# The Trusted Times > Short, Crisp & To The Point ## Posts - [Microsoft To Remove Some Of Copilot's AI Bloat In Windows 11](https://thetrustedtimes.com/microsoft-copilots-ai-bloat-in-windows-11/): Microsoft To Follow The ‘Less Is More’ Principle In Integrating Copilot’s AI Where It Truly Matters In An Effort To Remove Bloat In Windows 11 On Friday 20 March 2026, Microsoft announced that it will be making changes in Windows 11 using their latest update implementation that will address user concerns regarding the amount of […] - [Punjab Plans To Launch Pakistan's First 'Skill City' To Empower Youth](https://thetrustedtimes.com/punjab-skill-city/): Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Calls For A Detailed Roadmap For ‘Skill City’ Which Will Equip Youth With Industry-Ready Skills According to The Nation, Punjab is set to work on developing a ‘skill city’ for the youth in an attempt to empower them with contemporary skills necessary to be competitive in the job industry today. Advanced […] - [March 20 2026: Astronomers Discover 'Cosmic Crash' In A Nearby Galaxy](https://thetrustedtimes.com/astronomers-cosmic-crash/): A Nearby Dwarf Galaxy Is Behaving Strangely: Scientists Discover A ‘Cosmic Crash’ Responsible For Odd Behaviour According to ScienceDaily, scientists have discovered a ‘cosmic crash’ responsible for a nearby Dwarf Galaxy’s odd behaviour. The galaxy in question is known as the Small Magellanic Cloud. It consists of several hundred million stars, much smaller than our […] - [Gold Prices Decrease By Rs 8,100 Per Tola In Pakistan](https://thetrustedtimes.com/gold-prices-decrease-by-rs-8100-per-tola/): International Rates Decline As Gold Declines By $81 To Reach $4,686 Per Ounce As This Trend Is Now Reflected In Pakistan With Rs 491,362 Per Tola From Rs 499,462 Earlier On Thursday According to Business Recorder, gold prices in Pakistan declined by Rs 8,100 per tola, a mere reflection of the overall decrease in value […] - [Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reserves Record A Modest Gain Of $1.26 Million](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-foreign-exchange-modest-gain/): Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reserves Record A Modest Gain Of $1.26 Million According To SBP Reports A news article published on Dunya News states that Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves recorded a modest gain of $1.26 million as Eid draws nearer. This comes as a welcome news and relief amidst the chaos and the slew of worrisome […] - [Zong Launches 5G Services Across Major Cities in Pakistan](https://thetrustedtimes.com/zong-launches-5g-services-across-pakistan/): Zong Becomes The First Telecom Operator To Commercially Launch 5G Services In Major Cities of Pakistan According to Arab News PK, Zong has become the first Telecom Operator to commercially launch 5G services in major cities of Pakistan. A total of 16 cities were announced for their 5G services rollout out of which Islamabad, Rawalpindi, […] - [Scientists In China Reveal How Megadunes Formed And Evolved](https://thetrustedtimes.com/scientists-in-china-megadunes/): Scientists in China have revealed the biggest reason for the formation of Megadunes, topography as Megadunes form only near mountains and depressions and not in flat terrains. - [Xbox New Project And The DLSS 5 Headache: A Worrying Future For Gaming](https://thetrustedtimes.com/xbox-new-project-and-the-dlss-5-headache/): Xbox New Project Helix and NVIDIA's DLSS 5 to cause major headache for Gamers as soaring prices the major cause for concern. - [Shawwal Moon Sighting Meeting To Be Held Today](https://thetrustedtimes.com/shawwal-2026/): Shawwal Moon Sighting Meeting To Be Held Today: Ruet-e-Hilal Committee To Decide Eid Date The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee’s Shawwal Moon sighting meeting is to be chaired today by Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad at the Kohsar Block of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. In addition to the participation of committee members, a member of the Pakistan […] - [FACT CHECK! Pakistan Military Confirmed It Targeted Key Site In Kabul Linked To Drone Storage, Ordnance As Taliban's Propaganda And Conspiracy Foiled Once Again](https://thetrustedtimes.com/fact-check-pakistan-military/): Pakistan Military Confirm It Successfully Targeted Key Site Used For Drone Storage, Ordnance And The Training Of Suicide Bombers, All Of Which Continue To Threaten Security In Pakistan According to Reuters, Pakistan Military confirmed that it successfully key site used for drone storage, ordnance and the training of suicide bombers. Pakistani news channels have also […] - [Public Holiday Announced For Balochistan On March 19](https://thetrustedtimes.com/public-holiday-balochistan/): Balochistan Government Announces Public Holiday On March 19: Public And Private Institutions To Remain Closed According to Samaa News, in an official announcement, the Balochistan Government has announced public holiday on March 19 in which government and private institutions are to remain closed. The notification was issued from Quetta following confirmation that the holiday will […] - [CPEC 2.0: Pakistan And China To Upgrade Economic Corporation](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-and-china-cpec-2-0/): Newly Appointed Chinese Consul General In Lahore Sun Yan Has Announced That Pakistan And China Are Moving Towards Upgrading Their Economic Cooperation With ‘CPEC 2.0’ According to Business Recorder, Pakistan and China are heading towards upgrading their economic cooperation through the announcement of CPEC 2.0 by Chinese Consul General Sun Yan. He further added that […] - [March 18 2026: The Circus of War for US And Israel - Why Desperation Is Getting The Better Of These Nations](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-and-israel/): It Is 2026 And US And Israel Continue To Humiliate Themselves After Desperate Attempts To Win Charisma Points As of March 18 2026, US and Israel have constantly been on the receiving end. Economically, they have been battered by Iran’s brilliant chess move to use chaos as a strategy for survival. By closing the Strait […] - [March 16 2026: Google Scraps 'What People Suggest' Feature In The Latest Move To Simplify Its Search Page](https://thetrustedtimes.com/google-scraps-what-people-suggest-feature/): Google Scraps Crowdsourced AI Health Advice ‘What People Suggest’ Feature In The Latest Move To Simplify Its Search Page According to The News International, Google has scrapped its ‘What People Suggest’ Feature in its latest move to simplify its search page as confirmed by a Google Spokesperson. This feature was for crowdsourced AI Health Advice […] - [March 17, 2026: More Countries Reject Trump's Plea To Force Open The Strait Of Hormuz As Trump Criticizes Allies](https://thetrustedtimes.com/more-countries-reject-trumps-plea/): Germany, Spain and Italy Join The List Among Latest Countries To Reject Trump’s Plea To Send Warships To Strait Of Hormuz As of March 17 2026, the number of countries to reject Trump’s plea to join forces to force open the Strait of Hormuz has increased. The latest addition being Germany, Spain and Italy. German […] - [Power Seat Incident: Hyundai To Recall Palisade As Estimated Loss To Cost Hyundai 100 Billion Won](https://thetrustedtimes.com/power-seat-incident-hyundai/): Power Seat Incident Kills A 2 Year Old Child As Hyundai Recalls Up To 68,500 Palisade Units With Estimated Loss Of Up To 100 Billion Won According to Korea JoongAng Daily, an incident involving a 2 year old Ohio girl’s death on March 7th 2026 following safety failure of the power seats in Hyundai’s Palisade […] - [March 16 2026: Oil Tanker Approaching Pakistan Hugs Iran Coast Making A Risky Manoeuvre Through Strait Of Hormuz Clearing It Unharmed](https://thetrustedtimes.com/oil-tanker-pakistan-hugs-iran-coast/): Pakistan-flagged Aframax carrying crude oil is approaching Pakistan after successful pass through the Strait of Hormuz following risky manoeuvre as ship hugged Iran coast to pass through unharmed. - [March 16 2026: Australia And Japan Refuse To Send Ships To Strait Of Hormuz](https://thetrustedtimes.com/refuse-to-send-ships-to-strait-of-hormuz/): Australia and Japan Refuse To Send Ships To Strait of Hormuz Following Trump’s Call To Force Open The Strait Of Hormuz According to The Guardian, Australia and Japan indicated that they had ‘no plans’ to send ships to Strait of Hormuz following Trump’s increasing pressure. In addition, the UK also states that it has no […] - [March 15 2026: ChatGPT Does The Impossible For This Brilliant Tech Entrepreneur!](https://thetrustedtimes.com/chatgpt-does-the-impossible/): Paul Conyngham - a tech entrepreneur based in Sydney, Australia used ChatGPT to brainstorm processes and ideas which lead to the cure for his eight year old dog Rosie's cancer. - [Government of Pakistan Announces Two Day Holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr](https://thetrustedtimes.com/two-day-holiday-for-eid-ul-fitr/): Government of Pakistan Announces Two Day Public Holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr On The 20th And 21st of March Respectively The federal government announces two day public holiday for on the 20th and 21st of March Respectively in a notification letter issued by the Cabinet Division. These holidays are set in accordance with the observance of Eid […] - [March 14 2026: Twin Spacecraft To Solve Mystery Of Mars' Lost Atmosphere](https://thetrustedtimes.com/twin-spacecraft-to-study-mars/): As of March 14 2026, NASA’s Launched Twin Spacecraft To Study The Effect Of Solar Winds And Its Contribution To Mars’ Lost Atmosphere According to ScienceDaily, NASA Launched its Twin Spacecraft to study the atmosphere of Mars and how the Solar winds stripped Mars of its ‘life conducive’ atmosphere over billions of years. Scientists have […] - ["US Not Ready To Make Deal To End War" - Donald Trump Announces as Israel Continues to Pound Iran](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-not-ready-to-make-deal-to-end-war/): Donald Trump States “US Not Ready To Make Deal To End War” As Israel Continues to Pound Western Iran with ‘Wide-Scale Strikes’ As of March 15 2026, Donald Trump announced “US Not Ready To Make Deal To End War” as Israel ramped up its attacks in Western Iran with the launch of wide-scale strike operations. […] - [March 13 2026 - Petroleum Prices To Remain Unchanged](https://thetrustedtimes.com/march-13-2026-no-increase-in-petroleum-prices/): On March 13 2026, PM Shehbaz Sharif Announced Petroleum Prices To Remain Unchanged To Provide Relief To Ordinary Citizens According to an article published by The Express Tribune on March 13 2026, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Petroleum Prices to remain unchanged. This was an effort to provide relief to ordinary citizens amid global economic […] - [AMD Visualizes A New Class of PCs - The Agent Computer](https://thetrustedtimes.com/amd-the-agent-computer/): AMD Visualizes A New Class of PCs: The Agent Computer Is Set To Be AMD’s New Product Category According to PC Mag UK, AMD has visualized a new class of high performance PCs which it has dubbed ‘The Agent Computer’. This is after AMD recognized that an emerging class of users running complex AI Models […] - [SBP Reported Increase in Reserves in the Week that Ended on March 6, 2026](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sbp-reported-increase-in-reserves/): SBP reported increase in reserves on March 6, 2026 as reserves rose from $16.300 billion in the week prior to $16.341 billion on March 6. This is due to a $41 million inflow which has strengthened Pakistani Rupee. - [Scientists Were Left Stunned By Cataclysmic Collision Between Exo-Planets](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cataclysmic-collision-between-exo-planets/): Scientists were left stunned after exo-planets' cataclysmic collision in Gaia20ehk's star system in 2021 as the star began to exhibit odd behaviour between 2016 and 2021 - [Meta Acquired Moltbook on 10th of March 2026 - A Social Media Platform for AI Agents](https://thetrustedtimes.com/meta-acquired-moltbook/): Meta Acquired Moltbook on 10th of March 2026. It is a social media platform only for AI Agents to communicate, discuss and gossip about tasks and their human owners. - [Sindh Government Announces a Surprise Holiday on March 13](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sindh-government-announces-a-surprise/): Sindh Government Announces a Surprise Holiday on March 13: The Reason Being The Last Friday of Ramadan Today, Sindh Government announces a surprise holiday on March 13. The official reason as confirmed by Sindh Local Government Minister Nasir Hussain Shah is due to the importance of the Last Friday of Ramadan. All government offices, autonomous […] - [A Grand $507m Auction Concluded as Pakistan Aims to Secure 5G For Internet Connectivity and Competitiveness](https://thetrustedtimes.com/a-grand-507m-auction-concluded-for-5g/): Pakistan Achieves a Breakthrough as a $507m Auction for 5G Spectrum Has Been Sold to Telecom Operators: Jazz, Ufone and Zong. Pakistan concluded its $507m Auction for 5g Spectrum on the 10th of March 2026 as Jazz, Ufone and Zong were sold the 5G service. 480MHz of spectrum was sold across several bands. These include […] - [Middle East Crisis Update on March 12: Iran Warns of Long 'War of Attrition' as Conflict Escalates in Strait of Hormuz](https://thetrustedtimes.com/middle-east-crisis-update-war-of-attrition/): Iran Warns of Long ‘War of Attrition’ as Middle East Crisis Escalates Further: Civilian Ships Targeted in Strait of Hormuz as 6 Vessels Reportedly Attacked According to The Guardian, the Middle East Crisis has escalated further as Iran has attacked civilian vessels in its Strait of Hormuz. Reuters reports that 6 vessels have been attacked, […] - [Porsche's Operating Profit Reportedly Down By 98% as the Automobile Company Records its Biggest Failure in Recent History](https://thetrustedtimes.com/porsches-operating-profit/): Porsche’s Operating Profit Reportedly Down By 98%: Massive Failure Attributed to Restructuring & Strategy Changes and Lack of EV Sales in China According to Euro News, Porsche’s Operating Profit is reportedly down by 98% spanning from 2024 to 2025. In 2024, its profits were recorded at €5.3 billion. With the massive €3.9 billion writedown to […] - [PM Shehbaz Sharif Announces 'Austerity Measures' on March 9, 2026 to Combat Fuel Crisis Amid US-Israel War on Iran](https://thetrustedtimes.com/austerity-measures/): PM of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif Announces Austerity Measures to Combat Fuel Crisis - public sector affected as 50 per cent cut in fuel allowances for official vehicles, salaries of officials to be cut by 25 per cent, higher education instructed to order two week school break and shift classes online. - [Sindh Government Makes Amendments To Motor Vehicles Act 2026](https://thetrustedtimes.com/motor-vehicles-act-2026/): Sindh Government Makes Amendments To Motor Vehicles Act 2026: Third Party Liability Insurance a Must for all Vehicles in Sindh On March 8, 2026, Sindh Government officially announced amendments to Motor Vehicles Act 2026. The new rule stated that third party liability insurance is mandatory for all registered motor vehicles in Sindh. The move is […] - [Falling 600 KG Satellite to Hit Earth Today!](https://thetrustedtimes.com/falling-600-kg-satellite/): Falling 600 KG Satellite Van Allen Probe A which was Launched in 2012 and Deactivated in 2019 to Hit Earth Today According to Space.com, a falling 600 KG Satellite Van Allen Probe A which was launched in 2012 as part of a research to study critical data on Earth’s radiation belt has long been decommissioned […] - [Oil Surges Past $100 a Barrel as Iran War Accelerates Global Economic Turmoil](https://thetrustedtimes.com/oil-surges-past-100-a-barrel/): Oil Surges Past $100 a Barrel as Iran War Accelerates Global Economic Turmoil Amid Confirmation of New Iranian Supreme Leader According to NBC News, oil surges past $100 a barrel as the Iran War has intensified further with the destruction of multiple oil depots in Tehran by targeted Israeli strikes. Moreover, the US has confirmed […] - [Sindh Government Announces School Holidays on March 11 on Account of Youm-e-Ali (R.A)](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sindh-government-announces-school-holidays/): Sindh Government announces school holidays on March 11 for both public and private schools on account of Youm-e-Ali (R.A). It is the annual day commemorated to the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (R.A) on the 21st of Ramadan. - [Pakistan Government Mulls Implementing Work-from-home and Distance Learning Nationwide as of March 5 to Save Fuel](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-government-fuel-saving-plan/): Pakistan Government mulls considering work-from-home and online classes as fuel shortages deepen after the Strait of Hormuz closure, forcing emergency energy-saving measures. - [An Impossibly Invisible Galaxy Found: It is Made up of 99% Dark Matter!](https://thetrustedtimes.com/an-impossibly-invisible-galaxy-found/): Scientists have discovered an almost invisible galaxy made up of almost entirely dark matter. The discovery was made after a research paper was published under The Astrophysical Journal Letters of IOP Publishing. - [Iran War Spills into Day 9 as Gulf Countries Continue to be Targets of Iranian Retaliatory Strikes](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-war-spills-into-day-9/): Iran War enters Day 9 as US-Israel strikes hit Tehran oil sites while Iran attempts drone and missile attacks on Gulf states, deepening regional tensions. - [Iran Announces Halt to Strikes on Neighbouring Countries Unless Attacked First](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-announces-halt-to-strikes/): Iran halts strikes on neighboring states, saying it will only respond if attacked first, while remaining firm against U.S. and Israeli pressure. - [Fuel Price Hikes Announced as Govt Increases Petrol and Diesel Prices by Rs. 55 per Litre](https://thetrustedtimes.com/fuel-price-hikes-rs-55-per-litre/): Fuel Prices in Pakistan have surged sharply as the government announced new hikes of Rs. 55 per litre for both petrol and diesel, reflecting the economic strain caused by the ongoing Iran Conflict. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar highlighted that petroleum product prices have increased dramatically, with some seeing jumps of 50 to 70 percent. As of March 7, diesel prices rose from Rs. 280.86 to Rs. 335.86 per litre, while petrol jumped from Rs. 266.17 to Rs. 321.17 over the same period. This represents roughly a 19 percent increase in diesel and a 20 percent rise in petrol, far exceeding the modest adjustments made at the end of February. - [Investigation Finds US Guilty of at least 153 deaths in Deadly School Strike in Southern Iran](https://thetrustedtimes.com/investigation-finds-us-guilty/): The US Guilty narrative has intensified after military investigators reportedly found that a United States strike was responsible for the deadly attack on an all-girls school in southern Iran that killed at least 153 people. - [Iran War Enters 6th Day as Tensions Escalate: The West Faces Increasingly Divided Opinions as Global Economy Suffers](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-war-enters-6th-day-divided-opinions/): The Iran War Enters 6th Day as tensions between Iran and Israel continue to escalate with no signs of de-escalation. Reports of expanding military clashes, political divisions in the West, and growing economic concerns highlight how the conflict is widening beyond the Middle East. - [The Rise of the Blood Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse Occurred in North America](https://thetrustedtimes.com/blood-moon-total-lunar-eclipse/): A rare Blood Moon lit up skies across North America as the final total lunar eclipse for the next few years unfolded. The celestial event occurred when Earth’s shadow fully covered the Moon, creating its signature deep red glow. The next total lunar eclipse is expected on New Year’s Eve 2028–2029. - [Regime Change in Iran: Why It Could Be Ultimately Beneficial for Pakistan](https://thetrustedtimes.com/regime-change-in-iran/): Regime change in Iran is increasingly becoming the only viable path towards regional stability, as escalating hostilities continue to impact not just the Middle East but Pakistan as well. It can be argued that without decisive political transformation in Tehran, economic turmoil, social unrest, and cross-border instability will persist across the region. - [Pakistan's Benchmark KSE-100 Records its biggest Crash following the Iranian Conflict as Stocks Plunged by 16,087 Points](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistans-benchmark-kse-100/): Pakistan’s Benchmark KSE-100 suffered its largest single-day crash, plunging 9.57% amid escalating Middle East tensions. Heavyweight stocks drove the 16,000-point fall, even as trading volumes surged, highlighting intense investor panic and heightened market volatility. - [Iran Kills 3 US Soldiers as Retaliatory Strikes Escalate Across Middle East](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-kills-3-us-soldiers/): Iran Kills 3 US Soldiers and Wounds 5 More, Marking Major Escalation in Ongoing Regional Conflict in an Attempt to Thwart US-Israel Operations Iran kills 3 US soldiers, marking one of the deadliest direct blows against American forces in the current escalation. According to Politico, U.S. Central Command confirmed that three service members were killed […] - [Pro Iranian Protesters Storm US Consulate in Karachi After Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as 9 Reportedly Killed](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pro-iranian-protesters-storm-us-consulate/): Pro Iranian Protesters Storm US Consulate Karachi following the reported death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering violent clashes with security forces. At least nine people were killed and dozens injured as unrest spread to other cities across Pakistan and beyond. - [Iran's Retaliatory Attacks in the Middle East: Chaos as a Strategy for Survival](https://thetrustedtimes.com/irans-retaliatory-attacks-in-the-middle-east/): Iran's Retaliatory Attacks in the Middle East have dramatically escalated tensions, with multiple regional targets struck in a widening campaign of force. The coordinated strikes signal a deliberate strategy of chaos, as Tehran appears determined to reshape the regional balance through sustained military pressure. - [US Supports Pakistan's Right to Defend Itself Amid Escalating Clash with Afghan Taliban as Death Toll Rises to over 300](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-supports-pakistans-right-to-defend-itself/): US Supports Pakistan's Right to Defend Itself as Washington publicly backs Islamabad’s military response against Afghan Taliban forces. The endorsement strengthens Pakistan’s position amid escalating border operations and reinforces its stance during Operation Ghazab lil-Haq. - [Pakistan Afghanistan Border Conflict Escalates After Claims of Cross-Border Offensive](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-afghanistan-border-conflict/): Pakistan Afghanistan border conflict has intensified after large-scale military operations along the Durand Line, with heavy artillery and air strikes reportedly deployed. Rising casualties and captured posts signal a dangerous escalation as regional and global powers call for restraint. - [Sindh Government Introduces New Pick and Drop Rule at Karachi Airport to Reduce Overcrowding](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sindh-government-pick-and-drop-rule/): Sindh Government Introduces New Pick and Drop Rule at Karachi Airport, limiting entry to two individuals per passenger to reduce overcrowding and strengthen security. Officials say the measure follows a recent security review and aims to improve crowd control and coordination among law enforcement agencies. - [US Sanctions on Iran Oil Sales Expand with over 30 Iranian Entities Affected as Nuclear Tensions Escalate](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-sanctions-on-iran-oil-sales/): US Sanctions on Iran Oil Sales have expanded, targeting more than 30 Iranian entities and vessels accused of facilitating illicit exports. The move signals intensified economic pressure from Washington as nuclear tensions between the United States and Iran continue to rise. - [New Zealand Knock Sri Lanka Out of World Cup with Clinical All-Round Performance](https://thetrustedtimes.com/new-zealand-knock-sri-lanka-out-of-world-cup/): New Zealand knock Sri Lanka out of World Cup after a dominant bowling display and disciplined chase defense. Rachin Ravindra’s match-winning spell dismantled Sri Lanka’s batting lineup, sealing a comprehensive victory and ending their tournament hopes in emphatic fashion. - [Stem Cell Therapy for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Shows Breakthrough in China](https://thetrustedtimes.com/stem-cell-therapy/): Stem Cell Therapy for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes is showing breakthrough results in China, where scientists successfully restored insulin production using lab-engineered pancreatic cells. The development could reduce dependence on insulin injections and transform long-term diabetes treatment worldwide. - [2026 Corvette ZR1 Breaks McLaren Senna Lightning Lap Record at VIR](https://thetrustedtimes.com/2026-corvette-zr1/): The 2026 Corvette ZR1 has shattered expectations by setting a new Lightning Lap record at Virginia International Raceway, beating the McLaren Senna by 0.7 seconds. Chevrolet’s flagship supercar proves American performance engineering can now rival and surpass Europe’s elite track machines. - [Japan to Deploy Surface to Air Missiles on Yonaguni Island by 2031 Amid China Taiwan Tensions](https://thetrustedtimes.com/japan-to-deploy-surface-to-air-missiles/): Japan to Deploy Surface to Air Missiles on Yonaguni Island by 2031 as Tokyo strengthens its defenses amid rising China-Taiwan tensions. The move signals a major shift in Japan’s security strategy, reinforcing its western frontier near one of Asia’s most sensitive geopolitical flashpoints. - [Anthropic Claude Code Modernization of COBOL Poses Major Threat to IBM as Stocks Plummet by 13%](https://thetrustedtimes.com/anthropic-claude-code-modernization-of-cobol/): Anthropic Claude Code modernization of COBOL threat to IBM sparks investor concern as AI tool challenges the company’s long standing legacy systems business. - [Regular Investors Buy SpaceX Stock Before IPO Through New $1.2 Billion Investment Fund](https://thetrustedtimes.com/regular-investors-buy-spacex-stock-before-ipo/): Regular investors buy SpaceX stock before IPO through a new $1.2 billion investment fund, expanding access to private SpaceX shares. - [Heavy Snow and Blizzard Warnings as 24 Inch Snow Expected to Hit Northeastern U.S.](https://thetrustedtimes.com/blizzard-warning-northeastern-u-s/): Blizzard Warning and Heavy Snow Force Emergency Declarations Across Multiple Northeastern States in the U.S. According to Reuters, several northeastern states have declared a winter storm emergency as heavy snow and blizzard warnings sweep across the region. Governors warned residents of snowfall totals reaching up to 24 inches and urged the public to avoid all […] - [Artemis II Moon Mission Delay Postpones March 6 Mission Launch as NASA Detects Serious Helium Technical Issue](https://thetrustedtimes.com/artemis-ii-moon-mission-delay/): NASA Confirms Artemis II Moon Mission Delay Following Helium System Fault NASA has officially confirmed an Artemis II Moon Mission delay after engineers identified a serious technical issue involving the rocket’s helium system. The mission, originally scheduled for March 6, 2026, has been postponed while teams investigate the interruption in helium flow, which is critical […] - [US Troops Withdrawal from Syria: 5 Powerful Reasons Behind Trump’s Strategic Shift Amid Iran Tensions](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-troops-withdrawal-from-syria-iran-tensions/): US Troops Withdrawal from Syria The US Troops Withdrawal from Syria is set to begin over the coming months, as the White House confirms a conditions-based transition. Around 1,000 American troops stationed in Syria since 2015 to combat the Islamic State (IS) will be largely withdrawn. Officials say the Syrian government, led by President Ahmed […] - [Sindh School Timings Changed Due to Cold Weather | Schools to Open at 9am](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sindh-school-timings-changed-due-to-cold-weather/): Sindh School timings changed due to cold weather Sindh school timings changed due to cold weather, as the provincial government announced revised opening hours for all educational institutions across the province to help students cope with the ongoing winter conditions. According to an official notification issued by the Sindh Education Department on the directives of […] - [South Africa T20 World Cup 2026 Squad Announced!](https://thetrustedtimes.com/south-africa-t20-world-cup-2026-squad-announced/): South Africa Announced Squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, Markram to Lead South Africa have officially announced their 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, set to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8. Taking to X.com, the official handle of the South African […] - [BYD Overtakes Tesla as World’s Largest Electric Vehicle Seller](https://thetrustedtimes.com/byd-overtakes-tesla/): BYD vs Tesla in the Global EV Market Chinese automaker BYD has surpassed Tesla to become the world’s largest seller of electric vehicles on a full-year basis, marking a major shift in the global EV market. BYD said its fully electric car sales jumped nearly 28% to 2.26 million units, while Tesla reported 1.64 million […] - [Starlink Satellite Orbit Change: SpaceX to Lower Satellites in 2026](https://thetrustedtimes.com/starlink-satellite-orbit-change/): Why Starlink Is Lowering Its Satellite Orbit According to Reuters Starlink will begin lowering the orbit of its satellites from about 550 kilometres to 480 kilometres throughout 2026, according to SpaceX’s vice president of Starlink engineering, Michael Nicolls. The move is aimed at improving space safety by reducing congestion and lowering the risk of collisions […] - [Google Cloud Phishing Campaign Bypasses Email Security, Targets Global Firms](https://thetrustedtimes.com/google-cloud-phishing-campaign-threat/): Google Cloud Phishing! Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign in which attackers exploited Google Cloud’s Application Integration service to send scam emails that appeared fully legitimate. According to Check Point, the emails were sent from an authentic Google address, allowing them to bypass traditional email security filters and land directly in users’ inboxes. […] - [3-Day California Storm: Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding Risk and Snow Threaten Donner Pass](https://thetrustedtimes.com/california-storm-flash-flooding-donner-pass/): California Storm Raises Flood and Travel Concerns A major California storm is expected to bring heavy rain, flash flooding and dangerous travel conditions over the next few days, with Northern California facing the highest risk. Rain will intensify over the weekend and could lead to flooding in cities, low-lying areas and mountain streams. Southern California […] - [1st Supermoon 2026: Bright Wolf Moon to Light Up the Sky This Saturday](https://thetrustedtimes.com/supermoon-2026-wolf-moon-january/): Supermoon 2026: What to Expect from January’s Wolf Moon The first Supermoon of 2026 will grace the sky this Saturday, January 3, offering a striking celestial display to kick off the new year. Known as the Wolf Moon, this full moon will appear noticeably larger and brighter as it reaches perigee, the point where the […] - [Arif Habib Group Wins PIA Privatisation with Rs 135 Billion Bid, Secures 75% Shares](https://thetrustedtimes.com/thetrustedtimes-com-pia-privatisation-arif-habib-group-135b/): PIA Privatisation: Arif Habib Group Secures Controlling Stake As of 5:30 PM on 23rd December 2025, the Arif Habib Group has won the PIA privatisation, acquiring 75% of the airline with a Rs 135 billion bid. This came after a dramatic one-on-one bidding contest with Lucky Cement, whose final offer was Rs 134 billion, highlighting […] - [PIA Privatisation Bidding Results: In the 1st phase, Arif Habib Group Tops with Rs115bn offer.](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pia-privatisation-bidding-results/): PIA Privatisation Bidding Results are here. In the first phase, as of 5:30pm on December 23, 2025, the PIA privatisation bidding process remains open, but the Arif Habib Group is currently leading with the highest offer. Unless any other contender revises or increases its bid before the close of the process, the Arif Habib Group […] - [Imran Khan Toshakhana Case: Former PM, Bushra Bibi Sentenced to 17 Years](https://thetrustedtimes.com/imran-khan-toshakhana-case-17-years-sentence/): A special court has sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison each in the Imran Khan Toshakhana case, along with a fine of Rs16.4 million per convict. The verdict was announced during a jail trial held at Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, by Special Judge Central Shahrukh Arjumand. […] - [Bondi Beach Shooting: Suspect Charged With 59 Offences After Deadly Sydney Attack](https://thetrustedtimes.com/bondi-beach-shooting-suspect-charged/): Bondi Beach Shooting Suspect Faces Terrorism Charges, Including 15 counts of murder charges The surviving suspect in Sunday’s Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney has been charged with 59 criminal offences, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act, New South Wales police confirmed. Naveed Akram, 24, remains in critical condition […] - [Trump BBC Lawsuit: US President Files $5 Billion Lawsuit Against BBC Over Edited Speech](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trump-bbc-lawsuit/): US President Donald Trump has filed a $5 billion lawsuit against the BBC in Florida, accusing the broadcaster of defamation over the editing of his 6 January 2021 speech in a Panorama documentary. Trump BBC Lawsuit Over Panorama Edit Trump claims that the broadcaster misleadingly edited his speech to make it appear as though he […] - [SBP Interest Rate Cut: 50bps Reduction Signals Growth Push in FY26](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sbp-interest-rate-cut-2025/): Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced the Interest Rate Cut on 15th December, and said the global economic environment remains challenging, particularly for exports, but noted sufficient room to reduce the policy rate to support sustainable growth while maintaining price stability. The committee highlighted improvements since its last meeting, including higher foreign exchange reserves, sizeable […] - [Traffic Fines worth over Rs. 2 Million issued to Lahore Businessman](https://thetrustedtimes.com/traffic-fines-worth-millions-issued-lahore/): Traffic Fines: Lahore Businessman Faces Millions A Lahore businessman, Sadiq Khan, recently discovered over Rs. 2.3 million in traffic fines registered under his name after the Lahore Traffic Police impounded a motorcycle with multiple violations. Khan, who runs the dealership “Sadiq & Brothers” in Gaddhi Shahu, explained that motorcycles bought on instalments remain registered in […] - [Thailand's 3rd PM in 2 years dissolves Parliament](https://thetrustedtimes.com/thailands-3rd-pm-in-2-years-dissolves-parliament/): After a series of new clashes among it’s borders with Cambodia, Prime minster Anutin officially announced the dissolution of the Parliament on Friday by a Royal Decree, saying his minority government has struggled to handle the crisis since taking office three months ago. He said Returning power to the people through elections was the most […] - [Yamada to Bring Expo-Famous ‘Human Washing Machine’ to Tokyo](https://thetrustedtimes.com/human-washing-machine/): Yamada Holdings is preparing to bring one of the Osaka Expo’s most talked-about attractions to the public: a full-body “human washing machine.” The company says the futuristic device, officially called the Mirai Human Washing Machine, will be showcased at its flagship store in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district starting December 25. Visitors will be able to see […] - [Australia Targets Taliban Officials as Afghan Women Face Deepening Restrictions](https://thetrustedtimes.com/australia-imposes-sanctions-afghanistan/): Australia has taken a stand against the Taliban’s tightening grip on women’s freedoms in Afghanistan, announcing sanctions on four senior Taliban officials accused of driving some of the world’s most severe gender-based repression. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the decision was prompted by the “deteriorating situation” for Afghan women and girls, who have seen their […] - [April 28, 2026: Iran Seeks Global Pact for Strait of Hormuz Stability Without Nuclear Link](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-seeks-global-pact-for-strait-of-hormuz/): Iran Proposes New Maritime Security Framework for Critical Energy Corridors Iran has launched a significant diplomatic initiative by proposing a fresh maritime security deal for the Strait of Hormuz while intentionally leaving nuclear negotiations off the table for now. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi recently completed a high stakes diplomatic tour across Pakistan Oman and […] - [April 28, 2026: UAE Exits OPEC Plus: Major Impact on Global Oil Prices and Energy Markets](https://thetrustedtimes.com/uae-exits-opec-plus/): April 28, 2026: UAE Exits OPEC Plus: Major Impact on Global Oil Prices and Energy Markets - [April 27, 2026: China Just Pulled The Plug On Meta's Biggest AI Bet And The Message To Every Startup Is Crystal Clear](https://thetrustedtimes.com/china-meta-manus/): China Blocks Meta’s $2 Billion Acquisition Of AI Startup Manus In A Move That Sends Shockwaves Through The Global AI Race China just sent the global AI industry a message it cannot ignore. According to Yahoo Finance, China’s National Development and Reform Commission issued a one-line statement Monday ordering the cancellation of Meta’s $2 billion […] - [April 27, 2026: Millions Are Switching To Cheaper, Electricity Free Cooling Solution](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cheaper-electricity-free-cooling-solution/): Millions Are Switching To Cheaper, Electricity Free Cooling Solution - [Vela Banzi: 800 Million Light Years Away And 3,000 Times Wider Than The Milky Way. The Giant That The Universe Was Hiding From Us](https://thetrustedtimes.com/vela-banzi-the-giant/): Astronomers Finally Map The Vela Supercluster: One Of The Largest Structures In The Known Universe Hidden Behind The Milky Way For A Decade - [The Galaxy Book 6 Edge Is Samsung's Most Ambitious Laptop Yet](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-galaxy-book-6-edge/): Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Edge Leaks With 16 Inch AMOLED Display, Snapdragon X2 Elite And A Price Tag That Means Business - [Meta And Microsoft Cut Over 20,000 Jobs As Big Tech Converts Its Payroll Into AI Infrastructure](https://thetrustedtimes.com/meta-and-microsoft-cut-over-20000-jobs/): 92,000 Tech Workers Gone In 2026 Alone: The AI Labor Crisis Is No Longer A Warning, It Is Already Here As Meta And Microsoft Cut Over 20,000 Jobs This is not routine cost cutting. This is a structural shift that the industry can no longer pretend is temporary. Meta announced it is cutting 10 percent […] - [April 25, 2026: Trump Calls Off Witkoff And Kushner's Trip To Pakistan As Iran Walks Away From The Table](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trump-calls-off-trip-to-pakistan/): “They Can Call Us”. Trump Scraps Second Round Of Islamabad Talks As Iran Leaves Pakistan Without A Deal The second round of US-Iran talks in Islamabad is dead before it even started. President Trump announced Saturday he has cancelled plans to send special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan, posting that there was […] - [April 24, 2026: US Soldier Charged By Justice Department For Using Classified Intel On Polymarket](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-soldier-polymarket/): US Justice Department Charges Soldier Over $400K Polymarket Bets Using Classified Information A major legal case has emerged as the U.S. Department of Justice has charged a U.S. soldier for allegedly using classified military intelligence to profit from online betting platform Polymarket. According to Associated Press, the identified individual as Gannon Ken Van Dyke, is […] - [26-Year-Old Pakistani Founder Becomes Billionaire As Cursor Nears $60 Billion SpaceX Deal](https://thetrustedtimes.com/26-year-old-pakistani-billionaire/): Pakistani Cofounder Sualeh Asif Turns Billionaire After Cursor’s $60B SpaceX Buyout Option - [Warner Bros Investors Approve $110 Billion Paramount Skydance Deal Reshaping Hollywood](https://thetrustedtimes.com/warner-bros-investors-approve-110-billion-deal/): Warner Bros Investors Back $110 Billion Sale To Paramount Skydance After Netflix Battle According to Yahoo Finance, Warner Bros. Discovery investors have officially approved the $110 billion sale to Paramount Skydance, marking one of the largest media mergers in history. The Warner Bros Paramount Skydance deal comes after a prolonged bidding war, where Netflix ultimately […] - [April 23, 2026: Iran Monetizes Strait Of Hormuz As New Revenue Stream Emerges Amid Global Tensions](https://thetrustedtimes.com/new-revenue-stream-emerges/): Iran Begins Generating Revenue From Strait Of Hormuz Transit Fees As Global Shipping Faces New Pressure According to The Wall Street Journal, Iran has begun generating revenue from the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz, signaling a major shift in global maritime dynamics. Reports indicate that Tehran has already collected initial payments from vessels crossing the […] - [Iran Seizes 2 Cargo Ships Near The Strait Of Hormuz Hours After Trump Announces Ceasefire Extension](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-seizes-2-cargo-ships/): After Successful Talks Between US and Pakistan, President Trump Announced Extension In Ceasefire. However, Hours Later, Iran Has Seized 2 Cargo Ships Near The Strait of Hormuz According to The New York Times, it is being reported that Iran has seized two cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz. In addition this, it is also […] - [Hand Built, Track Tested And Nearly 800 Horses. The Dark Horse SC Is The Most Serious Mustang Ford Has Ever Put On Sale](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ford-2026-mustang-dark-horse-sc/): The 2026 Mustang Dark Horse SC produces 795 horsepower and 660 pound feet of torque from a supercharged 5.2 litre V8, with each engine hand assembled by a single technician at Ford's Dearborn plant in the same tradition made famous by Mercedes AMG. - [April 21, 2026: Qatar And Pakistan Are Forging A Historic Military Partnership That Is Reshaping Gulf Security](https://thetrustedtimes.com/forging-a-historic-military-partnership/): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim. In the meeting, a historic military partnership and alliance was forged. - [Three Quantum Computers In 90 Days. China Is Not Just Winning The Race, It Is Changing The Rules Of It](https://thetrustedtimes.com/three-quantum-computers-in-90-days-china/): China Just Did It Again. Jiuzhang 4.0, The Photonic Quantum Computer Solves In Seconds What Would Take Classical Computers Longer Than The Universe Has Existed According to Rich Washburn, China’s Jiuzhang 4.0, a photonic quantum computer developed by Pan Jianwei’s team at the University of Science and Technology of China, just completed a calculation in […] - [Wall Street Slips As Iran Seizes Strait Again And Oil Surges Past 89 Dollars A Barrel](https://thetrustedtimes.com/wall-street-slips-as-iran-seizes-strait-again/): Markets On Edge, Stocks Fall, Wall Street Slips, Crude Oil Spikes And Investors Brace For Wednesday Ceasefire Deadline Wall Street started the week on shaky ground as the Iran crisis refused to let markets breathe. According to CNBC, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 110 points while the S&P 500 shed 0.4% and the Nasdaq […] - [April 20, 2026: Iran Refuses Second Round Of Islamabad Talks As Hormuz Standoff Pushes Ceasefire To The Brink](https://thetrustedtimes.com/islamabad-talks-hormuz-standoff/): The Clock Is Ticking As Iran Walks Away From Negotiations As Wednesday Deadline Looms Large. Meanwhile Islamabad Talks In Contention As Last Ditch Effort To Maintain Peace And Safeguard The Fragile World Order The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is hanging on by a thread, and the world is watching every hour. […] - [April 19, 2026: Elon Musk's xAI Sued By NAACP For Pollution](https://thetrustedtimes.com/elon-musks-xai-sued-by-naacp-for-pollution/): Elon Musk’s xAI Boom Has A Dirty Secret And Black Neighborhoods In Memphis Are Paying The Price With Pollution From Illegal Gas Turbines According to CNBC, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is facing a federal lawsuit filed by the NAACP, and the details are alarming. The company has been running natural gas burning turbines […] - [April 19, 2026: Iran Closes Strait Of Hormuz Again As US-Iran Talks Show Progress But Gaps Remain](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again/): Ceasefire On The Brink: Iran Shuts Down Strait Of Hormuz Hours After Reopening It According to CNBC, the Strait of Hormuz has been closed once again, citing repeated U.S. “breaches of trust,” just hours after briefly reopening the critical waterway. The IRGC warned that no vessel should move from anchorage, and any ship approaching the […] - [OGDCL Kohat Oil And Gas Production Saves Pakistan $329 Million In Foreign Exchange](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ogdcl-kohat-oil-and-gas-production/): OGDCL Kohat Oil And Gas Production Boosts Energy Security And Cuts Import Costs By $329 Million Annually According to Arab News and posts across platforms such as LinkedIn, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has achieved a major milestone as its Kohat oil and gas production is now saving Pakistan an estimated $329 million […] - [April 18, 2026: World Bank 'Upgrades' Pakistan To MENA](https://thetrustedtimes.com/world-bank-upgrades-pakistan-to-mena/): World Bank Reclassifies Pakistan As It Removes The Nation From South Asia Category According to The Thursday Times, it has been found that World Bank has ‘upgraded’ Pakistan to the MENA category and has removed it from the South Asia category starting from the fiscal year 2026. No major announcement took place. Rather, the institution’s […] - [December Of 2024: Throwback To When Scientists Developed The World's First Bionic Eye To Restore Vision](https://thetrustedtimes.com/2024-scientists-first-bionic-eye/): Scientists at Monash University in Australia Unveiled The Groundbreaking ‘Gennaris Bionic Vision System,’ A Revolutionary Technology To Restore Sight For Millions Of Blind Individuals According to DigWatch, Australian scientists at Monash University in Australia developed an unveiled a groundbreaking innovation in the field of Medical Technology. Dubbed as ‘Gennaris Bionic Vision System’, it is a bionic […] - [April 17, 2026: After The Reopening Of The Strait Of Hormuz, International Markets Surge A Record Comeback](https://thetrustedtimes.com/reopening-of-the-strait-of-hormuz/): After The Reopening Of The Strait Of Hormuz, International Markets Surge A Record Comeback. - [April 15, 2026: Google To Launch Native Gemini App To Apple's Mac](https://thetrustedtimes.com/google-to-launch-gemini-app-to-apples-mac/): Google Intends To Compete With Anthropic And Open AI By Launching Gemini App To Apple’s Mac According to TechCrunch, Google is set to launch Gemini app natively to Apple’s Mac in order to compete with existing Anthropic and OpenAI apps that have already previously existed in Mac. Mac users can now quickly open up Gemini […] - [Pakistan Government Lifts 7-Year Ban To Welcome Crypto Adoption](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-government-ends-crypto-ban/): Pakistan Government Allows Banks To Provide Crypto Services But Keeps The Ban On Crypto Trading And Asset Holding According to CoinDesk, Pakistan Government has lifted the 7-year ban in a historic move to open up its economy to increased digital adoption and thus cryptocurrency services. As a result, Pakistan Government has sent a letter to […] - [2030 AI Initiative: Shehbaz Sharif On February, Announced $1 Billion Investment In AI As Well As 1,000 PHD Scholarships In Artificial Intelligence Research By 2030](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ai-2030-pakistan/): According To The Prime Minister’s Vision, AI Will Become Widely And Readily Available In Educational Curriculum in Pakistan By 2030. The Government Also Promises To Launch A Nationwide Programme To Train One Million Non-IT Professionals In Artificial Intelligence Skills To Boost Productivity And Improve Livelihoods. According to Ary News, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif […] - [Alibaba Easy Installment Shopping Launch in Pakistan Signals New E-Commerce Era](https://thetrustedtimes.com/alibaba-pakistan/): Alibaba expands into Pakistan with easy installment shopping plans to boost e-commerce access and affordability According to Newscovry, Alibaba is stepping into Pakistan’s growing e-commerce market with plans to introduce easy installment shopping, making online purchases more accessible for everyday consumers. This move is expected to reshape how Pakistanis shop online by allowing them to […] - [April 14, 2026: China And Spain Forge Closer Ties Amid Worries That The International Order Is "Crumbling"](https://thetrustedtimes.com/china-and-spain-forge-closer-ties/): Spain’s Premier Pedro Sanchez Said On Tuesday After Meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping Said Europe and China must Forge Closer Ties To Counter ​Threats To Multilateralism According to Reuters, China and Spain have agreed to forge closer ties to combat the growing threats to multilateralism as well as to face oncoming challenged due to the […] - [April 14, 2026: NASA Sets Its Goals Towards Artemis III Moon Mission After Successful Historic Moon Flyby](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nasa-sets-its-goals-towards-artemis-iii/): NASA Artemis III’s Yet-To-Be-Named Astronauts Are Set To Practice Docking Their Orion Capsule In Orbit Around The Earth To Prepare For Second Moon Flyby In 2027 According to PBS News, NASA has announced that after the successful and historic Moon flyby, Artemis III is set to be scheduled for targeted launch by mid-2027. For the […] - [April 13, 2026: Hormuz Blockade: Risks And Dangers](https://thetrustedtimes.com/hormuz-blockade-risks-and-dangers/): Within Hours Of Trump’s Announcement For Hormuz Blockade, Tanker Traffic Has Been Grounded To A Halt As Global Trade Affected According to CNBC, within hours of Trump’s announcement for the Hormuz blockade, the tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has come to a halt as many ships passing through the exit have been forced […] - [Japan Redefines Clean Coastal City Electricity Generation With Deployment Of Over 200 Innovative Offshore Wave Energy Buoys](https://thetrustedtimes.com/japan-coastal-city-electricity-generation/): Developed By Saga University, This Coastal Energy System Has Consistently Provided Electricity For A Coastal Community Of Over 30,000 Residents For 18 Months According to a Facebook Post by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Japan has developed a reliable, clean electricity generation and distribution system for coastal cities through the use of Energy Buoys which operate in […] - [April 12, 2026: US-Iran Peace Talks End In Jeopardy With No Conclusive Result As Delegations Leave Pakistan](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-iran-peace-talks-end-in-jeopardy/): US-Iran Peace Talks Fail As Both Sides Blame The Other For Failing To Reach A Deal Amid The 21-Hour Ceasefire Negotiations In Islamabad According to Reuters, the US-Iran peace talks have failed to reach a conclusive result regarding ceasefire negotiations which has put the 2-week ceasefire in jeopardy as the talks to end the war […] - [April 11, 2026: Anthropic's Latest AI Claude Mythos Under Increased Scrutiny From Bank CEOs And Federal Officials](https://thetrustedtimes.com/anthropics-latest-ai-claude-mythos/): An Impromptu Meeting Between Bank CEOs And Federal Officials In The Heart Of The US Has Taken Place As Anthropic’s Latest AI, Claude Mythos Is Considered Extremely Dangerous. Government Officials Believe Mythos Can Debilitate Fortune 100 Companies, Infiltrate National Defense Systems, And Take Down Huge Chunks Of The Internet According to Morning Brew, Anthropic’s latest AI model, […] - [April 11, 2026: Sam Altman Thinks The Attack On His Home Could Be Attributed To 'Rising AI Anxiety'](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sam-altman-attributed-to-rising-ai-anxiety/): OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Issues An Apology In The Aftermath Of The Attack On His Home In San Francisco, Dubbing It As Warranted Due To Rising AI Anxiety According to Financial Express, Sam Altman has issued an apology after the controversial attack on his home in San Francisco as he has stated that despite the […] - [US Records Highest Inflation In Nearly 2 Years As The Aftermath Of Iran-US War Continue To Create Shock In Prices](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-records-highest-inflation-aftermath-of-war/): Due to the aftermath of the US-Iran war, the US has recorded its highest inflation in nearly 2 years. - [April 10, 2026: A New AI Agent Has Been Introduced As The 'OpenClaw For Casuals'](https://thetrustedtimes.com/new-ai-agent-openclaw-for-casuals/): A New AI Startup Claims The New Poke AI Agent Is Like The OpenClaw For Casual Users Which Makes The AI As Easy To Use As Sending A Text Message According to Tech Crunch, a new AI startup company by the name Poke has launched its Poke AI Agent which replicates the functionality of the […] - [April 10, 2026: Prime Minister Of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu Confirms Lebanon Talks To Be Underway In Washington As Fragile Ceasefire Holds Between US And Iran](https://thetrustedtimes.com/israel-confirms-lebanon-talks/): Benjamin Netanyahu Has Confirmed That Israel Is Set To Hold Talks With Lebanon Next Week In Washington Amid Fragile Ceasefire Between US And Iran. The Next Week Could Decide Whether The Ceasefire Will Continue After Talks Fail Or Succeed In Washington According to France 24, Israel and Lebanon are set to hold talks towards possible […] - [On May 11, 2026: Thar Sand Is Declared By Experts And Sindh Department of Information Technology As The Most Suitable Sand For Making Computer Chips](https://thetrustedtimes.com/thar-sand-most-suitable-for-computer-chips/): Turning The Thar Desert Into A Semiconductor Paradise Could Require More Than Potential, In Particularly Billions Of Dollars In Investment In Order To Make Pakistan A Competitive Semi Conductor Market According to Pediastan, “the Sindh Department of Information Technology and experts declared Thar sand as the most suitable for making computer chips. The ambitious proposal envisions […] - [On April 2, 2026: The Government Of Pakistan Approved Specialized Ro-Ro Transshipment Operations](https://thetrustedtimes.com/specialized-ro-ro-transshipment-operations/): Pakistan Government’s New Initiative To Approve Specialized Ro-Ro Transshipment Operations Is Poised To Open New Avenues For The Automotive Logistics Sector, Reduce Handling Times, And Position Pakistan As A Key Node In Regional Vehicle Distribution Networks. According to Press Information Department (PID), Pakistan Government has approved specialized ro-ro transshipment operations. According to the latest developments, […] - [Opinion: Why The Tentative 2-Week Ceasefire Could Be Terrible For Israel As The World's Priorities Shift](https://thetrustedtimes.com/2-week-ceasefire-could-be-lethal-for-israel/): The 2-Week Ceasefire May Isolate Israel Greatly As Priorities Shift Towards Peace Talks And Negotiations In Islamabad - [April 8, 2026: Pakistan Simplifies IT Export System To Boost Freelancer Payments And Digital Growth](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-simplifies-it-export-system/): Pakistan Moves To Simplify IT Export Regulations As New Policies Aim To Support Freelancers, Improve Payment Systems, And Accelerate Digital Economy Growth According to Times of Karachi, Pakistan is taking a major step towards strengthening its digital economy by simplifying its IT export system, making it easier for freelancers and tech companies to receive payments […] - [Chery Master Pakistan's Tiggo 7 PHEV To Launch Nationwide On April 10](https://thetrustedtimes.com/chery-tiggo-7-phev-to-launch-on-april-10/): A New Addition In Pakistan Is Set To Introduce High Performance And Affordable Tiggo 7 PHEV That Features Over 500 Nm Of Torque According to Mettis Global, Chery Master Pakistan is set to introduce Chery Tiggo 7 PHEV in Pakistan which is a plug-in hybrid that packs a 1.5L turbocharged engine along with an 18.3 […] - [The US And Iran Agree To A 2-Week Ceasefire As Talks To Begin In Islamabad On Friday](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-us-and-iran-2-week-ceasefire/): The US And Iran Have Agreed To A Fragile 2-Week Ceasefire Due To Pakistan’s Successful Mediating Role. Iran Has Agreed To Reopen The Strait Of Hormuz With Safe Passage Coordinated By Its Armed Forces According to Al Jazeera, the US and Iran have agreed to a two week ceasefire as both parties have agreed to […] - [Looming Deadline For Negotiations And Ceasefire Between The US And Iran Causes Creeping Panic As Oil Stays Above $110 Per Barrel](https://thetrustedtimes.com/looming-deadline-ceasefire-us-and-iran/): As US-Iran ceasefire deal deadline nears, oil prices edge above $110 per barrel and investors panic and stocks remain affected. - [BYD's New High Performance 'Seal 07' EV To Feature An Ultra Fast 1,500 KW Flash Charging](https://thetrustedtimes.com/byds-new-ev-flash-charging/): BYD’s New High Performance ‘Seal 07’ EV To Feature An Ultra Fast 1,500 KW Flash Charging That Features Charging Times From 10%-70% In Just 5 Minutes According to The Driven, BYD which has become the world’s fastest car company due to successful EV sales both nationally and globally, has decided to launch a new model […] - [Gold Price In Pakistan Rises To PKR 488,517.92 Per Tola Amid Middle Eastern Uncertainty And Gold Market Volatility](https://thetrustedtimes.com/gold-price-in-pakistan-increases/): As Of April 6, 2026, 1:00 PM: Gold Price In Pakistan Increases From PKR 488,346.60 Per Tola On Friday To PKR 488,517.92 Per Tola On Monday According to livepriceofgold.com, gold price in Pakistan has risen today from PKR 488,346.00 per tola on Friday to PKR 488,517.92 per tola on Monday. In the international markets, gold […] - [April 6, 2026: 45 Day Ceasefire Pushed By Iran, US and Regional Mediators As Stocks Rise And Oil Pares Gain](https://thetrustedtimes.com/mediators-push-for-ceasefire/): The Axios reported that Iran, US and regional mediators have pushed for a 45-day ceasefire to resume negotiations that can end the war permanently. Meanwhile stocks in Asia have reported gains as well as the S&P 500 while crude oil pared gains. - [On March 25, 2026: A Small Handful Of Atoms Seemingly Outperformed A Much Larger Neural Network On A Real World Task](https://thetrustedtimes.com/small-atoms-outperformed-larger-neural-network/): According to PHYS ORG, scientists made an absolute discovery on March 25, 2026. A team led by Prof. Peng Xinhua and Assoc. Prof. Li Zhaokai from the University of Science and Technology of China of the Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrated that a quantum system comprising of only 9 atoms was able to outperform a much larger network made up of thousands of nodes in realistic weather forecasting tasks. - [The Magical Era Of The 1980s: When Volkswagen Made The World's Fastest Diesel Concept Car](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-magical-era-of-the-1980s-volkswagen/): The Magical Era Of The 1980s: When Volkswagen Made The World’s Fastest Diesel Concept Car That Featured Only A Six Cylinder In-line Turbo Diesel Engine That Produced Only 177 Horsepower But Achieved Speeds Of Up To 225 MPH! According to a media release by Volkswagen, the ARVW was a concept car that was built to […] - [Pakistan To Repay Matured Loan Deposits Worth Up To $3.5 Billion To UAE As Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Rejects 'Misleading' Commentary On UAE's Request For Immediate Return](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-to-repay-loan-to-uae/): According To Reports Circulating, Pakistan Was Set To Repay Loans To UAE Of Up To $3.5 Billion. Reports Regarding UAE’s Urgent Request To Repay Has Been Rejected And Dubbed As ‘Misleading’ As Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Call It A ‘Routine Transaction’ According to Arab News, Pakistan is set to pay a $3.5 billion matured loan […] - [On September 16, 2025, Scientists Posted A Major Discovery Using Tin Oxide (SnOx) And Infrared Light To Selectively Kill Cancer Cells While Minimally Affecting Normal Tissue](https://thetrustedtimes.com/scientists-tin-oxide-snox-and-infrared-light/): On September 16, 2025, An Article Published With The Title “SnOx Nanoflakes as Enhanced Near-Infrared Photothermal Therapy Agents Synthesized from Electrochemically Oxidized SnS2 Powders” Showed How Medical Industry Can Use Tin Oxide And Infrared Light To Selectively Kill Cancer Cells With Minimal Damage To Normal Human Tissue According to an article published on ACS Publications, scientists have […] - [April 4, 2026: Federal Minister For Power, Sardar Awais Leghari Has Warned Of Increasing Electricity Rates Due To Petrol Price Hikes](https://thetrustedtimes.com/federal-minister-for-power/): In A Statement On X, Federal Minister For Power, Sardar Awais Leghari Has Warned Of Increasing Electricity Tarrifs Due To Petrol Price Hikes. Meanwhile Pakistan Government Explores Market Timing Changes, Conservation Measures To Manage Consumption Pressure According to Profit Pakistan Today, Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Leghari has warned of increasing electricity tariffs due […] - [On March 23, 2026: Silicon Quantum Processor Successfully Demonstrated Complete Logical Operations](https://thetrustedtimes.com/silicon-quantum-processor/): Chinese Researches Published Their Study In Nature Nanotechnology In Which Silicon Quantum Processor Was Successfully Able To Carry Out Complete Basic Logical Operations Required For Computing. - [April 3, 2026: Pete Hegseth Ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George As Two More High Ranking Army Officers Removed As Well](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pete-hegseth-ousts-army-chief-of-staff/): Pete Hegseth Asks Army Chief Of Staff Gen. Randy George To Step Down As Two More High Ranking Army Officers, Gen. David Hodne And Maj. Gen. William Green Removed As Well According to an article published by CBS News, Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down while two […] - [April 3, 2026: The US Suffers From Its Worst Debt Crisis Yet As Donald Trump's Presidential Tenure To Become The Worst In US History](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-us-suffers-from-its-worst-debt-crisis-yet/): The US Is Projected To Have Its Debt Reach $40 Trillion Before The Fall Elections As It Sits At $30 Trillion Currently According to a LinkedIn post by PakCan News, the current US national debt sits at $30 trillion. It is projected to reach $40 trillion before the fall elections. A $10 trillion increase in […] - [March 2, 2026: Trump's Fascination With His Humiliation Ritual And Why The World Has Isolated The United States](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trumps-fascination-with-his-humiliation-ritual/): Iran Has Thoroughly Defeated The United States And Israel Morally. Meanwhile Trump Continues To Make It A Habit To Release Conflicting Statements That Continues To Humiliate Him And His Nation Every Single Day According to The Guardian, Trump made a statement exactly a month ago stating that the war would drag on for 4-5 weeks […] - [Rising Energy Costs Push Pakistan Consumer Inflation To 7.3% In March](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-consumer-inflation-7-3-in-march/): Pakistan Experienced A Rise In Consumer Inflation By 0.3% As March Recorded A 7.3% Rate While February Recorded 7% According to Dawn News, Pakistan experienced a rise in Consumer Inflation in March as compared to February as it rose to 7.3% by 0.3%. The major drivers of Consumer Inflation are higher energy prices due to […] - [April 2, 2026: A New Study Has Shown That Artificial Intelligence May Be More Similar To Human Beings Than Previously Imagined](https://thetrustedtimes.com/a-new-study-artificial-intelligence/): A New Study From Researchers At UC Santa Cruz Suggest Artificial Intelligence Models May Lie, Cheat, and Steal to Protect Other Models From Being Deleted According to an article published by WIRED, Artificial Intelligence (AI) may not be as different from us human beings as previously imagined. It makes sense for AI to have similar […] - [Artemis II Moon Mission A Success As 4 Astronauts Blasted Off Into Space](https://thetrustedtimes.com/artemis-ii-moon-mission-a-success/): Artemis II Moon Mission Experiences Initial Success As 4 Astronauts Have Been Safely Launched Into Space To A Trip Around The Moon Beyond Low-Earth Orbit According to Al Jazeera, Artemis II Moon Mission has been successfully launched from Florida, United States. This mission is set to take 4 astronauts to a trip beyond the low-Earth […] - [Reduction In Terrorism Fatalities By 35% Recorded In March Along With The Coexistence Of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq](https://thetrustedtimes.com/reduction-in-terrorism-fatalities/): Pakistan Records Reduction In Fatalities Due To Terrorism By 35% From February To March In Coincidence With Operation Ghazab lil-Haq. - [Pakistan And China Issue 5-Point Initiative To Restore Peace In The Middle East](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-and-china-issue-5-point-initiative/): On Tuesday March 31, 2026: Pakistan And China Issued A 5-Point Initiative To Restore Peace In The Middle East In Which Immediate Cessation Of Hostilities, Security Of Non-Military Targets And Immediate Peace Talks Were Highlighted According to Dawn News, Pakistan and China have jointly issued a 5-point initiative to restore peace in the Middle East. […] - [Public Holiday Announced Across Sindh On 4th Of April](https://thetrustedtimes.com/public-holiday-announced-on-4th-of-april/): Sindh Government Has Announced Public Holiday Across Province On The Death Anniversary Of Former Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Sindh Government has announced public holiday across the entire province on the 4th of April which marks the death anniversary of former prime minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The death anniversary is annually observed since the martyrdom […] - [March 31 2026: Japanese Domestic Market And The Curious Case Of Its Resurrection - An Opinionated Case Study](https://thetrustedtimes.com/japanese-domestic-market-opinion/): The World Is Moving Towards Affordable Chinese MEVs Due To Increasing Preferences For Budget Combined With Assisting Technology And High Fuel Economy All Wrapped Up In A Package Of Sustainability. Meanwhile Japanese Domestic Market Suffers. In the recent years particularly between 2024 and 2026, Chinese MEVs have taken over the world. They have outcompeted Tesla […] - [March 30 2026: Kuwait Promises Complete Facilitation Of Diesel And Jet Fuel To Pakistan](https://thetrustedtimes.com/kuwait-promises-complete-facilitation/): After Iran Allows 20 Pakistani Ships To Pass Through The Strait Of Hormuz, Kuwait Has Promised Complete Facilitation Of Diesel And Jet Fuel To Pakistan According to Dawn News, Kuwait has promised complete facilitation regarding exporting its diesel and jet fuel to Pakistan. This marks the reestablishment of trade between Pakistan and Kuwait since the […] - [IMF Proposes New Rs 15.6 Trillion Tax Target For Next Budget As Pakistan Resists](https://thetrustedtimes.com/imf-proposes-new-rs-15-6-trillion-tax-target/): IMF Has Proposed A New Rs 15.6 Trillion Tax Target For The Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Which Includes Reducing Sales Tax Exemptions On Fuel As Pakistan Resists According to a news article by Profit Pakistan Today, IMF has put forth a new proposal for the tax target for Pakistan’s fiscal year 2026-2026 from July 1st this […] - [Saudi Arabia's Massive $100 Billion AI Infrastructure Dream](https://thetrustedtimes.com/saudi-arabias-massive-100-billion-ai/): Saudi Arabia’s Massive $100 Billion AI Company Known As HUMAIN To Become The Largest In The World According to a LinkedIn post that summarizes multiple aspects of Saudi Arabia’s latest AI project, HUMAIN is set to become the largest $100 billion AI company in the world. HUMAIN is an AI project that has been backed […] - [HBL PSL 11: Pakistan Cricket Team's Fakhar Zaman Charged With Damaging Ball Tampering Accusation](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ball-tampering-in-hbl-psl-11/): Pakistan Cricket Team’s Fakhar Zaman Has Been Charged With Ball Tampering During HBL PSL 11 Match Between Lahore Qalandars And Karachi Kings According to Al Jazeera, Fakhar Zaman has been charged with ball tampering by the Pakistan Cricket Board during HBL PSL 11 match that was played yesterday between Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings. In […] - [March 30 2026: Lucky Motor Corporation Signs Exclusive And Strategic Partnership With GAC Group For Pakistan](https://thetrustedtimes.com/lucky-motor-corporation-signs-partnership/): Lucky Motor Corporation Has Signed An Exclusive And Strategic Partnership Deal With GAC Group To Introduce Robust Build Quality And Competitively Priced NEVs For Pakistani Consumers According to a newly built website in partnership with Lucky Motor Corporation as well as GAC Group, a press release was found in which it was stated that Lucky […] - [March 30 2026: Google's New TurboQuant AI Tool Causes Investor Panic Towards Samsung, Micron And Sandisk](https://thetrustedtimes.com/googles-new-turboquant-ai-investor-panic/): Google’s New TurboQuant AI Tool Reduces Memory Usage By 6 Times While Improving Processing Speeds. Investors Panic As Shares Fell For Samsung, Micron And Sandisk Following Speculation Of Reduced Memory Chip Demand According to Startup Pakistan, Google’s newly unveiled TurboQuant AI tool is set to reduce memory usage by 6 times while also improving processing […] - [Russian Ban On Oil Exports Effective From April 1st](https://thetrustedtimes.com/russian-ban-on-oil-exports/): March 27 2026: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak Instructed The Energy Ministry To Draft A Resolution To Ban Gasoline Exports Effective From April 1st According to Reuters, Russian Deputy Prime Minister instructed the Energy Ministry to draft a resolution to ban gasoline exports effective from April 1st. This instruction was delivered on Friday, March […] - [At The Closure Of The Month Of March, LPG Prices In Pakistan Surge To Rs 3,900 - Rs 5,100 Range For 11.67 KG Cylinder](https://thetrustedtimes.com/lpg-prices-in-pakistan-surge/): LPG Prices In Pakistan Surge from Rs 3,150 – Rs 3968 Range To Rs 3,900 – Rs 5,100 Range For 11.67 KG Cylinder As The Month Of March Nears Its End According to Startup Pakistan, LPG prices in Pakistan have surged from Rs 3,150 – Rs 3968 range To Rs 3,900 – Rs 5,100 range […] - [March 28 2026: Scientists Make A Great Leap Towards Magnetism As Source For 'Limitless' Nuclear Energy](https://thetrustedtimes.com/magnetism-as-source-for-limitless-energy/): Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) Is UK’s Latest Program To Seek Cleaner Source Of Nuclear Limitless Energy Through Advancement In Magnetism According to Yahoo News, UK is set to complete its prototype nuclear fusion power plant construction by 2040. At the same time, it is already trying to figure out how to lower maintenance […] - [In A Massive Step, Iran Allows 20 Pakistani Ships To Cross Strait Of Hormuz](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-allows-20-pakistani-ships/): Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar Has Announced That Iran Has Allowed 20 Pakistani Ships To Cross Strait Of Hormuz According to Arab News, Iran has allowed 20 Pakistani-flagged ships to cross Strait of Hormuz. The aim is to ensure stability in the region marred by conflict. Not only does this stabilize the region somewhat […] - [March 28 2026: Scientists Predict Exomoons Could Become Habitable For Billions Of Years If They Have Hydrogen Atmospheres](https://thetrustedtimes.com/exomoons-could-become-habitable/): Scientists have recently published a study discovering how exomoons of rogue planets could become key to habitability for billions of years. - [March 28 2026: Islamabad To Become The Centre For Middle Eastern Peace And Dialogue](https://thetrustedtimes.com/islamabad-centre-for-middle-eastern-peace/): In A Press Release By Pakistan’s Foreign Office, Foreign Ministers Of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye And Egypt To Visit Islamabad For In-Depth Talks On Iran War According to a press release by Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad is set to host Foreign Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt from March 29th to March 30. […] - [Government Increases Kerosene Prices To Rs 433.40 Per Litre As Petrol And Diesel Prices Remain Unchanged](https://thetrustedtimes.com/government-increases-kerosene-prices/): Effective From Today, Government Increases Kerosene Prices By Rs 4.66 Per Litre As It Settles At Rs 433.40 As of March 28 2026, Government of Pakistan has hiked up Kerosene prices by Rs 4.66 per litre as it settles to Rs 433.40 per litre. On the other hand, Petrol and Diesel prices remain unchanged with […] - [March 26 2026: Government Of Pakistan To Launch Mobile App To Manage Fuel Quotas For Small Vehicles](https://thetrustedtimes.com/mobile-app-to-manage-fuel-quotas/): Government Of Pakistan To Launch Mobile App That Manages Fuel Quotas For Small Vehicles Of Up To 800cc According to Business Recorder, Government Of Pakistan has announced that it has finalized its mobile app which will launch with the intended purpose to manage fuel quotas for small vehicles. Listed vehicles include motorcycles, rickshaws and potentially […] - [March 26 2026: Misleading School Holidays Extension Notification Debunked By Sindh Government](https://thetrustedtimes.com/misleading-school-holidays-notification/): Sindh Government Debunks Misleading School Holidays Extension Notification (Which Stated That Schools Were To Remain Closed Until April 15) And Urges Public To Avoid Sharing It - [PSX Falls By 5,405 Points Amid Terrible Signals From Iran-US Negotiations](https://thetrustedtimes.com/psx-falls-by-5405-points/): PSX Falls By 5,405 Points: On Thursday, Widespread Panic Due To Mounting Geopolitical Tensions And Rising Oil Prices Triggered Panic Selling According to Dawn News, equities at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) declined tremendously on Thursday. This caused the benchmark KSE-100 to fall sharply by 5,405 points. The decline attributed to 3.41% which settled at […] - [Lahore To Receive $20 Million At Its MG Plant As MG Motor Pakistan And SAIC Motor Announce Huge Investment](https://thetrustedtimes.com/lahore-to-receive-20-million-at-its-mg-plant/): Lahore's MG Plant To Receive $20 Million Investment By MG Motor Pakistan In Attempts To Expand Its Plant, Introducing Advanced Automated Technologies, Expanded Product Line-ups Through The Launch Of New Vehicle Models. - [Sharia Compliant Mutual Funds In Pakistan Grow To Over Rs 2 Trillion In Total Assets By February 2026](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sharia-compliant-mutual-funds/): Sharia Compliant Mutual Funds In Pakistan Grow To Over Rs 2 Trillion In Total Assets By February Of 2026. This Is An Increase Since Last Year’s Rs 1.7 Trillion According to Pro Pakistani, Pakistan experienced a significant growth in Sharia Compliant Mutual Funds. This year by February, Sharia Compliant Mutual Funds grew to over Rs […] - [March 24 2026: Finance Ministry States Petrol Cargoes For March And April Largely Secured By Pakistan](https://thetrustedtimes.com/finance-ministry-petrol-cargoes-secured/): On Tuesday This Week, Finance Ministry Announced In A Meeting Chaired By Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb That Pakistan Largely Secured Petrol Cargoes For March And April According to Geo News, Finance Ministry announced in its meeting on Tuesday this week that petrol cargoes for March and April have been largely secured by Pakistan. This announcement […] - [March 24 2026: Sindh Government Mulls Implementing 'Smart Lockdown' For Fuel Conservation](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sindh-minister-smart-lockdown/): Sindh Minister Announces Government Contemplating Implementing ‘Smart Lockdown’ To Conserve Fuel In Case Crisis Deepens And Iran War Shows No Further Signs Of De-escalation According to Dawn News, Sindh Local Government Minister Nasir Hussain Shah stated on Tuesday that the Government is contemplating implementation of ‘smart lockdown’ to conserve fuel. He further stated that he […] - [March 25 2026: OpenAI Makes Decision To Kill Sora](https://thetrustedtimes.com/openai-makes-decision-to-kill-sora/): OpenAI Makes Decision To Kill Sora – Video Generating AI Model: The Stated Reasons May Not Paint The Full Picture! According to AOL, OpenAI made its decision to kill Sora yesterday on Wednesday. Last year on September, the company launched Sora 2 and made headlines with its ambitious move towards next generation AI video model. […] - [Bitcoin Crash: A Slightly Above $70,000 Trading Value Since Tuesday This Week And Future Predictions Remain Bleak](https://thetrustedtimes.com/bitcoin-crash-2026/): Bitcoin Crashes To Its Lowest Level In Two Weeks Before The 5% Rebound On Monday This Week: Future Predictions Remain Bleak As Price Prediction Targets $35,000 According to an extensive article published by Finance Magnates, Bitcoin suffered monumentally as it traded through March. Heightened ecalations in the Middle Eastern Conflict has caused Bitcoin to make […] - [Pakistan's External Borrowing For The Current Financial Year Rises Monumentally By 18.37%](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistans-borrowing-current-financial-year/): Pakistan’s External Borrowing For The Current Financial Year Rises By 18.37% Amid Inflows From IMF, Saudi Arabia, China And Global Lenders According to an article by Samaa News, Pakistan’s borrowing for the current financial year increased by 18.37% despite the inflows from IMF, Saudi Arabia, China and other global lenders. Between July and February, Pakistan […] - [Pakistan Ranked Highest As World's Most Polluted Country In 2025](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-ranked-worlds-most-polluted-country/): Pakistan Ranked Most Polluted Country In The World In 2025 With Concentrations Of Hazardous Small Particles (PM 2.5) Levels 13 Times Higher Than Recommended By The World Health Organization According to Reuters, Pakistan was ranked as the world’s smoggiest country in 2025 with consistent concentrations of hazardous small particles (PM 2.5) levels being 13 times […] - [Gold Price Continues To Fall As Per Tola Price Witnesses A Rs 43,000 Decline](https://thetrustedtimes.com/gold-price-continues-to-fall-rs-43000-decline/): The 24 Karat Gold Price Fell On Monday As Per Tola Price Decreased Further By Rs 43,000 To Reach Rs 447,762 According to Dawn News, the 24 Karat Gold price fell on Monday as per tola price decreased further by Rs 43,000. This was after the metal logged its biggest weekly loss in about 43 […] - [March 24 2026: Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt Reportedly Holding Back-Channel Talks To Bridge US-Iran Diplomacy](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-turkiye-egypt-back-channel/): Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt Reportedly Engaged With Back-Channel Diplomacy Meanwhile Iran Rubbishes Trump’s Peace Talks According to Dawn News, Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt are reportedly holding back-channel talks in order to bridge back the relations between the US and Iran. Pakistan is confident in its stance to play as a diplomatic mediator and identifies itself […] - [March 24 2026: Brain Tumors Evade The Immune System Using Sugar Pathways](https://thetrustedtimes.com/brain-tumors-evade-the-immune-system/): Glioblastoma – An Advanced And Aggressive Form Of Brain Tumor Is Found To Hijack Fructose Metabolism To Evade The Immune System According to Technology Networks, scientists at the Northwestern University discovered how brain tumors evade the immune system. They identified the sugar pathway as a driver of immune suppression in brain tumors. In addition to […] - [March 23 2026: SpaceX Provides Technical Analysis On Orbital Data Center Satellites](https://thetrustedtimes.com/spacex-orbital-data-center-satellites/): SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Has Decided To Provide Technical Details On The Orbital Data Center Satellites – Though Financial Details Remain To Be Provided Yet According to SpaceNews, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has decided to provide technical details on the Orbital Data Center Satellites. In an event in Austin on March 21st 2026, Elon Musk […] - [Levy On High Octane Fuel Increases By Rs 200 Per Litre For Luxury Vehicles As Pakistan Government Makes Announcement](https://thetrustedtimes.com/levy-on-high-octane-fuel-increases/): Pakistan Government Increases The Levy On High Octane Fuel For Luxury Vehicles By Rs 200 Per Litre Amid Already Ongoing Austerity Drive And Economic Turmoil On March 22 2026, Pakistan Government announces an increase in the levy of High Octane Fuel for Luxury Vehicles by Rs 200 per litre. This comes in an effort to […] - [Latest World Happiness Index Revealed As Finland Continues To Top The Rankings For The 10th Consecutive Year](https://thetrustedtimes.com/latest-world-happiness-index-revealed/): Latest World Happiness Index Revealed For 2026: Nordic Countries Top The List Once More While Costa Rica Makes A Surprise Inclusion In Top 5 According to The World Happiness Report, the latest happiness index rankings are out for 2026. As of today, four of the top five countries rated highest on the index are Nordic […] - [March 22 2026: Scientists Discover New Quantum Mechanisms That Boosts Energy In Nanoparticles](https://thetrustedtimes.com/scientists-discover-new-quantum-mechanisms/): Scientists Discover How Proton Motion Can Greatly Influence Triple Energy Transfer In Advanced Materials According to SciTechDaily, scientists have discovered a new way to move energy through advanced materials much faster and more efficiently than before. This new mechanism is being called Proton Shuttle-Assisted Triplet Energy Transfer (PS-TET). In many high-tech materials (like solar cells […] - [March 22 2026: US Federal Judge Finds Elon Musk Guilty Over Claims Of Defrauding Twitter Shareholders](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-federal-judge-elon-musk/): US Federal Judge Finds Elon Musk Liable Over Claims Of Defrauding Twitter Shareholders: Estimated Damages Predicted To Be Up To $2.5 Billion According to Dawn News, the verdict from a San Francisco federal court found Elon Musk to be liable for defrauding Twitter shareholders. He was accused of falsely claiming how many bot accounts were […] - [BMW Turns An April Fool's Joke Into A Fully Functioning Racing Machine With The 'M3 Touring 24H'](https://thetrustedtimes.com/bmw-fools-joke-racing-machine/): BMW’s Station Wagon M3 Touring 24H Was Last Year’s April Fools Joke: A Software Render of Race Car Version Now Turns Out To Be Real According to Car And Driver, the BMW M3 Touring which is BMW’s prestigious modern day station wagon was used as a prop for an April Fool’s joke. Last year, BMW […] - [International Gold Rates Decline Further By 1.8 Per Cent](https://thetrustedtimes.com/international-gold-rates-decline-further/): International Gold Rates Decline Further By 1.8 Per Cent As War In The Middle East Rages On: Gold Rate Falls To $4,563.64 Per Ounce According to Dawn News, the war in the Middle East rages on and so does the downward spiral of the international markets. Gold rates are no exception as Gold falls to […] - [Pakistan Government Raises Kerosene Oil Prices by Rs 70.73 Per Litre](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-government-raises-kerosene-oil-prices/): Pakistan Government Raises Kerosene Oil Prices By Rs 70.73 Which Has Increased Its Price To Rs 428.74 Per Litre – An Overall 127% Increase Since Early March As of March 21 2026, Pakistan Government has raised the prices for Kerosene Oil as it has now reached a total of Rs 428.74 per litre. This Rs […] - [March 21 2026: Scientists Discover A New Type Of Protein That Can Change How High Cholesterol Can Be Treated](https://thetrustedtimes.com/new-type-of-protein-helz2-high-cholesterol/): Scientists have discovered a new type of Protein known as HELZ2 that is important in regulating and control cholesterol in the bloodstream and can be used to treat high cholesterol. - [Mediators Believe The US And Iran Are Close To A 60-Day Ceasefire Extension With Agreement On A Nuclear Framework And Trump Could Make A Decision As Early As Sunday](https://thetrustedtimes.com/mediators-us-and-iran-agreement/): Mediators Believe The US And Iran Are Close To A 60-Day Ceasefire Extension With Agreement On A Nuclear Framework And Trump Could Make A Decision As Early As Sunday - [Qatar Media Corporation Has Launched The First Edition Of Its Media Encyclopedia At The 35th Doha International Book Fair; A First-Of-Its-Kind Arabic Reference Covering 100 Terms Across Media Theory, Figures And Institutions](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatar-media-corporation-media-encyclopedia/): The Launch Took Place At DIBF 2026 On May 22. The Encyclopedia Opens With 100 Curated Terms, Available In Text And Audio Now, Video Within Four Months. Future Editions Are Already Planned. According to The Peninsula Qatar, Qatar Media Corporation launched the first edition of the Media Encyclopedia at the cultural salon of the 35th […] - [Astronomers Have Found A Planet 700 Light-Years Away Where Sand Clouds Form Every Morning And Clear By Nightfall And The Discovery Has Corrected A 100-Fold Error In How Exoplanet Atmospheres Have Been Measured For A Decade](https://thetrustedtimes.com/astronomers-planet-700-light-years-away/): Astronomers Have Found A Planet 700 Light-Years Away Where Sand Clouds Form Every Morning And Clear By Nightfall And The Discovery Has Corrected A 100-Fold Error In How Exoplanet Atmospheres Have Been Measured For A Decade - [SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship V3 On Flight 12; The Most Powerful Rocket Ever Built Lifts Off From Pad 2, Deploys 22 Starlink Simulators And Splashes Down In The Indian Ocean](https://thetrustedtimes.com/spacex-successfully-launches-starship-v3/): Starship V3: One Scrubbed Attempt. One Hydraulic Pin. One Day’s Delay. Then A Raptor 3-Powered Debut That Completed Most Of Its Objectives And Confirmed The Baseline Vehicle For NASA’s 2028 Moon Landing. According to Space.com, SpaceX launched the newest version of its Starship vehicle for the first time on May 22, completing most of the […] - [In A Massive Possible Crisis: A 34,000-Gallon Chemical Tank At A California Aerospace Facility Is On The Verge Of Exploding; 40,000 People Evacuated Across Six Orange County Cities](https://thetrustedtimes.com/34000-gallon-chemical-tank/): “This Thing Is Gonna Fail. We Don’t Know When.” Two Days. Two Options. Either The Tank Cracks And Spills 7,000 Gallons Of Toxic Chemicals, Or It Blows Up. According to NPR, authorities in Southern California are racing to prevent the explosion of a storage tank at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove that has […] - [Rubio Says There Are "Good Signs" A US-Iran Deal Can Be Reached But The Two Biggest Issues, Hormuz Tolls And Enriched Uranium, Remain Unresolved](https://thetrustedtimes.com/rubio-signs-us-iran-deal/): Rubio Says There Are “Good Signs”. The Ceasefire Has Held Since April 8. Trump Has Set Deadlines, Lifted Them And Set New Ones. The Naval Blockade Remains. And Friday’s NATO Meeting In Sweden Is Discussing What Role The Alliance Could Play After The War Ends. According to The Washington Times, US Secretary of State Marco […] - [AMD Has Officially Announced The Ryzen AI MAX Pro 400 Series; Only The Flagship PRO 495 Gets The Upgraded Radeon 8065S Graphics, And Systems Launch In Q3 2026](https://thetrustedtimes.com/amd-ryzen-ai-max-pro-400-series/): AMD Ryzen AI MAX Pro 400 Series: 192GB Unified Memory. 160GB VRAM. 55 TOPS NPU. 5.2GHz Boost. The PRO 490 And 485 Keep The Older 8050S Graphics And Miss The 55 TOPS Rating. ASUS, HP And Lenovo Are The Launch Partners. According to Videocardz and confirmed by AMD, the Ryzen AI MAX PRO 400 series […] - [Google Has Retired The Fitbit App And Replaced It With Google Health 5.0; A Gemini-Powered AI Coach That Reads Your Medical Records, Adapts Your Workouts And Costs $9.99 A Month](https://thetrustedtimes.com/google-health-5-0/): Google Has Retired The Fitbit App And Replaced It With Google Health 5.0; A Gemini-Powered AI Coach That Reads Your Medical Records, Adapts Your Workouts And Costs $9.99 A Month - [The US Department Of Commerce Has Committed $2.013 Billion Under The CHIPS Act To Nine Companies Racing To Build A Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer And IBM Alone Gets $1 Billion Of It](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-us-department-of-commerce-chips-act/): The US Department Of Commerce Has Committed $2.013 Billion Under The CHIPS Act To Nine Companies Racing To Build A Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer And IBM Alone Gets $1 Billion Of It - [Trump Has Announced He Is Sending 5,000 Additional Troops To Poland In A Monumental U-Turn; One Week After The Pentagon Cancelled A 4,000-Strong Deployment To The Same Country](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trump-sending-5000-additional-troops-to-poland/): The Reversal Came Via Truth Social. The Pentagon Was Not Consulted In Advance. And The Reason Trump Gave Was His Personal Relationship With Poland’s New Conservative President. According to Axios, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States would send 5,000 troops to Poland; a surprise announcement that came just one week after […] - [Climate Science: Scientists Have Solved A Decades-Long Mystery About What Is Driving Sea Level Rise And The Answer Confirms It Has Been Accelerating Since At Least 2005](https://thetrustedtimes.com/climate-science-sea-level-rise/): Climate Science: Scientists Have Solved A Decades-Long Mystery About What Is Driving Sea Level Rise And The Answer Confirms It Has Been Accelerating Since At Least 2005 - [Pakistan Has Formally Reopened Its Offshore Oil And Gas Exploration Frontier After Nearly Two Decades In A Monumental Move; Signing 23 Block Agreements Covering 54,600 Square Kilometres Of The Arabian Sea](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-offshore-oil-and-gas-exploration/): Pakistan Has Formally Reopened Its Offshore Oil And Gas Exploration Frontier After Nearly Two Decades Signing 23 Block Agreements Covering 54,600 Square Kilometres Of The Arabian Sea - [ASCEND Conference: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Says China Will Send Taikonauts Around The Moon In 2027 And America Will No Longer Be The Only Country To Have Done It](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ascend-conference-nasa/): At The ASCEND Conference In Washington On May 19, Isaacman Delivered The Clearest Statement Yet Of The Stakes Of The New Space Race And Announced That Artemis Must Move Faster According to SpaceNews, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman warned a space industry audience at the ASCEND conference on May 19 that the next people to fly […] - [Hypershell Has Released Three New Exoskeletons For Runners And Hikers Up To 15 mph, 18-Mile Range And AI Terrain Detection, Starting At $1,000](https://thetrustedtimes.com/hypershell-for-runners-and-hikers/): Hypershell: The X Pro S, Max S And Ultra S Are Slimmer, More Responsive And Powered By AI Motion Tracking But Hypershell Still Will Not Call Them Medical Devices, And Your Bad Knees Are Still On Their Own According to Gizmodo’s Kyle Barr, Hypershell has launched three new sports exoskeletons in its X Series: the […] - [Scientists Gave 25 People Virtual Wings In VR And Scanned Their Brains Before And After. The Brain Had Begun Rewiring Itself To Treat Those Wings As Body Parts](https://thetrustedtimes.com/virtual-wings-in-vr-brains/): Four Sessions. Thirty Minutes Each. A Brain Region That Has Been Shaped By Hundreds Of Thousands Of Years Of Human Evolution. And A Measurable, Significant Shift In How It Responded To Something That Does Not Exist On A Human Body. According to ScienceAlert and the peer-reviewed study published in Cell Reports on May 7, 2026, […] - [Nvidia Reported $81.62 Billion In Q1 Revenue; Up 85 Percent In A Year And Bitcoin Miners Tied To AI Infrastructure Immediately Rose On The News](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nvidia-reported-81-62-billion-in-q1-revenue/): $91 Billion Forecast For Q2. An $80 Billion Buyback. A Dividend That Rose From 1 Cent To 25 Cents Per Share. And Nvidia’s Stock Still Fell 1.5 Percent Because Wall Street Was Already Looking Past The Numbers. According to CoinDesk, Nvidia reported first-quarter revenue of $81.62 billion on Wednesday, May 20, up 85 percent from […] - [Pakistan Has Set A 4.1 Percent GDP Growth Target In Its New Budget Plan For FY2026-27 While The IMF Sees It Differently](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-has-set-a-new-gdp-growth-target/): GDP Growth Target: Rs15.5 Trillion In Tax Collection, A 2 Percent Primary Surplus And $42 Billion In Remittances. The Targets Are Ambitious. The IMF Thinks They Are Too Ambitious. According to Dawn, Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance has projected real GDP growth at 4.1 percent for fiscal year 2026-27, while the International Monetary Fund has maintained […] - [Scientists At The University At Buffalo Have Found A Single Protein That Makes Aging Mice Stronger, More Energetic And Less Frail And The Implications For Human Aging Are Significant](https://thetrustedtimes.com/single-protein-that-makes-aging-mice-stronger/): Tristetraprolin (TTP) Protein Targets Inflammatory RNA For Rapid Destruction And When Researchers Boosted It In Elderly Mice, They Got Better Grip Strength, Healthier Bones And A More Youthful Immune Profile According to ScienceDaily and the University at Buffalo, researchers have identified a protein called tristetraprolin, or TTP, that appears to put the brakes on the […] - [Google And Xreal's Project Aura XR Smart Glasses Are Confirmed For Global Launch This Year And A Hands-On At Google I/O 2026 Confirms They Are The Most Wearable Spatial Computing Device Built So Far](https://thetrustedtimes.com/google-and-xreals-project-aura-xr/): Three Cameras, A Compute Puck On A Lanyard, Featherlight Frames And Android XR Running Underneath: Project Aura Is The Halfway Point The Smart Glasses Market Has Been Waiting For According to Gizmodo’s Raymond Wong, who demoed Project Aura at Google I/O 2026, the glasses run on Google’s Android XR spatial platform and are confirmed for […] - [Global Markets Are Sliding On May 20 As Iran Peace Talks Stall, Asian Indices Drop Across The Board And The Dow Closes Below 50,000 For The Third Consecutive Session](https://thetrustedtimes.com/global-markets-iran-peace-talks/): Global Markets: Nikkei Down 1.16 Percent. Hang Seng Down 0.58 Percent. Stoxx 600 Under Pressure. Dow Jones At 49,372. Three Regions, Three Different Stories And All Three Pointing The Same Direction. According to Business Upturn, Asian markets opened broadly lower on Wednesday May 20, with Japan’s Nikkei index declining 700.69 points, or 1.16 percent, to […] - [May 20, 2026: Putin Arrives In Beijing Days After Trump. Xi Receives Both Leaders In The Same Week And The Message To Washington Could Not Be Clearer](https://thetrustedtimes.com/putin-arrives-in-beijing/): Honor Guard, Cooperation Agreements And A 35 Percent Rise In Russian Oil Exports To China In Q1: Beijing Is Telling The World It Does Not Choose Sides. It Chooses Itself. According to NPR, Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, May 20, […] - [Pakistan Now Has 51 GW Of Solar Capacity And Distributed Solar Is Generating More Than A Third Of The Country's Entire Electricity Supply While The National Grid Quietly Stagnates](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-now-has-51-gw-of-solar-capacity/): 51 TWh From Solar Energy On Rooftops, Farms And Behind-The-Meter Installations. 