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SHANGHAI: Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released an update to its R1 reasoning model in the early hours of Thursday, stepping up competition with U.S. rivals such as OpenAI. DeepSeek launched R1-0528 on developer platform Hugging Face, but has yet to make an official public announcement. It did not publish a description of the model or comparisons. But the LiveCodeBench leaderboard, a benchmark developed by researchers from UC Berkeley, MIT, and Cornell, ranked DeepSeek’s updated R1 reasoning model just slightly behind OpenAI’s o4 mini and o3 reasoning models on code generation and ahead of xAI’s Grok 3 mini and Alibaba’s…

British singer Ed Sheeran has dropped a new video that has left his fans excited. The singer, who was in India earlier this year, posted a video on Instagram where he can be seen taking an auto ride in Mumbai and singing his new song, Sapphire. But what really caught everyone’s attention were the Punjabi lyrics. With Indian vibes and Punjabi lyrics, Sapphire has generated hype ahead of its official release on June 5. The video also showed Ed enjoying the Mumbai streets, waving and giving high-fives to people while singing along to his track. Along with the video, the…

ISLAMABAD : Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will visit Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of People’s Republic of China, on a two-day visit today (Wednesday) to participate in the signing ceremony for the Convention on the establishment of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed). The Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister will sign the IOMed Convention and address the ceremony on 30 May. He will also hold several bilateral engagements on the sidelines of the meeting, Foreign Office Spokesperson said in a press release. Pakistan has joined the IOMed as one of its founding members. Pakistan remained strongly supportive…

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber publicly supported his wife Hailey Bieber following her landmark deal to sell her skincare brand Rhode to e.l.f. Beauty, a transaction reportedly valued at $1 billion. The announcement came earlier in the day through Hailey’s Instagram, where the model and entrepreneur revealed her transition into a new leadership role with the brand. Under the agreement, she will serve as Chief Creative Officer and Head of Innovation at Rhode, while also taking on the position of strategic advisor to e.l.f. Beauty. Justin Bieber, 31, celebrated the milestone with a silent but telling gesture — a repost…

Chelsea staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Real Betis 4-1 in the UEFA Conference League final on Wednesday, becoming the first club in European football history to secure all four major UEFA trophies. The London side, managed by Enzo Maresca, overturned an early deficit to claim the prestigious title at Wroclaw Stadium, marking their first major trophy since the consortium led by Todd Boehly took ownership in 2022. Real Betis, under Manuel Pellegrini, started the final brightly, taking the lead in the ninth minute through Abde Ezzalzouli. The Moroccan winger capitalised on a midfield error by Chelsea’s Malo Gusto and…

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, is set to partner with messaging giant Telegram to bring the Grok chatbot to the platform’s more than one billion users. As part of the deal, xAI will invest $300 million in a mix of cash and stock to integrate its AI-powered chatbot directly into Telegram’s app, aiming to leverage the vast user base and strengthen its foothold in the competitive AI sector. Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, announced the one-year partnership, which also includes a revenue-sharing model. Under this agreement, Telegram will receive 50 per cent of all subscription revenues generated through the app…

A United States trade court on Wednesday blocked former President Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariff orders, ruling that the administration had exceeded its legal authority by imposing sweeping import duties without congressional approval. In a decision that could significantly reshape the future of US trade policy, a three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade ruled that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to justify his blanket tariff regime was “impermissible” under federal law. The court issued a permanent injunction against the tariffs, declaring that the US Constitution grants exclusive authority to Congress to regulate commerce with…

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has confirmed his departure from the Trump administration, marking the end of his controversial stint as a special government employee tasked with spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge). In a statement posted on his social media platform X, Musk thanked former US president Donald Trump for the opportunity to lead the Doge initiative, which aimed to slash federal spending and streamline government bureaucracy. “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” he wrote. “The @DOGE mission…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Thursday directed authorities to reduce the price of roti across the province, in line with the recent decline in flour prices. Chairing a high-level meeting on commodity prices, the Punjab CM ordered the Price Control Department to take immediate steps to revise roti rates and ensure that the benefit of reduced flour costs reaches the common people without delay. “The new price of bread must reflect the reduction in flour prices,” she said. “I want the roti to become more affordable for every household. The benefit of this price cut must go directly to…

A spokesperson for the French military has responded to reports of a Rafale fighter jet being shot down by the Pakistan Air Force during a recent conflict between Pakistan and India. During a press briefing in Paris, the spokesperson stated that the details of the incident remain uncertain and that several aspects still require verification. “We are closely monitoring the situation concerning the Rafale’s performance and are in direct contact with our partner, India, to obtain accurate information,” the spokesperson said. He said that according to reports, hundreds of aircraft were involved in the engagement, adding that France is keen…