Month: April 2024

Elon Musk loves robots but his vision faces big challenge

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Elon Musk pulled off a classic move again amid Tesla facing some big challenges. Musk — who is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla — unveiled his “new” vision for the electric vehicle manufacturer on the earnings call.  Tesla is currently concentrating on developing an AI-powered fleet of robotaxis for ride-hailing, made up of both new “Cybercabs” and pre-existing autonomous vehicles that Tesla owners can dispatch whenever they like, according to Gizmodo. “Think of it as a combination of Airbnb and Uber,” said the 52-year-old said on Tesla’s earnings call Tuesday. …

Woman driver ‘nabbed’ for ramming car into Motorway police

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ISLAMABAD: The Rawalpindi police department confirmed on Wednesday that the accused woman driver, who ran over Motorway Police personnel at a toll plaza, was arrested and booked. The entire incident was filmed and posted on social media, showing her arguing in an abusive manner with the Motorway Police officer for being pulled over for speeding. She later fled the scene through a broken toll plaza barrier and drove her car over an officer standing in front of the vehicle, leaving him injured. The video went viral two days ago and…

Global military spending reached $2.4 trillion after 7% hike in 2023

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STOCKHOLM: The global military spending witnessed a significant 7% hike to reach $2.43 trillion in 2023 amid various ongoing conflicts that continue to fuel the demand for military hardware. According to the Sweden-based Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the United States (US) and China reported the highest military expenditure last year. Nan Tian, a senior researcher at SIPRI’s Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme, has warned that nations remain at the risk of an “action-reaction spiral” in the prevailing geopolitical, security turmoil despite the steps taken towards prioritisation of military…

PTI cries foul in by-polls, announces nationwide protests

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Terming the entire exercise of Sunday’s by-elections on 21 national and provincial seats “fraudulent”, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced organising a nationwide protest against “by-poll rigging” on Friday (April 26). PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan, addressing a press conference alongside other leaders including Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza, termed the by-elections “fraudulent” — a major electoral event after the February 8 nationwide polls. He also alleged the suspension of internet and mobile services was one of the tactics for “rigging” the electoral process. Khan also claimed…

PML-N terms by-elections satisfactory as PTI alleges rigging

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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has termed the Sunday’s by-elections satisfactory while the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) alleged that “rigging tactics” were employed in the by-polls. Speaking on Geo News programme Naya Pakistan, PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah said that the voter turnout of today’s by-elections is a “big message” for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). “PTI voters have not come out today [during by-elections],” Sanaullah claimed while speaking on Geo News programme Naya Pakistan, adding that his party was satisfied with the poll results and had always accepted the election outcomes. Calling upon political parties…

PAK vs NZ: Visitors level series by seven-wicket victory over Green Shirts

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New Zealand made a comeback in third of the five-match T20I series against Pakistan by successfully chasing the 179-run target via steady batting resistance led by Mark Chapman’s 87 off 42. The series is now level at 1-1 with two matches remaining in Lahore. The matches are scheduled on April 25 and 27 at the Gaddafi Stadium. New Zealand had a great start to the 179-run target with openers Tim Robinson (28) and Tim Seifert (21), scoring 42 runs for the first wicket. The home side looked to stage a…

Australian TikTok bishop forgives his ‘terrorist’ teen stabber

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The well-known TikTok bishop who was viciously stabbed while preaching in Australia advised the rioters to calm down and further declared that he had already forgiven his teenage attacker on Thursday. He even referred to the alleged terrorist as his “son”, according to New York Post. Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel addressed the crowds that had taken to the streets of Sydney in the wake of the horrific attack that was seen on camera and that authorities have referred to as “a terrorist incident” in his first public address since the stabbing,…

5 foreign nationals in Karachi suicide attack ‘safe’

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KARACHI: All five foreign nationals, who were travelling in a vehicle attacked by terrorists in Landhi’s Mansehra Colony, were safe and shifted to an undisclosed location, police officials told Geo News on Friday. According to the police, the vehicle was targeted in a suicide attack in the wake of which two terrorists were killed. They added that the terrorists were on a bike when they carried out the attack with police also finding a bag filled with grenades and Kalashnikov from the crime scene. SSP Malir Tariq Mastoi confirmed that it was a…