Pakistan's policymakers must adopt a three-pillar approach to reforms, prioritizing evidence-based decision-making, addressing inter- and intra-provincial injustices through equitable policies, and ensuring transparency in governance. Future interventions should focus on pilot testing and disclosing trade-offs upfront, while building institutional capacity for adaptive governance that can evolve with climate realities. The government must resist shortcuts and prioritize strengthening trust, delivering verifiable results to avoid losing public trust and credibility, as repeated failed attempts could slam the reform window shut for a generation.
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40354408/chasing-deserts-dodging-reformPerplexity has taken a unique approach to the chatbot market by focusing on providing citation-backed answers in real-time, setting itself apart from competitors like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. Its browser-based tool, Comet, serves as both a search engine and research assistant, offering users structured information and concrete sources rather than relying on links or "hallucinated hype".
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/perplexity-ai-to-raise-up-to-1b-as-valuation-doubles-in-record-time-1034505367Cobots, or collaborative robots, are rapidly growing in the market, accounting for 10.5% of industrial robots deployed in 2023 and reaching $2.14 billion by 2024 with a 31.6% CAGR from 2025-2030. Schneider Electric's Lexium cobots enable fully integrated smart manufacturing systems that improve productivity and efficiency, reducing unplanned downtime. These cobots work alongside humans as part of robotics systems, leveraging real-time data-sharing capabilities to automate processes, reduce operator workloads, and enhance quality, agility, consistency, and safety.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rs-and-schneider-electric-facilitate-smart-manufacturing-302409103.htmlShanghai Electric is showcasing its six business segments at an exhibition, demonstrating how advanced AI algorithms integrate to create multi-energy management frameworks for industrial parks. The company's flagship solutions aim to decarbonize every stage of a lifecycle, from planning and design to construction and daily operation, highlighting its commitment to sustainability.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shanghai-electric-to-make-debut-at-hannover-messe-2025-with-over-20-breakthrough-technologies-302409418.htmlTech leaders Sridhar Vembu and Sam Altman agree that AI will significantly reduce the need for software engineers, citing "boilerplate" code as a major contributor to this trend. Vembu, former CEO of Zoho, stepped down to focus on research and development with AI, while Altman, OpenAI CEO, believes AI models may eventually replace half or more of the coding work done by software engineers, with "agentic coding" still on the horizon.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/ai-to-steal-most-coding-jobs-zoho-founder-sridhar-vembu-says-yes-sam-altman-agrees-7995177#pfrom=home-ndtv_scienceTencent has upgraded its AI model to compete with DeepSeek and Alibaba, a move seen as a significant step in the tech giant's efforts to enhance its artificial intelligence capabilities. The upgrade aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of Tencent's AI systems, which are used in various applications such as customer service and content recommendation.
https://www.livemint.com/ai/artificial-intelligence/tencent-upgrades-ai-model-huntuan-t1-to-compete-with-deepseek-r1-alibaba-openai-meta-china-us-technology-business-news-11742779990706.htmlUkraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation head recalled that over 660,000 reports have been sent by Ukrainians from occupied territories about Russian troop movements and equipment. The e-Vorog service has proven effective in collecting high-quality information, which is depersonalized but verified to avoid hoaxes. This contrasts with the SBU's Telegram chatbot launched earlier to expose individuals recruiting Ukrainians for arson attacks.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/3974029-ukrainians-actively-helping-army-via-enemy-spotting-chatbot-vice-pm.htmlAsus has launched the Ascent GX10, a compact AI supercomputer designed for developers, researchers, and data scientists. Powered by Nvidia's Grace Blackwell GB10 Superchip, it promises to deliver up to 1000 TOPS of AI processing power and can handle large models with up to 200 billion parameters. The device is cheaper than Nvidia's DGX Spark, with less storage but similar performance, and features a 20-core CPU and unified memory of 128GB.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/asus-debuts-its-own-mini-ai-supercomputer-ascent-gx10-costs-usd2999-and-comes-with-nvidias-gb10-grace-blackwell-superchipScientists are using remote sensing data to monitor abnormal areas and plant moisture levels in China's seed industry. The Yazhouwan National Laboratory, along with the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and other institutions, has developed a large language model called "SeedLLM" to aid in this process. Additionally, China National Seed Group has launched a system that rapidly analyzes crop varieties' strengths and weaknesses, pinpointing optimal planting regions.
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