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OpenAI’s ChatGPT has crossed 1 billion global monthly active app users, becoming the ​fastest app ever to reach the milestone, ‌according to estimates from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The record comes amid growing competition between Anthropic ​and OpenAI for dominance in the rapidly ​expanding artificial intelligence market. ChatGPT ⁠reached 1 billion MAUs in May, roughly ​three years after launch, surpassing the pace ​set by apps including Google Maps, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, Sensor Tower said. The firm said U.S. ChatGPT users ​who installed Anthropic’s Claude app in the ​first quarter of 2026 spent 5% less time on ‌ChatGPT ⁠one…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The High Commission of Malaysia in Islamabad hosted its annual engagement programme with alumni of the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) and graduates of Malaysian universities under the theme “Malaysia–Pakistan Relations in a Changing Regional Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges.” The event brought together MTCP former participants, graduates of Malaysian institutions of higher learning, government officials, academics, media representatives, and policy experts to discuss contemporary regional developments and their implications for Malaysia–Pakistan relations. In his welcoming remarks, H.E. Dato’ Mohammad Azhar Mazlan, High Commissioner of Malaysia to Pakistan, highlighted the importance of MTCP as one of Malaysia’s…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met a high-level Saudi Arabian trade delegation and said Pakistan is keen to expand its relations with the Kingdom into a broad-based economic partnership. The Saudi delegation, led by Saudi-Pak Joint Business Council Chairman Prince Mansoor bin Muhammad Al Saud, expressed interest in investing in several key sectors, including energy, ports, highways, airports, agriculture and food security. Prime Minister Sharif received the Saudi delegation during a high-level meeting attended by senior members of the federal cabinet and government officials. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan, Minister for…

Electricity consumers across Pakistan have received both relief and an additional burden after the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) issued separate notifications reducing and increasing power tariffs at the same time. The regulator has approved a reduction of Rs1.98 per unit under the first quarterly adjustment of 2026, while also increasing electricity prices by Rs1.19 per unit under the April fuel price adjustment. According to NEPRA’s notification, electricity prices have been reduced by Rs1.98 per unit as part of the first quarterly adjustment of the year 2026. The regulator said consumers will receive relief worth more than Rs67 billion…

US President Donald Trump has said the United States does not need a negotiated agreement with Iran to gain access to the country’s enriched uranium, while leaving open the possibility of meeting Iran’s Supreme Leader if a deal is reached. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office and later in media interviews, Trump outlined his position on Iran, regional security, the Ukraine war, Lebanon, and US trade relations with India. Trump said Washington could obtain Iran’s enriched uranium even without reaching a formal agreement with Tehran. “We could get it right now. I don’t think they could stop us if…

Pakistan has expressed concern over India’s proposed Chenab Up-Link Tunnel project, urging the international community to intervene and ensure compliance with international water-sharing obligations. In a statement, the Foreign Office spokesperson said diverting water from the Chenab River to another river system would constitute a serious violation of the Indus Waters Treaty. The spokesperson added that such actions would also be inconsistent with the principles of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and broader international water laws. The spokesperson also voiced concerns over India’s reported plan to increase the storage capacity of the Salal Dam, saying the project…

Soccer fans looking to bring the party to World Cup games will have to go without vuvuzelas, ​with FIFA banning the plastic horns from venues ‌in the U.S., Canada and Mexico in its stadium code of conduct. Vuvuzelas, a horn made with a long plastic shell, ​are a staple of South African soccer matches ​and took the world by storm at the ⁠2010 World Cup in South Africa. But they have ​drawn criticism over their monotonous droning sound, often likened ​to a swarm of bees. Along with vuvuzelas, whistles, air horns and other excessively loud noise-making devices are prohibited from…

Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry warned on Friday of an underwater heat emergency in the Arabian Sea and urged urgent climate action to protect coastal communities, fisheries and maritime infrastructure. In a statement on Climate Day, the minister emphasized that nature provides countless sustainable solutions to the climate crisis, from ocean depths to mountain peaks. He called for urgent action to protect ecosystems and strengthen environmental resilience worldwide, as per the press release. “Sustained sea-surface temperatures in the northern Arabian Sea have exceeded the 90th percentile across more than 30 percent of the region in recent…

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea from June 8 to 9, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday, his first trip in nearly seven years as Beijing looks to reinforce ties with Pyongyang. The announcement follows separate summits Xi hosted in Beijing for US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin last month. Trump, who met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un three times in his first term, previously said he would be open to meeting the North Korean leader again. Kim was a guest at a massive military parade in Beijing last September, travelling to…

ANTALYA: Iran will head off to their World Cup base this weekend with a spring in their step after beating Mali 2-0 in a friendly in Turkey on Thursday, even if some uncertainty still clouds their participation in the tournament. Goals from midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi and right back Ramin Rezaeian either side of halftime gave Team Melli a record of three wins and a single loss in their four friendlies this year in the Turkish resort city of Antalya. The friendlies are the only competitive football the Iran-based players have played since the domestic league was suspended in the wake…