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Nvidia-backed video generation startup Luma AI is joining a growing wave of U.S. tech companies launching operations in the U.K., with major plans for a London expansion revealed on Tuesday.The Palo Alto-headquartered startup will look to hire around 200 employees — making up around 40% of its workforce — at its new London base by early 2027, across research, engineering, partnerships and strategic development. The expansion comes two weeks on from Luma announcing a $900 million funding round led by Saudi Public Investment Fund-owned AI company Humain, which saw it hit a valuation upwards of $4 billion. The startup previously received…

Lakki police’s extraordinary bravery saves dozens; leaders vow to eliminate terror DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A police head constable laid down his life on Monday while helping thwart a suicide attack in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), preventing a potential tragedy and saving many civilians, District Police Officer Nazir Khan said. Khan said police had received credible intelligence that two suspicious motorcyclists from Bettani sub-division were approaching Bakmal Ahmadzai, where a public gathering could have been their target. Acting swiftly, authorities placed all units on high alert, while Tajori police established a checkpoint at Kattu Khel. During the operation, the…

Humanoid robots are displayed at the 2025 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 8, 2025.(Xinhua/Li Xin)BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Many universities across China are preparing to offer embodied intelligence as a major, exemplified by humanoid robots, to address a talent shortage in this red-hot, fast-growing industry.Most of these universities already have strong technology and engineering credentials, such as Beihang University in Beijing, renowned for its expertise in aeronautical and astronautical research, and the Hangzhou-based Zhejiang University, located in east China, where the founders of DeepSeek and many other AI startups pursued their studies.The latest university…

Officials warn daily new infections and unsafe practices are driving a silent spread PESHAWAR: Nearly 40,000 people in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa are currently living with HIV/AIDS, with 15 to 20 new cases reported daily, provincial health officials revealed on World AIDS Day. Speaking at a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club on Monday, Dr Tariq Hayat Taj, Director of the Provincial AIDS Control Program, said only around 9,800 patients are officially registered. He warned that the real number is far higher, as many people avoid testing due to social stigma and fear of discrimination. “Due to harsh societal attitudes, many patients…

This photo taken on Dec. 2, 2025 shows a container being hoisted at the Meishan port area of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China’s Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)NINGBO, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — A container adorned in red was steadily loaded onto a container ship at the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China’s Zhejiang Province on Tuesday, marking the port’s annual container throughput exceeding 40 million TEUs for the first time.The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port is the only port in the world that has handled over 1 billion tonnes of cargo annually for 16 consecutive years. An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 2, 2025…

Will join hands for offshore hydrocarbon exploration, mineral projects; delegation due today ISLAMABAD: Turkiye is going to emerge as a key partner of Pakistani firms in the energy sector as the two countries are set to sign multibillion-dollar deals for offshore exploration and mineral projects this week. A high-level Turkish delegation, led by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, is arriving in Islamabad on Tuesday. Sources said that Pakistani firms and the Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company (TPOC) will ink an agreement for the Eastern Offshore Block-C. The Economic Coordination Committee has recently approved the transfer of operatorship to…

Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks at the SoftBank World event in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Speaking via teleconference, Son and OpenAI chief Sam Altman argued that advancing artificial intelligence would lead to new jobs that are not yet imagined, and the advancement of robotics will help kickstart a “self-improvement” loop. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son on Monday downplayed the decision to offload the conglomerate’s entire Nvidia stake, saying he “was crying” over parting with the shares. Speaking at a forum…

Law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar addresses a press conference hours after the Supreme Court announced its verdict in the Punjab polls delay case. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB/Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Monday that the formal notification for the appointment of the Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) would be issued in due course, assuring that there was “nothing for anyone to worry about”. Speaking to The Express Tribune after attending a photo exhibition organised by the Federal Ombudsperson for Protection Against Harassment, he said the notification process was routine and awaited the return of Prime Minister Shehbaz…

Punjab accounts for 78 per cent of the total cases, followed by Sindh with 14 per cent LAHORE: Sahil, an organisation monitoring gender-based violence, has reported a significant rise in crimes against women across Pakistan during the first eleven months of 2025 in its annual report. The report has been compiled from data published in 81 national newspapers spanning all four provinces, the Islamabad Capital Territory, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. It shows that 6,543 incidents were reported in 2025, compared with 5,253 cases in 2024. This reflects an increase of nearly twenty-five percent over one year. The incidents…

The logo of an Apple Store is seen reflected on the glass exterior of a Samsung flagship store in Shanghai, China Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.Wang Gang | Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesThe cost of your smartphone might rise, analysts are warning, as the AI boom clogs up supply chains and a recent change by Nvidia to its products could make it worse.AI data centers, on which tech giants globally are spending hundreds of billions of dollars, require chips from suppliers, like Nvidia, which relies on many different components and companies to create its coveted graphics processing units.But…