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Pakistan Declares 'All-Out War' Against Afghanistan, Hundreds Dead In Overnight Clashes With Taliban Overnight, Pakistan launched airstrikes across Afghanistan, including targets in the capital of Kabul, soon after which Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif by Friday morning declared an "all-out war" between the two countries. Hours prior to the commencement of airstrikes and heavier clashes, Afghan Taliban forces reportedly attacked Pakistani border troops Thursday night in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes earlier in the week. A Pakistani military spokesman has said that 274 Taliban fighters have been killed and more than 400 injured...

AVs Drive More Safely... But Can Lead Nearby Human Drivers To Take Risks: Study Authored by Jeremy Lott via The Epoch Times, The way automated vehicles (AVs) drive frustrates many motorists sharing the road with them, leading to more dangerous driving and possibly road rage. A line of Waymo robotaxis drives through North Beach in San Francisco, Calif., on July 7, 2026. Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesThat is one way to interpret the findings of researchers at Chinese universities in a newly released paper that aims to gauge the effects of integrating AVs into...

Kimi, Crude, & Carney: Rabobank Sums Up The Geopolitical Chaos Authored by Molly Schwartz, Rabobank cross-asset macro strategist, Trading Playbooks The advancement of one of China’s AI models, Kimi, has sharpened attention on the latest US plans to counter China’s growing AI challenge. Kimi is reportedly more powerful than several US flagship models, though not yet as powerful what lies on the frontier. However, Kimi operates at a fraction of the cost per token. That cost advantage raises the competitive threat to US AI leadership more broadly, including for other leading firms...