Microsoft has a new Clippy, and it’s an AI friend called Mico. At the company’s Copilot fall release press event on Thursday, the company introduced a range of new features and updates for its AI chatbot, but one that telegraphed how the tech giant intends to bring AI to consumers was the official introduction of its AI chatbot’s “face” — …

The Chairman of the All Pakistan Customs Agents Association (APCAA), Mr. Arshad Khurshid, along with the nominated Honorary Coordinator for FTO, Mr. Qamar ul Islam, and the Executive Committee of APCAA, organized an impressive and gracefully conducted ceremony to launch the book “Mohtasib Ki Diary”, authored by the Federal Tax Ombudsman, Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah (Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz). The event was …

President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, as first reported by CNBC. Zhao previously pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering while running the cryptocurrency exchange, and served four months in prison last year. “President Trump exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in their war on …

Bangladesh capped off their ODI series against West Indies in emphatic fashion, registering a 179-run victory in the third and final match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, to claim the series 2–1. Soumya Sarkar and Saif Hassan lead Bangladesh’s batting charge After electing to bat first, the hosts posted a commanding 296/8 on the board, powered by dazzling …

امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے خبردار کیا ہے کہ اگر اسرائیل نے مغربی کنارے کو ضم کرنے کی کوشش کی تو وہ امریکا کی حمایت کھو بیٹھے گا۔ ٹائم میگزین کو دیے گئے انٹرویو میں صدر ٹرمپ نے کہا کہ انہوں نے عرب ممالک سے وعدہ کیا ہے کہ مغربی کنارہ ضم نہیں ہوسکتا۔ ٹرمپ کے مطابق انہوں نے اسرائیلی …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has branded Donald Trump’s US sanctions on Russia an “unfriendly act” as he warns Moscow will not cave over Ukraine. Putin said Russia will never bow to pressure from abroad, addressing the Russian Geographical Society in Moscow, adding that “dialogue is always better than war”. Trump launched the “tremendous” sanctions on Russian oil in an effort …

Google said today that it will invest in a natural gas power plant in Illinois that intends to capture the majority of its carbon emissions. The 400-megawatt power plant will be built outside of Decatur next to an ethanol plant run by Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), which already captures CO2 from its operations. Google will buy most of the electricity to power …

With the AI infrastructure push reaching staggering proportions, there’s more pressure than ever to squeeze as much inference as possible out of the GPUs they have. And for researchers with expertise in a particular technique, it’s a great time to raise funding. That’s part of the driving force behind Tensormesh, launching out of stealth this week with $4.5 million in …

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Amidst intense competition for job opportunities in China, Zhenye GAO, who pursued his master’s degree at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), HKUST(GZ) for short, has recently started his career as an algorithm engineer at Tencent, a world-leading internet and technology company based in Shenzhen, …

The U.S. government has accused a former executive at defense contractor L3Harris of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia, according to court documents seen by TechCrunch.  On October 14, the Department of Justice accused Peter Williams of stealing eight trade secrets from two unnamed companies. The DOJ made the allegation in a “criminal information” document, …

Delhi Capitals endured a mixed Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign that began with immense promise but ended in disappointment. After starting with four consecutive wins under Axar Patel’s leadership, DC lost momentum midway through the season and eventually missed out on playoff qualification, finishing fifth with 15 points. With another season of unmet expectations, the franchise management is likely …

What if the next industrial revolution doesn’t happen on Earth? William Bruey, founder and CEO of Varda Space Industries, is on a mission to prove it can — and will — happen in orbit. He’s taking the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, to share how his team is transforming outer space …

Palantir said on Thursday it had struck a partnership with Lumen Technologies that will see the telecommunications company using the data management company’s AI software to build capabilities to support enterprise AI services. The companies are calling the deal “a multi-year, multi-million-dollar strategic partnership,” but Bloomberg reports, citing anonymous sources, that Lumen is going to spend over $200 million on …

OpenAI is teasing a series of updates coming to its viral app for AI-generated videos, Sora, which recently shot to the top of the App Store after a late September launch. The app, which remains at No. 1 in the U.S. and Canada, will introduce video editing tools, offer the ability for users to create character “cameos” of pets and …

A proposed summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump has been put on hold The US remains interested in meeting with Russia to discuss ways of ending the Ukraine conflict, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists on Wednesday. His comments come after a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir …