Experts highlight best varieties for mango shakes

With summer bringing the unmistakable aroma and sweetness of mangoes across Pakistan, experts are highlighting which varieties are best suited for making the popular mango shake. Markets, street vendors and households are currently filled with a wide range of mango varieties, including Dasheri, Kesar, Chaunsa and the limited-cultivation Alphonso, locally known in some areas as…

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How to Fine-Tune LFM2 Using QLoRA and DPO: A Complete Step-by-Step Coding Tutorial on Google Colab

In this tutorial, we fine-tune Liquid AI’s LFM2 model through a complete open-source workflow. We start by loading the base LFM2 checkpoint with QLoRA, preparing a chat-style supervised fine-tuning dataset, training a lightweight LoRA adapter using TRL and PEFT, and then merging the adapter back into the model. We also extend the workflow with DPO…

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Federal govt extends closing times for markets, restaurants – Pakistan

The federal government on Tuesday, amid deliberations over its ongoing austerity measures, decided to extend the operating hours of shops, markets, restaurants and other commercial outlets citing longer daylight hours and rising summer temperatures. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Austerity Measures, chaired by Deputy Prime…

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Squishmallows, dentures, and an ‘I Heart Hot Dads’ bag: Uber has found thousands of items left in robotaxis

For the past 10 years, Uber’s annual Lost & Found Index has provided a rather quirky anthropological snapshot of its riders — and even a few insights into society. The annual catalogue of millions of forgotten items ranges from mundane modern-day tools such as smartphones and laptops, to more eyebrow-raising objects like live fish, an…

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Ethereum Repeats A Notable Market Trend As Momentum Wanes – Here’s How Investors Are Positioning

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure After a persistent bearish performance, Ethereum’s price is now hovering below the $2,000 mark, raising questions about its stability. ETH may be struggling with volatility, but its short-term outlook appears to be quite bullish as the altcoin mirrors a historical pattern that…

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B.C. bars, restaurants welcome change to province’s liquor policy

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Restaurants and hospitality operators across British Columbia are welcoming a three-year pilot project from the provincial government to expand liquor purchasing options. The provincial government announced that under a three-year trial, B.C.’s restaurants, bars and pubs can now buy alcohol directly from B.C. liquor stores and from…

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Pakistan, 7 different Muslim nations condemn Israeli settler incursions at Al-Aqsa

Pakistan, 7 different Muslim nations condemn Israeli settler incursions at Al-Aqsa

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and 7 different Muslim-majority nations on Tuesday condemned “continued incursions by extremist Israeli settlers” into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and known as for an instantaneous halt to what they described as provocative practices. In a joint statementthe overseas ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates…

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