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The senior Democrat on a US congressional committee focused on China is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to fill the State Department’s vacant post for Arctic affairs, citing intensifying competition with Beijing and adding to growing pressure to address the vacancy. The Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs leads US engagement with the eight-country Arctic Council and coordinates American interests related …

One of Britain’s most consequential contributions in 1940 was the technology behind “Chain Home,” an early, revolutionary radar network. A constellation of radio stations sent out beams whose returns revealed the direction, altitude, and approximate numbers of incoming Luftwaffe aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Integrated with human observers and command-and-control stations, the system allowed RAF leaders to deploy their …

Epic Games’ popular battle royale, Fortnite, has returned to the U.S. Google Play Store following a court order. The game maker had recently settled its five-year legal battle with the tech giant, which stemmed from a dispute around the percentage of in-app purchase sales that app developers had to share with the platforms. However, the company lost a little ground …

Police officers stormed a small town in North Carolina on Thursday following report of a shooting threat made towards a church. The Episcopal Church in Highlands, a daycare within the church and the nearby K-12 Highlands School were placed in a lockdown following the report.  Moreover, people have been urged to avoid the town centre, including Main Street, Church Street, …

بلغاریہ کے وزیراعظم روزن ژیلیازکوف نے معاشی پالیسیوں اور کرپشن کے الزامات کے خلاف مسلسل احتجاج اور عدم اعتماد کی تحریک سے قبل اپنے سیاسی اور حکومتی عہدوں سے  استعفیٰ دے دیا۔ ان کا کہنا ہے کہ موجودہ حالات اور عوامی ردِعمل کے پیش نظر حکومت کے پاس مستعفی ہونے کے سوا کوئی راستہ نہیں بچا تھا۔ برطانوی خبر رساں ادارے رائٹرز …

Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google on Wednesday, alleging that the tech giant has infringed on its copyrights, Variety reports. Disney is accusing the tech giant of copyright infringement on a “massive scale,” claiming it has used AI models and services to commercially distribute unauthorized images and videos, according to the letter seen by Variety. “Google operates as a …

Ukrainian forces were pushed out of the key Donbass city on Thursday, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has reported Russian soldiers have begun providing aid to civilians in the newly liberated city of Seversk in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), video footage provided by the Defense Ministry shows. The former Ukrainian stronghold was cleared of enemy troops earlier on Thursday, …

Google is updating its AI try-on feature to let you virtually try on clothes using just a selfie, the company announced on Thursday. In the past, users had to upload a full-body picture of themselves to virtually try on a piece of clothing. Now, they can use a selfie and Nano Banana, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model, to generate a …

OpenAI launched its latest frontier model, GPT-5.2, on Thursday amid increasing competition from Google, pitching it as its most advanced model yet and one designed for developers and everyday professional use.  OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 is coming to ChatGPT paid users and developers via the API in three flavors: Instant, a speed-optimized model for routine queries like information-seeking, writing, and translation; Thinking, …

Google on Thursday introduced a new AI experiment for the web browser: the Gemini-powered product Disco, which helps to turn your open tabs into custom applications. With Disco, you can create what Google is calling “GenTabs,” a tool that proactively suggests interactive web apps that can help you complete tasks related to what you’re browsing and allows you to build …

سابق وفاقی وزیر فیصل واوڈا نے آج نیوز کے پروگرام ’’رو برو ‘‘میں گفتگو کرتے ہوئے فیض حمید اور 9 مئی کے واقعات سے متعلق اہم دعوےکیے۔ وزیر اطلاعات عطا تارڑ نے بھی آج نیوز کے پروگرام میں کہا کہ پی ٹی آئی شرپسندوں کی حامی ہے، عوام ان کا پاک افواج کےخلاف بیانیہ سننےکو تیار نہیں ہے۔ فیصل واوڈا …

Rivian’s two-year effort to build its own AI assistant will launch in early 2026. And when it does, the AI assistant will roll out to every existing EV in its lineup, not just the next-generation versions of its R1T truck and R1S SUV.  Drivers and passengers will be able to use the AI assistant to operate climate controls and handle other tasks …