76ers wipe out 29-point deficit to stun Cavaliers 114-106

76ers 29-point comeback: players celebrate in a packed arena

The Philadelphia 76ers were 29 points down and being booed by their own fans in the first half on Thursday night. By the end of the night, they had beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106. Philadelphia outscored Cleveland 69-37 after half-time to complete the biggest comeback in the club’s history in the play-by-play era, which began … Read more

Japan begins five-year mission to Mars moon Phobos

MMX Phobos mission: Japan's H3 rocket lifts off at dawn

Japan has launched a spacecraft on one of the most ambitious sample missions ever attempted. The Martian Moons eXploration probe, known as MMX, lifted off aboard an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Centre at 4:41 in the morning local time on Tuesday, October 20. About 71 minutes later, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or … Read more

Apple’s $1,999 foldable survives 32,640 folds in test

iPhone Duo foldable: Apple's first foldable phone half open on a desk

Apple’s first foldable phone went on sale in the United States and the United Kingdom on Friday, and reviewers wasted no time trying to break it. The early verdict from two tough durability tests is mixed. The hinge on the $1,999 iPhone Duo looks strong, but the crease down the middle of its folding screen … Read more

Jio IPO draws ₹7.4 lakh crore in bids, sets record

Jio IPO: traders on a busy brokerage floor as bids hit a record

India’s biggest ever share sale ended on Friday with demand that few had expected. Jio Platforms, the digital and telecom arm of Reliance Industries, closed its initial public offering with total bids worth about ₹7.4 lakh crore, including money committed by anchor investors before the public sale began. The ₹30,213 crore issue was subscribed 22.19 … Read more

Sam Altman Lays Out Three Paths for Keeping Powerful AI Under Control

Sam Altman: OpenAI chief lays out three paths for safe AI

Three ideas on the table According to a report by The Information, Altman spoke to OpenAI employees last week about three proposals that people across the AI industry have been discussing. The question behind all three is the same: when AI systems become smarter than humans in most areas, who keeps them under control? The … Read more

PSX Falls for Second Day as Middle East Fighting Pushes Oil Prices Higher

KSE-100 index falls as traders watch oil prices at the Pakistan Stock Exchange

Another red day in Karachi Selling pressure returned to the bourse on Friday. The benchmark KSE-100 index fell 1,335.01 points, or 0.81 percent, to 162,589.30, extending the previous day’s steep losses. The index opened near 163,869, touched a high of 163,966.86 early on, and then slid to an intraday low of 162,407.61 as sellers took … Read more

Japan’s Kikai supervolcano is quietly refilling with fresh magma, study finds

Fresh magma refilling the reservoir beneath Japan's Kikai supervolcano, study finds

Scientists have found that the vast magma reservoir beneath Japan’s Kikai supervolcano is filling up again with fresh magma. The discovery could improve how the world watches giant volcanoes such as Yellowstone and Toba. The Kikai caldera sits mostly under the sea, south of Japan’s Kyushu island. About 7,300 years ago it produced a colossal … Read more

Afghanistan Beat Zimbabwe by Seven Wickets to Win Tri-Series Final

Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe final in Sharjah: Afghanistan celebrate winning the ODI tri-series

The final is over and Afghanistan are the winners. Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat first in Sharjah, but they were bowled out for 169 in 43.3 overs. Only their captain, Sikandar Raza, put up a real fight, scoring 68 runs from 83 balls. Rashid Khan led Afghanistan’s bowling with 3 wickets for … Read more

Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 storms past ₹600 crore at the worldwide box office in eight days

Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 box office collection crosses ₹600 crore worldwide in eight days

Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 has crossed ₹600 crore at the worldwide box office within eight days of release. By the end of Thursday, October 22, the film’s worldwide gross had reached ₹606.05 crore, according to box office tracker Sacnilk. That makes it the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2026 so far, a remarkable position for a film … Read more