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Secret to national development lies in AI and digitisation: PM Shehbaz <br> Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the secret to national development lay in artificial intelligence (AI) and digitisation, stressing the need to accelerate their adoption across key sectors, including agriculture, trade, healthcare and governance. In a post on X, the Prime Minister&#39;s Office (PMO) said that a review meeting on the progress of AI, digitisation in the economy and governance, and cooperation with Alibaba was chaired by the premier in Islamabad. During the meeting, PM Shehbaz stated that the &quot;secret to national development lay in AI and digitisation&quot;, further adding that the effective use of digitalisation, AI, and modern technology played an important role in improving trade, exports, agricultural production, business facilitation, and the quality of government services in Pakistan, the PMO said. Read: PM launches AI-powered system to digit...

Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic or existential' AI risks in IPO filing <br> US artificial intelligence company Anthropic warned on Monday that its technology could pose &quot;catastrophic or existential risks to humanity,&quot; citing concerns about increasingly autonomous AI systems that may act unpredictably or resist human oversight. The company behind the Claude AI model issued the warning in a registration statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of its planned initial public offering (IPO). The filing contains more than 90 pages of risk factors, accounting for roughly one-third of the document. Anthropic said its AI models could behave unexpectedly, act autonomously in ways that conflict with human values, and carry out harmful actions without being explicitly instructed to do so. Read: AI models may soon self-replicate without access to data centres, Anthropic warns The company also warned that AI models, including its...

Pakistan’s child protection system failing to address online sexual abuse: HRCP <br> The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) warned on Tuesday that online sexual abuse of children remained a serious child protection concern, with underreporting, weak institutional coordination and inadequate safeguards preventing many cases from coming to light. In its report on online child sexual abuse, the commission said the issue must be treated not merely as a cybercrime challenge but as a violation of children&rsquo;s fundamental rights, dignity and safety. The report refers to a case reported in Muzaffargarh in 2025, in which at least 50 children, including children aged six or younger, were allegedly subjected to sexual exploitation through an international network. Read: 1.5 million children face online abuse Every statistic in a report on online child sexual abuse is a child whose safety, dignity, and rights were taken from them. Our recent report on online child...

Instagram tests 90-minute horizontal videos in shift towards long-form content <br> Instagram is expanding its video offerings with a new format that will allow selected creators to upload horizontal videos lasting up to 90 minutes, as the social media platform looks to attract audiences interested in longer content. The new feature, called Features, is designed to accommodate podcasts, interviews, comedy shows and other videos that require more time than conventional Reels. According to Social Media Today, Instagram is testing the format with a limited group of creators in the United States, following earlier trials in Brazil. The announcement was made by Instagram head Adam Mosseri and Vice President of Product Tessa Lyons in a video discussing the platform&rsquo;s evolving approach to content creation and viewing. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; View this post on Instagram &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ...

Australia warns of 'unprecedented' AI threat <br> Artificial intelligence poses an &quot;unprecedented&quot; threat as foreign governments turn it loose to hack computer networks and critical infrastructure, Australia&#39;s cyber security agency warned on Tuesday. The Australian Signals Directorate said rapidly advancing artificial intelligence models could be of huge benefit if harnessed for good, even using some AI tools to compile its own annual &quot;cyber threat&quot; report. But recent months had also shown how AI was helping criminals and state-sponsored hackers launch attacks at &quot;greater scale than ever before&quot;, the directorate said in the report. &quot;AI has been the defining force in the cyber threat landscape over the past year, allowing malicious actors to find vulnerabilities faster and exploit them at unprecedented scale, speed and sophistication,&quot; the report read. &quot;In recent weeks, new thr...

Meta to raise up to $95 billion in equity to fund costly AI expansion <br> Meta Platforms said on Monday it plans to raise up to $95 billion in equity to fund its costly AI-related expansion ​of data centres, cloud computing power and other infrastructure. The &zwnj;company launched public offerings of about $35 billion in common stock and convertible preferred stock. It also said it plans to launch a separate at-the-market share sale program of ​up to $60 billion after its new non-voting Class C ​shares begin trading, which is expected in the first quarter ⁠of 2027. Meta has stepped up spending on data centres, computing capacity and ​AI products to compete with rival AI heavyweights OpenAI and Anthropic. The social media ​company had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $82.45 billion, slightly exceeding its long-term debt of $80.92 billion as of September 30, according to its quarterly filing ​from last week. Read: Wall St week ahead earnings flood,...