May 2026

After stumbles, technology intended for self-driving cars finds a second act

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For autonomous vehicles and car companies, 2016 was a heady year. Multimillion-dollar investments in self-driving technologies were heralded on a weekly basis, and then Ford made a bold prediction: It would mass-produce self-driving cars for consumers by 2021. That era “was crazy with announcements,” said Alan Hall, a Ford communications manager at the time, “and […]

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IHC postpones the processing of DKK 190 million. GBP at Safdar’s request, set for 20 May

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NAB opposes stay of appeal, but court gives final deadline for closing arguments PTI founder Imran Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the main appeal against the conviction in the £190 million corruption case to May 20, accepting a request by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founding chairman Imran

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‘CEOs are betting their jobs on AI’: New study warns executives their roles could be at risk if they screw up AI

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87% of CEOs stake their jobs on AI success, but they face pressure from all angles About three-quarters face pressure from the board to deliver meaningful ROI Impatient workers use unapproved, risky AI tools A new Dataiku survey has revealed how much business leaders are betting on AI, with four in five worried that their

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Harper Beckham ‘HIKU’ beauty brand faces legal hurdle

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The Beckhams reportedly ran into difficulty securing the name for the teenager’s new cosmetic line Harper Beckham has reportedly suffered a major setback in her upcoming beauty business. Believed to be inspired by South Korean cosmetics, the teenager is preparing to launch her debut beauty line, targeting Gen Z and Gen Alpha consumers. Back in

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Why Animoca’s Yat Siu says the future is 100 billion AI agents

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The crypto industry may have fundamentally misunderstood the metaverse, according to Animoca Brands chairman Yat Siu, who argues that the next phase of virtual economies would come not through VR headsets or immersive digital worlds, but through fleets of AI agents acting across blockchain networks behind the scenes. Siu said the metaverse might come to

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Apple is about to let you replace its AI with ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude – and it could change the iPhone forever

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Apple Intelligence will let you choose which AI models power its features iPhones using Apple Intelligence will be open to third-party systems like Google and Anthropic, rather than relying on a single standard This will mean the end of OpenAI’s exclusive role in Apple Intelligence Apple will give you a choice of AI models to

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Ripple, JPMorgan Settle First Cross-Border Tokenized Treasury Redemption on XRP Ledger

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A key piece of financial infrastructure that stitches tokenized assets into traditional banking got a real cross-border test this week. Ondo Finance said on Wednesday it had completed the first near-real-time cross-border redemption of a tokenized U.S. treasury fund alongside JPMorgan blockchain platform Kinexys, payments giant Mastercard and Ripple. The transaction was settled in under

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Hoof! Samsung just leaked its Galaxy Wide Fold and Z Fold 8 designs – and one is much more interesting than the other

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Images of the Samsung Galaxy Wide Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 8 have been unearthed in One UI 9 code The Z Fold 8 looks virtually identical to its predecessor, while the Wide Fold looks very different While Wide Fold looks the most interesting visually, it can also be quite niche Samsung is likely to

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The government restricts private OMCs from importing high speed diesel

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Employees at a gas station look after their customers in Islamabad on February 16, 2022. — AFP/File Restrictions on private imports will remain until the Middle East stabilizes. Private OMCs need NCMC approval to import high speed diesel. Steps introduce oversight to manage volumes of currency use. ISLAMABAD: The federal government has restricted private oil

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