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Instagram has announced new rules for AI-generated profiles, saying accounts that feature AI-generated people without properly disclosing them could have their reach reduced. The Meta-owned platform said it is renaming its existing “AI creator” label to “AI-generated profile” to make it easier for users to understand when a profile features a person who was generated or substantially created using artificial intelligence. Under the updated policy, creators who fail to properly label AI-generated profiles may face reduced reach. However, accounts that use the new label will not be penalised simply for featuring an AI-generated person. Instagram clarifies when AI label is…

The US Pentagon has launched custom versions of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and xAI’s Grok, giving millions of military and civilian personnel access to generative artificial intelligence tools tailored to defence needs. The new services, ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government, have been added to GenAI.mil, a centralised and secure AI platform designed to provide US Department of Defense personnel with access to commercial AI models. The Pentagon said the platform is intended to allow employees to use advanced AI systems without sending sensitive government information through ordinary consumer versions of such services. More than 1.7 million Pentagon personnel using AI portal…

Apple has submitted what it describes as “shocking evidence” in its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that a former employee used confidential company information in his work for the artificial intelligence firm. The allegations emerged after lawyers for former Apple employee Chang Liu, who now works at OpenAI, handed over his old Apple laptop for examination earlier this month. According to a court filing, Apple alleges that Liu used a confidential Apple circuit schematic while working at OpenAI. The company also claims he used a tool carrying the same name as an internal Apple engineering application. Apple alleges former…

Indian rapper and singer Badshah has announced his separation from actress and model Isha Rikhi, just five months after the couple reportedly tied the knot in an intimate ceremony. The 40-year-old musician shared the news on Instagram, saying that he and Rikhi had mutually decided to end their relationship and move forward on separate paths. “I and Isha Rikhi have mutually decided to part ways and move forward on our separate paths,” Badshah said in his statement. He added that the decision was made with mutual respect and asked fans and the media to respect their privacy during the difficult…

Pakistan Furniture Council CEO Mian Kashif Ashfaq said CPEC-II provides Pakistan a major opportunity to revive its economy through green development and climate-focused investment, in line with the “Green BRI.” He stressed the need for concrete, bankable projects and stronger coordination between CPEC-II and Pakistan’s Climate Prosperity Plan, covering areas such as renewable energy, electric vehicles, climate-resilient agriculture, green economic zones and sustainable infrastructure.

A new milestone in China’s commercial space development. The PALLAS-1 Y1 liquid carrier rocket blasted off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China on Tuesday and successfully reached its orbit. The two-stage configuration rocket has a total length of 52 meters. Its core stage diameter is 3.35 meters, with lift-off mass approximately 283 tonnes and lift-off thrust 350 tonnes. PALLAS-1 is designed to be re-used at least 25 times. The main propulsion system uses the self-developed CQ-50 pintle-type reusable liquid oxygen/kerosene engines, whose accumulated hot-fire test duration exceeds 23,000 seconds. The rocket’s first stage adopts a…

Memorial services were held Tuesday morning in Gyirong County, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, to mourn the victims of the August 26 mudslide, which caused heavy casualties and left many people missing.

China’s first national standard focusing on coordination between artificial intelligence (AI) and human customer service officially took effect on Tuesday, aiming to address common pain points in AI-powered customer services. The national standard calls for a scientific and reasonable division of responsibilities between AI and human agents. In recent years, advances in large language models have significantly enhanced the capabilities of AI customer service systems. They can now better understand context, conduct multi-turn conversations, recognize emotions and handle queries in multiple languages, prompting their wider adoption across industries. Under the new standard, AI customer service should primarily handle standardized and…

Road clearance crews had reached the final kilometer of the road to mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region by 5 a.m. on Tuesday, but the last stretch is the hardest. The work is focused on a sharp bend of the G216, where tight space and strong river currents are slowing progress. At the same time, helicopters are flying specialist rescuers and supplies to the disaster zone, with firefighters, immigration police and health and disease-control personnel stepping up the search for the missing. Some residential buildings at the port have been buried under up to two meters of…

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China stands ready to deepen its comprehensive strategic partnership with Egypt. Xi made the remarks in a signed article published in Egyptian media outlets ahead of his state visit to the country. In the article, Xi called on China and Egypt to enhance mutual trust and set an example of carrying forward friendship. The two sides should continue supporting each other on core interests and major concerns, and deepen exchanges and cooperation at various levels and across all sectors to ensure that the baton of friendship is passed on from generation to…