Record-breaking torrential rains, measuring a staggering 526 millimetres, have wreaked havoc across Gujrat, leaving roads, homes, and commercial centers submerged. Floodwaters have inundated major city markets and residential areas, bringing daily life to a standstill and causing significant financial losses for traders. Six rainwater drains on the city’s outskirts overflowed, first flooding nearby villages before their waters surged into Gujrat city. Commercial hubs, including Kachhari Chowk, Court Road, and Muslim Bazaar, were submerged, forcing traders to scramble late at night to move their valuables without any assistance from authorities. “Neither the district administration nor the municipal staff were anywhere to…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
The American artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has announced it will add parental controls to its chatbot, ChatGPT, a week after an American couple filed a lawsuit claiming the system encouraged their teenage son to take his own life. OpenAI’s New Measures In a blog post, OpenAI said that “within the next month, parents will be able to… link their account with their teen’s account” and “control how ChatGPT responds to their teen with age-appropriate model behavior rules.” The generative AI company also stated that parents will receive notifications from ChatGPT “when the system detects their teen is in a moment…
Instagram has begun testing a Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature that allows users to watch reels in a small, floating window while using other apps. According to TechCrunch, a limited group of users will see a pop-up message with instructions on how to enable the feature. PiP is designed to support multitasking, such as replying to messages or browsing other platforms while a reel continues to play. The feature was first discovered by app researcher Radu Oncescu. Instagram confirmed the test to TechCrunch on Tuesday. The PiP feature may help increase viewer retention for longer videos by allowing continuous playback in the…
OpenAI has announced it will implement parental controls for ChatGPT, as concerns mount over the technology’s impact on young users following a lawsuit that linked the chatbot to a teenager’s suicide. In a blog post on Tuesday, the California-based company said the new tools are designed to help families set “healthy guidelines” tailored to a teen’s stage of development. The upcoming changes will allow parents to link their accounts with their children’s, disable chat history and memory features, and apply “age-appropriate model behavior rules.” OpenAI also said parents would be able to receive alerts if their child displayed signs of…
A new study has revealed that common oral bacteria may significantly increase the risk of heart disease, highlighting the close link between dental and cardiovascular health. Researchers found that bacteria often present in the mouth can embed themselves in the walls of heart arteries, forming a thick protective layer known as a biofilm. This biofilm acts like a fortress, shielding the bacteria from the body’s immune system and the effects of medication. When the biofilm breaks down, it can cause inflammation in the blood vessels. This weakens artery walls, raising the chances of blood clot formation. A blocked artery can…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning that suicide is responsible for more than one in every 100 deaths globally, urging for immediate action to address the escalating mental health crisis, especially among young people. According to the UN agency’s latest data, approximately 727,000 people died by suicide in 2021. While the global suicide rate has decreased by 35% since 2000, experts believe this progress is not enough to meet international targets. “For every suicide, there are 20 attempts,” said Deborah Castel, acting head of WHO’s Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Department. “These deaths end lives but also…
A severely burned tortoise that survived a Greek wildfire is wriggling in pain at an Athens animal clinic, despite being given painkillers. It is one of the latest victims of climate change, which is wreaking havoc on the country’s wildlife. Most of the scorched scales on its back had to be removed with forceps. According to vet Grigorios Markakis, when volunteers brought the tortoise in, “it was really depressed and had its mouth open trying to breathe because of the smoke.” He told AFP that while the tortoise is “much better” now, the prognosis is not good. “If the whole…
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was “very disappointed” in Russian President Vladimir Putin and, without elaborating, added that his administration was planning to take actions to reduce deaths in Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Republican leader also stated that he was not concerned about the close relationship between Russia and China. Trump held a summit with Putin in Alaska in mid-August and subsequently met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and key European and NATO leaders at the White House. Following those meetings, Trump said he expected Zelensky and Putin to hold a bilateral meeting before a…
A Republican-led US House of Representatives committee announced on Tuesday that it has released more than 33,000 pages of files related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. This move by party leadership was intended to put an end to a push by a bipartisan group of lawmakers who were trying to force a vote on the matter. The case of Epstein, who died by suicide in prison in 2019, has been a political issue for Republican President Donald Trump, especially after many of his supporters embraced various conspiracy theories surrounding the case. A July Reuters/Ipsos poll…
France has announced that Europe is ready to support Ukraine with long-term security guarantees once the war ends, but it is now urging the United States to do its part. President Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Tuesday that Kyiv’s European allies are prepared to contribute to security guarantees for Ukraine after any peace deal with Russia is reached. Ahead of a meeting in Paris on Thursday between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and allies, an Elysée Palace official said, “We are ready,” adding that Europeans now hope to secure “the support of the Americans to guarantee Ukraine’s security.” A “Coalition of…
