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Trump Deletes Post With Image Depicting Himself as Jesus After Backlash

President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account removed an image depicting him as a Christ-like figure, after the post generated a wave of outrage from those across the political spectrum including some conservatives who deemed it blasphemous. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Late Sunday evening, Trump posted an apparently […]

Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge

While many startups founded prior to the emergence of ChatGPT are struggling to position themselves for the AI era, Vercel, a 10-year-old dev tool and website hosting platform, is benefiting from the explosion of AI-generated apps and agents. “When I started this company, only tens of millions of people could deploy,” Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch told the audience at the HumanX conference in San Francisco last week. “Now we’re seeing that everybody in the world can create an app.”

Slate Auto Aims to Reinvent EV Affordability

Slate Auto CEO Peter Faricy joined Bloomberg Open Interest to reveal how his startup plans to disrupt the EV market with a $20K electric pickup. By stripping down manufacturing, offering extreme customization, and focusing on affordability over incentives, Slate aims to bring EVs to the mass market,  even as overall demand faces uncertainty. (Source: Bloomberg)

AI is now powering cyberattacks, Microsoft warns

Artificial intelligence promised to make life easier. Write emails faster. Build software quicker. Analyze huge datasets in seconds. Unfortunately, cybercriminals noticed those benefits too.A new report from Microsoft Threat Intelligence reveals that attackers are now using AI across nearly every stage of a cyberattack. The technology helps them move faster, scale operations and lower the technical skill required to launch attacks. In simple terms, AI has become a powerful assistant for hackers....

Senator questions delay in satellite internet

Prolonged delay in issuing licences for satellite-based internet services will be debated in the Senate as a senator has submitted a call attention notice seeking explanation from the federal minister for information technology. "I would like to draw the attention of the federal IT minister to the prolonged delay in issuing licences required for launching satellite-based internet services," Senator Sarmad Ali said in his call attention notice, adding that the delay was affecting compa...

Musk's XChat set for App Store debut

Hack at Anodot leaves over a dozen breached companies facing extortion

Hackers have reportedly stolen data from at least a dozen companies following a breach at business monitoring software maker Anodot, leaving its customers exposed to extortion and at risk of having their data published online. Bleeping Computer, among the first to report the Anodot breach, and BBC News both reported that the ShinyHunters hacking group was threatening to release the stolen data if its ransom demands were not met.

Digital surveillance

The initiative on the part of Sindh Police to opt for digitisation to improve the law and order situation, and to monitor crime, mobs and traffic through electronic surveillance is worth appreciating. Such a concept in today's modern urbanisation is known as 'safe cities', and is a highly recommended aspect in governance affairs. It not only helps police and other law-enforcement agencies keep a tab on unscrupulous elements, but also provides the necessary datafication to legislator...

WhatsApp hacked? Here’s how you can get your account back

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued an advisory outlining steps for users to recover hacked WhatsApp accounts and strengthen their digital security. In its statement, the PTA urged users not to panic if their WhatsApp account is compromised and instead follow a set of simple recovery measures. According to the authority, affected users should immediately uninstall and reinstall the WhatsApp application, then re-register their account using their mobile number. Th...

Nationwide Connectivity: Users Warned of Slower Internet Speeds Due to International Cable Repair

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has announced scheduled maintenance work on a submarine cable, which may lead to potential internet service interruptions across the country. According to PTCL, maintenance on the SMW4 (South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 4) cable system—managed by an international consortium—is scheduled to take place from April 14 to April 20. PTCL has alerted users that internet services might be affected, particularly during the evening hours,...

Oman issues warning over media content

Muscat: The Ministry of Information of Oman has issued a warning against the circulation of media content that violates existing laws, underscoring the importance of strict compliance with regulations governing the sector. In a statement, the ministry said it is closely monitoring content shared across media platforms, particularly on social media and other digital channels. This includes audio and visual productions such as songs and other content that may breach the Media Law and its executive...

What to know about Anthropic's new AI model and its stark warning

Former AI company founder and CEO Matt Shumer joins "CBS Mornings" to break down Anthropic's report about one of its AI models, Claude Mythos Preview. In the report, the company warned the program was "too powerful" to be released to the public and it worried about the program, which is designed to find security flaws in software, falling into the "wrong hands."

Light rain expected across UAE with clouds building over western areas on Tuesday

Dubai: Light rain is expected across parts of the UAE on Tuesday, with cloudy conditions developing at times, particularly over western areas, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The forecast indicates fair to partly cloudy skies overall, with periods of increased cloud cover that may bring light rainfall in some regions. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here. Winds will be light to moderate, freshening at times and stirring dust a...

HONOR 600 Series appears officially, showcasing a striking new bold design

HONOR just released the expected design of HONOR 600 Series and the first thing that stands out is its eye-catching golden finish. These early visuals give us a glimpse at what could be one of HONOR’s most refined designs yet from the Number series. The shade has a lovely gold tone, really elevating the device and giving it a more luxurious feel. So far, the revealed images only show the golden color, however the orange and black colors will be available at launch.From the images, the design loo...

Apple iPhone 18 launch: List of 6 upgrades it is likely to receive

Apple iPhone launch List of upgrades it is likely to receive

Oppo F33 series key features revealed ahead of April 15 debut

Oppo F series key features revealed ahead of April debut

Realbotix Launches First Vinci-Enabled Humanoid Robot to Ericsson

Fez – Realbotix has delivered its first humanoid robot equipped with its Vinci vision system to Ericsson, as the company moves to expand the use of human-centered robotics in real-world business settings. The Vinci system is a patented artificial intelligence technology designed to improve how robots interact with people. It allows the robot to recognize returning users, remember past conversations, and naturally continue them.  The system also enables the robot to maintain eye contact, a featur...

‘My Love, My King’: How an AI chatbot relationship led to a man’s death

Dubai: A Florida man’s death after an intense and increasingly delusional relationship with Google’s AI chatbot Gemini is raising urgent questions about the psychological risks of human-like artificial intelligence.At the centre of the case is 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas, described by his family as stable, successful and with no history of mental illness. According to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal, he exchanged more than 4,700 messages with the chatbot over several weeks, gradually dev...

Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans

Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup Slate Auto has raised another $650 million as the company prepares to put its first affordable pickup trucks into production by the end of 2026. The carmaker said Monday that the Series C funding round was led by TWG Global, a firm run by Guggenheim Partners chief executive (and Los Angeles Dodgers owner) Mark Walter and investor Thomas Tull. Slate Auto’s press release thanked “visionary investors” but the company did not name any othe...

Telegram founder Durov calls WhatsApp's E2E security a 'Giant Consumer Fraud,' while users may be at fault

Telegram's CEO has accused WhatsApp of a "consumer fraud" regarding its encryption, claiming most messages are unencrypted in cloud backups. While WhatsApp's in-transit encryption is robust, backups to Apple and Google servers are vulnerable unless users manually enable password protection. This issue highlights a significant gap in message security, despite the app's core encryption working as intended.