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Ryanair has been accused of turning its back on elderly travellers after confirming plans to scrap paper boarding passes in favour of a digital-only system from November. The low-cost carrier, led by Michael O’Leary, will force the 40 million passengers who currently rely on printed tickets to switch to using its smartphone app from 12 November. Campaigners said the decision …

A 31-year-old cryptocurrency entrepreneur has stunned the tech world by raising more than £750m ($1.1bn) to build Britain’s biggest artificial intelligence data centre — despite his company never having completed one before. Josh Payne’s start-up Nscale, founded just 18 months ago, has secured heavyweight backing from Nvidia, Nokia and Norwegian investment giant Aker. The deal catapults the business into the …

Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson invoked the legendary Malayalam actor Mohanlal’s versatility while responding to tough selection questions before India’s crucial Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 clash against Bangladesh in Dubai on Wednesday September 24. Sanju Samson cites Mohanlal analogy to handle difficult Asia Cup 2025 question In a candid on-air interaction with Sanjay Manjrekar, Samson—recently repositioned from opening to the middle …

India on Thursday signed a US$7 billion order for 97 domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets as its air force retires its outgoing Russian MiG-21 jets after decades of use. The first Tejas jets – meaning “brilliance” in Hindi – were commissioned into the air force in 2016, with the latest commission for the fourth-generation version of the fighter, …

Artificial intelligence data centres are set to devour a massive share of the world’s electricity growth over the next decade, according to BP’s latest World Energy Outlook. The oil giant estimates that data facilities powering AI applications will account for 10% of global electricity demand growth by 2035. In the United States, the world’s most advanced AI hub, that figure …

Databricks said on Thursday that it is incorporating OpenAI’s models, including GPT-5, into its data platform as well as its AI product, Agent Bricks, as part of a $100 million multi-year deal that bets on the AI company’s ability to bring in enterprise customers. The deal highlights the accelerating race to bring generative AI into the enterprise stack, as companies …

حکومت نے رواں مالی سال کے ابتدائی دو ماہ (جولائی اور اگست) کے دوران 391 ارب روپے کا قرض لے لیا جو گزشتہ مالی سال کے اسی عرصے میں لیے گئے 199 ارب روپے کے مقابلے میں تقریباً دوگنا ہے، یہ انکشاف اقتصادی امور ڈویژن کی جانب سے جاری کردہ ماہانہ رپورٹ میں کیا گیا۔ رپورٹ کے مطابق، جولائی 2025 …

Since it came into effect three years ago, the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has sought to rein in major tech platforms’ anti-competitive behavior, largely by making it easier for users to switch platforms and move data between devices and apps. Big tech hasn’t been happy with that, of course, and now Apple’s come out swinging against the regulation. …

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar confirmed the team during a press conference held in Dubai. The squad, while seeming well-balanced, once again notably omitted the name of Sarfaraz Khan, continuing a trend that has puzzled fans and …

Karachi: The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) marked World Pharmacists Day with an awareness walk and a cake-cutting ceremony at the AKU Sports and Rehabilitation Centre, celebrating the indispensable role pharmacists play in advancing patient safety, optimising treatment, and improving health outcomes. Centred on this year’s global theme, “Think Health, Think Pharmacist”, the event brought together AKUH leadership, pharmacy professionals, …

Karachi: The Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development held its Halal Fashion Conference 2025 in Karachi, bringing together fashion experts, trade bodies, business owners, among other stakeholders for a highly charged and impactful dialogue around the evolving demands of the Halal fashion industry in Pakistan and globally. The Conference is organized in collaboration with the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of …

The US president earlier urged the global community to end the development of biological weapons Russia would gladly endorse US President Donald Trump’s idea to ban the development of biological weapons worldwide, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, calling it a “brilliant initiative.” Trump told the United Nations this week he was seeking to reduce the threat from weapons of …