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LAHORE: Punjab and Yokohama have agreed on ‘city-to-city’ cooperation in various fields, including environment protection and providing modern development systems to cities, announced Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz during her visit to the Japanese commercial, economic and cultural hub on Monday. The chief minister and her delegation were given a detailed briefing on urban development at Yokohama Town Hall. She discussed how to bring the construction quality of roads and buildings in Punjab at par with that of Japan. She also discussed various possibilities of cooperation between the Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) and Yokohama. The chief minister reviewed possibilities of…

The artificial intelligence boom that Sam Altman helped ignite with ChatGPT in late 2022 is starting to make even him uneasy.Startups with little more than a pitch deck are raising hundreds of millions. Valuations have become “insane.” Capital is chasing a “kernel of truth” with feverish speed.The OpenAI CEO still believes the long-term societal upside of AI will outweigh the froth, and he’s ready to keep spending in pursuit of that goal.”Are we in a phase where investors as a whole are overexcited about AI? My opinion is yes,” he said at a recent dinner with reporters. “Is AI the…

Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks during the company’s annual general meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, June 27, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIntel and SoftBank announced on Monday that the Japanese conglomerate will make a $2 billion investment in the embattled chipmaker.SoftBank will pay $23 per share for Intel’s common stock, which closed on Monday at $23.66. The shares rose about 6% in extended trading to $25.The investment, equal to about 2% of Intel, makes SoftBank the fifth-biggest shareholder, according to FactSet. It’s a vote of support for Intel, which hasn’t…

Losang Monlam poses for a portrait in front of finished Tibetan costumes at the Sholdo Pal traditional handicrafts school in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 15, 2025. Traditional Tibetan costumes, after centuries of evolution and development, have formed rich styles and unique features.As one of the main categories of traditional Tibetan costumes, Lhasa costume distinguishes itself from others with its vivid features such as large waistline, long sleeves and a dazzling array of decorations, which not only reflect the aesthetics of Tibetan people, but also closely relate to their living environment and lifestyle. In 2018, Lhasa costume was…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the federal cabinet will donate one month’s salary to support flood-affected communities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). He made the announcement while chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Monday to review ongoing relief efforts in flood-hit areas of K-P, Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The prime minister pledged full federal support for affected communities. “Helping our distressed Pakistani brothers and sisters is our national responsibility,” he said. Under the prime minister’s relief package, financial assistance will be provided to the families of the deceased and those affected by the floods. Kashmir and G-B Affairs…

A fresh post-mortem was conducted in Hyderabad on journalist Khawar Hussain, who was found shot dead in Sanghar on Sunday. The move follows serious concerns over flaws in the initial autopsy carried out in Sanghar. According to reports on X, the fresh examination is being conducted at the request of Khawar’s brother and following a directive from the Sindh Inspector General of Police. Earlier, official sources had flagged discrepancies in the initial autopsy report, raising questions about the cause of death. Hussain, a Karachi-based journalist, was found shot dead on Sunday in Sanghar. According to police and initial investigations, he was…

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSatellite internet service Starlink, which is owned and operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, appeared to suffer a brief network outage on Monday, with thousands of reports of service interruptions on Downdetector, a site that logs tech issues.The outage marked the second in two weeks for Starlink. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The network’s July 24 outage lasted for several hours, with SpaceX Vice President of Starlink Engineering Michael Nicolls blaming the matter on “failure of key internal software services that operate the core network” behind Starlink.That outage followed the launch of T-Mobile’s Starlink-powered satellite service,…

An aerial view of properties cleared of wildfire debris which burned in the Eaton Fire on July 03, 2025 in Altadena, California.Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe California state legislature passed a bill Monday that ensures homeowners, not lenders, receive at least some of the interest on insurance payouts for homes destroyed or damaged by natural disasters.The legislation comes after thousands of homeowners lost their residences in January’s historic wildfires in Southern California. Following such a loss, insurers send checks typically made out jointly to both the homeowner and the mortgage lender or servicer. The lender will then deposit…

KARACHI: Sports have the power to heal, and that is what squash player Noorena Shams is proving it; not just on the court, but also outside of it. “It is after 17 years that I am hearing this term, Internally Displaced People (IDPs ), being a child growing up in Balambat Timergara, Dir,” Noorena told The Express Tribune from Peshawar. “I know what they are going through is because I have seen what it means to live through the 2009 operation in Dir. “I understand that these people will never get the life they had back, they will not get…

Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, looks on during the closing bell at the Nasdaq Market in New York City on March 25, 2025.Jeenah Moon | ReutersPalo Alto Networks reported better-than-expected quarterly results and issued upbeat guidance for the current period. The cybersecurity software vendor said Nir Zuk, who founded the company in 2005, is retiring from his role as chief technology officer.The stock rose about 5% in extended trading.Here’s how the company did compared to LSEG estimates:Earnings: 95 cents adjusted vs. 88 cents expectedRevenue: $2.54 billion vs. $2.5 billion expected.Revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter rose 16% from…