New Intel Core Ultra 9 (Series 2)-based workstations span a variety of form factors —suitable for desktops, or for mounting in racks, under desks, or behind monitors
Lenovo has refreshed its ThinkStation P2 and P3 desktop workstation lineup with four new ‘Gen 2’ models featuring Intel Core Ultra 9 (Series 2) processors and, coming later this year, Nvidia RTX Pro Blackwell GPUs.
The mainstream ISV-certified workstations span a variety of form factors, including compact towers (ThinkStation P2 Tower Gen 2 and ThinkStation P3 Tower Gen 2), small form factor (ThinkStation P3 Ultra SFF Gen 2), and micro (ThinkStation P3 Tiny Gen 2).
The ThinkStation P3 Tower Gen 2 is the most expandable of the new models and is fully ‘AI-ready’. It features an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor (Series 2) with integrated NPU and, by Q3 2025, will offer up to an Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition GPU with 96 GB of GDDR7 memory, capable of delivering up to 3,511 TOPS.
With up to 192 GB of high-speed DDR5 6400 MT/s memory, the P3 Tower Gen 2 offers more RAM than its predecessor, along with expanded storage with ‘enhanced RAID flexibility’.
The ThinkStation P3 Ultra SFF Gen 2 features a space-saving 3.9L form factor, significantly smaller than a traditional mini tower and compact enough to mount under a desk using a dedicated ThinkStation cradle.
It’s also datacenter-ready, making it a key component of Lenovo Access, a new remote workstation solution. Up to seven workstations can fit in a 5U rack, and each one can be configured with a ThinkStation Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) for out-of-band system management.
The ThinkStation P3 Ultra SFF Gen 2 supports Intel Core Ultra 9 processors (Series 2), up to 128 GB of DDR5 6400 MT/s memory, and up to an Nvidia RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation GPU with 20 GB of GDDR6 memory. It also offers more M.2 SSDs than the previous generation.
The ThinkStation P3 Tiny Gen 2 features a super-compact 1-litre design — 96% smaller than a traditional desktop — and can be mounted behind a monitor or under a desk.
Due to its diminutive size, it’s likely to support lower powered Intel Core Ultra 9 processors (Series 2), and GPU options are limited to the Nvidia RTX A1000 (8 GB). Even so, it should still deliver solid performance for CAD and BIM-centric workflows, as shown in our recent review of the A1000.
Memory also gets a boost — now up to 128 GB at 6400 MT/s, compared to 96 GB DDR5-5600 in its predecessor — and it also supports more M.2 SSDs.
Finally, the ThinkStation P2 Tower Gen 2 is billed as Lenovo’s smallest workstation tower at 17 litres. It features the same Intel Core Ultra 9 processor options as the P3 Tower Gen 2, but with more limited expandability and graphics topping out at the Nvidia RTX 2000 Ada Generation (16 GB). This makes it well-suited to CAD/BIM and entry-level visualisation workloads.
The ThinkStation P3 Tower Gen 2 is available now. The ThinkStation P2 Tower Gen 2, P3 Tiny Gen 2, and P3 Ultra SFF Gen 2 will be available later this month.
A large number of Shia Muslims attend the 10th Muharram procession to mark Ashoura at Empress Market Sadar in Karachi on July 29, 2023. — APP
KARACHI: To ensure foolproof security on Youm-e-Ashura, the Sindh government has formally requested the federal authorities to suspend mobile phone services across the province on the 10th of Muharram, which falls on Sunday.
In this regard, the Sindh Home Department has formally written to the Ministry of Interior, urging that mobile internet services be suspended along the routes of Ashura processions to prevent any untoward incidents.
The department further asked the Ministry of Interior to take a decision as per existing protocols and inform the provincial authorities accordingly.
After receiving multiple testimonies of moon-sighting from across the country, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Thursday announced that the moon of Moharram 1447 Hijri was sighted in the country, and Ashura would fall on July 6 (Sunday).
Muharram is regarded as one of the four sacred Islamic months. Ashura falls on its 10th day when the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) along with his family members were martyred in the battle of Karbala.
Faithful hold processions and majalis across the country in Muharram, while religious scholars address huge gatherings amid tight security, with thousands of law enforcers deployed to ensure security.