135 TWh From Utility-Scale Sources That Keep Declining. Pakistan Is Running Two Electricity Systems Simultaneously And Only One Is Growing. According to Renewables First’s Pakistan Electricity Review 2026, Pakistan had deployed an estimated 51 GW of solar capacity as of March 2026, while solar […] - [Europe And China Have Launched SMILE: A Spacecraft That Will Fly 121,000 Kilometres Above Earth To Film Solar Storms Hitting Our Magnetic Shield In X-Ray For The Very First Time](https://thetrustedtimes.com/europe-and-china-have-launched-smile/): The Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) Lifted Off On A Vega-C Rocket At 11:52pm EDT On May 18 And What It Is About To Show Humanity Has Never Been Seen Before According to SpaceNews, the SMILE mission developed jointly by the European Space Agency and China reached orbit after more than a decade […] - [Microsoft Has Admitted That Faulty Third-Party Drivers Have Been Silently Killing Windows 11 Battery Life For Years And Its Own Monitoring System Couldn't Even See It Happening](https://thetrustedtimes.com/microsoft-faulty-third-party-drivers/): The Drivers Didn’t Crash. They Just Quietly Prevented Laptops From Sleeping. No Error. No Log. No Warning. Just A Dead Battery When You Opened Your Bag. According to PCWorld, Microsoft has officially acknowledged that faulty third-party drivers have been causing significant battery drain and performance issues in Windows 11 for years, with problematic drivers preventing […] - [A 9-Member Jury Took Less Than 2 Hours To Reject Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI And The Verdict Never Even Touched The Question Of Whether He Was Right](https://thetrustedtimes.com/jury-reject-elon-musks-lawsuit-against-openai/): Elon Musk Sued For $150 Billion And Wanted Altman Removed. The Jury Said He Filed Too Late. The Merits Were Never Heard. And Musk Is Already Appealing. According to The Hill, a California federal jury unanimously rejected Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Monday, ending the latest chapter in a […] - [Trump Has Dropped His $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The IRS And Replaced It With A $1.776 Billion Fund That Pays His Allies; Using Taxpayer Money From A Government He Controls](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trump-10-billion-lawsuit-against-irs/): Trump Has Dropped His $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The IRS And Replaced It With A $1.776 Billion Fund That Pays His Allies; Using Taxpayer Money From A Government He Controls - [May 18, 2026: Iran Has Sent Its Response To The Latest US Ceasefire Proposal Through Mediator Pakistan; Demanding Frozen Assets, Sanctions Relief And Continued Control Of The Strait Of Hormuz](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-us-ceasefire-proposal-mediator-pakistan/): Iran Has Sent Its Response To The Latest US Ceasefire Proposal Through Mediator Pakistan; Demanding Frozen Assets, Sanctions Relief And Continued Control Of The Strait Of Hormuz - [A Newly Discovered Asteroid The Size Of A Building Will Pass Just 56,000 Miles From Earth Today; Closer Than The Moon And Tracked For The First Time Only Days Ago](https://thetrustedtimes.com/asteroid-the-size-of-a-building/): 2026 JH2 Asteroid Is Between 50 And 100 Feet Across, Has Been Observed Just 24 Times, And NASA Says There Is No Impact Risk. The Virtual Telescope Project Will Stream It Live At 5:45pm ET According to ABC7 / ABC News, a newly discovered asteroid designated 2026 JH2 will pass within approximately 56,000 miles of […] - [Forza Horizon 6 Launches Tomorrow In Japan And Its Influence On The Global Car Industry Will Stretch Well Beyond The Screen](https://thetrustedtimes.com/forza-horizon-6-launches-tomorrow/): Forza Horizon 6: 550 Cars, Tokyo’s Largest Ever Urban Open World In Gaming, A Toyota GR GT As Cover Car And The Most Ambitious Racing Game Ever Made. Why May 19, 2026 Is A Significant Date For Automotive Culture, Not Just Gaming According to Wikipedia, Forza Horizon 6 is a 2026 racing game developed by […] - [Two US Navy EA-18G Jets Collide Midair At Idaho Air Show And Explode. 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Idaho Sold 5,655 Lifetime Certificates In Five Years And Lawmakers Are Not Sure How Many Were Bought By People Who Never Intended To Stay According to Outdoor Life, Idaho has extended the residency requirement for its lifetime hunting and fishing license […] - [Five Italian Scientists And Divers Are Dead After An Unauthorized Cave Dive At 50 Metres In The Maldives And The Rescue Diver Sent To Find Them Died Too](https://thetrustedtimes.com/unauthorized-cave-dive/): A University Of Genoa Ecology Professor, Her Daughter, A Marine Biologist And A Researcher Entered A Three-Chamber Underwater Cave With Recreational Equipment. The Search For Their Bodies Has Now Claimed A Sixth Life. According to CBS News, five Italian divers died after entering an underwater cave at a depth of approximately 50 metres in Vaavu […] - [Five Of The World's Most Reputable Sources Have Each Published A Top 100 Novels List And The Way They Got There Could Not Be More Different](https://thetrustedtimes.com/top-100-novels-list/): Critics, Academics, Public Votes, Two Editors In A Room And One Algorithm Crawling 116 Other Lists: Here Is Exactly How The Guardian, TIME, The Modern Library, The BBC And Goodreads Decided What The Greatest Novels Of All Time Actually Are Every few years, a major publication or institution publishes a list of the greatest novels […] - [WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak In Congo And Uganda A Global Health Emergency: 336 Suspected Cases, 88 Deaths And A Rare Strain With No Approved Vaccine Or Treatment](https://thetrustedtimes.com/who-declares-ebola-global-health-emergency/): Bundibugyo Ebolavirus Has Now Crossed Into Uganda, Killed Healthcare Workers And Produced Unexplained Death Clusters And The World Has No Approved Therapeutic To Fight It According to AP News, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, […] - [Scientists Have Captured The First Direct High-Definition Image Of The Cosmic Web; A 3 Million Light-Year Filament That Fuelled Galaxy Formation Nearly 12 Billion Years Ago](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cosmic-web/): Scientists Have Captured The First Direct High-Definition Image Of The Cosmic Web; A 3 Million Light-Year Filament That Fuelled Galaxy Formation Nearly 12 Billion Years Ago - [Scientists Have Identified Southeast Asia's Largest Ever Dinosaur In Thailand: It Weighed 27 Tonnes, Stretched 88 Feet And Has Been Named After A Mythological Water Serpent](https://thetrustedtimes.com/southeast-asias-largest-ever-dinosaur/): 100 Million Years Old, 10 Tonnes Heavier Than Dippy The Diplodocus, And Discovered By Locals A Decade Ago: Meet Nagatitan Chaiyaphumensis, The Last Titan Dinosaur According to a study published in Scientific Reports, scientists have identified a new species of sauropod dinosaur unearthed in northeast Thailand, estimated to have weighed approximately 27 tonnes, the equivalent […] - [$557 Million By December. $856 Million By March. 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Japan Just Answered Ferrari And Porsche According to Toyota Gazoo Racing, the GR GT was fully unveiled at its world premiere on December 5, 2025, positioned as a flagship model in the footsteps of the […] - [Pakistan's Total Energy Sector Circular Debt Has Climbed To Rs. 5.2 Trillion As Power And Gas Liabilities Spiral And The IMF Watches Closely](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistans-total-energy-sector-circular-debt/): Rs. 1.84 Trillion In Power, Rs. 3.4 Trillion In Gas, CPEC Liabilities At An All-Time High And Every Pakistani Consumer Already Paying A Rs. 3.23 Per Unit Surcharge To Service The Circular Debt According to ProPakistani, Pakistan’s total energy sector circular debt has climbed to Rs. 5.2 trillion, combining a power sector debt of approximately […] - [Trump's Financial Disclosure By The White House Reveals 3,600 Stock Trades Worth Up To $750 Million In Q1 2026; Including Nvidia Buys Days Before Clearing AI Chips For China](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trumps-financial-disclosure-by-the-white-house/): Trump's Financial Disclosure By The White House Reveals 3,600 Stock Trades Worth Up To $750 Million In Q1 2026; Including Nvidia Buys Days Before Clearing AI Chips For China - [SpaceX Launches 6,500 Pounds Of Cargo To The ISS On The CRS-34 Mission, Including A Bone Scaffold Made From Wood That Could Change How We Treat Osteoporosis](https://thetrustedtimes.com/spacex-launches-6500-pounds-of-cargo/): SpaceX: The 34th Commercial Resupply Flight, A Record Sixth Mission For This Dragon Capsule, And Science That Could One Day Help Astronauts Survive Long-Duration Deep Space Travel According to Space.com, SpaceX launched its Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station on May 12, carrying approximately 6,500 pounds of supplies, hardware and scientific experiments on […] - [Africa CDC Confirms New Ebola Outbreak In Congo's Ituri Province With 246 Suspected Cases And 65 Deaths, The Country's 17th Outbreak Since 1976](https://thetrustedtimes.com/new-ebola-outbreak-in-congos/): Mining Communities, Armed Rebel Groups And Roads That Do Not Reach: Why Ituri Province Is One Of The Worst Places On Earth To Try And Contain An Ebola Outbreak According to AP News, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a new Ebola outbreak on May 15, 2026, in the Democratic Republic of […] - [ANALYSIS: NASA Is Testing A Space Chip That Is 500 Times More Powerful Than Anything Currently Flying And It Could Let Spacecraft Think For Themselves In Deep Space](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nasa-is-testing-a-space-chip/): Radiation-Hardened, Fault-Tolerant And Built To Survive The Harshest Environment In The Universe: JPL Just Started Putting NASA’s Next-Generation AI Processor Through Its Paces According to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, engineers at JPL in Southern California have begun testing a next-generation radiation-hardened processor that is showing performance levels roughly 500 times greater than the chips currently […] - [Dell Launches The 14S Globally With Intel Panther Lake, Arc B390 Graphics And A 120Hz Display But Choosing The Best Chip Costs You The Best Screen](https://thetrustedtimes.com/dell-launches-the-14s-globally/): The Dell 14 Plus Has A New Name And A New Platform: Here Is Everything You Need To Know Before You Configure One According to Notebookcheck, Dell has globally launched its new 14-inch consumer laptop, the Dell 14S, built on Intel’s Panther Lake platform. The laptop succeeds the Dell 14 Plus and ships with Intel […] - [ANALYSIS: United States Is Doing In Latin America What It Has Always Done And History Keeps Telling Us How This Story Ends](https://thetrustedtimes.com/united-states-is-latin-america/): United States Is Doing In Latin America What It Has Always Done And History Keeps Telling Us How This Story Ends - [The Pentagon Just Cancelled A 4,200-Troop Deployment To Poland Mid-Movement; Equipment Was Already In Europe When The Order Came](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cancelled-a-4200-troop-deployment-to-poland/): The Pentagon Just Cancelled A 4,200-Troop Deployment To Poland Mid-Movement; Equipment Was Already In Europe When The Order Came - [Motorola's First Book-Style Foldable Is Here At $1,899: The Razr Fold Has The Hardware To Compete But A Camera Bump That Keeps Getting In The Way](https://thetrustedtimes.com/motorolas-first-book-style-foldable/): Motorola's First Book-Style Foldable Is Here At $1,899: The Razr Fold Has The Hardware To Compete But A Camera Bump That Keeps Getting In The Way - [NOAA Says El Nino Is About To Arrive And There Is A One-In-Three Chance It Could Be The Strongest On Record Since 2015](https://thetrustedtimes.com/noaa-says-el-nino-is-about-to-arrive/): NOAA Says El Nino Is About To Arrive And There Is A One-In-Three Chance It Could Be The Strongest On Record Since 2015 - [Trump And Xi Agree On "Strategic Stability" In Beijing As Nvidia Gets Cleared To Sell H200 Chips To China And Both Leaders Warn The World's Two Largest Economies Cannot Afford To Fight](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trump-and-xi-china/): Trump And Xi Agree On "Strategic Stability" In Beijing As Nvidia Gets Cleared To Sell H200 Chips To China And Both Leaders Warn The World's Two Largest Economies Cannot Afford To Fight - [Cisco Is Cutting Nearly 4,000 Jobs While Reporting Record Revenue Of $15.8 Billion And AI Infrastructure Orders That Are On Track To Hit $9 Billion This Year](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cisco-is-cutting-nearly-4000-jobs/): Cisco Is Cutting Nearly 4,000 Jobs While Reporting Record Revenue Of $15.8 Billion And AI Infrastructure Orders That Are On Track To Hit $9 Billion This Year - [ANALYSIS: SpaceX Just Revealed Every Major Upgrade On Starship V3 And Its May 19 Launch Could Be The Most Important Test Flight In The History Of The Program](https://thetrustedtimes.com/spacex-starship-v3/): Raptor 3 Engines, Three Enlarged Grid Fins, Orbital Refueling Connections, 22 Starlink Simulators And A Brand New Launch Pad. 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The International Energy Agency (IEA) does not […] - [Doha Film Festival 2026 Is Now Open For Submissions Filmmakers Worldwide Have Until August To Submit Short Films For One Of The Arab World's Premier Cinema Events](https://thetrustedtimes.com/doha-film-festival-2026/): Three Categories, Three Deadlines And A Festival Running November 19 To 27: The Doha Film Festival Just Opened The Door To The Next Generation Of Arab And International Cinema If you have a short film, Qatar wants to see it. According To The Peninsula Qatar, Doha Film Institute officially opened submissions for the 2026 edition […] - [Trump Flies To China As The Iran Ceasefire Collapses, The US War Has Cost $29 Billion, And Aides Say He Is Now Considering Resuming Combat Operations](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trump-flies-to-china/): Tim Cook, Elon Musk And Jensen Huang Are On The Plane. Iran’s 14-Point Counter-Proposal Is On The Table. 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The wait […] - [April 15, 2026: Scientists Printed Artificial Neurons That Talk To Real Brain Cells And The Implications For Human Neurology, AI Hardware And Brain-Machine Interfaces Are Extraordinary](https://thetrustedtimes.com/scientists-printed-artificial-neurons/): Scientists Printed Artificial Neurons That Talk To Real Brain Cells And The Implications For Human Neurology, AI Hardware And Brain-Machine Interfaces Are Extraordinary - [May 12, 2026: Kuwait Will Explore Building Petroleum Strategic Storage In Pakistan As The Strait Of Hormuz Crisis Forces Both Nations To Rethink Energy Security](https://thetrustedtimes.com/kuwait-petroleum-strategic-storage-pakistan/): Kuwait Will Explore Building Petroleum Strategic Storage In Pakistan As The Strait Of Hormuz Crisis Forces Both Nations To Rethink Energy Security - [May 12, 2026: Pakistan Categorically Rejects CBS News Report Claiming It Shielded Iranian Military Aircraft From US Airstrikes At Nur Khan Airbase](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-categorically-rejects-cbs-news/): Pakistan Categorically Rejects CBS News Report Claiming It Shielded Iranian Military Aircraft From US Airstrikes At Nur Khan Airbase - [May 12, 2026: EU Finally Imposes Sanctions On Israeli West Bank Settlers And Hamas Leaders After Hungary Drops Its Veto Under New Prime Minister Peter Magyar](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sanctions-on-israeli-west-bank-settlers/): May 12, 2026: EU Finally Imposes Sanctions On Israeli West Bank Settlers And Hamas Leaders After Hungary Drops Its Veto Under New Prime Minister Peter Magyar - [2 Maryland Residents Are Now Being Monitored For Hantavirus After Sitting On A Flight With An Infected MV Hondius Passenger](https://thetrustedtimes.com/2-maryland-residents-hantavirus/): 2 Maryland Residents Are Now Being Monitored For Hantavirus After Sitting On A Flight With An Infected MV Hondius Passenger - [ANALYSIS: Volcano Erupted, Spewed Methane Into The Atmosphere, Then Destroyed Most Of It Itself And Scientists Think They Just Found A New Climate Change Weapon](https://thetrustedtimes.com/analysis-volcano-erupted/): 330 Gigagrams Released, 900 Megagrams Destroyed Per Day, And A Cloud That Kept Cleaning Itself For 10 Days While Drifting Toward South America: The Hunga Tonga Volcano Eruption Just Rewrote What We Know About Atmospheric Chemistry This extensive analysis-driven article on Hunga Tonga Volcano Eruption was compiled and made possible with the help of the […] - [Byron Allen Just Bought 52 Percent Of BuzzFeed For $120 Million And Is Replacing Jonah Peretti As CEO With Plans To Chase YouTube](https://thetrustedtimes.com/byron-allen-buzzfeed-120-million/): From Stand-Up Comedian To Media Mogul To The Man Now Running BuzzFeed And HuffPost: Byron Allen’s Takeover Is One Of The Most Unlikely Power Moves In Digital Media History This article was compiled and made possible with the help of the following source(s): Bloomberg. Jonah Peretti built BuzzFeed into one of the most recognisable digital […] - [Cerebras Systems Just Upsized Its IPO To $4.8 Billion After Investors Placed Orders For 20 Times More Shares Than Were Available](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cerebras-systems-ipo-4-8-billion/): Cerebras Systems Just Upsized Its IPO To $4.8 Billion After Investors Placed Orders For 20 Times More Shares Than Were Available - [Pakistan Slashes Gwadar Port Tariffs By Up To 40 Percent In A Bold Push To Make It The Transit Hub Of Choice For Central Asia And The Middle East](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-slashes-gwadar-port-tariffs/): Pakistan Slashes Gwadar Port Tariffs By Up To 40 Percent In A Bold Push To Make It The Transit Hub Of Choice For Central Asia And The Middle East - [Scientists Now Believe Dante's Inferno Described A Catastrophic Asteroid Impact 500 Years Before Modern Science Had The Language To Explain It](https://thetrustedtimes.com/dantes-inferno/): Scientists Now Believe Dante's Inferno Described A Catastrophic Asteroid Impact 500 Years Before Modern Science Had The Language To Explain It - [Saudi Aramco Makes Huge Earnings Of $33.6 Billion In A Single Quarter As The Iran War Sends Oil Prices Soaring And Its East-West Pipeline Carries Seven Million Barrels A Day](https://thetrustedtimes.com/saudi-aramco-earns-33-6-billion/): The Strait Is Closed. 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When the world’s most important oil chokepoint closes, the world’s largest oil company […] - [Project Qatar's 22nd Edition Opens June 9 Under The Theme "Manufacture, Build, Innovate" As Qatar's Largest Construction Exhibition Returns To DECC](https://thetrustedtimes.com/project-qatars-22nd-edition/): Project Qatar's 22nd Edition Opens June 9 Under The Theme "Manufacture, Build, Innovate" As Qatar's Largest Construction Exhibition Returns To DECC - [May 10, 2026: Iran Submits Peace Response To Washington Through Pakistan As IRGC Warns Missiles Are Locked On American Targets And A Cargo Ship Burns Near Doha](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-peace-pakistan/): Pakistan Sits At The Centre Of The Most Dangerous Diplomatic Moment Of 2026 And The World Is Watching What Comes Out Of Islamabad Next This article was compiled with the help of the following source(s): The Express Tribune. The ceasefire is fraying. The missiles are locked. And every diplomatic conversation in the world right now […] - [May 10, 2026: Pakistan Pitches Vast Investment Opportunities To Bangladesh As Two Nations That Once Fought A Civil War Now Choose To Build Together](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-investment-opportunities-bangladesh/): From Dhaka With Optimism: Interior Minister Naqvi’s Visit Signals A New Chapter In Pakistan-Bangladesh Relations After Decades Of Difficult History The news article was compiled with the help of the following source(s): Arab News. Fifty-three years after a civil war tore them apart, Pakistan and Bangladesh are choosing a different conversation. 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Porsche took the Nurburgring EV lap record, lost it, then took it back. And this time they brought […] - [A Data Center Secretly Drained 30 Million Gallons From A Georgia Town And Residents Only Found Out When Their Water Pressure Dropped](https://thetrustedtimes.com/data-center-georgia-town/): A Data Center Secretly Drained 30 Million Gallons From A Georgia Town And Residents Only Found Out When Their Water Pressure Dropped - [ANALYSIS: Hantavirus Just Crossed an Ocean on a Cruise Ship And the World's Response Tells Us Everything About How We Handle Disease in 2026](https://thetrustedtimes.com/opinion-hantavirus-2026/): Three Dead, Six Confirmed, Patients in Five Countries and a Ship Full of Frightened Passengers. The Hantavirus Outbreak Is a Test We Were Not Ready For This ANALYSIS-focused article gets its full picture from World Health Organization (WHO), Hantavirus Tracker, NPR and ABC News. In early April, a 70-year-old Dutch man boarded a cruise ship […] - [NASA Just Broke The Sound Barrier On Mars: JPL's Next Generation Helicopter Rotor Hits Mach 1.08 And Unlocks 30 Percent More Lift](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nasa-just-broke-the-sound-barrier-on-mars/): 137 Test Runs, A Chamber Full Of Carbon Dioxide And A Fan Set To Maximum. The Breakthrough By NASA That Will Change How We Explore The Red Planet NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory just did something that has never been done before. And the implications for Mars exploration are extraordinary. According to PHYS.ORG, Engineers at JPL […] - [Government Of Sindh Exempts Mandatory NADRA Biometric Verification For Vehicle Transfers Until June 30: Major Relief For Buyers Stuck With Unavailable Sellers](https://thetrustedtimes.com/government-of-sindh-june-30-major-relief/): Government Of Sindh Exempts Mandatory NADRA Biometric Verification For Vehicle Transfers Until June 30: Major Relief For Buyers Stuck With Unavailable Sellers - [Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Is Coming In September 2026 With Apple's First 2nm Chip, Variable Aperture Camera, Satellite Internet And A Foldable iPhone That Could Change Everything](https://thetrustedtimes.com/apples-iphone-18-pro-september-2026/): Apple Is About To Have Its Biggest iPhone Year Since The Original. Here Is Everything We Know So Far Apple does not do things quietly in 2026. The company is preparing what may be its most significant iPhone launch since the device was first unveiled and the rumour mills are running at full speed. Here […] - [Qatar Rail's Doha Metro Turns Seven: 292 Million Passengers, 37 Stations And A 99.9% Satisfaction Rate That Speaks For Itself](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatar-rails-doha-metro-turns-seven/): Qatar Rail's Doha Metro Turns Seven: 292 Million Passengers, 37 Stations And A 99.9% Satisfaction Rate That Speaks For Itself - [OPINION: Sony Raised The PS5's Price 2x In One Year And Called It A Business Decision; Gamers Call It Something Else](https://thetrustedtimes.com/opinion-sony/): A Console That Now Costs $650, Games At $80, And Sony That Lost $765 Million On Bungie While Telling You It Has No Choice The full picture to form this opinion-analysis article is sourced from CNBC, Engadget, Shacknews and Insider Gaming. As of March 2026, a standard PS5 costs $650 in the United States — […] - [ShinyHunters Hacks Canvas During Finals Week: 9,000 Schools, 275 Million Users And Billions Of Private Messages Potentially Exposed](https://thetrustedtimes.com/shinyhunters-canvas/): ShinyHunters Hacks Canvas During Finals Week: 9,000 Schools, 275 Million Users And Billions Of Private Messages Potentially Exposed - [Pakistan Breaks Its Own Record With 4,082 New Companies In A Single Month; The Highest In The Country's History](https://thetrustedtimes.com/4082-new-companies-in-a-single-month/): Pakistan Breaks Its Own Record With 4,082 New Companies In A Single Month; The Highest In The Country's History - [May 7, 2026: Time Itself May Exist In Multiple States At Once And Physicists Are Now Building An Experiment To Prove It](https://thetrustedtimes.com/time-itself-may-exist-in-multiple-states/): What If A Clock Could Be Both Younger And Older At The Same Time? Stevens Institute Researchers Say We Are Close To Finding Out Time is the one thing every human being experiences in exactly the same way — forward, one second at a time, with no exceptions. Or so we thought. According to SciTechDaily, […] - [May 6, 2026: Russia's Victory Day Ceasefire Is Not A Peace Offer But A Parade Permit Dressed Up As Diplomacy](https://thetrustedtimes.com/russias-victory-day-ceasefire/): When Russia Needs Ukraine’s Cooperation To Safely Celebrate Its Own Military Holiday, It Has Already Lost The Narrative According to Al Jazeera, NPR, Euronews, Kyiv Independent and OPB, Russia declared a unilateral ceasefire covering May 8 and 9, timed to coincide with its Victory Day celebrations marking the 81st anniversary of its World War II […] - [Wall Street Slips And Oil Stays Above $110 As Global Markets Weigh Iran Ceasefire Against The Reality Of Project Freedom](https://thetrustedtimes.com/global-markets-weigh-iran-ceasefire/): “You Could Say The Ceasefire Has Ceased”: Stocks Fall, Brent Holds At $108 And Traders Give Only 56% Odds That Hormuz Normalises By August Global markets started the week in a cautious mood, caught between two competing narratives, a war that looks closer to ending and a strait that is still nowhere near open. According […] - [May 5, 2026: Iran Fires On US Navy And Strikes UAE As Project Freedom Tests The Strait Of Hormuz And The Ceasefire Hangs By A Thread](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-fires-on-us-navy-and-strikes-uae/): Iran Fires On US Navy And Strikes UAE As Project Freedom Tests The Strait Of Hormuz And The Ceasefire Hangs By A Thread - [May 5, 2026: Pakistan Launches Its First Ever Nationwide IT Census To Map The Country's Entire Digital Ecosystem](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-nationwide-it-census/): From Internet Penetration To IT Workforce Distribution: Pakistan’s Historic Tech Census Will Reshape How The Country Invests In Its Digital Future Pakistan is about to take stock of exactly where it stands in the digital world and the findings could change everything. According to the Trending Pakistan, the government has officially announced plans to conduct […] - [Stock Market Update: S&P 500 and Nasdaq Hover Near Records Amid Geopolitical Crosswinds](https://thetrustedtimes.com/stock-market-update/): Wall Street Volatility: Stock Markets Grapple with Middle East Tensions and Record Highs According to Wall Street Journal, the U.S. stock market experienced a day of intense tug-of-war on Monday, May 4, 2026, as investors balanced exceptional corporate earnings against escalating geopolitical risks. While the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite hovered near all-time highs, the […] - [GameStop’s $56 Billion Gamble: A New E-Commerce Titan?](https://thetrustedtimes.com/gamestops-56-billion-gamble/): CEO of GameStop, Ryan Cohen has just officially proposed a massive $55.5 billion acquisition of eBay According to Al Jazeera, GameStop Corp. has launched a massive $55.5 billion unsolicited bid to acquire e-commerce giant eBay Inc.. The proposal, announced by CEO Ryan Cohen, offers $125 per share, a 46% premium over eBay’s unaffected price in […] - [Google Made Peace With War 8 Years After Employee Protests Killed Project Maven](https://thetrustedtimes.com/google-made-peace-with-war/): “Don’t Be Evil” Is Over. Google Joins OpenAI, Microsoft And SpaceX In America’s Most Powerful Military AI Alliance In 2018, thousands of employees signed a petition demanding the company walk away from the Pentagon. They won. Google cancelled Project Maven and swore off weapons contracts. Eight years later, the company just signed back in, and […] - [2 US Soldiers Go Missing Near Morocco's Atlantic Coast During Africa's Largest Military Exercise](https://thetrustedtimes.com/2-us-soldiers-go-missing/): 2 US Soldiers Go Missing Near Morocco's Atlantic Coast During Africa's Largest Military Exercise - [Spirit Airlines Is Gone. 17,000 Jobs Lost And 1.8 Million Passengers Stranded As America's Cheapest Airline Shuts Down Forever](https://thetrustedtimes.com/spirit-airlines-is-gone/): Jet Fuel Killed Spirit Airlines. After Two Bankruptcies, A