Elon Musk’s Boring Co., the tunneling and infrastructure firm, repeatedly violated state environmental regulations, even after the company agreed not to, Nevada regulators say. The Boring Co., which is in the process of expanding a tunnel network under Las Vegas, is accused of nearly 800 violations, according to a report from ProPublica. Nearly 100 of the violations occurred after the …

Google may be required to overhaul the way its search engine operates in the UK after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed it has granted the tech giant “strategic market status” (SMS) under the country’s new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA). The landmark decision, announced on Friday, gives the CMA sweeping new powers to impose legally binding …

Earlier this week, OpenAI launched a way for developers to build apps within ChatGPT, allowing users to prompt the assistant to perform tasks and answer questions directly related to the participating apps.  Several companies have launched their interactive experiences, including Spotify, allowing listeners to ask ChatGPT to create playlists, recommend songs, and more.  When you mention Spotify in your ChatGPT …

There are some minor multitasking improvements—it’s easy to put two apps side by side in split-screen, and you can move the slider in between them to resize the apps, even stow one far to the side for easy access. But you still can’t use three apps simultaneously (I miss the OnePlus Open’s implementation of this.) If you want a folding …

In the 11th match of the Women’s World Cup 2025 at Guwahati, Rosemary Mair made an immediate impact with the ball, dismissing Bangladesh’s Sharmin Akhter for just 3 runs off 9 balls. The early breakthrough came as Bangladesh struggled to settle against New Zealand’s disciplined bowling attack. Rosemary Mair strikes early as Sharmin Akhter departs cheaply in NZ vs BAN …

بھارت کے انکار کے بعد ایشیا کپ 2025 کی ٹرافی کو دبئی میں تالے میں رکھ دیا گیا، ایشین کرکٹ کونسل کے صدر محسن نقوی کی سخت ہدایات پر ٹرافی اے سی سی کے آفس میں موجود ہے اور انہوں نے ہدایت کی ٹرافی کو ہاتھ لگایا جائے نہ ادھر ادھر کی جائے، بھارتی ٹیم جب چاہیے ٹرافی آکرمیرے ہاتھ …

سندھ حکومت نے 20 اکتوبر بروز پیر کو صوبے بھر میں تعطیل کا اعلان کردیا، اس زور تمام سرکاری دفاتر بند رہیں گے۔ پرو پاکستانی کے مطابق سندھ حکومت نے ہندو برادری کے مذہبی تہوار دیوالی کے موقع پر صوبے بھر میں 20 اکتوبر 2025 کو عام تعطیل کا اعلان کیا ہے۔ محکمہ سروسز، جنرل ایڈمنسٹریشن اینڈ کوآرڈینیشن کی جانب …

Nathi Mthethwa was found dead at a hotel in the French capital last month, and his body has already arrived in his homeland for burial South Africa is still reeling from the death of the country’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola has said.   He confirmed that the ambassador’s body, which arrived …

The UK risks losing ground in the global race to harness artificial intelligence, with small businesses in particular falling behind their American counterparts, according to Debbie Weinstein, President of Google Europe. Weinstein, who previously led Google’s UK and Ireland operations, said that while Britain remains an innovation hub, its small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are slower to adopt AI — …

امریکی ترجمان وائٹ ہاؤس نے نوبیل امن انعام کے فیصلے پر سخت ردِعمل دیتے ہوئے کمیٹی پر الزام عائد کیا ہے کہ اس نے ’’امن کے بجائے سیاست کو ترجیح دی ہے‘‘۔ نوبیل کمیٹی نے رواں سال کا امن انعام وینزویلا کی حزبِ اختلاف کی رہنما ماریا کورینا مچادو کو دیا ہے۔ کمیٹی کے مطابق، یہ انعام اُن ’’بہادر آزادی …

The 2025 PCA Awards lit up west London on Thursday night, celebrating a memorable year in English cricket. Jordan Cox and Emma Lamb emerged as the night’s top honourees in their respective categories after remarkable domestic seasons that also saw both earn England recalls. The event, widely regarded as the ‘cricketers’ Oscars,’ also honoured standout performers from international and domestic competitions, …

Rishi Sunak, who served as the United Kingdom’s prime minister from 2022 to 2024, has taken on senior advisory roles as Microsoft and Anthropic, The Guardian reports.   Letters from the Parliament’s office of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) disclosing Sunak’s appointments revealed concerns that the ex-Conservative PM’s privileged information could “grant Microsoft an unfair advantage.”   Sunak has some history with …

“The decision to formally designate Google with Strategic Market Status is an important step to improving competition in digital markets,” argues Rocio Concha, director of policy and advocacy at UK consumer watchdog Which?. “Online search is evolving as gen AI tools become more widely used, but the CMA must still act to tackle the harmful dominance Google has now and …

The energy transition is seemingly under assault, with congressional Republicans killing tax credits for clean energy and the Trump administration threatening to cancel billions of dollars’ worth of grants.  But there are signs the setback might not be as catastrophic for the transition as the headlines make it sound. Investor sentiment, judging by the size of two new funds, remains …

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