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Saudi-Pakistan Partnership Takes Flight with New Riyadh Air Routes

Saudi Arabia’s newest national carrier Riyadh Air will launch direct flights to Pakistan this month, adding fresh momentum to one of the Gulf’s closest strategic partnerships. Why it matters: The routes arrive less than a year after Riyadh and Islamabad signed a landmark mutual defense pact, and they tap into a travel corridor already worth

Can Oriadé Redefine Davido’s Legacy, or Just Extend It?

Fifteen years after bursting onto the African music scene, Davido returned this week with Oriadé, an album that immediately dominated headlines and reignited conversations about his place in Afrobeats history. Commercial success is no longer the question. Davido has sold out arenas, amassed billions of streams and become one of the defining architects of Afrobeats’

AI in Formula One: Competitive advantage is all about the human in the loop

Aston Martin Aramco F1 Follow ZDNET:  Add us as a preferred source  on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways F1 success is about a blend of digital and human skills. Experienced professionals must guide AI explorations. Human handcraft unlocks value from agentic services. In a sport defined by small performance differentials on the track, rapid data-powered decisions

Microsoft’s “Digital Escort” Program Could Leave Sensitive Government Info Vulnerable to Espionage. Here’s What to Know.

by ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. For nearly a decade, Microsoft has used engineers in China to help maintain highly sensitive Defense Department computer systems. ProPublica’s investigation reveals how a model that relies on “digital escorts” to

Microsoft’s new Intel-powered Surface Laptop 5G lands in August

Image: Microsoft Each new generation of Surface devices typically includes a Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, as well as a later variant that includes 5G technology. That shoe has finally dropped, as Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop 5G on Tuesday. Here, Microsoft had a choice: Add 5G to the consumer version of the Surface Laptop

Nvidia’s bad day, Microsoft’s AI plans, Amazon’s TikTok play, and Intel’s future: Tech news roundup

Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images), Leon Neal (Getty Images), Ethan Miller (Getty Images), Justin Sullivan (Getty Images), Tomohiro Ohsumi (Getty Images), Eugene Gologursky (Getty Images), Andrea Verdelli (Getty Images), David Paul Morris (Getty Images), Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images), Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) Nvidia headquarters on May 21, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. Photo: Justin

Save $235 on Microsoft’s go-to diagramming tool

Science & Nature Microsoft Visio changes the way you present data. The post Save $235 on Microsoft’s go-to diagramming tool appeared first on Popular Science...Read...

Microsoft’s new agents, Anthropic’s $3.5 billion, and a new startup: This week’s AI launches

The Microsoft Experience Center on Fifth Avenue on April 3, 2024 in New York City. Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) Each week, Quartz rounds up product launches, updates, and funding news from artificial intelligence-focused startups and companies. Here’s what’s going on this week in the ever-evolving AI industry. Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei

Microsoft’s quantum breakthrough, Elon Musk’s X turnaround, and Apple’s new iPhone: Tech news roundup

Image: JuanCi (Getty Images), Photo: Samsul Said/Bloomberg (Getty Images), Chesnot (Getty Images), John Brecher for Microsoft, Tomohiro Ohsumi (Getty Images), STR (Getty Images) Image: JuanCi (Getty Images) There’s a 3.1% chance an asteroid will hit Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. But there’s no reason to panic — at least not yet. Read More Tesla CEO

The Download: Microsoft’s quantum chip, and explaining rising energy demand

This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. A new Microsoft chip could lead to more stable quantum computers Microsoft has announced that it’s made significant progress in its 20-year quest to make topological quantum bits, or qubits—a special approach

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Saudi-Pakistan Partnership Takes Flight with New Riyadh Air Routes

Saudi Arabia’s newest national carrier Riyadh Air will launch direct flights to Pakistan this month, adding fresh momentum to one of the Gulf’s closest strategic partnerships. Why it matters: The routes arrive less than a year after Riyadh and Islamabad signed a landmark mutual defense pact, and they tap into a travel corridor already worth

Can Oriadé Redefine Davido’s Legacy, or Just Extend It?

Fifteen years after bursting onto the African music scene, Davido returned this week with Oriadé, an album that immediately dominated headlines and reignited conversations about his place in Afrobeats history. Commercial success is no longer the question. Davido has sold out arenas, amassed billions of streams and become one of the defining architects of Afrobeats’

AI in Formula One: Competitive advantage is all about the human in the loop

Aston Martin Aramco F1 Follow ZDNET:  Add us as a preferred source  on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways F1 success is about a blend of digital and human skills. Experienced professionals must guide AI explorations. Human handcraft unlocks value from agentic services. In a sport defined by small performance differentials on the track, rapid data-powered decisions

What Will Become of Florida’s Infamous ‘Holdout House’?

On the southernmost tip of Clearwater Beach, FL, a luxurious beachfront cottage whose owners reportedly refused all buyout offers for decades is now the lone single-family house in a sea of large condo developments. The property's future is now in question after it sold for nearly $3 million last fall. In September 2023, the unique

Street Style Trends, the Scandi Way, from 2016 to Today

Copenhagen Fashion Week is celebrating its 20th anniversary next week, and to commemorate those two decades of Scandi cool girl style, we here at Vogue are taking a look back not just at its impact on the runways, but on the streets. Not only has the country given rise to some of the Internet’s most-followed