Failed Bailout And 34 Years In The Sky, Spirit Airlines Is Done Flying It is over for Spirit Airlines. No more flights. No more customer service. Just a brief statement on a website and 17,000 people suddenly out of a job. According to the CNN, Spirit […] - [Smooth Sailing: Qatar Maritime Navigation Returns to Full 24/7 Operations](https://thetrustedtimes.com/smooth-sailing-qatar-maritime-navigation/): Qatar Restores Full 24/7 Maritime Navigation and Transportation Activities According to The Peninsula, Qatar’s Ministry of Transport has officially announced the complete restoration of maritime navigation and transportation activities across the country. Starting immediately, all maritime operations including commercial shipping, public transport, and private boating are permitted to operate 24 hours a day, signaling a […] - [BYD Yangwang U9 Redefines Speed With 496 km/h Record](https://thetrustedtimes.com/byd-yangwang-u9-redefines-speed/): The BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme, an all-electric hypercar, has officially become the fastest production car in the world The automotive world has just witnessed a major shift. The BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme, an all-electric hypercar, has officially become the fastest production car in the world, reaching an incredible top speed of 496 km/h during testing […] - [May 1, 2026: Pentagon AI Deal Signals New Era of Warfare](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pentagon-ai-deal-signals-new-era/): Pentagon AI Deal With OpenAI, Nvidia & Big Tech Signals New Era of AI Warfare According to Forbes, the United States is entering a new phase of military strategy through its latest Pentagon AI deal with major tech companies like OpenAI, Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. These companies will help build advanced artificial intelligence systems […] - [April 30, 2026: The Sonic Boom in a Crystal: How It Works](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-sonic-boom/): The Sonic Boom in a Crystal: How It Works - [Oil Surges to $119/Barrel: Trump-Iran Conflict Ignites 2026 Energy Crisis](https://thetrustedtimes.com/oil-surges-to-119-barrel/): Global Markets in Turmoil as Oil Hits $119 Amid Trump-Iran Escalation According to ProPakistani, the global energy landscape has officially entered its most volatile state since 2022. Brent crude oil prices skyrocketed to a peak of $119.13 per barrel this week, following a series of high-stakes military escalations between the Trump administration and Iran. The […] - [Global Net Tightens: Interpol Issues Red Notices for Malik Riaz and His Son](https://thetrustedtimes.com/interpol-malik-riaz-and-his-son/): According to Pakistan Today, in a major development for Pakistan's legal and real estate sectors, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has announced that Interpol has officially issued Red Notices for Bahria Town founder Malik Riaz and his son, Ali Riaz. - [Barwa Real Estate Q1 2026 Financials: Net Profit Reaches QR239.7 Million](https://thetrustedtimes.com/barwa-real-estate-q1-2026/): Barwa Real Estate Announces Strong Financial Performance for First Quarter of 2026 According to The Peninsula, Barwa Real Estate has officially released its financial results for the first quarter of 2026 revealing a solid net profit of QR239.7 million. This impressive figure underscores the company’s resilience and its strategic role within the evolving Qatari property […] - [A Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Has Struck Off The Coast Of Mindanao In The Southern Philippines On Monday June 8, Killing At Least 35 People, Injuring More Than 200, Triggering Tsunami Warnings Across Asia And Sending A One-Metre Wave Into Nearby Coastlines](https://thetrustedtimes.com/a-magnitude-7-8-earthquake-philippines/): Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake: General Santos City. A Regional Hub Of 722,000 People And The Centre Of The Philippines’ Tuna Export Industry Sustained Some Of The Most Serious Damage, With Parts Of St. Elizabeth Hospital So Severely Affected That Patients Had To Be Evacuated And Treated Outside The Main Building According to AP News, Al Jazeera, […] - [US Stocks Rebounded On Monday June 8 After Iran's Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Told CNBC That Military Strikes Against Israel Had Ceased. The S&P 500 Gained 0.93%, The Nasdaq Rose 1.44%, And The Dow Edged Up 0.58%, Though The Russell 2000 Fell 3.47%](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-stocks-rebounded-on-monday-june-8/): US Stocks Rebounded On Monday June 8 After Iran's Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Told CNBC That Military Strikes Against Israel Had Ceased. The S&P 500 Gained 0.93%, The Nasdaq Rose 1.44%, And The Dow Edged Up 0.58%, Though The Russell 2000 Fell 3.47% - [Bitcoin Has Fallen More Than 51% From Its October 2025 All-Time High Of $126,200 To Trade Near $64,100 In Early June 2026 Triggered By Strategy's First Bitcoin Sale In Four Years, $3.2 Billion In ETF Outflows, And A Geopolitical Risk Environment That Has Driven Institutional Money Out Of Crypto](https://thetrustedtimes.com/bitcoin-has-fallen-more-than-51/): As Stock Markets Continue To Set Fresh All-Time Highs On The AI Rally, Bitcoin’s Unusual Decoupling Has Traders On Kalshi Pricing An 80% Probability That BTC Falls Below $60,000. A New 2026 Low That Would Mark A 52% Collapse From Peak According to CNBC, CoinDesk and CryptoBriefing, Bitcoin has crashed more than 51% from its […] - [Sri Lanka Has Scrapped Tourist Visa Fees For Pakistani Citizens Effective May 25, 2026. Pakistani Passport Holders Can Now Obtain A Free Electronic Travel Authorisation For A 30-Day Stay With Double-Entry Privileges As Part Of A 40-Country Scheme Designed To Revive Tourism](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sri-lanka-tourist-visa-fees-pakistani-citizens/): The ETA Is Still Required Online Before Travel But Is Now Completely Free. Sri Lanka’s Department Of Immigration And Emigration Has Extended The Fee Waiver To Pakistan, India, The UAE, Saudi Arabia, The US, The UK, China, Japan, Australia And Canada Among Others According to MM News, Pakistan Today and Sri Lanka’s official Department of […] - [A Study By Researchers At The University Of California Riverside And Caltech Projects That US Data Centers Will Cause 1,300 Premature Deaths Per Year By 2030 And Generate More Than $20 Billion In Annual Public Health Costs. A Hidden Price Tag That Tech Companies Are Not Reporting](https://thetrustedtimes.com/researchers-university-california-data-centers/): A Study By Researchers At The University Of California Riverside And Caltech Projects That US Data Centers Will Cause 1,300 Premature Deaths Per Year By 2030 And Generate More Than $20 Billion In Annual Public Health Costs. A Hidden Price Tag That Tech Companies Are Not Reporting - [Iran Has Fired Missiles At Israel For The First Time Since The Fragile Ceasefire Took Effect In Early April. The Attack Follows Israel's Airstrike On Beirut's Southern Suburbs On Sunday In Defiance Of A Washington Request To Stand Down](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-has-fired-missiles-at-israel/): Iran’s IRGC Called Sunday’s Launch “A Warning” And Said Responses Would Become “Broader In Scope And Will Encompass All American And Zionist Targets” If Attacks Continue, While A White House Official Said Trump “Underestimated The Willingness Of Iran To Restart The Conflict” According to The New York Times, PBS NewsHour, CNBC and AP, Iran launched […] - [Published June 4 In Science: Bumblebees Have Just Been Shown To Solve Problems Spontaneously Without Training, Without Trial And Error, And Without A Brain Much Larger Than A Poppy Seed In A Study That Challenges One Of Biology's Most Comfortable Assumptions About What Intelligence Requires](https://thetrustedtimes.com/bumblebees/): Bumblebees Have Just Been Shown To Solve Problems Spontaneously Without Training, Without Trial And Error, And Without A Brain Much Larger Than A Poppy Seed In A Study That Challenges One Of Biology's Most Comfortable Assumptions About What Intelligence Requires - [June 7, 2026: LuckyOne Mall In Karachi, Catches On Fire As Widespread Panic Is Observed Amongst Local Shoppers](https://thetrustedtimes.com/luckyone-mall-in-karachi-catches-on-fire/): June 7, 2026: LuckyOne Mall In Karachi, Catches On Fire As Widespread Panic Is Observed Amongst Local Shoppers - [An Autonomous AI Security Agent Has Found 21 Previously Unknown Vulnerabilities In FFmpeg For Approximately $1,000 Including Bugs That Had Sat Undetected In The World's Most Widely Used Media Library For Up To 23 Years](https://thetrustedtimes.com/autonomous-ai-security-agent/): In The Same Week, Google Shipped Chrome 149 With Patches For A Record 429 Security Bugs; Over 100 Of Them Critical Or High Severity, With The Worst Carrying A CVSS Score Of 9.6 And Allowing A Crafted Web Page To Escape The Browser Sandbox Entirely According to The Hacker News and depthfirst, an autonomous AI […] - [Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Has Used Her First 100-Day Mark To Declare A Full Business Reset, Citing A 33% Hardware Sales Decline, Memory Costs Up 50% Due To AI Chip Demand, A Return To Exclusivity On A Case-By-Case Basis, And Project Helix As The Next-Generation Response](https://thetrustedtimes.com/xbox-ceo-asha-sharma/): From Cutting Game Pass Prices And Shutting Down Gaming Copilot To Appointing Matthew Ball As Chief Strategy Officer: Sharma’s Bloomberg Tech Address Was The Most Candid Assessment Of Xbox’s Structural Problems Since Phil Spencer’s Retirement In February According to GamesIndustry.biz, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma addressed her first 100 days at a Bloomberg Tech event, describing […] - [Two Competing Plans To Give Americans A Direct Stake In AI Have Emerged Simultaneously. 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An Open-World Racing Adventure Across Four Themed Islands With Over 150 Vehicles, Dynamic Gameplay Events, And A Track Builder That Lets Players Share Custom Races With The Community, Coming To Xbox Series X|S On September 24](https://thetrustedtimes.com/hot-wheels-infinite-rush/): From Dense Skyscraper Road Networks To Vast Suburban Grasslands, From Sky-Jumping Between Islands To Head-To-Head Races That Trigger Without Warning Mid-Drive. Game Director Demonico Celenza Says The Goal Was To Capture “The Fast And Creative Spirit Of Hot Wheels” According to Xbox Wire and game director Demonico Celenza, Hot Wheels Infinite Rush is an open-world […] - [Wild Waves Theme And Water Park In Federal Way, Washington Is Closing After Nearly 50 Years. 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An Updated Elantra, A Compact EV That May Not Reach America, A Redesigned Kona, A Santa Fe With A Game-Changing Extended-Range EV Powertrain, And An Overdue Tucson Overhaul](https://thetrustedtimes.com/hyundai-five-new-models-for-2026-and-2027/): From The EREV Santa Fe Promising 560 Miles Of Range To A Potential Tucson N With 295 Horsepower And AWD, From The Ioniq 3’s 300-Mile Budget EV Credentials To The Boulder Concept’s Body-On-Frame Platform That Could Spawn Both A Truck And An SUV Between 2028 And 2030. Hyundai’s Pipeline Is Its Most Diverse In Years […] - [Gul Ahmed Energy Group's Quantum Global Data Centre Has Announced Plans To Build Pakistan's Largest Tier III Data Centre; A $230 Million Initial Investment On A 30-Acre Karachi Site Backed By A 136MW Captive Power Plant And A Huawei Partnership](https://thetrustedtimes.com/gul-ahmed-quantum-global-data-centre/): Gul Ahmed Data Centre: With A Total Investment That Could Reach $600 Million Over Three To Four Years, A Science And Technology Park Alongside The Facility, And Pakistan Currently Spending $700-$800 Million Annually On AI Without Domestic Infrastructure, QGDC Chairman Danish Iqbal Says “We Will Miss This Boat” If Pakistan Does Not Act Now According […] - [HP And Ferrari Have Unveiled A $5,599 Limited-Edition AI PC At Monaco Grand Prix Weekend. Only 4,999 Numbered Units Will Ever Exist, Each Finished In Ferrari's Rosso Magma Red With A Transparent Engine Bay Window And A Poltrona Frau Leather Sleeve](https://thetrustedtimes.com/hp-ferrari-5599-limited-edition-ai-monaco/): From A CNC-Milled Anodized Aluminium Chassis And Carbon Fibre Base To A 3K Tandem OLED+ Touch Display, 64GB RAM, Intel Core Ultra X7, And A Glass Trackpad That Only Illuminates When Touched. The HP Scuderia Ferrari AI PC Goes On Sale June 12 According to Engadget and HP’s official announcement, HP and Ferrari have jointly […] - [A Security Researcher Has Discovered That The Creative Katana V2X USB Soundbar Can Be Used To Hijack A Connected Windows PC Over Bluetooth With No Pairing, No Authentication, And From Up To 15 Metres Away](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-creative-katana-v2x-usb-soundbar/): A Security Researcher Has Discovered That The Creative Katana V2X USB Soundbar Can Be Used To Hijack A Connected Windows PC Over Bluetooth With No Pairing, No Authentication, And From Up To 15 Metres Away - [Iran Launched 4 One-Way Attack Drones Toward The Strait Of Hormuz On Friday. The US Military Shot All 4 Down And Struck Iranian Coastal Surveillance Radar Sites In Goruk In Response, Further Straining The Tenuous Ceasefire](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-launched-four-one-way-attack-drones/): As Trump Tells NBC That Iran Retains 21-22% Of Its Prewar Missile Stock And Iranian Drones Kill One At Kuwait Airport Days Earlier, Friday’s Hormuz Drone Salvo Marks The Most Significant Escalation Since The Ceasefire Was Declared According to The New York Times, CBC and CENTCOM, the US military shot down four Iranian one-way attack […] - [On June 5, 2026: NASA Ordered Five ISS Astronauts To Shelter In Their Crew Dragon And Prepare For Evacuation On Friday Morning. The Alert Lasted Two Hours Before Being Reversed As A Worsening Air Leak In The Russian Zvezda Module Was Assessed](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nasa-five-iss-astronauts-evacuation/): NASA Ordered Five ISS Astronauts To Shelter In Their Crew Dragon And Prepare For Evacuation On Friday Morning. The Alert Lasted Two Hours Before Being Reversed As A Worsening Air Leak In The Russian Zvezda Module Was Assessed - [Gold Has Fallen Again In Pakistan After Slipping Rs 1,469 To Rs 467,816 Per Tola On Friday, Mirroring A $14 Decline In International Markets As The Metal Remains Caught Between Safe-Haven Demand And The Inflation Pressure Of The US-Iran War](https://thetrustedtimes.com/gold-has-fallen-again-in-pakistan-june-5-2026/): From An All-Time High Of $5,595 Per Ounce Earlier In 2026 To $4,453 Today. Gold Has Lost Approximately 16% Since The US-Iran War Began In February, Caught In A Paradox Where The Same War That Should Lift It Is Simultaneously Keeping The Dollar And Interest Rates High According to ProPakistani citing the All Pakistan Sarafa […] - [June 5, 2026: The CDC Has Reported The First Case Of B. mayonii Lyme Disease Ever Detected Outside The Upper Midwest; A Strain That Causes More Severe Symptoms Than Standard Lyme Disease And Was Found In An Adult In Herkimer County, Upstate New York Last July](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cdc-has-reported-the-first-case-of-b-mayonii/): The CDC Has Reported The First Case Of B. mayonii Lyme Disease Ever Detected Outside The Upper Midwest; A Strain That Causes More Severe Symptoms Than Standard Lyme Disease And Was Found In An Adult In Herkimer County, Upstate New York Last July - [June 5, 2026: Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Has Met His Iranian Counterpart Eskandar Momeni On The Sidelines Of The SCO Security Ministers' Summit In Bishkek; The Latest In A Series Of High-Level Contacts Between Islamabad And Tehran As Pakistan's Mediation Effort Continues](https://thetrustedtimes.com/mohsin-naqvi-sco-security-bishkek-kyrgyzstan/): From Brokering The April 8 Ceasefire To Hosting The First Direct US-Iran Talks Since 1979, To Now Mohsin Naqvi Meeting Eskandar Momeni In Kyrgyzstan On The Margins Of The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Pakistan Has Become The Central Diplomatic Channel Of A War It Is Not Party To According to Anadolu Agency and Arab News, Pakistan’s […] - [Pakistan's Trade Deficit For Eleven Months Of FY26 Has Soared To $35 Billion, A 17.48% Rise Year-On-Year That Threatens To Erase The Current Account Surplus, Push The Rupee Under Depreciation Pressure, And Leave The SBP Short Of Its $18 Billion Reserves Target](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistans-trade-deficit-eleven-months-of-fy26/): Pakistan's Trade Deficit For Eleven Months Of FY26 Has Soared To $35 Billion, A 17.48% Rise Year-On-Year That Threatens To Erase The Current Account Surplus, Push The Rupee Under Depreciation Pressure, And Leave The SBP Short Of Its $18 Billion Reserves Target - [Telenor Is Exploring A Sale Of Its Digital Bank In Pakistan. Easypaisa Bank, The Country's First Licensed Digital Retail Bank With More Than 10 Million Active Users, Is Now Separately On The Market Following Telenor's Telecom Exit To PTCL In December 2025](https://thetrustedtimes.com/telenor-a-sale-of-its-digital-bank-in-pakistan/): With A 55% Stake Held By Telenor And 45% By Ant Group’s Alipay Hong Kong, Easypaisa Bank Serves As The Fintech Backbone Of Pakistan’s Mobile Payment Infrastructure And Its Sale Would Mark A Complete Exit By A Norwegian Telecom That Has Been In Pakistan For Two Decades According to Bloomberg, Telenor ASA is exploring the […] - [Karachi's Lyari; A Neighbourhood Of 950,000 People That Bollywood Has Spent Two Blockbuster Films Reducing To A Crime Backdrop Is Fighting Back Through Boxing, With Girls Leading The Way](https://thetrustedtimes.com/karachis-lyari/): Karachi’s Lyari: Coach Younus Qambrani Founded Pak Shaheen Boxing Club In 1992, Opened It To Girls In 2013, And Has Since Produced Aliya Soomro; Pakistan’s First Woman World Boxing Champion Who Won Her WBA Asia Title In 45 Seconds According to Al Jazeera, to millions of Bollywood followers, Lyari is synonymous with brutal gang warfare; […] - [Pakistan Has Purchased Its Most Expensive LNG Shipment In Four Years; State-Owned Pakistan LNG Ltd. Secured A June 6-7 Delivery Cargo From BP At Premium Prices Driven Directly By The Effective Closure Of The Strait Of Hormuz](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-lng-shipment/): Pakistan Has Purchased Its Most Expensive LNG Shipment In Four Years; State-Owned Pakistan LNG Ltd. Secured A June 6-7 Delivery Cargo From BP At Premium Prices Driven Directly By The Effective Closure Of The Strait Of Hormuz - [A New Dinosaur Species Has Been Discovered In China By A Team Co-Led By Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Paleontologist Matt Lamanna. Meet Jian Changmaensis, A Four-Winged Velociraptor Cousin That Glided Through The Trees Of Northwestern China 120 Million Years Ago And Hunted Early Birds](https://thetrustedtimes.com/new-dinosaur-in-china-jian-changmaensis/): A New Dinosaur Species Has Been Discovered In China By A Team Co-Led By Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Paleontologist Matt Lamanna. Meet Jian Changmaensis, A Four-Winged Velociraptor Cousin That Glided Through The Trees Of Northwestern China 120 Million Years Ago And Hunted Early Birds - [Wired Has Found Code For An Unreleased Facial Recognition Feature Called "NameTag" Hidden Inside Meta's AI App, Capable Of Capturing And Recognising Faces Through Ray-Ban Smart Glasses And Notifying The Wearer When It Sees Them Again](https://thetrustedtimes.com/facial-recognition-feature-metas-ai-app/): The Feature Is Not Currently Active Or Sending Biometric Data But An Internal Meta Memo Suggested Launching It During A “Dynamic Political Environment” When “Civil Society Groups Would Have Their Resources Focused On Other Concerns” According to Engadget and Wired, code for a facial recognition feature called “NameTag” is buried in Meta’s AI app, capable […] - [The S&P 500 Has Refused To Change Its Rules To Fast-Track SpaceX Into Its Benchmark Index Meaning Elon Musk's Rocket Company And Likely Anthropic And OpenAI Will Each Wait At Least A Year Before Joining America's Most Tracked Index](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-sp-500-spacex-benchmark-index/): The S&P 500 Has Refused To Change Its Rules To Fast-Track SpaceX Into Its Benchmark Index Meaning Elon Musk's Rocket Company And Likely Anthropic And OpenAI Will Each Wait At Least A Year Before Joining America's Most Tracked Index - [Asian Technology Stocks Have Sold Off Sharply On Friday. Samsung Down Nearly 7%, SK Hynix Down More Than 8%, And Tokyo Electron Down Over 6% As A US Market Decline Rippled Across The Region's AI-Linked Chip Names](https://thetrustedtimes.com/asian-technology-stocks/): Asian Technology Stocks Have Sold Off Sharply On Friday. Samsung Down Nearly 7%, SK Hynix Down More Than 8%, And Tokyo Electron Down Over 6% As A US Market Decline Rippled Across The Region's AI-Linked Chip Names - [McDonald's Has Quietly Killed Its "Buy One Get One For $1" Deals And Replaced Them With A McValue Menu Where Nothing Costs A Dollar And The Backlash From Customers Who Built Their Lunch Routine Around Those Deals Has Been Immediate](https://thetrustedtimes.com/mcdonalds-mcvalue-menu-backlash/): The Company Spent Thirty Years Training Customers That A Dollar Gets You A Burger. The New “Under $3” McValue Menu Is Now Being Perceived As McDonald’s Breaking A Promise It Made To An Entire Generation According to Fast Company, citing analysis from Inc. by Jason Aten, McDonald’s has rolled out a new McValue menu built […] - [NASA Has Officially Ended The MAVEN Mars Mission; Six Months After Losing Contact With The Probe In December 2025, When It Emerged From Behind Mars In Safe Mode With Drained Batteries And A Communications System That Never Recovered](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nasa-officially-ended-the-maven-mars-mission/): Launched In 2013, Orbiting Mars Since 2014, Delivering Eleven Years Of Data On How Solar Winds Stripped The Red Planet Of Its Atmosphere. MAVEN Was The First NASA Mission Dedicated Entirely To Understanding Why Mars Died According to Engadget and NASA’s official announcement, NASA has officially ended the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, […] - [Corsair Has Unveiled Two New High-End Power Supplies At Computex 2026. The AX1600i SHIFT Brings 1600W GaN Titanium Efficiency To Its Flagship Line, While The HX1000i SHIFT CRYSTAL Makes The PSU A Display Piece With Full Transparency](https://thetrustedtimes.com/corsair-two-new-high-end-power-supplies/): Side-Mounted SHIFT Connectors, Dual 12V-2×6 Ports, A 170mm Compact Chassis, Per-Pin PinProtect+ Over-Current Protection, And An RGB Magnetic Dome Bearing Fan Behind Crystal-Clear Panels. Corsair Is Reinventing What A Premium Power Supply Looks Like According to Videocardz and Corsair’s official Computex 2026 announcement, Corsair has shown two new high-end power supplies at Computex 2026, both […] - [Quantinuum Has Priced Its IPO At $60 Per Share Raising $1.68 Billion In The First-Ever Traditional Public Offering For A Full-Stack Quantum Computing Company, With Demand More Than 20 Times The Available Shares](https://thetrustedtimes.com/quantinuum-has-priced-its-ipo-at-60-per-share/): From A $45-50 Range At Filing, To $53-55 After Demand Built, To A Final Price Of $60. The Progression Of Quantinuum’s Book Shows A Market That Ran Toward Quantum, Not Away From It, Debuting On Nasdaq As QNT On Thursday According to Barron’s, Reuters via CNBC and Bloomberg, Honeywell’s Quantinuum raised $1.68 billion in its […] - [The US House Of Representatives Has Passed A War Powers Resolution 215-208 To Rein In Trump's Iran War With Four Republicans Breaking Ranks In A Bipartisan Rebuke That Reaches Congress On The Conflict's 100th Day](https://thetrustedtimes.com/war-powers-resolution-215-208/): War Powers Resolution: Tom Barrett, Warren Davidson, Brian Fitzpatrick, And Thomas Massie: The Four Republican Defectors Who Crossed The Aisle And Sent A Message That Will Now Face A Near-Certain Presidential Veto According to Al Jazeera, the US House of Representatives passed a War Powers Resolution on Wednesday by 215 votes to 208 to force […] - [JWST Has Detected Methane On Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas; The First Direct Detection Of Methane In Any Interstellar Object, And Harvard's Avi Loeb Says It Adds Further Evidence The Object May Not Be Fully Explained By Known Comet Science](https://thetrustedtimes.com/jwst-detected-methane-on-interstellar-comet/): JWST Has Detected Methane On Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas; The First Direct Detection Of Methane In Any Interstellar Object, And Harvard's Avi Loeb Says It Adds Further Evidence The Object May Not Be Fully Explained By Known Comet Science - [Internal Microsoft Documents Obtained By 404 Media Reveal That The Company's Strategy For Its New Scout AI Assistant Is Explicitly To "Make People Addicted" Before Rolling Out Additional Functionality](https://thetrustedtimes.com/microsoft-404-media-scout-ai-assistant/): Internal Microsoft Documents Obtained By 404 Media Reveal That The Company's Strategy For Its New Scout AI Assistant Is Explicitly To "Make People Addicted" Before Rolling Out Additional Functionality - [SpaceX Is Targeting A Record-Breaking $75 Billion IPO At $135 Per Share; More Than Doubling Saudi Aramco's 2019 Record, Bypassing The Traditional Price-Range Process, And Valuing Elon Musk's Rocket And AI Company At $1.75 Trillion](https://thetrustedtimes.com/spacex-75-billion-ipo-at-135-per-share/): 555.6 Million Shares, An All-Primary Offering, Up To 30% Reserved For Retail Investors, A Fixed Price Set Before The Roadshow Even Begins, And A Debut Expected June 12 On Nasdaq Under Ticker SPCX. The SpaceX IPO Is Breaking Every Convention According to Bloomberg and Reuters, SpaceX plans to fix its IPO price at $135 per […] - [The World Spent $2.88 Trillion On Military In 2025; The 11th Consecutive Annual Rise, With Global Defense Spending At Its Highest Share Of GDP Since 2009, And The United States Alone Accounting For One Third Of Every Dollar Spent](https://thetrustedtimes.com/world-spent-2-88-trillion-on-military-in-2025/): From The USA’s $954 Billion Defense Budget To Germany’s Unexpected Rise To Fourth Globally, From Ukraine’s Record-High Share Of Government Spending To India’s $92 Billion Surge Driven By The May 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict. The 2025 SIPRI Rankings Rewrite The Map Of Global Military Power According to Visual Capitalist and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, […] - [Thousands Have Taken To Albania's Streets For A Second Day Running Against A €4 Billion Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort As The Country's Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Opens A Formal Investigation Into The Land Deals](https://thetrustedtimes.com/albanias-4-billion-kushner-luxury-resort/): Thousands Have Taken To Albania's Streets For A Second Day Running Against A €4 Billion Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort As The Country's Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Opens A Formal Investigation Into The Land Deals - [Systems Limited Has Posted A Rs3.03 Billion Profit After Tax For Q1 2026; A 21% Year-On-Year Rise Driven By 33% Revenue Growth, Retail Segment Expansion Of 70%, And The First-Quarter Consolidation Of Its Confiz Acquisition](https://thetrustedtimes.com/systems-limited-rs3-03-billion-profit/): Pakistan’s Largest Listed Technology Company: Systems Limited Posts EPS Of Rs2.05 As Net Revenue Surges To Rs23.98 Billion With A Lower Effective Tax Rate Of 9.1% And Stable Gross Margins At 25.18% Signalling Operating Discipline Beneath The Growth According to ProPakistani and Mettis Global, Systems Limited (PSX: SYS), Pakistan’s largest listed technology company, reported a […] - [CeraVe And Parent Company L'Oréal Are Facing Six Class-Action Lawsuits Over Benzene; A Known Human Carcinogen Found In Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Products At Levels Described As Hundreds Of Times Above The FDA's Conditional Limit](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cerave-loreal-six-class-action-lawsuits/): From Valisure’s Independent Laboratory Report Showing 5-12 Parts Per Million In CeraVe Cleansers To Blood Cancer Links Including Acute Myeloid Leukaemia; The Skincare Contamination Case That Has Yet To Produce An FDA Response According to Geo.tv, AboutLawsuits.com, and Cosmetics Business, CeraVe and its parent company L’Oréal are facing at least six class-action lawsuits alleging that […] - [South Korea Has Overtaken India As The World's Sixth-Largest Stock Market With A $5 Trillion Market Capitalisation Powered By 86% Growth This Year On The Back Of Samsung And SK Hynix's AI Memory Dominance](https://thetrustedtimes.com/south-korea-beat-india-6-largest-stock-market/): The KOSPI Has Doubled Investor Wealth This Year, Samsung Is Up 173% And SK Hynix 243%, Both Have Crossed $1 Trillion Valuations And India Has Slipped To Seventh With A Weakening Rupee And No AI-Linked Company In The Global Top 100 South Korea’s total market capitalisation has soared 86% this year to $5 trillion, while […] - [Global Markets Are Opening Monday On The Back Foot After Iran Halted Negotiations And Trump Sent The Peace Agreement Back For Revisions With Asian Equities Mixed And Oil Holding Above $94 Brent](https://thetrustedtimes.com/global-markets-monday-on-the-back-foot/): Global Markets Are Opening Monday On The Back Foot After Iran Halted Negotiations And Trump Sent The Peace Agreement Back For Revisions With Asian Equities Mixed And Oil Holding Above $94 Brent - [Typhoon Jangmi Is Battering Japan With 300mm Of Rainfall And 45m/s Gusts As Europe Records Anomalous Temperatures And Australia Faces A New Extreme Weather Event, All In The Same 48-Hour Window](https://thetrustedtimes.com/typhoon-jangmi-japan-europe-australia/): Typhoon Jangmi Is Battering Japan With 300mm Of Rainfall And 45m/s Gusts As Europe Records Anomalous Temperatures And Australia Faces A New Extreme Weather Event, All In The Same 48-Hour Window - [A Fish Swimming The North Pacific Today May Have Been Alive During The American Civil War: The Rougheye Rockfish Lives Up To 205 Years And Its Genome Holds Clues That Could Reshape Our Understanding Of Human Ageing](https://thetrustedtimes.com/rougheye-rockfish-lives-up-to-205-years/): A Fish Swimming The North Pacific Today May Have Been Alive During The American Civil War: The Rougheye Rockfish Lives Up To 205 Years And Its Genome Holds Clues That Could Reshape Our Understanding Of Human Ageing - [Nature Genetics Study: Scientists At Johns Hopkins Have Found 522 Inherited DNA Patterns In Mice That Defy The Mendelian Genetics Framework That Has Governed Biology For Over 160 Years And One Of Them Is The First Naturally Occurring Paramutation Ever Documented In A Mammal](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nature-genetics-study/): Nature Genetics Study: Scientists At Johns Hopkins Have Found 522 Inherited DNA Patterns In Mice That Defy The Mendelian Genetics Framework That Has Governed Biology For Over 160 Years And One Of Them Is The First Naturally Occurring Paramutation Ever Documented In A Mammal - [Apple's Next Vision Pro Is Unlikely Before Late 2028 And The Category Is Essentially "On Ice" While The Company Pivots Its Entire Spatial Computing Team Toward Smart Glasses Launching In 2027](https://thetrustedtimes.com/apples-next-vision-pro-late-2028/): Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman