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Apple just sued OpenAI. The allegation: OpenAI's hardware chief — a 24-year Apple veteran — directed a scheme to extract Apple's trade secrets to build a competing device.
One named defendant allegedly kept his Apple laptop and joked about it in a text.
OpenAI denies it all →

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The first bank AI guidance overhaul in 15 years just explicitly excluded... the AI banks are deploying fastest.
SR 26-2 leaves generative and agentic AI outside its scope. Regulators say that's deliberate, not an oversight.
Here's what banks actually still have to comply with →

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The AI laptop chip race isn't Intel vs AMD. It's a three-way fight, and Qualcomm's winning on paper.
Snapdragon X Elite 2: 80 TOPS
AMD Strix Halo: 60 TOPS
Intel Panther Lake: 50 TOPS
But raw TOPS ≠ real-world performance.

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Gaza’s entire population at critical risk of famine, 500,000 facing starvation

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

The Independent, The Guardian, The Economist and The Financial Times have all come out against Israel's mass atrocity in Gaza all of a sudden. If you're still siding with Israel you're about to get left behind as the world pivots hard against it. Join 'em now while you still can.

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In an IAF briefing, the question about Rafale Jets is not answered by DGMOs. He did not deny it, neither accepted it.#PakistanIndianWar

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Over the past 48 hours, @VP Vance and I have engaged with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, and National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Asim Malik.

I am pleased to announce the Governments of India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site.

We commend Prime Ministers Modi and Sharif on their wisdom, prudence, and statesmanship in choosing the path of peace.

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US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire between India and Pakistan mediated by USA.

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"Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called a meeting of the NCA on Saturday.
The authority is the top body of civilian and military officials that takes security decisions including those related to the country's nuclear arsenal."
Source:
https://t.co/PcEa7gEA98

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what happened early morning?

India: Attacked Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal) and Rafiqui (Shorkot in Jhang district) air bases.

Pakistan: Responded with Operation 'Bunyan-un- Marsoos’ targeting military targets.

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Pakistan responds to India's military strikes with Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos.

India’s power grid — 70pc inoperative in cyber attack

India’s S-400 system destroyed by PAF’s JF-17’s hypersonic missiles in Adampur

among other targets.
(source: DAWN)

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Pakistan and Iran diplomatic crisis: What is Happening
A brief overview of crisis
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[Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات @pmdgov]

An earthquake originated on 11-01-2024 at 14:20 PST
Mag: 6.0
Depth: 213 km
Lat: 36.16 N
Long: 70.63 E
Epicenter: Hindu Kush Region Afghanistan

#Earthquakes

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It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Life is long enough, and a sufficiently generous amount has been given to us for the highest achievements if it were all well invested. (Seneca) #2024

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Just In: Earthquake tremors are felt in Islamabad just now.

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@DCRawalpindi @GovtofPunjabPK @CommissionerRwp It is humbly requested to move this point to some other place as the only national football stadium in rwp is being ruined due to this activity.