Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has articulated serious concerns regarding how artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly eroding the effectiveness of traditional identity verification methods, particularly within financial and security systems. Addressing the evolving threat landscape, Altman expressed alarm that some financial institutions continue to rely on voiceprints for authentication—a method he believes has already been rendered ineffective by current AI capabilities. “One thing that terrifies me is that some banks still accept voiceprints to verify identity,” he stated. “AI has completely broken that method.” Altman elaborated that while passwords still offer a degree of security, most modern, more convenient forms…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
Meta has announced a series of new tools and updates designed to strengthen protections for teens and children across its platforms, including Instagram and Facebook. These updates feature improvements to direct messaging for teen users, expanded nudity protection, and enhanced safeguards for adult-managed accounts that primarily showcase children. Teen accounts will now display more contextual information about who users are messaging, including safety tips, account creation date, and a new option to block and report a message sender in a single action. In June alone, teens utilized Meta’s safety notices to block one million accounts and reported another one million…
In the third and final T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, on Thursday, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan. Pakistan Squad: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (WK), Hasan Nawaz, Agha Salman (C), Mohammad Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Abbas Afridi, Salman Mirza, and Ahmed Daniyal. Bangladesh Squad: Litton Kumar Das (c & wk), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Naim Sheikh, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain Patwary, Md Saifuddin, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed. Head-to-Head Encounters Pakistan and Bangladesh have faced each other 24…
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) successfully concluded its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday in Dhaka, with all 25 member nations in attendance. ACC President Mohsin Naqvi extended his appreciation to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for their exceptional hospitality during the two-day gathering. “I would like to thank the BCB for their warm hospitality and all member countries for their active participation,” Naqvi stated at a press conference held after the meeting. Naqvi, who also chairs the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), emphasized the collective determination of the member nations to drive Asian cricket forward. “We have decided to work…
Pakistan has welcomed the landmark advisory opinion delivered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the obligations of states concerning climate change. This opinion underscored the legal responsibilities of states under international law to address climate-related harm and highlighted the global urgency of the climate crisis. Mansoor Usman Awan, the Attorney General for Pakistan, who presented Pakistan’s oral submissions before the ICJ in April, had emphasized in court that climate harm prevention must be treated as a shared duty. “It is an obligation that transcends borders and demands stringent diligence from every State,” he had stated. The court supported…
The body of three-year-old Abdul Hadi, son of Dr. Mishaal Fatima, was recovered on Wednesday evening near Dasar in the Thak Babusar region. This tragic discovery comes three days after a deadly flash flood swept through Babusar Top. Local residents spotted the body near a stream around 7 PM and promptly alerted authorities. Gilgit Baltistan Scouts recovered the body and transported it to Chilas Hospital. Abdul Hadi had gone missing when a sudden cloudburst triggered a flash flood that carried away a family returning from Skardu. The tragedy also claimed the lives of Dr. Mishaal Fatima, who bravely jumped into…
An audit report has revealed that the National Assembly Secretariat issued privilege travel vouchers worth Rs1.16 billion to Members of National Assembly (MNAs) during the financial years 2021-22 to 2023-24. The report highlights a discrepancy of Rs161 million between the value of vouchers issued and the expenditure officially reported. According to the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) report, the National Assembly management had reported an expenditure of one billion rupees on the reimbursement and encashment of these privilege travel vouchers during the specified period. However, audit officials observed that the National Assembly Secretariat failed to reconcile the actual expenditure incurred…
Heavy rainfall across Pakistan over the past 24 hours has resulted in the deaths of at least six people and injuries to five others. This brings the country’s total death toll from the ongoing monsoon spell to 258, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). On Thursday, the agency reported that three fatalities occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where five individuals also sustained injuries. Additionally, two people died in Islamabad and one person in Sindh due to rain-related incidents. The NDMA further revealed that since the beginning of the current monsoon season, a total of 258 people have lost their…
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Thursday annulled the arrest warrant previously issued for the Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub Khan. This warrant was related to a PTI protest that took place in October of last year. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Supra, who had initially issued a bailable arrest warrant for the opposition leader earlier in the day, has now suspended it. This suspension occurred after Khan’s lawyer appeared in court and submitted an exemption plea. The case against Ayub and other PTI leaders was initiated at Shahzad Town police station following clashes between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf…
TikTok, the popular short-form video platform, has announced in its latest report that it removed a staggering 24,954,128 videos in Pakistan due to violations of its community guidelines. In its Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, TikTok highlighted its ongoing dedication to fostering a secure digital environment for its users. The report indicated a consistently high proactive removal rate in Pakistan, standing at 99.4%, with an impressive 95.8% of these videos removed within 24 hours of being uploaded. The report, which covers data from January to March 2025, meticulously details the proactive measures TikTok has implemented to identify and eliminate…
