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Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Tuesday it is rolling out Muse Image, its first image-generation model from ​Meta Superintelligence Labs, as the Facebook owner ‌expands generative AI tools across its apps. The company said Muse Image, which is integrated into its Meta AI chatbot, can ​interpret complex prompts, use photos as inputs and ​let users edit generated images directly through ⁠sketches or annotations. Here are some details: Muse Image will power ​more than 30 new AI effects for Instagram Stories ​and enable image generation in direct chats with Meta AI on WhatsApp, initially in select countries, the company said. Meta…

Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to international cooperation on digital transformation. On the sidelines of Geneva Digital Week and the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance, the minister participated in a series of ministerial-level engagements with senior government officials and United Nations leaders. According to a news release received here on Tuesday, the minister held bilateral meetings with Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies; Guy Ryder, UN Under-Secretary-General for Policy; Abdullah Alswaha, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology; Zhaslan Madiyev, Deputy Prime…

Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on Tuesday flagged a 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit, surpassing its combined earnings over the past ‌three years, but investors wiped more than $100 billion off its market value on concerns over the durability of the AI-driven chip boom. The ever-expanding rollout of AI data centres has fuelled massive demand for memory chips and pumped chip prices to record highs, propelling a sharp turnaround for the world’s largest memory chipmaker. Samsung estimated April-June operating profit at 89.4 trillion won ($58.44 billion), beating an LSEG SmartEstimate of 87.3 trillion ​won, according to a regulatory filing. It reported…

BEIJING: At least 21 have people have ​been confirmed dead in ‌a landslide in China’s western province of Gansu ​after the end of ​search and rescue operations, ⁠state news agency Xinhua ​reported on Wednesday. The landslide ​hit a valley in Tanchang county early on Tuesday morning, trapping ​33 people. Most of ​those affected were residents from nearby ‌villages ⁠hired as temporary labourers at a state-run forestry farm that encompasses the ​valley, ​state-run ⁠China Newsweek said. The mountainous region with ​steep valleys and ​crisscrossing ⁠rivers is prone to natural disasters including flash ⁠floods ​and landslides, especially ​during the rainy season.

The value of China’s electric vehicle (EV) exports through the Alashankou Port border crossing rose by 164.5% in the first five months of 2026, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing Xinhua.During the first five months of 2026, EV exports through the Alashankou Port in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region reached 2 billion yuan (about $294 million), representing 31.2% of all vehicle exports through the crossing, according to customs data. Alashankou is one of the main gateways for China-Europe Railway Express services and has become a key hub for exports of China’s new energy vehicles (NEVs) to Asian and European markets. Demand…

Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the country’s top sci-tech award and delivered an important speech at a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday. The meeting brought together the national science and technology award conference, the general assemblies of the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the 11th national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology.

China reiterated that the Philippines’ territorial claims in the South China Sea lack both historical and legal basis and pose a serious threat to regional stability and the international order, according to a report released Wednesday by the Ministry of Natural Resources. The report comes amid rising tensions fueled by recent Philippine-Japanese activities, and against the backdrop of the 10th anniversary of China’s rejection of an arbitration ruling that Manila continues to cite in support of its maritime claims. While China has previously laid out evidence of its sovereignty and refuted Philippine claims in various official documents, the new paper is…

China aims to attract 190 million inbound tourist visits a year by 2030, according to a new five-year tourism development plan, signaling the country’s expanding efforts to draw overseas visitors as it seeks to boost consumption and deepen international exchanges. The plan, approved by the State Council, targets inbound tourism spending of more than $150 billion annually by 2030, while calling for higher-quality tourism services and a stronger global presence for China’s tourism industry. To help meet these goals, China will further streamline services for inbound visitors throughout their journeys in the country. The plan calls for expanding the visa-free…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday wrapped up his visits to Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway, with consensus reached with the four Nordic countries to uphold bilateral partnerships and strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, economy and other key areas. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Danish King Frederik X, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store during his six-day visit. China and the four Nordic countries also pledged to deepen green and innovation cooperation, enhance collaboration on global governance, and expand people-to-people exchanges.…

Pakistan and the Kyrgyz Republic have reaffirmed their strong commitment to establishing a strategic partnership, placing a particular emphasis on the critical importance of deepening trade, economic, and investment cooperation between the two nations. The bilateral ties and cooperation were discussed during the ongoing official visit of President Asif Ali Zardari to the Kyrgyz Republic from July 6-9, 2026, at the invitation of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov. According to a joint statement encompassing the discussions during the president’s visit to the Kyrgyz Republic, the two heads of state held extensive and fruitful talks in an atmosphere…