Last week, the Ministry of Interior greenlighted the nationwide deployment of the Pakistan Army and civil armed forces (CAFs) to bolster security during Muharram.
According to the notification, the federal government’s decision follows formal requests from all provincial administrations, as well as the governments of Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and the Islamabad Capital Territory.
Troops will be deployed under Sections 4 and 5 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997. The scale and duration of deployments will be determined by local authorities based on on-ground security assessments, in consultation with federal and provincial stakeholders.
Earlier, it was reported that the decision to suspend mobile phone or internet services during the sacred Islamic month would be made in consultation with the provinces.
By: Cassidy Delamarter, University Communications and Marketing
Diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder in children can be notoriously difficult.
Many, especially those with limited communication skills or emotional awareness, struggle
to explain what they’re feeling. Researchers at the University of South Florida are
working to address those gaps and improve patient outcomes by merging their expertise
in childhood trauma and artificial intelligence.
Led by Alison Salloum, professor in the USF School of Social Work, and Shaun Canavan, associate professor in the Bellini Center for Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing, the interdisciplinary team is building a system that could provide clinicians with
an objective, cost-effective tool to help identify PTSD in children and adolescents,
while tracking their recovery over time.
Traditionally, diagnosing PTSD in children relies on subjective clinical interviews
and self-reported questionnaires, which can be limited by cognitive development, language
skills, avoidance behaviors or emotional suppression.
“This really started when I noticed how intense some children’s facial expressions
became during trauma interviews,” Salloum said. “Even when they weren’t saying much,
you could see what they were going through on their faces. That’s when I talked to
Shaun about whether AI could help detect that in a structured way.”
Canavan, who specializes in facial analysis and emotion recognition, repurposed existing
tools in his lab to build a new system that prioritizes patient privacy. The technology
strips away identifying details and only analyzes de-identified data, including head
pose, eye gaze and facial landmarks, such as the eyes and mouth.
“That’s what makes our approach unique,” Canavan said. “We don’t use raw video. We
completely get rid of the subject identification and only keep data about facial movement,
and we factor in whether the child was talking to a parent or a clinician.”
The study, published in Science Direct, is the first of its kind to incorporate context-aware PTSD classification while
fully preserving participant privacy. The team built a dataset from 18 sessions with
children as they shared emotional experiences. With more than 100 minutes of video
per child and each video containing roughly 185,000 frames, Canavan’s AI models extracted
a range of subtle facial muscle movements linked to emotional expression.
The findings revealed distinct patterns are detectable in the facial movements of
children with PTSD. The researchers also found that facial expressions during clinician-led
interviews were more revealing than parent-child conversations. This aligns with existing
psychological research showing children may be more emotionally expressive with therapists
and may avoid sharing distress with parents due to shame or their cognitive abilities.
“That’s where the AI could offer a valuable supplement,” Salloum said. “Not replacing
clinicians, but enhancing their tools. The system could eventually be used to give
practitioners real-time feedback during therapy sessions and help monitor progress
without repeated, potentially distressing interviews.”
The team hopes to expand the study to further examine any potential bias from gender,
culture and age, especially preschoolers, where verbal communication is limited and
diagnosis relies almost entirely on parent observation.
Though the study is still in its early stages, Salloum and Canavan feel the potential
applications are far-reaching. Many of the current participants had complex clinical
pictures, including co-occurring conditions like depression, ADHD or anxiety, mirroring
real-world cases and offering promise for the system’s accuracy.
“Data like this is incredibly rare for AI systems, and we’re proud to have conducted
such an ethically sound study. That’s crucial when you’re working with vulnerable
subjects,” Canavan said. “Now we have promising potential from this software to give
informed, objective insights to the clinician.”
If validated in larger trials, USF’s approach could redefine how PTSD in children
is diagnosed and tracked, using everyday tools like video and AI to bring mental health
care into the future.
Robert Volpe, a professor of applied psychology, says help is available for adults with ADHD, but self-diagnosis is dangerous
Many adults wonder whether their distractibility and difficulty with managing the tasks of everyday life stem from undiagnosed ADHD. (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Attention problems and overactivity have long been associated with childhood.
