Tech
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk launches ‘Cybercab’ Robotaxi
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a long-anticipated robotaxi, featuring two gull-wing doors and lacking a steering wheel or pedals, at an event on Thursday. The announcement marked a shift in Tesla’s str…
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Amerian physicist Nobel laureate who helped create AI ‘worried’ as he warns of possible blight
American physicist John Hopfield, who bagged the 2024 Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday for his pioneering work on artificial intelligence, became the latest expert to warn of the potential dangers …
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Uber introduces new users option to only hail full-electric cars, launches AI chatbot for EV-curious drivers
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced on Tuesday the introduction of new sustainability-focused features on the platform, including an “EV preference” that allows customers to choose fully electric ve…
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Brazil lifts ban on Musk’s X, ending standoff over disinformation
Brazil’s Supreme Court said Tuesday it was lifting a ban on Elon Musk’s social network X, which was blocked in its biggest Latin American market for over a month amid a row over disinformation. “I au…
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Internet outage persists as Govt deadline looms
Internet slowdown issues continue across the country with users facing disruption in services ahead of the government’s deadline for full restoration by the end of October. Last week, Pakistan Teleco…
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Samsung electronics anticipates four-fold increase in quarterly profit amid mixed recovery in chip demand
Samsung Electronics is projected to report a more than four-fold increase in its quarterly profit on Tuesday, driven by improving demand for chips. However, analysts warn that the pace of recovery is…
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OpenAI reveals new tools to speed up AI voice assistant creation
In a sigh of relief for developers, OpenAI unveiled a range of of new tools aimed at simplifying the development of applications based on the tech firm’s artificial intelligence technology. The lates…
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Mega Tsunami triggers 9-Day earth vibration near dickson fjord
A landslide occurred right after a mega-tsunami in Greenland last year and it caused vibrations in the Earth’s crust for nine days, a study shows. Researchers discovered that the collapse of a 1.2km…
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SpaceX Marks Milestone: First-ever spacewalks by private citizens
A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by becoming the first civilians to perform spacewalks, marking a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission,…
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SpaceX-Polaris crew completes first-ever private spacewalk after exiting capsule
On Thursday, a crew of four aboard a SpaceX capsule achieved a historic milestone by completing the world’s first private spacewalk. An astronaut exited the Crew Dragon spacecraft and floated into th…