SAN FRANCISCO: Social media outlet Reddit filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against artificial intelligence company Anthropic, accusing the startup of illegally scraping millions of user comments to train its Claude chatbot without permission or compensation. The lawsuit in a California state court represents the latest front in the growing battle between content providers and AI…
KARACHI: They say history is a great teacher. Unless, of course, we are talking about the treatment of women in Pakistan. In that case, the lessons rarely seem to stick. It is not that we forget what happened. In fact, on May 20 when the Supreme Court upheld Zahir Jaffer’s death sentence, we proudly reposted…
KARACHI: By the time Eidul Azha actually rolls around, the country has long surrendered to it. Around this time, an empty plot rarely stays that way for long – transforming into a jam-packed mandi. There, you will find people gripping goats by their mouths to inspect their teeth. (For the unaware: the goat’s teeth reveal…
DUBAI: New Zealand men’s head coach Gary Stead is set to leave his role when his contract finishes at the end of June. Stead, who had already departed as white-ball coach, was ruled out of a Test-only role after New Zealand Cricket’s decision to employ one head coach across all three formats. The coach enjoyed…
Spain are aiming to become the first side to defend the Nations League trophy, with Luis de la Fuente’s side going from strength to strength on the international stage ahead of next year’s World Cup. The coach enjoys recalling La Roja’s triumph at the 2023 tournament, which was an early sign that a young Spain…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s eminent cricket author and a former director at country’s cricket Board, Dr Nauman Niaz has sued former express fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for one billion rupees on derogatory remarks on a television channel. Niaz told Telecomasia he has sent a legal notice to Akhtar to publicly apologise on his remarks or face legal…
PARIS: Big guns Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic both chase semi-final berths at the French Open on Wednesday, but the spotlight will be on home hope Lois Boisson in the women’s tournament. French wildcard Boisson, ranked 361st in the world, steps up against Russian sixth seed Mirra Andreeva with a chance to write her own…
Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against the West Indies, set to begin next month. Uncapped players Mitchell Owen and Matt Kuhnemann have received their first international call-ups. Notably, promising young batter Jake Fraser-McGurk has been left out of the squad. Despite featuring in seven of…
England’s key fast bowler Gus Atkinson is likely to miss the first Test against India, starting at Headingley, due to a right hamstring strain, international media reported on Wednesday. According to a report, Atkinson sustained the injury during England’s one-off Test against Zimbabwe last month and has since missed the ongoing ODI series against the…
Anticipation for Love Guru grows the closer we get to the release date. And that’s not just because Eid is within reach but also thanks to every snippet and song from the romantic comedy that is being unveiled prior to the big day. The creators are back to break our hearts with a melancholic number…
