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AFP/APP San Francisco: Amazon plans to lay off tens of thousands of office workers as the e-commerce and technology giant seeks to trim costs while ramping up investments in artificial intelligence (AI), according to US media reports.…

AFP/APP HONG KONG: Asian equities surged Monday as investors cheered a breakthrough in US-China trade talks that set the stage for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalise a deal, averting an escalation in the world’s biggest…

AFP/APP HONG KONG:  Asian markets rallied Friday after the White House confirmed President Donald Trump would meet China's Xi Jinping next week, stoking optimism for a cooling of trade tensions between the economic superpowers. The…

WAM/APP New York: Meta Platforms on Wednesday announced plans to invest over $1.5 billion in a new data centre in the US state of Texas by 2028, underscoring its growing commitment to artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The…

News Desk Islamabad: Trade tensions between the United States and China have reignited after President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 100 percent tariff on Chinese imports and unveiled new export controls on sensitive technologies,…

News Desk Karachi: Gold prices in Pakistan climbed on Tuesday, even as the precious metal slipped in global markets amid ongoing US political and economic uncertainty. According to data released by the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers…

News Desk Putrajaya: Pakistan and Malaysia have reinforced their decades-long friendship with a series of high-level engagements culminating in the signing of six memoranda of understanding (MoUs), aimed at boosting bilateral cooperation…

APP Islamabad:  In a landmark step toward green mobility, the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoIP) on Wednesday conducted Pakistan’s first-ever e-balloting under the Pakistan Accelerated Vehicle Electrification (PAVE) Scheme,…

AFP/APP London: Google announced Tuesday it will invest £5 billion ($6.8 billion) in the United Kingdom over the next two years to support the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions, ahead of a state visit by US President…

News Desk  Islamabad: Gold prices slipped in both domestic and international markets on Saturday, mirroring a minor decline in global rates. According to the All Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Association, the international bullion price…