Reports The $3,499 Vision Pro Successor Needs A Slimmer Design And A Lower Price Before Apple Can Return As Former Vision Products Group Members Are Reassigned To The Smart Glasses Project According to MacRumors, citing Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter, Apple is still developing a cheaper and lighter successor […] - [Oil Has Surged 3% To $94 Brent And $90 WTI After Trump Sent The Iran Peace Agreement Back For Revisions And Every Major Financial Market On Earth Is Now Repricing The Cost Of A Deal That May Still Be Weeks Away](https://thetrustedtimes.com/oil-94-brent-90-wti-trump-iran-peace-agreement/): From Japan’s 66% Crude Import Collapse To UK Energy Bills Jumping 13%, From Goldman Sachs Modelling Demand Destruction Against Supply Shock, To The Kansas Fed Warning That The Oil Price Shock “May Not Be Transitory”: The US-Iran Negotiation Timeline Is Not Just A Geopolitical Story. It Is The World’s Most Important Financial Variable According to […] - [June 1, 2026: Iowa Democrats Are Heading Into Tuesday's Primary With A Rare Commodity, Hope, As Trump's Record-Low Approval Ratings, Tariffs, And The Iran War Create An Opening In A State He Has Won Three Times](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iowa-democrats-tuesdays-primary/): From An Open Senate Seat To A Competitive Governor’s Race To Two Toss-Up House Districts. Iowa’s June 2 Primary Kicks Off A Sprint To November That Could Flip Congressional Control According to Bloomberg, NPR, and Cook Political Report, Iowa Democrats are entering Tuesday’s primary elections buoyed by broad economic dissatisfaction and well-liked centrist candidates expected […] - [Iran Has Halted US Negotiations And Vowed To Fully Block The Strait Of Hormuz Citing Ceasefire Violations By The US And Israel As Oil Prices Jumped Over 7%](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-has-halted-us-negotiations/): Iranian State Media Tasnim Reports Tehran Will Stop Exchanging Messages Through Intermediaries And Move To Complete Hormuz Closure Reversing Days Of Apparent Progress Toward A 60-Day Ceasefire Extension And MOU Agreement According to CNBC and CBS News, Iranian negotiators stopped exchanging messages with the US through intermediaries in retaliation for ongoing ceasefire violations, Iran’s state-affiliated […] - [May 31, 2026: Netanyahu Has Declared Israel's Capture Of Lebanon's Beaufort Castle As A Symbol Of Return As Trump Says A US-Iran Nuclear Deal Is Coming "Slowly But Surely" And Hormuz Reopening Talks Enter Their Final Stage](https://thetrustedtimes.com/israels-capture-of-lebanons-beaufort-castle/): From The Israeli And Golani Brigade Flags Raised Over A Crusader Fortress In Southern Lebanon To Iran’s Commitment Not To Procure Nuclear Arms. May 31 Marks A Defining Day In The Middle East’s Most Active Crisis Since 2006 According to The Guardian and The Times of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday […] - [Punjab Is Set To Present A Rs6 Trillion Budget For Fiscal Year 2026-27 In The Second Week Of June With Rs1.6 Trillion Earmarked For Development And No New Taxes Proposed](https://thetrustedtimes.com/punjab-is-set-to-present-a-rs6-trillion-budget/): Punjab Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman To Present Pakistan’s Largest Provincial Budget, Backed By Rs4.5 Trillion In NFC Award Transfers, With Salary Increases And Welfare Subsidies Matching The Federal Government’s Lead According to The Nation, citing sources in the provincial finance ministry, the Punjab government has finalised budget proposals for fiscal year 2026-27 and is expected […] - [University Of Illinois Researchers Have Demonstrated True Monolithic 3D Silicon Chips; A Breakthrough Published In Nature That Could Extend Moore's Law For Years And Unlock A New Era Of AI Computing Density](https://thetrustedtimes.com/monolithic-3d-silicon-chips/): University Of Illinois Researchers Have Demonstrated True Monolithic 3D Silicon Chips; A Breakthrough Published In Nature That Could Extend Moore's Law For Years And Unlock A New Era Of AI Computing Density - [May 31, 2026: Nvidia Is Set To Debut The First Windows PCs Powered By Its Own Chips At Computex And Microsoft Build Next Week Ending A Decade-Long Absence From Consumer Processors And Giving Microsoft's Windows On Arm Strategy Its Most Powerful Ally Yet](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nvidia-windows-pcs-powered-own-chips-computex/): Nvidia: From The N1X ARM SoC With 20 CPU Cores And RTX 5070-Grade Integrated Graphics To Expected Surface And Dell Laptops, Jensen Huang’s “New Era Of PC” Teaser Lands At Computex On June 1 According to Reuters, citing Axios, Nvidia and Microsoft will next week unveil the first Windows computers powered by Nvidia-designed chips at […] - [Dell Technologies Has Posted Its Best Single Day In Stock Market History Adding Roughly $3.5 Billion To Michael Dell's Net Worth And Pushing Him Past Mark Zuckerberg To Become The World's Sixth-Richest Person](https://thetrustedtimes.com/dell-3-5-billion-to-michael-dells-net-worth/): A 32% Single-Day Stock Surge Driven By Dell’s Fastest Revenue Growth Since Its 2018 Public Market Return Powered Entirely By AI Server And Data Centre Demand That Analysts Say Is Still Accelerating According to Forbes, Benzinga and CNBC, Dell Technologies stock surged approximately 32% on Friday May 29, its best single trading day since returning […] - [SoftBank Has Announced Plans To Invest Up To €75 Billion In French Data Centres; Its Largest AI Infrastructure Commitment In Europe, Targeting 5 Gigawatts Of Additional Capacity By 2031](https://thetrustedtimes.com/softbank-invest-75-billion-french-data-centres/): SoftBank: From Dunkirk To Bosquel To Bouchain, Three Sites In Hauts-de-France Will Deliver 3.1 Gigawatts In The First Phase As Masayoshi Son Bets That Europe’s AI Infrastructure Race Runs Through France According to TechCrunch, citing SoftBank Group’s official announcement, the Japanese conglomerate plans to invest up to €75 billion; approximately $87 billion to expand data […] - [Backrooms Has Earned $38 Million On Friday Alone, Already Shattering A24's Best-Ever Opening Weekend Record And Tracking To $85-90 Million By Sunday](https://thetrustedtimes.com/backrooms-earned-38-million-a24s/): Kane Parsons’ Debut Feature Triples The Previous A24 Record Set By Civil War In 2024 Making The 20-Year-Old Director The Most Commercially Successful Debut In The Studio’s History In Its Very First Weekend According to Variety, Kane Parsons’ Backrooms earned $38 million domestic on its opening Friday from 3,442 theatres, already shattering the record for […] - [May 31, 2026: A Meteor Has Exploded Off The Coast Of Massachusetts. Satellite Data Confirms Atmospheric Entry Over The South Shore Near Boston As The Loud Boom Was Heard As Far As Ipswich](https://thetrustedtimes.com/meteor-exploded-off-the-coast-of-massachusetts/): WBZ-TV Chief Meteorologist Eric Fisher Confirmed The Meteor Explosion Saturday Afternoon As Dozens Of Calls Flooded The Newsroom Reporting The Blast Across Greater Boston According to CBS Boston / WBZ-TV, a meteor exploded off the coast of Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon, May 30, sending a loud boom across the state that was reported from Boston […] - [The White House Released Trump's Medical Report At 1:49 AM And A Side-By-Side Comparison With Last Year's Report Reveals Multiple Disappeared Details, A 14-Pound Weight Gain, And Deteriorating Metrics The Physician Called Progress](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-white-house-released-trumps-medical-report/): Trump’s Medical Report: A Perfect Cognitive Score, A Heart 14 Years Younger Than Its Owner, And Leg Swelling That Previously Did Not Exist According To The Previous Year’s Report. President Trump’s 2026 Physical Raises More Questions Than It Answers According to The Daily Beast, the White House released 79-year-old President Donald Trump’s medical report late […] - [May 30, 2026: SpaceX And Other Companies Want Electromagnetic Catapults On The Moon To Launch AI Satellites. A New AFPC Report Warns They Could Also Function As Undetectable First-Strike Weapons Platforms](https://thetrustedtimes.com/spacex-electromagnetic-catapults-moon/): SpaceX And Other Companies Want Electromagnetic Catapults On The Moon To Launch AI Satellites. A New AFPC Report Warns They Could Also Function As Undetectable First-Strike Weapons Platforms - [Scientists Are Discovering That Ozempic And GLP-1 Drugs Are Quietly Reshaping The Brain And Tens Of Millions Of People Are Already Inside The Largest Unplanned Neuroscience Experiment In Modern Medical History](https://thetrustedtimes.com/scientists-ozempic-and-glp-1-drugs/): Scientists Are Discovering That Ozempic And GLP-1 Drugs Are Quietly Reshaping The Brain And Tens Of Millions Of People Are Already Inside The Largest Unplanned Neuroscience Experiment In Modern Medical History - [JWST Has Found A 50-Million Solar Mass Black Hole That Predates Its Own Galaxy And Cambridge Researchers Are Calling It "A Paradigm Shift, A Total Revisiting Of How Black Holes Form And Grow"](https://thetrustedtimes.com/jwst-has-found-a-50m-solar-mass-black-hole/): JWST Has Found A 50-Million Solar Mass Black Hole That Predates Its Own Galaxy And Cambridge Researchers Are Calling It "A Paradigm Shift, A Total Revisiting Of How Black Holes Form And Grow" - [Expedition 74 Astronauts Aboard The ISS Are Growing Blood Stem Cells In Microgravity And The Results Could Fundamentally Change How Leukemia, Blood Cancers, And Severe Immune Disease Are Treated On Earth](https://thetrustedtimes.com/expedition-74-the-iss-growing-blood-stem-cells/): Expedition 74: From A Microscopic Preflight Image Of Hematopoietic Cells To A BioServe Microgravity Bioreactor Aboard The Space Station. The InSPA-StemCellEX-H2 Investigation Is No Longer Studying Whether Stem Cells Grow Better In Space. It Is Demonstrating Large-Scale Clinical Production According to NASA, Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are conducting the InSPA-StemCellEX-H2 investigation; […] - [uniQure Stock Surged 20% On Friday, Not Because Of Anything uniQure Did, But Because The FDA Reversed A Competitor's Drug Rejection, Signalling A Sea Change In Regulatory Posture Toward Biotech Under The Post-Makary Agency](https://thetrustedtimes.com/uniqure-stock-surged-20-on-friday/): Replimune’s 70% Single-Day Gain And uniQure’s Simultaneous 20% Surge Tell The Same Story That The Departure Of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary Has Unlocked A Sentiment Rally Across The Entire Gene Therapy And Oncolytic Immunotherapy Sector According to Investing.com, CNBC and SEC filings, uniQure N.V. (NASDAQ: QURE) shares surged over 20% on Friday May 29, while […] - [Mathematicians At UC Davis And University College London Have Published A Proof That Dark Energy May Not Exist And That The Universe's Accelerating Expansion Is An Inevitable Consequence Of The Einstein Equations Themselves](https://thetrustedtimes.com/uc-davis-dark-energy-may-not-exist/): Mathematicians At UC Davis And University College London Have Published A Proof That Dark Energy May Not Exist And That The Universe's Accelerating Expansion Is An Inevitable Consequence Of The Einstein Equations Themselves - [Oil Has Fallen Over 1% On Reports That The US And Iran Have Agreed A Ceasefire Extension And Strait Of Hormuz Reopening Capping The Steepest Weekly Decline In Brent Crude Since Early April](https://thetrustedtimes.com/oil-has-fallen-over-1/): Oil: From A Week-High Of $109.47 To A Friday Low Of $87.11; A $22 Swing In Seven Days That Tells The Entire Story Of How Violently The Global Energy Market Has Been Priced Around One Word: Deal According to Reuters, CNBC and Investing.com, oil futures fell more than 1% on Friday and were on track […] - [Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Has Exploded On Its Cape Canaveral Launchpad During A Hot-Fire Engine Test Destroying The Vehicle, Severely Damaging Launch Complex 36, And Halting Amazon's First Leo Satellite Mission](https://thetrustedtimes.com/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-has-exploded/): Three Days After NASA Awarded Blue Origin Anchor Moon-Base Contracts, The Rocket Meant To Be The Backbone Of Those Missions Erupted In A Mushroom Cloud Visible From East Orlando. Jeff Bezos Calls It “A Very Rough Day” According to Bloomberg, CBS News, CNN and the Associated Press, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a […] - [Anthropic Has Just Closed A Funding Round At A $965 Billion Post-Money Valuation Surpassing OpenAI's $852 Billion In The Same Week Its Rival Filed Confidentially For An IPO](https://thetrustedtimes.com/anthropic-965-billion-post-money-valuation/): Anthropic: From A $380 Billion Valuation In February To Nearly $1 Trillion By May, From $30 Billion To $47 Billion In Annualised Revenue, And From 1,000 Enterprise Customers At $1 Million-Plus. The Claude Maker Has Caught And Passed The Company It Was Founded To Compete Against According to Forbes, CNBC, Invezz and WinBuzzer, Anthropic closed […] - [Oura Has Launched The Ring 5, 40% Smaller Than Its Predecessor, With Hypertension And Sleep Apnea Detection Pushing The Smart Ring Past Wellness Tracker Into Diagnostic Medical Device Territory](https://thetrustedtimes.com/oura-has-launched-the-ring/): Oura: From A 6.09mm × 2.28mm Wedding-Band Form Factor To Blood Pressure Signals And Nighttime Breathing Disturbance Detection And A Confidential SEC IPO Filing One Week Before Launch According to Bloomberg, CNBC, MacRumors and 9to5Mac, Oura Health Oy unveiled the Oura Ring 5 on Thursday, alongside its most consequential feature set yet. The ring is […] - [A Google Software Engineer With The Account Name "AlphaRaccoon" Has Been Charged With Using Confidential Internal Search Data To Win $1.2 Million On Polymarket Betting On What The World Was Searching For Before The Public Knew](https://thetrustedtimes.com/software-engineer-alpharaccoon-polymarket/): A Google Software Engineer With The Account Name "AlphaRaccoon" Has Been Charged With Using Confidential Internal Search Data To Win $1.2 Million On Polymarket Betting On What The World Was Searching For Before The Public Knew - [Astrophysicists Have Struck "Black Gold". A New LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Catalogue Has Added 161 Fresh Gravitational-Wave Detections, Pushing The Total Past 390 And Marking The Coming Of Age Of Gravitational Astronomy](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ligo-virgo-kagra-catalogue/): LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Catalogue: From The First Single Detection In 2015 To 390 Cosmic Collisions A Decade Later Including The Most Precisely Located Source Ever Found, Pinned To Just 6 Square Degrees Of Sky According to Phys.org, reporting on work by the University of Glasgow’s Institute for Gravitational Research, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) collaboration has published a vast […] - [A24's "Backrooms" Has Landed An 87% Rotten Tomatoes Score And A Projected Record Opening As Critics Call The Debut Of 20-Year-Old Director Kane Parsons "Unlike Anything Else In Contemporary Cinema"](https://thetrustedtimes.com/a24s-backrooms-87-rotten-tomatoes-score/): A24’s “Backrooms”. From A Viral YouTube Series He Launched As A Teenager To A James Wan And Osgood Perkins-Produced Feature Tracking For A $45-50 Million Opening. The Critics Are Split Between “A Surrealistic Spell” And “Eerie But Underbaked” According to The Hollywood Reporter, A24’s Backrooms hits theaters Friday with an 87 percent Rotten Tomatoes score […] - [The World Health Organization Has Declared The Ebola Outbreak In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo And Uganda A Public Health Emergency Of International Concern. 600 Suspected Cases, 139 Deaths, And A Rare Bundibugyo Variant At The Centre](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-and-uganda/): The World Health Organization Has Declared The Ebola Outbreak In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo And Uganda A Public Health Emergency Of International Concern. 600 Suspected Cases, 139 Deaths, And A Rare Bundibugyo Variant At The Centre - [May 27, 2026: Türkiye And Pakistan Have Reaffirmed Their Joint Commitment To Regional Stability As Ankara Publicly Backs Islamabad's Mediation Role In The US-Iran Crisis And Defence Ties Deepen Past Bilateral Into Strategic Bloc Territory](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ankara-publicly-backs-islamabad/): Türkiye And Pakistan Have Reaffirmed Their Joint Commitment To Regional Stability As Ankara Publicly Backs Islamabad's Mediation Role In The US-Iran Crisis And Defence Ties Deepen Past Bilateral Into Strategic Bloc Territory - [NASA Has Just Awarded Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin The Anchor Contract For Its First-Phase Lunar Base. A Two-Lander Deal To Deliver Rovers To The Moon's South Pole As Part Of A $440 Million Architecture Package Locking In The Race To Beat China To A Permanent Moon Presence](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nasa-has-just-awarded-jeff-bezoss-blue-origin/): NASA Has Just Awarded Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin The Anchor Contract For Its First-Phase Lunar Base. A Two-Lander Deal To Deliver Rovers To The Moon's South Pole As Part Of A $440 Million Architecture Package Locking In The Race To Beat China To A Permanent Moon Presence - [SK Hynix And Micron Have Just Crossed The $1 Trillion Market Cap Threshold Within 24 Hours Of Each Other; Pushed Past The Line By An AI Data Centre Boom That Has Tripled Their Stocks In A Year](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sk-hynix-and-micron-1-trillion-market-cap/): From Micron’s 19% Single-Day Surge On A UBS Upgrade To SK Hynix’s 1,000% 12-Month Gain: The Memory Chip Oligopoly Now Sits At The Centre Of The AI Infrastructure Buildout According to the BBC and confirmed by Bloomberg, CNBC, and SiliconANGLE, chipmakers SK Hynix and Micron have crossed the $1 trillion market capitalisation mark within 24 […] - [Exceptionally Early Spring Heat Wave Drives Deaths Across Western Europe. 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The Latest PCRWR Quarterly Findings Confirm That Sodium, Arsenic, And Bacterial Contamination Are Still Reaching Pakistani Shelves According to the latest quarterly testing under Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) standards, 228 bottled and mineral water samples were collected by […] - [A Caltech-Led Study Has Just Overturned Three Decades Of Planetary Science By Proposing That Ganymede's Metal Core Is Still Forming Today And That Process Itself Is What Powers The Only Moon-Sized Magnetic Field In The Solar System](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ganymedes-metal-core-is-still-forming-today/): A Caltech-Led Study Has Just Overturned Three Decades Of Planetary Science By Proposing That Ganymede's Metal Core Is Still Forming Today And That Process Itself Is What Powers The Only Moon-Sized Magnetic Field In The Solar System - [Forza Horizon 6 Drivatar Bowie Knife99 Has Become So Infamous That The Official Xbox UK Account Just Publicly Smack-Talked One Of Its Own Game's AI Avatars](https://thetrustedtimes.com/forza-horizon-6-bowie-knife99-xbox-uk/): Forza Horizon 6 Drivatar Bowie Knife99 Has Become So Infamous That The Official Xbox UK Account Just Publicly Smack-Talked One Of Its Own Game's AI Avatars - [The FBI Has Warned That A New Phishing-As-A-Service Platform Called Kali365 Is Hijacking Microsoft 365 OAuth Tokens And Bypassing Multi-Factor Authentication Without Ever Touching The Victim's Password](https://thetrustedtimes.com/kali365-is-hijacking-microsoft-365/): Sold On Telegram, AI-Powered, Detected In April And Live At Scale By May: Kali365 Lowers The Skill Floor For Compromising Corporate Microsoft 365 Environments To Almost Zero According to Infosecurity Magazine, the FBI issued an advisory on May 21 warning that a phishing-as-a-service platform called Kali365 is being distributed in the wild, primarily via Telegram. […] - [Ferrari Has Just Unveiled The Luce Electric Vehicle And The Stock Crash, The Design, And The Silent Cabin All Point To One Conclusion: This Is The Biggest Brand Self-Inflicted Wound In Maranello's 79-Year History](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ferrari-has-just-unveiled-the-luce/): A Four-Door, Five-Seat, 1,050-Horsepower €550,000 Family EV Designed By Jony Ive Has Replaced The Snarling V12 With Synthetic Speaker Noise And The Tifosi Already Know This Is Not A Ferrari According to Wired and corroborated across Reuters, Motor1, InsideEVs and Fortune, Ferrari on Sunday revealed the Luce; Italian for “light”, its first fully electric production […] - [Qatar University Virologist Dr Hadi Yassine Has Won The Vaccine Research And Innovation Award At The 8th Saudi International Vaccination Forum In Riyadh](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatar-university-virologist-dr-hadi-yassine/): A Recognition From The Gulf’s Premier Immunisation Platform Confirming Qatar’s Climb Up The Regional Biomedical Research Ladder Under Vision 2030 All Thanks To Qatar University According to Qatar Tribune, Qatar University announced on Monday that virologist Dr Hadi Mohamad Yassine has won the Vaccine Research and Innovation Award at the 8th Saudi International Vaccination Forum […] - [Costa Coffee Has Opened In Clifton, Karachi And The Multinational Chain's Arrival Is Quietly Reshaping The City's Coffee Culture Faster Than Any Local Brand Could](https://thetrustedtimes.com/costa-coffee-has-opened-in-clifton-karachi/): From A Tea-Dominant Nation Importing $700 Million Of Leaves Every Year To A Karachi Generation Paying PKR 800 For A Flat White; The Cultural Shift Is Already Underway, Costa Coffee Just Made It Visible The DC 9/7 outlet on Block 7 Clifton, sitting beside the KPT underpass, is more than another café opening. It is […] - [SMEDA Has Signed A Monumental MoU With Alibaba Group In Hangzhou That Will Train 10,000 Pakistani SMEs In Digital Trade And Onboard 2,000 Sellers Onto A Dedicated Pakistan Pavilion](https://thetrustedtimes.com/smeda-has-signed-an-mou-with-alibaba-group/): Witnessed By PM Sharif And Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai: The Deal Connects Pakistani Sellers To Over 50 Million Global Buyers Through AI-Powered B2B Infrastructure According to Business Recorder, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Alibaba Group in Hangzhou on Monday, aimed at enhancing digital trade and expanding […] - [May 25, 2026: The State Bank Of Pakistan Has Delegated Foreign Share Registration To Banks And Launched A Digital Reporting System Designed To Pull Global Capital Off The Sidelines](https://thetrustedtimes.com/state-bank-of-pakistan-foreign-share/): State Bank Of Pakistan: One-Month Implementation Window, A New NSRS Digital Platform, And A First Reporting Deadline Of August 2026. Islamabad Is Quietly Re-Engineering Its FDI Pipeline According to Business Recorder, the State Bank of Pakistan on Monday issued a circular from Islamabad delegating foreign share registration responsibilities to Authorised Dealers; commercial banks under a […] - [May 25, 2026: Xi Jinping Has Called The China-Pakistan Friendship "Unbreakable" As Sharif Lands In Beijing With Army Chief Asim Munir During The Mediation Of The US-Israel-Iran War](https://thetrustedtimes.com/china-pakistan-friendship-unbreakable/): China-Pakistan Friendship: “Iron Brothers,” “Old Friend,” And “All-Weather Strategic Partner”. Every Word Out Of The Great Hall Of The People Was Diplomatic Code For A Hard Geopolitical Pivot According to Al Jazeera, Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed China-Pakistan “unbreakable” friendship on Monday as he met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Great Hall of the […] - [Sony Has Launched The Reon Pocket Pro Plus. 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Sony’s Personal Climate Device Is Quietly Becoming A Mainstream Category According to Forbes, Sony has launched the Reon Pocket Pro Plus, the latest generation of its wearable thermo device, priced at £199 in the UK and €229 across Europe, with a US debut […] - [Brent Has Crashed Below $100 And Global Equities Have Ripped To Fresh Records After The US And Iran Signalled A Framework Peace Deal That Would Reopen The Strait Of Hormuz](https://thetrustedtimes.com/brent-has-crashed-below-100/): Brent Has Crashed Below $100 And Global Equities Have Ripped To Fresh Records After The US And Iran Signalled A Framework Peace Deal That Would Reopen The Strait Of Hormuz - [Qatar's 9th Scientific Exhibition Has Honoured Student Innovators From 61 Finalist Projects Spanning AI, Parkinson's Detection, Cybersecurity And Sustainable Smart Homes](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatars-9th-scientific-exhibition/): Qatar’s 9th Scientific Exhibition: From 290 Submissions Down To 61 Finalists. The Doha-Based Competition Just Showed Exactly What Qatar National Vision 2030 Looks Like In The Hands Of Students According to The Peninsula Qatar, the Qatar Scientific Club has honoured the winners of the 9th Scientific Exhibition for Innovation and Research, organised in cooperation with […] - [Shehbaz Sharif Has Invited Chinese Firms To Expand Investment In Pakistan's Renewable Energy And Electric Vehicle Sectors During His Hangzhou Visit](https://thetrustedtimes.com/shehbaz-sharif-has-invited-chinese-firms/): Shehbaz Sharif Has Invited Chinese Firms To Expand Investment In Pakistan's Renewable Energy And Electric Vehicle Sectors During His Hangzhou Visit - [The Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato Is The Best Argument Anyone Has Ever Made For Building A Supercar You Can Take Off-Road And It May Have Permanently Changed What An Exotic Car Is Allowed To Be](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-lamborghini-huracan-sterrato/): Huracán Sterrato: 610 Horsepower. 1.7 Inches Of Extra Ground Clearance. Underbody Protection. Roof-Mounted Lights. Rally-Spec Suspension. And A Naturally Aspirated V10 That Sounds Like Nothing Else In Motorsport History. This Is Not A Stunt. This Is A Statement. When Lamborghini revealed the Huracán Sterrato at the 2022 LA Auto Show, the immediate reaction from a […] - [Destiny 2 Is Ending Active Development And PlayStation's Entire Live-Service Strategy Has Collapsed. Concord, The Last Of Us Online, Fairgame$, Two Cancelled Sony Studios And Now Bungie's Flagship Game](https://thetrustedtimes.com/destiny-2-is-ending-active-development/): Sony Paid $3.6 Billion For Bungie In 2022 Specifically To Lead Its Live-Service Push. Destiny 2 Goes Into Maintenance Mode June 9, 2026. No Destiny 3 Is In Active Development. The Strategy Is Officially In Shambles. Bungie announced on May 21, 2026 that active development of Destiny 2 is ending. The final live-service content update, […] - [The Three AI Stocks Analysts Are Calling The Best Buys Right Now Are Amazon, Meta Platforms And Nebius And Nebius Has Already Risen 600 Percent Since 2025](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-three-ai-stocks-amazon-meta-and-nebius/): AI Stocks: AWS Is Spending $200 Billion On Data Centres This Year Alone. Meta Is Running AI On 3.4 Billion Daily Users. Nebius Revenue Rose 684 Percent In A Single Quarter. These Are The Three Companies The Motley Fool Is Calling The Highest-Conviction AI Buys Of May 2026. According to The Motley Fool via Yahoo […] - [The US Military Built Satellites To Catch Soviet Nuclear Tests In 1967 And Accidentally Discovered The Most Violent Explosions In The Known Universe Instead](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-us-military-built-satellites-universe/): The US Military Built Satellites To Catch Soviet Nuclear Tests In 1967 And Accidentally Discovered The Most Violent Explosions In The Known Universe Instead - [State of Emergency in Crimea: Ukraine Fires 660 Drones at Russia in One Night](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ukraine-660-drones-russia-state-of-emergency/): Russia Declares State of Emergency in Crimea and Halts All Civilian Fuel Sales After Ukraine’s Record 660-Drone Overnight Strike Across 13 Regions Ukraine Fires 660 Drones at Russia in One Night, Forces State of Emergency in Crimea. Russia Declares State of Emergency in Crimea and Halts All Civilian Fuel Sales After Ukraine’s Record 660-Drone Overnight […] - [Pakistan Holds Petrol at Rs299.50 and Diesel at Rs311.47 as US-Iran Ceasefire Steadies Oil](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-petrol-at-rs299-50-diesel-at-rs311-47/): Pakistan’s Energy Ministry Freezes Petrol and Diesel Prices After US-Iran Ceasefire Eases Global Oil Markets, Following Rs155 and Rs200 Per Litre Cuts Pakistan Holds Petrol at Rs299.50 and Diesel at Rs311.47 as US-Iran Ceasefire Steadies Oil. Pakistan’s Energy Ministry Freezes Petrol and Diesel Prices After US-Iran Ceasefire Eases Global Oil Markets, Following Rs155 and Rs200 […] - [Nearly 300 Ebola Patients Are Missing in DRC as Third-Largest Outbreak Crosses 1,155 Cases](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nearly-300-ebola-patients-are-missing-in-drc/): With 1,155 Confirmed Ebola Cases and 304 Deaths in DRC, Contact Tracing Failures Are Leaving Hundreds of Infected Patients Untraceable Nearly 300 Ebola Patients Are Missing in DRC as Third-Largest Outbreak Crosses 1,155 Cases. With 1,155 Confirmed Ebola Cases and 304 Deaths in DRC, Contact Tracing Failures Are Leaving Hundreds of Infected Patients Untraceable. The […] - [NASA Pays $30 Million to Launch First-Ever Rescue Mission to Save Falling Swift Telescope](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nasa-30-million-first-ever-rescue-mission/): NASA’s Swift Boost Mission Launches June 30 to Reboost the 22-Year-Old Swift Telescope Before Atmospheric Drag Pulls It From Orbit NASA Pays $30 Million to Launch First-Ever Rescue Mission to Save Falling Swift Telescope. NASA’s Swift Boost Mission Launches June 30 to Reboost the 22-Year-Old Swift Telescope Before Atmospheric Drag Pulls It From Orbit. Space.com […] - [Iran War Pushed Oil Past $120. Now the Ceasefire Breach Is Sending Markets Into Chaos](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-war-pushed-oil-past-120-now/): Brent Crude Settled at $71.99 on June 26 After the Ceasefire Breach Rattled Oil Markets Still Recovering From the Iran War Iran War Pushed Oil Past $120. Now the Ceasefire Breach Is Sending Markets Into Chaos. Brent Crude Settled at $71.99 on June 26 After the Ceasefire Breach Rattled Oil Markets Still Recovering From the […] - [Small Aircraft Crashes Into Beijing's 109-Story CITIC Tower as China Scrubs Videos Online](https://thetrustedtimes.com/small-aircraft-beijings-109-story-tower/): A Sunward SA 60L Light Aircraft Struck the 528-Metre CITIC Tower in Beijing at 6PM Local Time, Sending Debris Onto Streets Below Small Aircraft Crashes Into Beijing’s 109-Story CITIC Tower as China Scrubs Videos Online. A Sunward SA 60L Light Aircraft Struck the 528-Metre CITIC Tower in Beijing at 6PM Local Time, Sending Debris Onto […] - [June 27, 2026: US Strikes Iran After Drone Hits Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz Ceasefire Violation](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-strikes-iran-after-drone-hits-cargo-ship/): US Aircraft Strike Iranian Missile Sites and Coastal Radar After Drone Attack on Cargo Ship Violates Hormuz Ceasefire Agreement US Strikes Iran After Drone Hits Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz Ceasefire Violation. US Aircraft Strike Iranian Missile Sites and Coastal Radar After Drone Attack