August 16, 2026 – Khuzaim

DeepSeek overtakes Google on volume, cost per token falls 13.6%

by khuzaim.dev@gmail.comAugust 16, 2026August 16, 20262

Companies bought more inference in July and ran more of it on cheap models. Volume grew 59%, spend grew 37%, and the average price paid per token fell 13.6%.

Building a software factory for AI SDK

by khuzaim.dev@gmail.comAugust 16, 2026August 16, 20260

The AI SDK is one of the most popular open-source AI projects in the world. It serves over 20 million npm downloads a week and the repo …

What is AI Automation?

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AI automation uses machine learning, natural language processing, and other technologies to handle routine tasks and streamline workflows.

Trump signals plan to claim Hormuz ‘soon’

LAHORE: Civil work on the $2.5 billion first phase of the Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project is likely to begin in January 2027, as Pakistan Railways (PR) accelerates market consultations, pre-bid preparations and other processes required to meet the timeline set by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

PR has announced an online early market engagement session for Sept 8, inviting local and international civil works contractors as well as project design and monitoring consultants to discuss project readiness, procurement progress and strategy, developments since March and other matters related to the first phase.

“We are trying our level best to launch this project as early as possible. The prime minister wants its commencement by January next year by all means,” Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi told Dawn on Saturday.

He said early market engagement, international tendering, bidding, shortlisting of contractors and consultants and award of contracts could take four to five months, but PR would make every effort to have the project launched by the prime minister in January.

The first phase of ML-1 covers the 480km Karachi-Rohri/Sukkur section, where new up and down tracks will be laid along with fencing on both sides to prevent unauthorised access by people, animals and vehicles.
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Iran’s military pledges ‘complete defeat’ of US, Israel
The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces says it will not back down until the “complete defeat” of its US and Israeli enemies in the region, Al Jazeera reports.

In a statement marking the anniversary of the 1990 return of Iranian prisoners of war from Iraq, the military body said the legacy of “resistance” had been passed to a new generation of Iranians who had stood against what it described as the world’s most heavily equipped military.

It said Iran would continue pursuing what it called the country’s legitimate rights and the demands of its leadership “until the enemy surrenders”.

The statement, carried by the Fars News Agency, also praised public support for Iran’s armed forces and accused the US of aggression and domination in the region.

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