The US president and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang rejected fears of an AI takeover, while Huang also acknowledged that companies may need to slow down if they feel their technology is becoming difficult to control. WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump made an unexpected appearance by phone at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, calling concerns about artificial intelligence taking over the world a “hoax” and warning that opposition to AI could undermine America’s technological ambitions. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was speaking at the event on Monday when Trump called him. Huang put the president on speakerphone, prompting Trump to joke about…
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Islamabad: A Senate committee has raised serious questions over the legality of tariff increases approved by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), after an audit found that mobile operator Jazz may have recovered billions of rupees from consumers through higher package prices. The issue came under discussion during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecom, where audit officials and PTA representatives disagreed over the regulatory basis for allowing tariff increases. According to the audit findings, Jazz’s tariff collections were estimated at Rs6.58 billion above PTA-approved rates. A separate calculation based on an alternative methodology put the disputed…
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have intensified a large-scale maritime search operation for 129 people still missing after a passenger vessel capsized in the Java Sea, leaving at least six people dead. More than 600 rescuers were deployed on Monday to locate survivors from the Virgo Transport 8, which was carrying 243 passengers and crew when it encountered severe weather while travelling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan. According to Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency, 108 people have so far been rescued. The agency said 622 personnel, supported by around 12 vessels, were taking part in the…
Doonbeg, Ireland: US President Donald Trump has said the United States could potentially remain in Iran and retain control of the country’s oil, comparing the possibility to Washington’s oil arrangement with Venezuela earlier this year. Speaking on Sunday while attending the Irish Open golf championship in Doonbeg, Trump said the United States would eventually leave the war unless Washington decided to remain and “keep the oil like Venezuela.” Trump also claimed that revenue generated through the Venezuela arrangement had already paid for the war “many times.” Under the agreement reached in August, Venezuela ceded majority US control of more than…
Shehbaz Sharif tells Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that the attacks threaten regional peace, global energy security and the world economy ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the latest Houthi attacks targeting civilian and economic infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, reaffirming Pakistan’s full solidarity with the Saudi leadership and people. In a post on X following a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, Sharif said he was “delighted” to speak with his “dear brother” and reiterated Islamabad’s strong condemnation of the attacks. “I reiterated Pakistan’s strong condemnation of the recent Houthi attacks…
LAHORE :The undisputed pioneer of Pakistani rock, Ali Azmat, has officially broken his musical hiatus, unleashing a sonic storm with his latest solo single, “Yahan Wahan.” Released this September, the track accompanied by a cinematic music video is already sending shockwaves through the subcontinent’s music industry, proving that the former Junoon frontman’s creative fire burns as fiercely as ever. “Yahan Wahan” is not a subtle comeback; it is a raw, uncompromising rock anthem. Built on a foundation of thunderous drumming by Kami Paul, driving basslines by Kamran Zafar, and a wall of aggressive guitars from Mohsin Shah and Dilawar Hussain,…
US president says he would “love” to see Ireland reunified, while Britain insists Northern Ireland’s future must be decided under the Good Friday Agreement. DUBLIN: US President Donald Trump said he would welcome a united Ireland during his visit to Dublin on Saturday, calling reunification a “fantastic thing” and suggesting it would eventually happen. Speaking alongside Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin at Farmleigh House, Trump said he believed Martin was the “right man” to help advance the issue. “I think it would be a great thing. How can it be bad?” Trump said, while acknowledging that the United Kingdom would…
Amodei says AI development must be paced to give safety research time to keep up, warning that increasingly autonomous systems could pose catastrophic risks if capabilities advance unchecked. Washington: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for a slower and more carefully managed pace of artificial intelligence development, warning that rapid advances in AI capabilities could soon outstrip efforts to understand and control increasingly autonomous systems. In his September essay titled “We Must Pace the Frontier,” Amodei said he remains convinced that AI could dramatically improve human life, potentially accelerating economic growth, helping cure major diseases and strengthening democracy and individual…
Washington’s reported push to gain greater control over Venezuela’s oil sector is raising questions over the legality of the arrangement, the authority of the country’s interim government and whether the United States can turn Venezuela’s vast petroleum reserves into a major source of global supply. The issue was examined during a JP Global discussion hosted by Ayaz Khan Lohani, featuring Venezuelan-American attorney Dr. Juan Carlos Lezama, who has worked with US and European energy companies in Venezuela’s oil, gas and mining sectors for nearly three decades. The discussion followed the January 3, 2026 US military operation that resulted in the…
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut its strategic East-West crude oil pipeline after drones launched from Iraq targeted the facility, adding to mounting concerns over global energy supplies as conflict involving Iran and the expansion of Houthi forces in Yemen threaten key oil and shipping routes. The Saudi Energy Ministry said the pipeline was closed as a precaution after multiple drones struck facilities in the Riyadh and Medina regions on Thursday morning. The attacks triggered fires and caused damage, while several people were reportedly injured. Emergency and security teams were deployed to contain the damage and assess the condition of…
