Pakistani embassies in Gulf countries must remain readily available at all times to assist Pakistani citizens amid the prevailing situation in the region, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. Chairing a meeting regarding the evacuation of Pakistanis from Iran and issues related to Pakistanis residing in Gulf countries, the prime minister expressed gratitude to the brotherly…
Kristi Noem speaks at the Sergeant Benevolent Association conference at the Grand Hyatt in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 5, 2026, shortly after President Donald Trump announced she would be replaced as Homeland Security secretary.Nicole Hester | Via ReutersPresident Donald Trump’s firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not break the DHS funding logjam, Democrats said on Thursday.Trump announced the firing in a Truth Social post Thursday, naming Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as her replacement. Her axing comes amid a funding lapse for DHS that began Feb. 14, as Democrats try to negotiate new immigration enforcement policies within the agency…
Advises public not to pay attention to rumours as petroleum supply situation in country remains stablePeople wait their turn to get fuel at a petrol station, in Karachi, Pakistan June 2, 2022. Picture taken June 2, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS The federal government on Thursday ordered all provinces to instruct deputy commissioners (DCs) to carry out inspections within their respective jurisdictions to monitor the illegal hoarding of petroleum products for profiteering, as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate. The statement came in the wake of reports citing a petroleum shortage in the country. Leaders of the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA)…
President Donald Trump speaks during an event celebrating 2025 MLS Cup champions Inter Miami CF in the East Room of the White House on March 5, 2026.Win McNamee | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Thursday suggested his administration will turn its sights to Cuba after U.S. military operations in Iran are finished.”What’s happening with Cuba is amazing,” Trump said at the White House while participating in a visit of Inter Miami CF, the 2025 Major League Soccer champions.”We think that we want to fix — finish this one first, but that will be just a question of time before you…
An Amazon facility on Amazon Prime Day in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.Klaus Galiano | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon’s website and shopping app were down for some users on Thursday, leaving consumers unable to check out, access account information or view product prices.Trouble on the site spiked around 2 p.m. ET, with more than 22,000 users reporting issues two hours later, according to Downdetector, a website that tracks outages. “We’re sorry that some customers may be experiencing issues while shopping,” Amazon spokesperson Jennie Bryant said in a statement. “We appreciate customers’ patience as…
This year’s Morgan Stanley Tech, Media and Telecom conference lineup was stacked: Dario Amodei and Sam Altman (both in the middle of the Pentagon drama) Jensen Huang, Satya Nadella, and dozens of enterprise software CEOs trying to convince investors they’ll survive the AI reckoning. I spent a day on the ground covering it, and then sat down with David Chen, Morgan Stanley’s head of global technology investment banking, to unpack what he heard.Chen said the biggest change from last year was the nature of the questions. In 2025, companies were talking about using artificial intelligence to trim expenses, like shaving…
Terms notification fabricated, says no such order issued by Cabinet Division or the Ministry of Maritime AffairsIn this handout photo, taken and released by Karachi Port Trust, a container ship sits docked at the Karachi Port in Karachi on May 29, 2024. Photo: KPT The government on Thursday rejected a fake notification circulating online that claimed the Cabinet Division had ordered the temporary suspension of all port entries across Pakistan due to security concerns until March 10. “The notification is fabricated. No such order has been issued by the Cabinet Division or the Ministry of Maritime Affairs,” the ministry said…
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with the media on the day of classified briefings for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. Kylie Cooper | ReutersThe House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a war powers resolution to restrict President Donald Trump’s authority to use the U.S. military in Iran. The vote was 212-219, with four Democrats joining Republicans to torpedo the measure and two Republicans joining Democrats in voting for the measure. The Senate shot down a similar measure on Wednesday.…