It was first included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association in 1968 — at that time, it was called hyperkinetic reaction of childhood, says Robert Volpe, a professor of applied psychology at Northeastern and an expert on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
It was understood to refer to the type of ants-in-your-pants behavior that distinguished children with severe motor activity, restlessness, distractibility and short attention spans.
These days, many adults are wondering whether their distractibility and difficulty with managing the tasks of everyday life stem from undiagnosed ADHD. Online discussion boards buzz with their concerns, and diagnostic internet quizzes are available with the click of a keyboard.
“Self-diagnosis is a risky thing to do,” says Volpe, who adds that only licensed psychologists and medical doctors, such as psychiatrists, are qualified to diagnose the condition and recommend treatment.
There’s a danger people may misdiagnose themselves with ADHD when they need to be treated for anxiety or depression, he says.
But adult ADHD is a real phenomenon, Volpe says. And understanding what ADHD is — and isn’t — can be the first step in getting help.
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder
Volpe says ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is associated with a complex set of interactions between genes and the environment, but for which there is no biological test.
“There are certainly some genetics involved, but it’s not one gene. It’s a combination of genes,” he says. The environment also must be factored in, as is the case with most psychiatric disorders.
There are different types of ADHD
In the 1980s, the disorder was referred to as simply attention deficit disorder.
There are three subtypes now of ADHD now, Volpe says.
“Hyperactivity only is very rare and only found in young children. Hyperactivity is also very rare in adults. The two common subtypes for children and adolescents are ADHD Predominantly Inattentive Type and ADHD Combined Type.”
Robert Volpe, a professor of applied psychology at Northeastern and an expert on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Two sets of nine symptoms
There are two sets of symptom criteria, one for inattentive ADHD and one for hyperactive/impulsive ADHD, Volpe says.
People with the disorder must have at least six out of nine symptoms for one or both, he says.
The Cleveland Clinic says symptoms for inattentive ADHD include trouble paying attention to detail, listening to others or staying focused on long-winded tasks such as reading or listening to a presentation.
The symptom list also includes lack of follow-through on tasks and obligations as well as difficulty keeping track of everyday items such as pencils, wallets and keys, or staying in the moment without distractions.
In addition, people with the inattentive type of ADHD can have trouble managing time and meeting deadlines, performing tasks that require brain power (such as filling out forms and writing reports) and remembering to complete routine chores and errands.
Symptoms for hyperactivity and impulsivity include fidgeting, getting up instead of staying seated, having difficulty waiting one’s turn, interrupting others and speaking out of turn or finishing others’ sentences.
Excessive talking, trouble doing tasks quietly, restlessness and appearing to be always on the go or “driven by a motor” complete the symptom list.
When it’s not ADHD
“Having trouble concentrating happens to everybody,” Volpe says. “Everybody’s distractible at one time or another.”
Maybe you’re not getting enough sleep or are starting a big, new difficult task that has you feeling like you are spinning your wheels, he says.
Other mental health conditions include similar symptoms to ADHD. “If you’re highly anxious, you’re going to be highly distractible. If you’re really depressed, it’s going to be really difficult for you to sustain effort on mental tasks.”
In addition, it’s not enough to have symptoms — to meet the symptom criteria for ADHD people have to be symptomatic for a sustained period of time and cause impairment, Volpe says.
“As with any DSM disorder, these problems have to be in place for six months or longer,” Volpe says.
Age of onset also matters, he says. “It’s a chronic disorder.”
Lost friendships and jobs
People meeting ADHD diagnostic criteria are impaired in more than one setting, such as social and occupational venues, he says
“Have you been fired from a job because you weren’t able to complete your paperwork and keep things organized? Do you have a hard time making friends?” Volpe says.
He says people with ADHD can have trouble maintaining social relationships because they may interrupt frequently, be too distracted to listen attentively to their friends and forget about social engagements.
What treatments work
Stimulant medications such as Adderall and Concerta can help people with ADHD manage symptoms, Volpe says.
THis is true for some, but not all people. Maybe 70% will respond to a first stimulant and maybe another 10 or 20% will respond if others are selected.
“They work really well for keeping you on task. You can get through some really difficult paperwork pretty easily if you’re on stimulants,” Volpe says.
For best results, he likes to see medication paired with therapeutic interventions, coaching and positive reinforcement to improve home and work life.
