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Kohli remains on top, Bumrah climbs up to 2nd in T20 rankings

India skipper Virat Kohli maintained his top spot in the latest ICC rankings of T20 batsmen, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah climbed up a place to be at second position in the bowlers' table.

Kohli leads number-two ranked Aaron Finch of Australia by 39 points, while Evin Lewis of West Indies has grabbed a career-best third position after jumping up a place.


Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has risen 21 spots to be at career-best sixth position after his player of the series performance helped complete a 2-1 win over the World XI in the recent Independence Cup series at Lahore.

In the bowlers' list, Bumrah has overtaken South Africa's Imran Tahir to jump up to the second spot. The table is headed by Imad Wasim of Pakistan.

India's star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has remained in 10th position.

In the team rankings, India remained on fifth even as the West Indies have toppled England after a 21-run win at Chester-le-Street last night.

The Windies side was in fourth position with 117 points before the match last night but is now third with 120 points.

On the other hand, England have lost four points to slip from second to fourth with 119 points.

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Apple picks Google Gemini to power Siri, sidelining ChatGPT in AI push

  • Apple chooses Google Gemini over ChatGPT for core AI systems
  • Deal supports next version of Siri across Apple devices
  • Privacy and on-device processing remain central to Apple’s approach

Apple has selected Google’s Gemini models to power its artificial intelligence technology, including Siri, under a multi-year agreement, in a move seen as a setback for OpenAI. The decision hands a major win to Alphabet as competition sharpens in the global AI market.

In a joint statement released on Monday, Apple and Google said Apple chose Gemini after evaluating several options internally. The companies did not disclose financial terms. Apple said Gemini offers the “most capable foundation” for its Apple Foundation Models, while allowing it to keep tight control over how AI features are deployed, as quoted in a news report.

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