on Cargo Ship Violates Hormuz Ceasefire Agreement. CBS News reports […] - [Porsche Unveils New 911 GT4 R Racing Car for Global Customer Motorsport at €265,000](https://thetrustedtimes.com/porsche-unveils-new-911-gt4-r-racing-car/): Porsche’s First 911-Based GT4 R Racing Car Delivers 520 PS, Debuts in 2027 for Global Customer Motorsport Teams Porsche Unveils New 911 GT4 R Racing Car for Global Customer Motorsport at €265,000. Porsche’s First 911-Based GT4 R Racing Car Delivers 520 PS, Debuts in 2027 for Global Customer Motorsport Teams Porsche Newsroom reports that Porsche […] - [Slate Auto Opens Preorders for $24,950 Bare-Bones Electric Truck With 205-Mile Range](https://thetrustedtimes.com/slate-auto-opens-preorders-for-24950/): Backed by Jeff Bezos, Slate Auto’s $24,950 Electric Truck Opens Preorders With 205-Mile Range and Q4 2026 Deliveries Slate Auto Opens Preorders for $24,950 Bare-Bones Electric Truck With 205-Mile Range. Backed by Jeff Bezos, Slate Auto’s $24,950 Electric Truck Opens Preorders With 205-Mile Range and Q4 2026 Deliveries. Electrek reports that Slate Auto officially opened […] - [Qatar Toy Festival 2026 Returns to DECC With New Immersive Zones All July](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatar-toy-festival-2026-returns-to-decc/): Qatar Toy Festival 2026 Spans 22,000 Square Metres Across DECC With New Immersive Zones, Camps, and Franchise Experiences Qatar Toy Festival 2026 Returns to DECC With New Immersive Zones All July. Qatar Toy Festival 2026 Spans 22,000 Square Metres Across DECC With New Immersive Zones, Camps, and Franchise Experiences. The Peninsula Qatar reports that Qatar […] - [World Weather Attribution Scientists Confirm Europe's Record 2026 Heatwave Was Virtually Impossible Without Decades Of Human-Caused Climate Change Driving Emissions](https://thetrustedtimes.com/europes-record-2026-heatwave/): Europe’s Most Severe Heatwave On Record Was Made Virtually Impossible Without Climate Change, With Scientists Confirming Soaring Night-Time Temperatures Are Now One Hundred Times More Likely Than Two Decades Ago Scientists Declare Europe’s Record 2026 Heatwave Would Have Been Virtually Impossible Without Decades of Human-Caused Climate Change. Reuters reports that the World Weather Attribution (WWA) […] - [California's 5% Billionaire Wealth Tax Qualifies For November Ballot After 980,000 Valid Signatures](https://thetrustedtimes.com/californias-5-billionaire-wealth-tax/): California’s 5% Billionaire Wealth Tax: SEIU Healthcare Union Behind The Initiative While Sergey Brin’s Group Pours $35 Million Into Counter-Campaign According to Politico, California’s proposed one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires has qualified for the November 3, 2026 ballot after the Secretary of State verified at least 980,438 of more than 1.6 million signatures filed […] - [Smokers Who Switch To Vaping Still Face 7% Higher Risk Of Serious Eye Disease, Study Finds](https://thetrustedtimes.com/smokers-who-switch-to-vaping/): Smokers Who Switch To Vaping Still Face 7% Higher Risk Of Serious Eye Disease, Study Finds - [NASA Perseverance Finds Organic Carbon Woven Into Bright Angel Rocks In Mars's Jezero Crater](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nasa-perseverance-finds-organic-carbon/): NASA Perseverance Finds Organic Carbon: Discovery Connects With Curiosity’s 2014 Gale Crater Find 3,500km Away, Hinting Life May Have Been Widespread According to Science News, NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected organic carbon intricately woven into rocks at the Bright Angel formation in Jezero Crater, not merely sitting on the surface but embedded within the rock’s […] - [June 25, 2026: Foldable iPhone Ultra Set For Mass Production In July Despite Hinge Issues During Testing](https://thetrustedtimes.com/foldable-iphone-ultra/): Foxconn To Begin Manufacturing In Late July As Apple Targets September Launch Alongside iPhone 18 Pro According to The Elec, Apple has finalized key specifications for its first foldable iPhone and entered the final preparation phase for mass production, with Foxconn set to begin manufacturing in late July and the September launch schedule expected to […] - [June 25, 2026: Global Markets Rally On Micron's Blowout AI Forecast As Oil Slides To Three-Month Low](https://thetrustedtimes.com/global-markets-micron-oil-three-month-low/): S&P 500 And Nasdaq Futures Jump After Micron Crushes Estimates While Brent Falls 4% To $73 According to Bloomberg, global markets surged early Thursday after Micron Technology’s blowout quarterly sales forecast rekindled confidence in the AI trade, with Nasdaq 100 futures jumping 1.8% and S&P 500 futures rising 0.6% in overnight trading. South Korea’s Kospi […] - [Qatar Ranks Among Top Five For Economic Resilience And Best In The Region](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatar-ranks-first-region-economic-resilience/): Qatar Ranks First In The Region And Among The World's Top Five For Economic Resilience - [Twin 7.2 And 7.5 Magnitude Earthquakes Strike Venezuela, Collapsing Buildings Across Caracas](https://thetrustedtimes.com/earthquakes-venezuela/): Among The Strongest Earthquakes In A Century, State Of Emergency Declared In Venezuela As Airport Shuts And 20 Aftershocks Hit According to CBS News and the USGS, a pair of earthquakes; a 7.2 magnitude foreshock followed just 39 seconds later by a 7.5 magnitude mainshock, struck northwest Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings across the […] - [SpaceX Launches Secretive Starfall Disc Capsule On First Test Flight From Cape Canaveral](https://thetrustedtimes.com/spacex-secretive-starfall-disc-capsule/): SpaceX Launches Secretive Starfall Disc Capsule: Hockey Puck-Shaped Cargo Capsule Targets Space Manufacturing And Rapid Military Delivery Markets According to Axios, SpaceX launched its secretive Starfall cargo capsule on its first test flight Tuesday, with the company describing it as a vehicle that will “enable affordable, routine access to the microgravity environment for scientific research […] - [Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 Leaks Reveal Squircle Design, Snapdragon Wear Elite And No Classic](https://thetrustedtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-watch-9-leaks/): Official Press Of Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 Renders Show 40mm And 44mm Sizes In Silver, Graphite And Beige With New Band Design According to 9to5Google, new renders of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 sourced from leaker OnLeaks have surfaced alongside official press images, revealing a familiar yet slightly refined smartwatch heading for a July launch. […] - [Elon Musk Falls Below $1 Trillion As SpaceX And Tesla Shares Wipe Out Billions In Days](https://thetrustedtimes.com/elon-musk-falls-below-1-trillion/): A 16% Single-Day Plunge On Monday Erased $240 Billion From Elon Musk’s Fortune In 24 Hours According to The Guardian, Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire, with the Bloomberg Billionaires Index placing his fortune at $957 billion following steep drops in both SpaceX and Tesla shares during a broad market selloff. SpaceX shares settled […] - [Shopify To Bar All Vapes From Its Platform As US Authorities Target Illegal E-Cigarette Industry](https://thetrustedtimes.com/shopify-to-bar-all-vapes-from-its-platform/): Bipartisan Coalition Of 25 Attorneys General Pressured Shopify After $9 Billion Illegal Vape Market Grew According to Reuters, Shopify Inc will ban all vapes from its platform as soon as this week following pressure from a bipartisan coalition of 25 US state attorneys general aiming to curb sales of illegal e-cigarettes online. The Ottawa-based company, […] - [June 23, 2026: A UN Independent Commission Of Inquiry Has Found That Israel Continues To Commit Genocide And Atrocity Crimes In Gaza](https://thetrustedtimes.com/un-independent-commission-israel-genocide/): UN Independent Commission Chair Srinivasan Muralidhar Warned That Palestinian Children Will Not Simply Recover Overnight From The Destruction Of Their Health, Education And Development, While Commissioner Chris Sidoti Stated There Can Be No Doubt That Every International Legal Norm Has Been Violated By Israeli Authorities According to UN News, a UN Independent International Commission of […] - [The Third Interstellar Object Ever Observed, Comet 3I/ATLAS, Has Baffled Astronomers Since Its Discovery On July 1 2025 With Its Extreme Speed Of 245,000 Kilometres Per Hour, Anomalously High Heavy Water Content, And A Trajectory Carrying It Through Our Solar System Before Permanently Escaping Into Interstellar Space](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-third-interstellar-object-comet-3i-atlas/): Comet 3I/ATLAS: While Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb Spent Months Publicly Speculating The Object Could Be Alien Technology, SETI’s Breakthrough Listen Found No Artificial Radio Signals After Scanning 74 Million Frequencies, And The Scientific Consensus Firmly Categorises 3I/ATLAS As A Natural Interstellar Comet Formed Up To 12 Million Years Ago In Conditions Far Colder Than Anything […] - [Steam Machine Launches With £879 Price Tag As Valve Cites Component Costs](https://thetrustedtimes.com/steam-machine-launches-with-879-price-tag/): Steam Machine: RAM And SSD Shortages Pushed Steam Machine Beyond What Valve Originally Planned To Charge According to BBC, Valve’s new Steam Machine will launch on June 30 at £879 for the base 512GB model in the UK, significantly more than the company originally intended to charge, with Valve blaming a sustained component crisis driven […] - [Alan Greenspan, The Fed's "Maestro" Who Shaped US Monetary Policy For 18 Years, Dies At 100](https://thetrustedtimes.com/alan-greenspan-the-feds-maestro/): Alan Greenspan, The Man Who Warned Of “Irrational Exuberance” Died Monday From Parkinson’s Disease, Wife Andrea Mitchell Says According to Reuters, Alan Greenspan, who served five terms as Federal Reserve chairman under four presidents, has died at the age of 100. His wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell, said he died Monday […] - [Qatar And EU Hold Food Trade Dialogue In Doha To Build Resilient Supply Chains](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatar-and-eu-hold-food-trade-dialogue/): Qatar And EU Hold Food Trade Dialogue: Qatar Chamber Says Qatar Has Become A Global Frontrunner In Practical Food Security Expertise According to The Peninsula Qatar, Qatar Chamber participated in the EU-Qatar Dialogue on Safe and Resilient Food Trade, held at W Doha Hotel in person and via videoconference, bringing together policymakers, regulators, industry figures, […] - [Starmer Quits As Labour Leader And Paves Way For Contest For New Prime Minister](https://thetrustedtimes.com/starmer-quits-labour-leader-and-prime-minister/): Starmer Resigns: Andy Burnham Is Runaway Favourite After Decisive Makerfield By-Election Win Just Days Earlier According to BBC, Keir Starmer stood outside Downing Street on Monday and confirmed he would step aside after losing the confidence of much of his parliamentary party, less than two years after leading Labour to a landslide majority in the […] - [June 22, 2026: NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Arrives At Kennedy Space Center Eight Months Ahead Of Schedule](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nasas-nancy-grace-roman-telescope/): NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope: The $4.3 Billion Next-Generation Observatory Will Launch On SpaceX Falcon Heavy No Earlier Than August 30 According to NASA, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrived June 21 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the start of final prelaunch preparations before liftoff later this summer, eight months ahead of […] - [Google DeepMind Partners With A24 And Invests $75 Million In First AI Filmmaking Deal](https://thetrustedtimes.com/google-deepmind-partners-with-a24/): Google DeepMind: Demis Hassabis Says Building AI Tools Directly With Artists Is The Only Way To Get It Right According to Google, DeepMind and A24 are announcing a first-of-its-kind partnership focused on research, pairing a world-leading AI lab with the industry’s most filmmaker-forward studio to help artists develop new workflows and techniques. The investment is […] - [SpaceX Stock Drops For Three Straight Days After Record-Breaking $87 Billion IPO Debut](https://thetrustedtimes.com/spacex-stock-drops-for-three-straight-days/): SpaceX: History Shows Mega-IPOs Above $50 Billion Deliver A Median One-Year Return Of Negative 31.9% According to 24/7 Wall St., SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq on June 12 with shares priced at $135, opened at $150, and finished its first trading day at $160.95, a gain of 19%, pushing the company’s market value above $2.1 […] - [Data Leak Exposes Peter Thiel's Secret Dialog Society And Its 222-Member Retreat In Ireland](https://thetrustedtimes.com/data-leak-peter-thiel-secret-society/): Peter Thiel’s Secret Society: Swiss Hacktivist Maia Arson Crimew Found The Records Sitting In The Website’s Own Source Code According to WIRED, which independently verified the contents, a trove of internal records from Dialog; the invitation-only secret society cofounded by billionaire Palantir investor Peter Thiel in 2006, was left exposed online, naming participants in its […] - [June 22, 2026: US And Iran Enter Day Two Of Burgenstock Talks After Trump Statements Nearly Derailed Day One](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-and-iran-enter-day-two-of-burgenstock-talks/): US And Iran Talks: Vance, Witkoff And Kushner Back At Table As Iran Agrees To Lebanon De-Confliction Cell According to NBC, negotiators from the US and Iran entered a second day of talks Monday at Burgenstock resort near Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, aiming to solidify a permanent end to the war after a first day […] - [HD 189733b Looks Blue Like Earth, But Hides A Furnace Where Glass Rains Sideways](https://thetrustedtimes.com/hd-189733b-looks-blue-like-earth/): HD 189733b: Hubble Measured Its Cobalt Colour In 2013, Revealing Silicate Hazes Instead Of Oceans Beneath This article was compiled with the help of the following source(s): SpaceDaily. From a distance, the exoplanet HD 189733b looks like the most reassuring thing in the night sky: a deep cobalt blue, the same shade as Earth seen […] - [Saturn's Moon Enceladus Reveals Heat Balance That Could Sustain Alien Life](https://thetrustedtimes.com/moon-enceladus-could-sustain-alien-life/): Saturn’s Moon Enceladus: Cassini Data Shows Both Poles Leak Heat, Keeping Hidden Ocean From Freezing According to research from Oxford University, scientists analyzing NASA’s Cassini spacecraft data found that Saturn’s moon Enceladus loses heat from both poles, not just its famous southern geysers, suggesting its hidden ocean could stay liquid for billions of years. Researchers […] - [June 21, 2026: M&M's Goes Dye-Free In August But Drops Blue And Brown Colors](https://thetrustedtimes.com/mms-goes-dye-free-in-august/): M&M’s Goes Dye-Free In August As Mars Marks 85th Anniversary With MAHA-Compliant Candy, Spirulina Proves Too Costly According to NewsNation, M&M’s will launch its first artificial dye-free candies in August, timed to the brand’s 85th anniversary, but blue and brown pieces will not make the cut. Mars confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that natural […] - [Yum Brands Sells Pizza Hut For $2.7 Billion After Years Of US Decline](https://thetrustedtimes.com/yum-brands-sells-pizza-hut-for-2-7-billion/): Pizza Hut Sold For $2.7 Billion: LongRange Capital And Yum China Split Ownership As Domino’s Pulls Ahead According to multiple reports including CBS News, Yum! Brands announced June 16 it is selling Pizza Hut in a split $2.7 billion deal, ending nearly three decades inside its portfolio alongside KFC and Taco Bell. LongRange Capital, a […] - [Tesla On Autopilot Crashes Into Texas Home, Killing 76-Year-Old Woman](https://thetrustedtimes.com/tesla-on-autopilot-crashes/): Tesla Autopilot Crash: Driver Failed To Turn Before Vehicle Struck Front Room At High Speed According to Electrek, a Tesla driver told Harris County investigators his car was on Autopilot when it failed to make a right turn, crashed through a brick wall, and struck a 76-year-old woman inside her home in Katy, Texas. The […] - [June 20, 2026: Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Cuts Forward Guidance, Sparking Volatile Markets](https://thetrustedtimes.com/fed-chair-kevin-warsh-volatile-markets/): New Fed Chief Kevin Warsh Slashes Rate Statement To 132 Words, Citing Greenspan As Model According to ABC News, new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh used his first press conference Wednesday to reverse decades of central bank transparency, slashing the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate statement to 132 words from 341 in April and dropping all forward […] - [Webb Telescope Finds Pink Planet GJ504b Hides Clouds Made Of Salt](https://thetrustedtimes.com/webb-telescope-pink-planet-gj504b/): Webb Telescope Finds Pink Planet GJ504b: Northwestern Astronomers Crack 13-Year Mystery In Just Two Hours Of Observation According to CBS News, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered that the famous “Pink Planet” GJ504b is wrapped in clouds made of vaporized salt, a feature never directly confirmed before. GJ504b, discovered in 2013, orbits […] - [Israel And Hezbollah Renew Truce After Deadliest Day Threatens Iran Deal](https://thetrustedtimes.com/israel-and-hezbollah-renew-truce/): Israel And Hezbollah Renew Truce After 47 Killed In Lebanon On Friday As Ceasefire Returns And Witkoff Heads To Switzerland According to CNN, Israel and Hezbollah renewed their ceasefire on Friday after a deadly flare-up threatened to derail the broader US-Iran agreement signed days earlier. The Israeli military killed at least 47 people in Lebanon […] - [2 Men Sentenced Over Arson Plot Targeting Keir Starmer's London Homes](https://thetrustedtimes.com/arson-plot-targeting-keir-starmers-homes/): Two Men Sentenced Over Arson Plot Targeting Keir Starmer's London Homes - [Fire Kills Tourist And Forces 1,700 To Evacuate Dominican Resort](https://thetrustedtimes.com/fire-dominican-resort/): Fire Kills Tourist And Forces 1,700 To Evacuate Dominican Resort As Thatch Roof Fuels Fast-Spreading Blaze At Bayahibe Beach Hotel According to CNN, a large fire tore through the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel in Bayahibe on Friday, killing one tourist and forcing nearly 1,700 guests to evacuate. Francesca Valentino, a 46-year-old Italian tourist, died […] - [Qatar's $400 Million Air Force One Gift Arrives Early At Andrews](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatars-400-million-air-force-one-gift/): Qatar’s $400 Million Air Force One Gift: Trump Unveils Luxury Boeing 747 With New Colors Ahead Of July 4 Flyover According to NPR, the Qatari-gifted Boeing 747 destined to become Air Force One arrived ahead of schedule at Joint Base Andrews on Friday, with President Trump touring the aircraft in person. Originally valued at $400 […] - [Asus Launches ROG Strix Scar 18 With 1,600-Nit Mini LED And 320W Power Globally](https://thetrustedtimes.com/asus-launches-rog-strix-scar-18/): Asus ROG Strix Scar 18: New Flagship Gaming Laptop Brings 4K 240Hz Display And RTX 5090 To Global Markets This Week According to Notebookcheck, Asus has quietly released the ROG Strix Scar 18 2026 globally, an 18-inch gaming laptop built for buyers who refuse to compromise on display or power. The laptop ships with a […] - [PM Shehbaz Cuts Petrol Price By Rs74, Diesel By Rs67 Per Litre Nationwide](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pm-shehbaz-cuts-petrol-price/): PM Shehbaz Cuts Petrol Price By Rs74, Diesel By Rs67 Per Litre Nationwide - [Kaleidescape Strato E Brings 4K Movies, No Streaming](https://thetrustedtimes.com/kaleidescape-strato-e/): Kaleidescape Strato E: $2,995 Player Skips Buffering With Local Downloads According to multiple reviews including TechRadar, Kaleidescape’s $2,995 Strato E ditches streaming entirely, downloading full-bitrate movie files from studio masters to a 480GB onboard drive instead. That storage holds roughly six 4K titles with HDR10 or Dolby Vision and lossless Dolby Atmos or DTS:X audio, […] - [US-Iran Implementation Talks In Switzerland Postponed](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-iran-talks-in-switzerland-postponed/): Talks In Switzerland: Vance Skips Burgenstock Trip As 60-Day Deal Clock Ticks According to Reuters, Switzerland confirmed Friday’s planned US-Iran implementation talks at the Burgenstock resort near Lucerne have been postponed. The meeting, with mediators Pakistan and Qatar also expected, was meant to begin executing the 14-point memorandum of understanding Trump and Iran’s president signed […] - [Japan Raids 6 Ice Cream Giants Over Cartel](https://thetrustedtimes.com/japan-six-ice-cream-giants-cartel/): Japan Ice Cream Cartel: Regulators Allege Years Of Coordinated Price Hikes According to The New York Times, Japan’s Fair Trade Commission raided six of the country’s largest ice cream makers on June 16, suspecting an illegal price-fixing cartel. The companies, Meiji, Morinaga Milk Industry, Morinaga & Co., Lotte, Ezaki Glico and Akagi Nyugyo, allegedly violated […] - [June 12, 2026: Stanford Drug Regrows Cartilage And Reverses Arthritis](https://thetrustedtimes.com/stanford-drug-reverses-arthritis/): A Single Protein Block Rebuilt Worn Joints In Mice And Human Tissue As Stanford Drug Makes A Major Breakthrough According to Stanford Medicine, scientists have regrown lost knee cartilage and prevented arthritis by blocking a single aging-related protein called 15-PGDH. In older mice, the treatment rebuilt thinner, worn cartilage across the joint surface, and the […] - [A New Rutgers University Study Published In Criminology Has Found That The Well-Documented Link Between Impulsivity And Violent Behavior Was Roughly 62% Weaker Among Current Users Of GLP-1 Medications Like Ozempic And Wegovy Compared To Former Users, Though Researchers Stress That Cause And Effect Have Not Been Proven](https://thetrustedtimes.com/new-rutgers-university-criminology-ozempic/): Ozempic And Criminology: Analyzing Data From 821 Adults Who Had Used A GLP-1 Receptor Agonist, Drawn From A Larger 2025 Survey Of 7,521 US Adults, Lead Author Daniel Semenza And Coauthor Christopher Thomas Found The Connection Between Alcohol Use And Violence Was Also Weaker Among Current Users, Though Less Consistently So, Suggesting These Drugs May […] - [JPMorgan Chase Has Stopped Its Hong Kong Staff From Accessing Anthropic's AI Models, The Financial Times Reported Thursday Citing Three People Familiar With The Matter, Removing Claude From The Bank's Internal List Of Approved Large Language Models Over Licensing Terms](https://thetrustedtimes.com/jpmorgan-anthropic-ai/): JPMorgan Versus Anthropic: The Move Mirrors A Similar Decision By Goldman Sachs In April For Its Hong Kong-Based Bankers, Arriving Amid Rising US-China Tensions Over AI Technology And Data Security, As Reuters Says It Could Not Independently Verify The FT’s Report And Neither JPMorgan Nor Anthropic Responded To Requests For Comment According to a Reuters […] - [The Iran War's Closure Of The Strait Of Hormuz Has Triggered A Solar Power Rush Across Asia, With Philippine Solar Installers Reporting A 70% Increase In Weekly Installations And A Six-Fold Jump In Customer Inquiries Since The Conflict Began February 28](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-strait-of-hormuz-a-solar-power-across-asia/): Manila Nurse Walter Serrano Installed Rooftop Solar And Battery Storage For Roughly $9,700 Using A New Government Low-Interest Loan Program, As Indonesia Targets 100 Gigawatts Of Rooftop Solar By 2034 And China, The World’s Largest Solar Technology Provider, Positions Itself As The Primary Beneficiary Of Asia’s Accelerating Shift Away From Fossil Fuels According to Bloomberg […] - [Qatar's Ministry Of Interior Has Identified Employees As The Weakest Link In The Cybersecurity Chain, Urging The Public And Organisations To Stay Vigilant Against Phishing, Ransomware, Malware, Social Engineering And Denial-Of-Service Attacks Following A National Awareness Webinar Held Tuesday](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatars-ministry-of-interior-cybersecurity/): Cybersecurity News In Qatar: Lieutenant Yousef Ashraf Al Mulla Confirmed The Ministry Never Conducts Video Calls To Request Personal Information, Urging Anyone Receiving Suspicious Messages Claiming To Represent The MoI To Verify Through Official Channels And Report Directly To The Cybercrime Prevention Department Rather Than Engaging Or Paying Any Ransom Demands According to The Peninsula […] - [US President Donald Trump And Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Have Signed A Memorandum Of Understanding Aimed At Ending The War That Began February 28 Signed By Trump At The Palace Of Versailles On Wednesday And Confirmed By Iran's Foreign Ministry, Setting A 60-Day Window For Further Talks](https://thetrustedtimes.com/donald-trump-masoud-pezeshkian-signed-mou/): Trump And Pezeshkian: The 14-Point Deal Reopens The Strait Of Hormuz, Commits The US To Lifting Sanctions And Unfreezing Iranian Assets, And Has Iran Reaffirming It Will Not Pursue Nuclear Weapons, Even As Senate Democrats Call It A Capitulation And Republican Senator Bill Cassidy Warns Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Remain Inadequately Constrained According to BBC News, […] - [Robert Cialdini's Influence: The Psychology Of Persuasion Remains The Most Quietly Weaponized Business Book Ever Written, And Four Decades After Its Publication, Its Six Original Principles Plus One Later Addition Now Run Nearly Every Checkout Page, Subscription Funnel And AI Chatbot In Existence](https://thetrustedtimes.com/robert-cialdinis-the-psychology-of-persuasion/): The Psychology Of Persuasion: From Reciprocity To Manufactured Scarcity, Cialdini Designed His Compliance Principles As A Defensive Field Guide Against Manipulation, Yet The Same Framework Has Become The Operating Manual For The Dark Patterns Powering Modern E-Commerce, Subscription Traps And Algorithmically Personalized Persuasion At Scale The Psychology of Persuasion is a profound book which encompasses […] - [Apple Is Reportedly Targeting Late 2027 For Its First AirPods With Built-In Cameras Codenamed B798 After Bloomberg's Mark Gurman Revealed The Project Slipped From An Original 2026 Launch Due To Ongoing Struggles Developing The Visual AI Models Needed To Power A Redesigned Siri](https://thetrustedtimes.com/apple-targeting-2027-airpods-built-in-cameras/): Apple AirPods 2027: Rather Than Capturing Photos Or Video, The Computer-Vision Sensors Embedded In The Stems Will Feed Visual Information Directly To Siri, Letting Users Ask Questions About Objects And Their Surroundings, Such As Glancing At A Fridge Full Of Ingredients And Asking What To Cook As Part Of A Broader 2027 Apple Hardware Wave […] - [Google Has Rolled Out Android 17 With Bubbles, A New Desktop-Style Multitasking System That Turns Any App Into A Floating Window, Alongside Screen Reactions For Built-In Reaction Videos While Gemini Intelligence, Google's Agentic AI Platform, Won't Arrive Until Later This Summer On Select Advanced Devices](https://thetrustedtimes.com/google-has-rolled-out-android-17/): Rolling Out First To Pixel Devices On Tuesday With Other Android Hardware Brands Following Throughout 2026, The Update Also Brings A New Foldable Gaming Mode With A Dedicated Gamepad Layout And Expanded Security Features Including “Mark As Lost” Theft Protection, As Apple’s Own AI And Siri Improvements, Unveiled Last Week, Loom Over The Comparison According […] - [Snap Has Opened Preorders For Specs, Its Fully Standalone True AR Glasses Shipping This Fall To The US, UK And France For $2195, Beating Meta, Apple And Google To Market With A Decade Of Augmented Reality Research And Billions Of Dollars Of Investment](https://thetrustedtimes.com/snap-has-opened-preorders-for-specs/): Snap Specs: Announced By CEO Evan Spiegel At AWE, Specs Deliver A 51-Degree Diagonal Field Of View At Just 132 Grams, A 7-Millisecond Motion-To-Photon Latency Described As The Lowest Ever Publicly Stated For A 6DoF XR Product, And Electrochromic Lenses That Shift From Clear To Fully Opaque In 10 Seconds According to UploadVR, Snap has […] - [Netflix Shares Fell 3.5% On Tuesday After Reports Confirmed The Streaming Giant Lost A Bidding War For Roku, Losing Out To Fox Corp's $22 Billion Definitive Acquisition Agreement Valued At $160 Per Share, Marking Netflix's Second Major Failed Acquisition After Its Unsuccessful Pursuit Of Warner Bros. Discovery](https://thetrustedtimes.com/netflix-shares-fell/): Roku Founder Anthony Wood Originally Built The Device Inside Netflix During The Early 2000s Streaming Transition Before The Company Spun It Off In 2008 Over Fears It Would Alienate Hardware Partners Like Apple And Samsung, Making This Failed Bid An Attempt To Buy Back The Very Ecosystem Netflix Once Created According to Yahoo Finance/Investing.com, Netflix […] - [Qatar Airways Is Expanding Its Global Network To More Than 160 Destinations This Summer, Returning To 26 Routes Starting Today Across Africa, The Americas, Asia Pacific And Europe, Including Increased Service To FIFA World Cup Host Cities Boston, Los Angeles, Miami And San Francisco](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatar-airways-more-than-160-destinations/): Qatar Airways: The Nine-Time Skytrax World’s Best Airline Has Rebuilt Its Network From Over 60 Destinations In March 2026 To More Than 160 Today, Backed By An 84.42% On-Time Performance Rating In 2025 And The World’s First And Largest Starlink-Equipped Widebody Fleet Offering Up To 500 Mbps Wi-Fi According to The Peninsula Qatar, Qatar Airways […] - [Tectonic Stress Along Southern California's San Andreas And San Jacinto Fault Systems Has Reached And In Some Segments Already Exceeded The Highest Levels Recorded In The Past 1,000 Years, According To New Research From The University Of Hawaiʻi At Mānoa, Placing One Of America's Most Densely Populated And Infrastructure-Critical Corridors In What Researchers Call A "Critically Loaded State"](https://thetrustedtimes.com/tectonic-stress-san-andreas-san-jacinto-fault/): Published In The Journal Of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth And Built From A Physics-Based Computer Model Fed A Millennium Of Earthquake History Reconstructed From Radiocarbon-Dated Sediments And Tree-Ring Records, The Study Identifies Cajon Pass As An “Earthquake Gate” That Could Either Block Or Allow A Joint Rupture Of Both Fault Systems Simultaneously. An Event That […] - [Schlage Has Announced Its Sense Pro Smart Deadbolt Will Launch June 29 For $399. The Company's First Lock To Support Matter Over Thread And Its New Converge Technology, Which Uses Ultra Wideband And Apple HomeKey To Unlock Doors Hands-Free Based On A User's Speed, Trajectory, And Motion](https://thetrustedtimes.com/schlage-sense-pro/): Beyond Apple Integration, The Sense Pro Is Aliro Compatible And Expected To Support Digital Keys In Samsung Wallet And Google Wallet Later This Year Once Certification Completes, Giving UWB-Equipped Android Devices Hands-Free Entry And NFC Devices Tap-To-Unlock, Alongside Up To Six Months Of Battery Life And A USB-C Jump-Start Backup Port According to Schlage’s official […] - [The Bank Of Japan Has Raised Its Benchmark Interest Rate To 1%; A Three-Decade High Not Seen Since 1995 In A 7-1 