“It’s not just about paying attention,” Volpe says. People with ADHD “have real skills deficits because it’s a developmental disorder. It doesn’t go away for most people who have it.”
Help for adults with ADHD
“We’re getting better at diagnosing adults and the treatment for adults would be really addressing the skills deficits they have.”
That could include career counseling and steering people with ADHD away from jobs with tedious assignments that can overwhelm them, Volpe says.
“There are coaches out there that will work with them on organizational skills. Maybe they have a really difficult time managing their finances. They might have a difficult time keeping track of their paperwork.”
Some individuals swear by the Pomodoro Technique, which involves 25 minutes of concentrated work followed by a five-minute break, Volpe says.
And everybody — ADHD or not — could benefit from taking time out from scrolling social media and reading a book, playing music or doing a craft, he says.
Social media saturates your brain with bumps of dopamine, Volpe says. “This may make it more difficult to complete tasks that deliver relatively less stimulation.”
Newswise — News readers often click on articles not based on topic but rather the behavior of their fellow audience members, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
And the way that news organizations label those articles could directly influence how much attention they receive and ultimately impact their revenue.
When you go to a news organization’s homepage, they typically label articles that readers are engaging with the most. The researchers focused on two common labels: “most shared” and “most read.”
“These types of labels are not going anywhere. Popularity even in news labels is a psychological phenomenon,” said Tari Dagago-Jack, lead author of the study and an assistant professor of marketing in the UGA Terry College of Business. “Popularity labels on news outlets are taking advantage of the idea that we follow the lead of others and that our decision-making is influenced by what other people are doing.”
Article section labels influence click rate
At first glance, you may assume that these labels, “most shared” and “most read,” mean the same thing: A lot of people checked out the article. But there’s a clear difference that consumers pick up on.
“If something is most shared, we might assume that means many people had to read it and then deem it interesting enough or important enough to pass it on,” Dagogo-Jack said. “But then there’s this other reality where we know a lot of things that are widely shared are often extremely frivolous like cat videos or funny memes.”
In nine surveys and experiments involving hundreds of people, the study found respondents interpreted “most read” stories as being more informative. “Most shared” articles were viewed as less serious and more entertainment based.
“The primary goal for reading news is to gain information, and the label ‘most read’ is a stronger signal of an article’s information value.” —Tari Dagago-Jack, Terry College
“We as readers have two primary motives: to be informed or to be entertained — that is, for a welcome diversion,” said Dagogo-Jack. “At a baseline level, we were finding that people were choosing ‘most read’ at a way higher rate than ‘most shared.’ The primary goal for reading news is to gain information, and the label ‘most read’ is a stronger signal of an article’s information value.”
That means if editors want certain articles to get more attention, they should tailor the label to the readers’ goals.
Knowing your audience, content is key for engagement
The same went for articles advertised on social media. Posts from faux news organizations that had captions describing a more educational article as “most shared” received fewer clicks.
This wasn’t the case, however, for news stories that were less serious and newsworthy. In that case, the “most shared” label worked as well as the “most read” label.
It’s a key message for reporters, editors and web developers: Know your audience and your content.
“People should ask themselves: Why am I even clicking on this thing? Is it just because everyone else read it?” —Tari Dagago-Jack
“For pop culture, sports or music — more entertainment — in those sections you should highlight what is ‘most shared,’” Dagogo-Jack said. “But for world news, politics and science sections, you should be using things like ‘most read’ or ‘most viewed.’”
Dagogo-Jack also recommends putting thought into labels. Ambiguous choices like “trending” or “most popular” may stump readers altogether, as there are so many things this could mean.
“Providing these lists helps us get over information overload or choice paralysis,” he said. “It’s a crutch and makes the decision process easier, but I often wonder: At what cost?
“You’re clicking on something that a lot of people like and social proof is valuable, but it may not necessarily provide what you are looking for, and you just gave up on the search. People should ask themselves: Why am I even clicking on this thing? Is it just because everyone else read it?”
This study was published in the Journal of Consumer Research and was co-authored by New York University assistant professor Jared Watson.
Finding the perfect summer dress is no mean feat. Something stylish which feels on trend as well timeless, so you can wear it year after year. Something loose and flowing for the hot, sticky days which will keep you looking glamorous even when you feel like you may genuinely be melting. Well, it looks like Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh has solved the dilemma, as she stepped out in a beautiful Zimmerman wrap dress. The best part? It’s now on sale.
