San Francisco, United States: OpenAI chief Sam Altman on Friday said his high-profile artificial intelligence company is “on the wrong side of history” when it comes to being open about how its technology works. Altman’s comments came during an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit where he fielded questions including whether he would consider publishing … Read more
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Friday sought to allay concerns about the country’s preparedness for the upcoming Champions Trophy, stating that the three venues in Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi are ready to host the ODI showpiece on the scheduled dates. The Champions Trophy is set to begin on February 19, and there have … Read more
Washington: Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel, US President Donald Trump’s FBI nominee, greeted his parents with ‘Jai Shri Krishna‘ after introducing them on Thursday during his confirmation hearing before a Senate Judiciary Committee. In a video that has gone viral, the Indian-origin lawyer, 44, is also seen bowing down to touch his parents’ feet before the hearing. … Read more
Washington: Indian American Kash Patel on Thursday told lawmakers that he has been subjected to racism while growing up as an individual. “Unfortunately, Senator, yes. I don’t want to get into those details with my family here,” Patel, 44, told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the FBI Director. … Read more
Gaza: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has announced that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, was killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Thursday, Abu Obeida, spokesperson for the brigades, also confirmed that Marwan Issa, Al-Qassam’s deputy chief of staff, had been killed, Xinhua news agency reported. … Read more
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja launched a scathing tirade after Pakistan, for the first time in 34 years, lost a Test against the West Indies on home turf. After ending Bazball’s dominance with a 2-1 series win against England last year, Men in Green thought they had cracked the formula … Read more
Washington, United States: Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent won Senate approval Monday to become US Treasury secretary, placing him at the forefront of implementing Donald Trump’s economic agenda — which is already triggering global jitters. Bessent, a Wall Street veteran who was born and raised in South Carolina, has defended the Republican president’s tax … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called Chinese startup DeepSeek’s R1 AI model “impressive” on Monday, but emphasized that OpenAI believes greater computing power was key to their own success. DeepSeek, a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model, grabbed global attention last month when it stated in a paper that training its DeepSeek-V3 model required less than $6 … Read more
Microsoft has pivoted to releasing its first party games on rival consoles from Sony and Nintendo over the past year and intends to continue with its multiplatform launch strategy. The company has sought to de-emphasise its gaming hardware — the Xbox console — and instead focussed on pushing its titles to as many platforms as … Read more
File image of Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu© PTI Himachal Pradesh government would introduce a new policy for national level players soon, said Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday while addressing the state contingent heading to the 38th National Games to be held in Uttarakhand. The 200-member contingent of the state will participate in … Read more
After Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu has raised concern about China’s plan to construct the largest hydropower dam in eastern Tibet, warning that it could be used by Beijing as a “water bomb”. Speaking at the inaugural function of a seminar titled ‘Environment and Security’ in the state … Read more
Bill Nelson stepped down from his role as NASA Administrator as Donald Trump commenced his second presidential term on January 20, 2021. After a career spanning more than five decades in public service, Nelson announced his retirement alongside NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy. Janet Petro, previously the director of Kennedy Space Center in Florida, was … Read more