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Analysts laud formation of commission to probe judges’ allegations

Analysts have stressed the importance of a clear and transparent investigation into alleged interference in judiciary affairs, particularly regarding pressure on judges. This call for transparency came during the political talk show, “Experts,” aired on Express News, where Naveed Hussain, Chief Editor of The Express Tribune, highlighted the necessity to focus on discussing alleged interference […]

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Musk’s xAI to launch improved version of chatbot

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI said on Thursday it will launch an enhanced version of its chatbot Grok. The new version, called Grok-1.5, will be made available to early testers and existing Grok users on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in the coming days, xAI said in a statement. The startup […]

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Power consumers to pay extra Rs85b

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved an increase of Rs2.7492 per unit in electricity tariffs on account of second quarterly adjustment for financial year 2023-24. The quarterly adjustment will have a total impact of Rs85.2 billion on consumers for the October-December period of FY24. The currently applicable two quarterly adjustments of […]

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Collins dominates to set up Miami final with Rybakina

MIAMI: Danielle Collins, in her final year on the WTA Tour before retirement, booked her first ever 1000 series final in Miami on Thursday with a dominant 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ekaterina Alexandrova. The 30-year-old Collins, will face fourth-ranked Elena Rybakina in Saturday’s final. The Kazakhstan player was pushed all the way by veteran Victoria […]

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AI fails to detect depression signs in posts by Black Americans

 Analyzing social media using artificial intelligence may pick up signals of depression in white Americans but not in Black counterparts, according to a study that highlights the risk of training AI models for healthcare-related tasks without data from diverse racial and ethnic groups. The AI model used for the study was more than three times […]

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Govt taking all steps to increase IT exports, FDI

State Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, on Thursday said that the present government was diligently pursuing measures to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and boost IT exports. During a discussion with a high-level delegation from the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), led by its Chairman, Muhammad Zohaib Khan, Khawaja highlighted the […]

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In a first, foreign minister replaces finance minister in CCI

ISLAMABAD: In a first, the country’s foreign minister replaced the finance minister in the Council of Common Interests (CCI) on Friday after President Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, signed off on the reconstitution of the vital body.  The premier will head the eight-member body. Read PM clips finance minister’s decision-making […]

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What has gone wrong for Saudi-backed Newcastle?

MANCHESTER: Newcastle enjoyed a meteoric rise during the first 18 months of their new era under the control of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund but the Magpies’ progress has stalled this season. Eddie Howe’s men are languishing in 10th place in the Premier League with 10 games to go and any hope of the club’s […]