Max Mumby/Indigo
For a visit to the Central School of Ballet last week (24 June), the Duchess wore an aqua green maxi dress with billowing sleeves by Zimmermann, featuring a watercolour style floral print. The dress is currently on sale across a range of sizes in various retailers, with the biggest discount (at time of writing) at Net-a-Porter, with 40% off, which would be an investment purchase.
Zimmermann Everly wrap dress
You can also find it on sale in further sizes at Selfridges and there’s a similar version of the dress in lilac, which is also on sale:
Everley Plunge Midi Dress
For timeless, billowing summer dresses at a more accessible price tag, look to brands like Nobody’s Child, ME+EM, Boden and Aspiga (another favourite brand of Sophie’s). Here are a few of our top picks available online now:
Blue Watercolour Floral Anya Midi Dress, £150
Orange Floral Print Maxi Dress, £150
Billie Organic Cotton Block Print Dress, £195
During Sophie’s visit to the ballet school she toured The Countess of Wessex Studios – named in her honour, after her former title “in recognition of her longstanding patronage and support of the school” according to the royal family.
While she was there, Sophie was able to have a sneak peek of the rehearsals for an upcoming summer showcase as well as meet staff and students and receive a tour. Despite a busy summer of royal engagements, the Duchess was able to celebrate a personal milestone, during a day at Royal Ascot earlier this month.
Sophie and Prince Edward have now been married for 26 years, and spent their anniversary together at the races, which are an annual staple of the royal social calendar.
An explosive new report from the Fake News Watchdog has cast a shadow of doubt over the authenticity of India’s much-publicised Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission.
The 65-page white paper, released recently, claims that the mission was largely a media spectacle rather than a scientific achievement.
The watchdog reported that live visuals of the moon landing, which were broadcast to millions worldwide, were created using computer-generated graphics (CGI).
The “live” footage of Chandrayaan-3’s descent and landing was, according to the report, fabricated and presented within a staged environment.
The command centre scenes shown on national television were also described as being choreographed, giving viewers the impression of a high-stakes space mission.
The report raises concerns about the transparency of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and challenges the space agency’s claim of landing at the Moon’s south pole.
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The watchdog contends that the actual landing site was 630 kilometers away from the claimed location.
Moreover, Chandrayaan-3’s mission reportedly failed to deliver scientific data or post-landing rover footage, with alleged faults in the lander’s navigation system and mechanical limitations preventing the rover from operating as claimed.
International experts, particularly from China, have questioned the scientific validity of the mission, calling into doubt the authenticity of ISRO’s findings.
The report criticizes India’s use of the space programme for political purposes, rather than genuine scientific exploration, alleging that the mission served as a tool for regional posturing and image-building.
Pro-government media in India, according to the report, presented the mission as a triumph of national pride without providing verifiable results.
Furthermore, the report highlights India’s broader military ambitions in space, linking the Chandrayaan-3 mission to defence objectives.
The watchdog accuses the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of leveraging ISRO’s advancements for military purposes, especially in its rivalry with Pakistan and China.
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The paper references India’s 2019 anti-satellite test, “Mission Shakti”, and the establishment of military institutions like the Defence Space Agency (DSA) as evidence of militarisation of space.
The report also sheds light on India’s satellite programme, revealing that 10 out of the country’s 56 satellites are used by the military for surveillance, navigation and communication during operations like “Operation Sindoor”.
It criticises the Indian government’s “Space Vision 2047” and “Make in India” initiatives, labelling them as propaganda tools to foster a brand of technological nationalism rather than serving public interest.
While India’s defence budget has surpassed $86 billion – nearly nine times the size of Pakistan’s – the report underscores the stark contrast between this investment and the fact that over 300 million Indians still lack access to necessities such as clean water, electricity and sanitation.
The report concludes by accusing India’s media of using artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate national narratives and promote fake news, a practice that has backfired on global platforms.
The Fake News Watchdog claims that India’s space missions, including Chandrayaan-3, are primarily for political optics, raising serious concerns about the country’s space programme’s ethics, transparency and intent.
