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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan February 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | ReutersOpenAI has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Neptune, a startup that builds monitoring and de-bugging tools that artificial intelligence companies use as they train models. Neptune and OpenAI have collaborated on a metrics dashboard to help teams that are building foundation models. The companies will work “even more closely together” because of the acquisition, Neptune CEO Piotr Niedźwiedź said in a blog. The startup will wind down its external services in the coming months, Niedźwiedź said. The…

In yet another volatile session, the Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a broad-based decline as investor caution dominated trading, pulling the benchmark KSE-100 index lower across major sectors. The market opened on a positive note on Wedneday, briefly lifting the index, but early gains quickly faded as investors trimmed positions in the absence of fresh positive triggers. The benchmark faced persistent fluctuations throughout the day, moving within a narrow range as selling pressure intensified. By midday, the KSE-100 index hovered around 166,313.22, down 1,329.05 points or 0.79%. Selling pressure was visible across key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, fertiliser,…

A person walks by a sign for Micron Technology headquarters in San Jose, California, on June 25, 2025.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesMicron said on Wednesday that it plans to stop selling memory to consumers to focus on meeting demand for high-powered artificial intelligence chips. “The AI-driven growth in the data center has led to a surge in demand for memory and storage,” Sumit Sadana, Micron business chief, said in a statement. “Micron has made the difficult decision to exit the Crucial consumer business in order to improve supply and support for our larger, strategic customers in faster-growing segments.”Micron’s announcement is…

PIA Airbus at Dubai airport. Photo: PIA website The bidding for the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be held on December 23, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirming that transparency and merit would remain central to the whole process and announcing that the bidding will be broadcast live on national television. According to Express News, the prime minister met business leaders and company representatives taking part in the transaction, assuring them that the process was moving forward smoothly as part of broader efforts to revive the national carrier. The premier said the national carrier’s lost reputation must be…

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, is seen after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump pardoned Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case on Wednesday, citing what he called a “weaponized” justice system.Trump, who has argued that his own legal troubles were a partisan witch hunt, said on social media without presenting evidence that Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, were prosecuted because the congressman had been critical of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.Trump, a Republican, said in a social media…

A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 plane passes by the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington as it comes in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Sunday, November 9, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines said the government shutdown that ended last month cost it approximately $200 million in pretax profit as bookings softened during the longest such impasse in U.S. history.The airline said the earnings impact would be approximately 25 cents a share for the current quarter. In October, Delta forecast adjusted fourth-quarter earnings of $1.60 to $1.90 a share.Travel demand,…

Microsoft pushed back on a report Wednesday that the company lowered growth targets for artificial intelligence software sales after many of its salespeople missed those goals in the last fiscal year.The company’s stock sank more than 2% on The Information report.A Microsoft spokesperson said the company has not lowered sales quotas or targets for its salespeople.The sales lag occurred for Microsoft’s Foundry product, an Azure enterprise platform where companies can build and manage AI agents, according to The Information, which cited two salespeople in Azure’s cloud unit.AI agents can carry out a series of actions for a user or organization…

This aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 23, 2025 shows tourists visiting Baipeng village in Liujiang District, Liuzhou City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In recent years, Liujiang District of Liuzhou City has leveraged its thriving rural industries and vibrant agricultural economy to expand its tourism business. In the first three quarters of this year, Liujiang District received a total of 5.9975 million visits, a year-on-year increase of 11.16 percent, with tourism-related revenue of 6.006 billion yuan (850.26 million U.S. dollars), up 9.91 percent compared to the same period last year. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)Tourists visit Baipeng village in Liujiang District,…

Josh Inglis is expected to come into Australia’s batting line-up for the second Ashes Test on Thursday as speculation grows that captain Pat Cummins might make a shock comeback in Brisbane. Travis Head, who made a match-winning century as a makeshift opener in Perth, is set to remain at the top of the order in place of the injured Usman Khawaja, with England-born Inglis slotting into the middle order. Stand-in captain Steve Smith would not confirm the team when he spoke on the eve of the Test or address swirling Cummins comeback rumours, which were widely circulating in the Australian…

Sports merchandiser Fanatics announced Wednesday it’s launching Fanatics Markets, its own prediction market, in 24 states this week, including California, Texas, Florida and Washington.The platform will allow people to trade on events in sports, finance and culture, according to Fanatics, and will launch in segments across the country over the next several days. The first phase, launching Wednesday in 10 states includes contracts for sports, finance, economics and politics. Early next year, Fanatics will expand into contracts for crypto, stocks, tech, music and more, it said. “For years, Fanatics has given fans new ways to enhance their fandom through team…