India AI summit stumbles as Bill Gates pulls out, chaos mounts

Bill Gates pulled out of India’s AI Impact Summit hours before his scheduled keynote address on Thursday, dealing another blow to a flagship event already marred by organisational lapses, a robot row and delegate complaints over traffic disruptions. Gates’ absence, followed by another high-profile cancellation by Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, adds to a difficult opening for […]

Sindh CM approves AI-based job portal, complaint system for persons with disabilities

Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has approved the establishment of an AI-based Job Portal and a Complaint Resolution System to effectively link persons with disabilities to employment opportunities and institutional support across the province. The decision was made during a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister’s House on Thursday. Sindh takes major […]

PM Shehbaz lands in Washington to attend ‘Board of Peace’ summit

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Washington to participate in the “Board of Peace”, as Pakistan has denied that it will join the International Stabilisation Force to demilitarise Hamas. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, and Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi are […]

Sindh Rangers arrest ‘highly wanted’ terrorist in Karachi IBO

A “highly wanted” terrorist was arrested by the Sindh Rangers during an intelligence-based operation in Gulistan-e-Johar, according to a statement issued by the Sindh Rangers spokesperson on Thursday. The arrested suspect was identified as Dost Muhammad, son of Gul Faraz Khan, a resident of Bajaur. According to the spokesperson, the suspect was involved in a […]

Microsoft says it does not ‘think’ US ICE uses firm’s tech for mass surveillance of civilians

Microsoft said on Wednesday it did not think the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was using its technology for mass surveillance of civilians, but added that it provided cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools to ICE. The statement from the technology company came in response to a report by The Guardian that said ICE deepened […]