South Asia’s winter smog returns as Lahore records world’s worst air quality
Lahore’s AQI reaches 447 as pollution spreads across northern India and Pakistan, exposing the region’s recurring struggle with seasonal…
Read MoreChatGPT adds animated GIF creation, OpenAI expands its image-gen cap
The Images 2.6 rollout brings prompt-based animation, frame-level editing and faster image generation to ChatGPT, opening new possibilities…
Read MoreCyberattack on French blood banks exposes risks to critical cold-storage systems
An attempted temperature manipulation at three plasma-storage sites was stopped before any products were damaged, but the incident follows…
Read MoreBangladesh’s garment wage deal faces test, protests expose cost of cheap labour
A new wage structure is due to take effect in December, but the wage board has yet to determine the increase. Workers’ demands, factory…
Read MoreVance blames Iran war for Republican defeat
The US vice president’s public criticism has exposed divisions over the conflict’s political and economic costs. But voter research points…
Read MoreWall Street reassesses AI investment as Democrats’ midterm victory
Technology and data-centre stocks come under pressure as investors anticipate tighter regulation, while renewable energy shares rally on…
Read MoreWho is Abdul El-Sayed? Democrats make US Senate history
The Democratic Party has secured control of both chambers of Congress in a sweeping midterm victory, while Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed is set…
Read MoreSouth Africans vote in local elections as the ANC faces losses
South Africans voted on Wednesday, November 4, in local elections that polls expect to deliver the African National Congress (ANC) its…
Read MoreGoogle will switch off AI for students unless schools opt in
Google says it will turn off Gemini and other AI tools for school student accounts by default, and schools that keep AI off will also lose…
Read MoreUS strikes Iranian island as talks on Hormuz continue
The United States has carried out strikes on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz while indirect talks on reopening the waterway…
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