Vote On Tuesday, Citing A Weak Yen, Rising Prices, And Price Pressures Stemming Directly From The United States-Israel War On Iran](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-bank-of-japan-raised-interest-rate/): The Quarter-Point Hike From 0.75% Marks A Milestone In Japan’s Decade-Long Shift Away From Rock-Bottom Borrowing Costs, Continuing A Gradual Policy Normalisation That Began After Years Of Near-Zero And Even Negative Interest Rates As Recently As January 2016 According to Al Jazeera and ABC News, citing Kyodo News via AP, the Bank of Japan raised […] - [Qatar's Museum Of Islamic Art Hosted A Screening Of The Documentary Inside Gaza On Monday Directed By Helene Lam Trong And Built Almost Entirely From AFP Footage Following Agence France-Presse Journalists Trapped Inside Gaza Since October 7, 2023, In Cooperation With The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And The French Embassy In Doha](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatars-museum-of-islamic-art-documentary-gaza/): Qatar’s Museum Of Islamic Art: The Screening Was Attended By Qatar’s Education Minister Lolwah Bint Rashid Al Khater, French Ambassador Arnaud Pescheux And Palestinian Ambassador Fayez Majed Abu Al Rub, As Palestinian AFP Photographer Mahmud Hams, Who Appears In The Film, Said It Captures Only Part Of The Danger Journalists Faced Behind The Camera According […] - [Sky News Has Declared Donald Trump's Iran War "One Of The Greatest Strategic Blunders In US History" Arguing The Newly Signed Memorandum Of Understanding Is A Tacit Admission Of Strategic Defeat That Fails To Achieve Nearly All Of Trump's Stated War Aims While Leaving Iran's Nuclear Programme Intact](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sky-news-donald-trump/): The Analysis Notes That Reopening The Strait Of Hormuz Which Was Open Before Trump And Netanyahu Started The Conflict Is “No Great Achievement” Since It Simply Restores The Status Quo Ante Bellum, After A War That Cost An Estimated $30 Billion, Killed Thousands, And Destroyed Hundreds Of Millions In US Military Hardware According to Sky […] - [NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory Has Detected A Possible Supernova Remnant Near The Centre Of The Milky Way; In Sagittarius C, A Star-Forming Region Just 26,000 Light-Years From Earth That Would Be One Of The Closest Stellar Explosion Remains Ever Found To The Supermassive Black Hole At The Galactic Centre, And That Is Expanding At Two Million Miles Per Hour](https://thetrustedtimes.com/possible-supernova-remnant/): NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory Has Detected A Possible Supernova Remnant Near The Centre Of The Milky Way; In Sagittarius C, A Star-Forming Region Just 26,000 Light-Years From Earth That Would Be One Of The Closest Stellar Explosion Remains Ever Found To The Supermassive Black Hole At The Galactic Centre, And That Is Expanding At Two Million Miles Per Hour - [UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Has Announced A Sweeping Ban On Social Media For Under-16s, Covering TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook And X With Legislation To Be Brought To Parliament Before Christmas 2026 And Protections Expected To Come Into Force Next Spring](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sweeping-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s/): Starmer Declared “Social Media Is Making Our Children Unhappy And Unsafe” At A Downing Street Press Conference On Monday June 15; A Decision Backed By Nine In Ten Parents In A National Consultation Despite MPs Having Voted Against The Same Ban In March And Parliament Not Yet Having Passed The Required Legislation According to BBC […] - [Qatari Dairy And Beverage Company Dandy Ltd Has Obtained QFMA Approval To Offer 40% Of Its Share Capital To Institutional And Individual Investors Through A Book-Building Mechanism And List On The Main Market Of The Qatar Stock Exchange At A Price Range Of QAR 5.00 To QAR 5.20 Per Share](https://thetrustedtimes.com/dandy-ltd-approval-40-share-capital/): Dandy Ltd: The Offering Comprises 41.2 Million Shares With 30% Allocated To Institutional Investors Through Book-Building And 70% Reserved For Retail Investors In A Subsequent Public Subscription, Potentially Raising Approximately QAR 214 Million And Implying A Market Capitalisation Of Up To QAR 536 Million For The 45-Year-Old Qatari Company According to I Love Qatar, Doha […] - [Twelve People: Eleven Skydivers And One Pilot Have Been Killed After A Pacific Aerospace 750XL Turboprop Operated By Skydive Kansas City Crashed In A Field And Caught Fire Shortly After Takeoff From Butler Memorial Airport In Butler, Missouri, On Sunday Morning June 14](https://thetrustedtimes.com/eleven-skydivers-and-one-pilot-killed/): Skydive Incident: The Aircraft Was Unable To Gain Altitude After Departing At Approximately 11:35 AM Local Time, Made A Sharp Left Turn With The Pilot Possibly Attempting An Emergency Highway Landing Before Crashing About 60 Miles South Of Kansas City In One Of The Deadliest US Skydiving Plane Crashes In Decades According to The Washington […] - [The United States And Iran Have Reached A Peace Deal Declaring The Immediate And Permanent Termination Of Military Operations On All Fronts With President Trump Authorising The Removal Of The US Naval Blockade Of The Strait Of Hormuz And A Formal Signing Ceremony Scheduled For Friday June 19 In Switzerland](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-and-iran-have-reached-a-peace-deal/): Trump Posted On Truth Social That The Deal Is “Now Complete” And Wrote “Ships Of The World, Start Your Engines. Let The Oil Flow!” While Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Said Pre-Implementation Discussions Would Begin This Week Before The Official Signing In Geneva According to CBS News, the United States and Iran have reached a […] - [Switzerland Has Rejected A Referendum Proposal To Cap Its Population At 10 Million With Approximately 55% Of Voters Opposing The Swiss People's Party Initiative That Would Have Forced The Government To Scrap Its Free Movement Agreement With The EU, Restrict Asylum, And Limit Residency Permits](https://thetrustedtimes.com/switzerland-referendum-proposal-cap-population/): Switzerland Has Rejected A Referendum Proposal To Cap Its Population At 10 Million With Approximately 55% Of Voters Opposing The Swiss People's Party Initiative That Would Have Forced The Government To Scrap Its Free Movement Agreement With The EU, Restrict Asylum, And Limit Residency Permits - [A Technical Teardown By iFixit In Partnership With NBC News Has Found That The $499 Trump Mobile T1 Phone, Originally Marketed As "Made In The USA" Is Nearly Identical To The Two-Year-Old HTC U24 Pro, A Taiwanese-Designed Smartphone Built With Chinese Components That Retails For Under $200 At Walmart](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-499-trump-mobile-t1-phone/): A Lumafield CT Scanner Showed The T1’s Internals Were Virtually Indistinguishable From The HTC U24 Pro, NBC And iFixit Built A Working “Frankenstein Phone” Using The HTC Board Inside The T1 Shell That Booted The HTC Logo And Took Photos While Trump Mobile Said “T1 Phones Are Proudly Being Made In America” According to NBC […] - [Germany And Japan. The Two Nations Whose Militarism Triggered The Second World War And Were Constrained To Post-War Pacifism For Eight Decades, Are Now Simultaneously Rearming At Historic Speed, Deepening Defence Ties, And Together Reshaping The Global Security Order Across Both The Euro-Atlantic And Indo-Pacific Theatres](https://thetrustedtimes.com/germany-and-japan-militarism/): Germany Has Set Its 2026 Defence Budget At €108 Billion And Published Its First-Ever Defence Strategy Targeting The Strongest Conventional Army In Europe By 2039, While Japan Has Posted A Record ¥8.8 Trillion Defence Budget, Lifted Its Decades-Old Ban On Exporting Lethal Weapons, And Participated As Combat Forces In Joint Military Exercises For The First […] - [Taiwan's National Security Bureau Has Launched A Website On Sunday Inviting Chinese Nationals To Submit Intelligence Tips Through A Secure Channel, Citing China's Economic Difficulties, Tightening Political Control And Growing Public Discontent As Reasons Why An Increasing Number Of Mainland Citizens Are Seeking To Provide Information To Taiwanese Authorities](https://thetrustedtimes.com/taiwans-national-security-bureau-intelligence/): The Website’s Statement Published In Both Chinese And English Says An Increasing Number Of Individuals Have Already Approached Relevant Agencies In Taiwan Wishing To Provide Various Types Of Information And Intelligence, As Taiwan Continues To Report A Rising Number Of Chinese Espionage Cases Against It According to Reuters, Nikkei Asia and the Japan Times, Taiwan’s […] - [On Day 107 Of The Iran War, Washington And Tehran Are Closer Than Ever To Signing The First Stage Of A Deal With Trump Claiming The Islamabad MOU Will Be Signed Sunday And The Strait Of Hormuz Will Immediately Reopen, While Iran's Foreign Ministry Says Sunday Is Not The Day But Signing Is Coming](https://thetrustedtimes.com/day-107-iran-war-mou/): On Day 107 Of The Iran War, Washington And Tehran Are Closer Than Ever To Signing The First Stage Of A Deal With Trump Claiming The Islamabad MOU Will Be Signed Sunday And The Strait Of Hormuz Will Immediately Reopen, While Iran's Foreign Ministry Says Sunday Is Not The Day But Signing Is Coming - [A US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet Has Crashed Into A Mountain Near Rimrock Lake In Yakima County, Washington Sparking A Wildfire That Forced The Evacuation Of Campers While The Pilot Ejected Safely, Sustaining Only Minor Injuries Before Being Transported To Hospital](https://thetrustedtimes.com/f-a-18-hornet-crashed-yakima-county-wildfire/): F/A-18 Hornet: The Jet Was Assigned To Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Based At MCAS Miramar In San Diego And Was Conducting Routine Training Approximately 55 Miles Southeast Of Seattle When The Non-Fatal Aviation Mishap Occurred Shortly Before Noon On Saturday June 13 According to CBS News and KIRO-TV, a US Marine […] - [Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Has Proposed A 90% Reduction In Withholding Tax On Overseas Credit And Debit Card Transactions In The Federal Budget 2026-27 Cutting The Rate From 5% To 0.5% To Discourage Informal Fund Transfers And Bring Pakistani Card Holders Back Into Formal Financial Channels](https://thetrustedtimes.com/muhammad-aurangzeb-the-federal-budget-2026-27/): The Proposal Was Announced As Part Of A Rs18.77 Trillion Budget With A 4% GDP Growth Target And 8.2% Inflation Forecast. A Budget Presented Amid Middle East War Pressures, Opposition Protests In The National Assembly, And Alongside Relief Measures Including Super Tax Abolition For Exporters And An IT Sector Tax Exemption Extended To June 2029 […] - [Scientists Have Created The First Global Map Of Earth's Underground Fungal Network; A System Of Microscopic Threads So Vast That If Laid In A Single Line They Would Span 10% Of The Milky Way Galaxy, Absorb 11% Of All Annual Fossil Fuel Emissions, And Concentrate 40% Of Their Global Biomass In The Top Six Inches Of Wild Grassland Soil](https://thetrustedtimes.com/map-of-earths-underground-fungal-network/): Scientists Have Created The First Global Map Of Earth's Underground Fungal Network; A System Of Microscopic Threads So Vast That If Laid In A Single Line They Would Span 10% Of The Milky Way Galaxy, Absorb 11% Of All Annual Fossil Fuel Emissions, And Concentrate 40% Of Their Global Biomass In The Top Six Inches Of Wild Grassland Soil - [Pakistan Says A US-Iran Peace Deal. The Islamabad MOU Could Be Finalised Within 24 Hours As A Senior Trump Administration Official Tells CBS News That Iran Has In Principle Agreed To A Deal Including Disposal Of Highly Enriched Uranium And Reopening Of The Strait Of Hormuz](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-iran-peace-deal-islamabad-mou-24-hours/): Pakistan Says A US-Iran Peace Deal. The Islamabad MOU Could Be Finalised Within 24 Hours As A Senior Trump Administration Official Tells CBS News That Iran Has In Principle Agreed To A Deal Including Disposal Of Highly Enriched Uranium And Reopening Of The Strait Of Hormuz - [Ofqual Has Fined Cambridge English £875,000 After An Automated Computer-Marking System In The IELTS Test Delivered Incorrect Results To 62,794 Candidates Between August 2023 And September 2025 Including 1,108 Who Had Taken The Secure English Language Test Required For UK Visa And Immigration Applications](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ofqual-has-fined-cambridge/): Cambridge English Spent More Than £6 Million Correcting Results, Compensating Affected Candidates And Operating A 24-Hour Support Line After The Systemic Failures Were Exposed With Ofqual’s Amanda Swann Saying Those Who Sat The Tests “Were Let Down By Systemic Failures Over A Long Period” According to The Telegraph, Ofqual and FE Week, the University of […] - [SpaceX Has Debuted On The NASDAQ Under The Ticker SPCX Closing Its First Day Of Trading At $160.95 Per Share, A 19% Jump From Its $135 IPO Price, Giving The Company A Market Cap Of Approximately $2 Trillion And Making Elon Musk The World's First Trillionaire](https://thetrustedtimes.com/spacex-160-95-per-share-elon-musk-trillionaire/): SpaceX: The Debut Confirmed The Largest IPO In Recorded Market History At $75 Billion Raised Beating Saudi Aramco’s 2019 Record By Roughly Three Times While Musk Said From Texas On A JPMorgan Livestream That SpaceX Had Been Cash-Flow Positive Since 2015 And Needed The Capital For “A Significant Growth Phase” Including 100,000 Satellites And AI […] - [June 13, 2026: The United States Military Has Killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores Known As Niño Guerrero, The Leader Of Venezuela's Tren De Aragua Transnational Gang In A Coordinated Airstrike On A Compound In Venezuela That Trump Called "Swift And Lethal" And Said Was Carried Out With Venezuelan Government Support](https://thetrustedtimes.com/united-states-military-killed-nino-guerrero/): The United States Military Has Killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores Known As Niño Guerrero, The Leader Of Venezuela's Tren De Aragua Transnational Gang In A Coordinated Airstrike On A Compound In Venezuela That Trump Called "Swift And Lethal" And Said Was Carried Out With Venezuelan Government Support - [Scientists Have Confirmed That The Atlantic Ocean's Mysterious "Cold Blob" South Of Greenland Is Caused By A Weakening Of AMOC. The Planetary Conveyor Belt That Keeps Europe Mild, Regulates North American Sea Levels, And Controls Monsoons In Africa, And Which Multiple Studies Now Suggest Is Approaching A Tipping Point](https://thetrustedtimes.com/scientists-atlantic-oceans-cold-blob/): Scientists Have Confirmed That The Atlantic Ocean's Mysterious "Cold Blob" South Of Greenland Is Caused By A Weakening Of AMOC. The Planetary Conveyor Belt That Keeps Europe Mild, Regulates North American Sea Levels, And Controls Monsoons In Africa, And Which Multiple Studies Now Suggest Is Approaching A Tipping Point - [BYD: The World's Largest Electric Vehicle Maker And Global Rival Of Tesla, Is Building A 73-Acre, $150 Million EV Manufacturing Hub In Gharo, Sindh, In Partnership With Mega Motor Company That Will Produce 25,000 Vehicles Per Year From Q3-Q4 2026](https://thetrustedtimes.com/byd-73-acre-ev-manufacturing-hub-gharo-sindh/): BYD: Pakistan’s First Purpose-Built New Energy Vehicle Assembly Plant Developed Under CPEC With Hubco Subsidiary Mega Motor Company, Targeting 30-35% Of Pakistan’s EV Market, Creating 1,100+ Jobs, And Eventually Exporting To Right-Hand Drive Markets Across South Asia And Africa According to Reuters, Islamabad Scene and The News, BYD; the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer is […] - [Hershey's Is Bringing Back Its Cookies 'n' Crème Nuggets After Nearly 30 Years Away; The Beloved White Chocolate And Crunchy Cookie Bite-Sized Candy Returns As Part Of The Brand's Expanding Flavors Of The World Nuggets Collection For 2026](https://thetrustedtimes.com/hersheys-cookies-n-creme-nuggets/): Hershey’s: Originally Debuting In The Mid-1990s As A Bite-Sized Companion To The Iconic Cookies ‘n’ Crème Bar And Disappearing In The Early 2000s, The Nuggets Return Alongside A Brand New White Creme Strawberry Flavored Chocolate Variety Inspired By British Berries-And-Cream Desserts According to Allrecipes and Men’s Journal, Hershey’s is bringing back a popular candy that […] - [Global Stock Markets Have Surged After President Trump Called Off Planned Strikes On Iran And Announced A Peace Deal Is Imminent. The S&P 500 Posted Its Biggest Single-Day Gain Since April, The Nasdaq Rose 2.5%, And South Korea's Kospi Surged More Than 8% In Friday Morning Trading](https://thetrustedtimes.com/stock-markets-trump-called-off-strikes-iran/): Brent Crude Fell Below $89.50 A Barrel On Hopes For A Hormuz Reopening As Trump Told Reporters In The Oval Office “We Just Made A Great Settlement Of The War With Iran” While Iran’s Foreign Ministry Said Only That A Memorandum Of Understanding Is “Under Consideration” According to Al Jazeera, stock markets surged following US […] - [Vance Boelter Has Pleaded Guilty In US Federal Court To The Murder Of Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman And Her Husband Mark, And To Shooting Senator John Hoffman And His Wife Yvette; Accepting 2 Consecutive Life Sentences In Exchange For The Death Penalty Being Taken Off The Table](https://thetrustedtimes.com/vance-boelter-guilty-in-us-federal-court/): Vance Boelter Has Pleaded Guilty In US Federal Court To The Murder Of Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman And Her Husband Mark, And To Shooting Senator John Hoffman And His Wife Yvette; Accepting Two Consecutive Life Sentences In Exchange For The Death Penalty Being Taken Off The Table - [A Tornado Outbreak Has Swept The Chicago Metropolitan Area And Northern Illinois On Thursday June 11 With At Least Ten Tornado Reports Filed Across The State, Collapsed Homes In Streator, Damage Into Northwest Indiana And Wisconsin, And 75,000 ComEd Customers Still Without Power From The Night Before](https://thetrustedtimes.com/tornado-outbreak-chicago-metropolitan-area/): A Tornado Outbreak Has Swept The Chicago Metropolitan Area And Northern Illinois On Thursday June 11 With At Least Ten Tornado Reports Filed Across The State, Collapsed Homes In Streator, Damage Into Northwest Indiana And Wisconsin, And 75,000 ComEd Customers Still Without Power From The Night Before - [President Trump Threatened "Bigger And More Powerful" Military Strikes On Iran On Thursday Before Walking Back The Threat Hours Later Via Truth Social, Saying Talks Had Been Elevated To The Highest Level Of Iranian Leadership, As Iran Simultaneously Struck 5 US Military Bases Overnight](https://thetrustedtimes.com/president-trump-military-strikes-iran/): Iran Hit US Installations In Jordan, Kuwait, And Bahrain With Overnight Strikes As Patriot Missile Defence Systems Failed At Alarming Rates, A US Radar Station In Bahrain Was Confirmed Destroyed, PPI Inflation Hit 6.5%; Its Highest Since 2022 And Trump Floated Seizing Kharg Island And Iranian Oil Infrastructure Before Reversing Course According to The Guardian, […] - [Microsoft's June Windows 11 Update KB5094126 Brings The Low Latency Profile Feature To All 24H2 And 25H2 PCs; A CPU Speed Boost That Makes App Launches, The Start Menu, Search, And The Action Centre Feel Noticeably Faster, Especially On Older Or Budget Hardware](https://thetrustedtimes.com/microsoft-june-windows-11-update/): Microsoft’s June Windows 11 Update: The Technique Briefly Ramping The CPU To Full Clock Speed For One To Three Seconds During Specific Shell Interactions Before Dropping Back Down Has Been Standard In MacOS And Linux For Years, And Windows Is Now Catching Up With Build 26200.8655 Or 26100.8655 According to PCWorld and Windows Latest, Microsoft […] - [SpaceX Has Drew More Than $70 Billion In Retail Investor Orders For Its IPO Which Is Scheduled To Launch On Friday At $135 Per Share, Targeting A $75 Billion Raise At A $1.8 Trillion Valuation That Would Make It The Largest Initial Public Offering In Stock Market History](https://thetrustedtimes.com/spacex-has-drew-more-than-70-billion-in-retail/): With Approximately 1,000 Institutional Investors Also Placing Orders And Retail Demand So Overwhelming That Even A 20% Retail Allocation Would Leave The Bulk Of Individual Applications Unfulfilled: SpaceX’s Public Debut Is Set To Rewrite Every Record That Exists For A Market Listing According to Bloomberg and Reuters, SpaceX’s initial public offering has attracted more than […] - [Russia's Full-Scale Invasion Of Ukraine Entered Its 1,568th Day On June 10, 2026, Officially Surpassing The Entire Duration Of The First World War, Which Also Lasted Exactly 1,568 Days From July 28, 1914 To November 11, 1918](https://thetrustedtimes.com/russia-invasion-of-ukraine-entered-1568th-day/): As Ukraine’s Commander-In-Chief Reports Russia Has Lost 141,500 Personnel Since January In The Ukraine Invasion And The Cost Per Square Kilometre Of Captured Territory Has Risen From 67 Soldiers To 179 In Six Months, Analysts Describe The 2026 Battlefield As “Reminiscent Of 1916”: The Deadliest Year Of The War That This Conflict Has Now Outlasted […] - [June 11, 2026: UK Defence Secretary John Healey Has Resigned From Keir Starmer's Cabinet Accusing The Prime Minister Of Being "Unable" And The Treasury Of Being "Unwilling" To Commit The Resources Britain Needs To Defend Itself At A Time Of Rising Global Threats](https://thetrustedtimes.com/uk-defence-secretary-john-healey/): Healey Demanded A Firm 3% Of GDP On Defence By 2030 And Received A Settlement Reaching Only 2.68%, Making Him The Sixth Minister To Leave Starmer’s Government In A Single Month, As At Least 95 Labour MPs Had Already Called On The Prime Minister To Resign According to Al Jazeera, AFP and Reuters, UK Defence […] - [Every Goal Scored At The 2026 FIFA World Cup Will Be With A Ball Made In Pakistan. The Adidas Trionda, Manufactured By Forward Sports In Sialkot, Features An Embedded AI Sensor That Tracks Movement Hundreds Of Times Per Second To Help Judge Offside Calls In Real Time](https://thetrustedtimes.com/2026-fifa-world-cup-adidas-trionda/): Adidas Trionda: Sialkot, A City That Supplies Over Two-Thirds Of The World’s Footballs And Has Made Every Official World Cup Match Ball Since Brazil 2014 Is Back At The Centre Of The World’s Biggest Sporting Event, Despite Pakistan Never Having Qualified For The Tournament It Keeps Outfitting According to Khaleej Times, Samaa TV and Laughing […] - [The European Commission Has Responded To Apple's Decision Not To Launch Siri AI In The EU Saying The Choice Is "Apple's And Apple's Only" After The Company Asked For A Blanket Exemption From Its Digital Markets Act Obligations Rather Than Building A Compliant Solution](https://thetrustedtimes.com/apple-siri-ai-eu/): Siri AI: While Apple’s Craig Federighi Said The Company Was “Deeply Disappointed” And Blamed Regulators For Rejecting Its Proposed Trusted System Agent Framework, The Commission’s Thomas Regnier Said Apple Simply Failed To Build Interoperability Solutions That Meet EU Privacy And Security Standards According to MacRumors and Reuters, the European Commission has pushed back forcefully against […] - [Pizza Hut Is Giving Away Free Personal Pan Pizzas On June 10 To Anyone Who Still Has Their Original Book It Button From Any Year, Any Decade, Whether You Earned It In The 1980s, 1990s, Or 2000s](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pizza-hut-book-it/): The One-Day-Only Promotion Launches Hut Originals. Pizza Hut’s Summer Platform Celebrating Its Most Iconic Food, Fans, And Experiences While The Book It! Reading Program Returns For Kids Pre-K Through Sixth Grade With A New App And Box Tops For Education Partnership According to People, Food Network, and Pizza Hut’s official press release, Pizza Hut is […] - [Anthropic Has Launched Claude Fable 5: A Mythos-Class AI Model Now Made Safe For General Use That Is State-Of-The-Art On Nearly All Tested Benchmarks, Compressed Months Of Engineering Into Days For Stripe, And Accelerated Drug Design By Ten Times Alongside Claude Mythos 5 For Cybersecurity Partners](https://thetrustedtimes.com/anthropic-has-launched-claude-fable-5/): Priced At $10 Per Million Input Tokens And $50 Per Million Output Tokens. Less Than Half The Cost Of Claude Mythos Preview With Safety Classifiers That Trigger In Under 5% Of Sessions And Fall Back To Opus 4.8, Fable 5 Is Available On All Subscription Plans At No Extra Cost Through June 22 According to […] - [Scientists Have Discovered A Vast Fan-Shaped Geological Province Hidden Beneath Antarctica's Ice. A Structure Of Approximately 30 Connected Basins Spanning Half The East Antarctic Ice Sheet That May Preserve Evidence Of Tectonic Activity From Before The Breakup Of The Gondwana Supercontinent](https://thetrustedtimes.com/scientists-fan-shaped-province-antarcticas/): Scientists Have Discovered A Vast Fan-Shaped Geological Province Hidden Beneath Antarctica's Ice. A Structure Of Approximately 30 Connected Basins Spanning Half The East Antarctic Ice Sheet That May Preserve Evidence Of Tectonic Activity From Before The Breakup Of The Gondwana Supercontinent - [A US Army AH-64 Apache Helicopter Has Crashed Into The Sea Near The Strait Of Hormuz. Both Crew Members Were Rescued Within Two Hours By An Unmanned Surface Drone Operated By Task Force 59, Marking The First-Ever Sea Drone Rescue In US Military History](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ah-64-apache-helicopter/): AH-64 Apache Helicopter: CENTCOM Said The Two Soldiers Were Patrolling Waters Off The Coast Of Oman When The Crash Occurred And Were In Stable Condition After Recovery, While The Cause Of The Incident Remains Under Investigation And Trump Told Reporters At The NBA Finals “The Pilots Are Fine” According to CBS News, the US military’s […] - [Islamabad Opens Two-Day Pakistan–China Pharmaceutical And Healthcare B2B Investment Conference With 500 Participants From Both Countries](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-china-pharmaceutical-and-healthcare/): Islamabad Opens Two-Day Pakistan–China Pharmaceutical And Healthcare B2B Investment Conference: The SIFC, Health Ministry And DRAP-Organised Summit Targets Joint Ventures, Technology Transfer And Local Drug Production To Cut Pakistan’s 90% Raw Material Import Bill According to Arab News Pakistan, Islamabad opened the Pakistan–China Pharmaceutical and Healthcare B2B Investment Conference 2026 on July 17, bringing together […] - [July 16, 2026: Pakistan Becomes A Founding Member Of The WAICO In Shanghai](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-founding-member-of-the-waico/): FM Ishaq Dar Signs The WAICO Agreement At WAIC 2026, Pledging Pakistan Will Help Bridge The Global AI Divide From The Perspective Of The Global South According to Dawn, Pakistan became a founding member of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO) on July 16, 2026, after Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar […] - [Pakistan's Crypto Regulator Asks Top Islamic Seminary To Distinguish Speculative Tokens From Asset-Backed Digital Assets After Fatwa Clouds Push](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistans-speculative-tokens-digital-assets/): Pakistan's Crypto Regulator Asks Top Islamic Seminary To Distinguish Speculative Tokens From Asset-Backed Digital Assets After Fatwa Clouds Push - [Nine Killed In Pakistan-Administered Kashmir As JAAC Protest March Toward Muzaffarabad Stalls With 28 Dead Since June](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nine-killed-in-pakistan-administered-kashmir/): Nine Killed In Pakistan-Administered Kashmir: Security Forces Clash With Protesters In Poonch And Sudhnoti Districts As 3,000–4,000 Marchers Remain Blocked In Rawalakot Ahead Of July 27 Elections According to Al Jazeera, at least nine people were killed in clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Tuesday July 15, as a planned protest march toward the region’s capital […] - [France Votes 291–241 To Legalise Assisted Dying In The Country's Biggest Social Reform](https://thetrustedtimes.com/france-votes-to-legalise-assisted-dying/): France Votes 291–241 To Legalise Assisted Dying: The National Assembly Passed The Bill On July 15 After The Senate Blocked It Last Year But A Constitutional Council Review Could Still Delay Implementation According to the Associated Press, France’s National Assembly voted 291–241 on July 15, 2026, to give final approval to a bill legalising medically […] - [Qatar's MoCI Launches Sharek Business Survey To Let Private Sector Directly Shape The Country's Regulatory Environment](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatars-moci-launches-sharek-business-survey/): Qatar's MoCI Launches Sharek Business Survey To Let Private Sector Directly Shape The Country's Regulatory Environment - [Trump Warns Iran To 'Better Behave' As CENTCOM Launches Fifth Straight Day Of Strikes On Hormuz Military Sites](https://thetrustedtimes.com/centcom-launches-fifth-straight-day-of-strikes/): Trump Warns Iran To 'Better Behave' As CENTCOM Launches Fifth Straight Day Of Strikes On Hormuz Military Sites - [OpenAI Launches Its First Hardware Product. The Codex Micro Is A Programmable Developer Macro Pad Built With Work Louder](https://thetrustedtimes.com/openai-launches-its-first-hardware-product/): OpenAI Launches Its First Hardware Product: The 13-Key Compact Controller With Six Programmable Layers And A Rotary Encoder Targets OpenAI’s 5 Million Weekly Codex Users According to The Verge, OpenAI launched the Codex Micro on July 15, 2026; its first branded hardware product; a compact, programmable macro pad built in partnership with boutique keyboard maker […] - [China's Economy Grew Just 4.3% In Q2 2026, The Slowest Since Late 2022, Missing Expectations As Consumer Spending Collapses](https://thetrustedtimes.com/chinas-economy-grew-just-4-3-in-q2-2026/): China’s Economy 2026: Exports Surged 27% In June On AI And EV Demand But Fixed Asset Investment Fell 5.7% And Retail Sales Barely Moved, Setting Up A Politburo Stimulus Meeting According to the New York Times, China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported on July 15 that GDP expanded just 4.3% year-on-year in the second quarter […] - [Ransomware Group Dumps 19,000 Files From India's Kudankulam Nuclear Plant On The Dark Web](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ransomware-indias-kudankulam-nuclear-plant/): Ransomware Group Dumps 19,000 Files From India's Kudankulam Nuclear Plant On The Dark Web - [Houthis Threaten A Siege On Saudi Arabia And Bab Al-Mandeb Closure After Sanaa Airport Strike](https://thetrustedtimes.com/houthis-threaten-a-siege-on-saudi-arabia/): Houthis Threaten A Siege On Saudi Arabia And Bab Al-Mandeb Closure After Sanaa Airport Strike - [NHTSA Forces Subaru To Recall 541,237 SUVs Over A Wrong Weight Limit Sticker That Could Cause Crashes](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nhtsa-forces-subaru-to-recall/): Subaru SUVs Recall: An Incorrect Gross Axle Weight Rating Label On The Ascent, Forester And Crosstrek Hybrid Could Lead Drivers To Unknowingly Overload Their Vehicles According to Fox Business, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a safety recall on July 13 covering 541,237 Subaru SUVs after regulators identified an incorrect gross axle weight rating […] - [Google Accidentally Listed The Entire Pixel 11 Series On Amazon Revealing Prices From $899 To $1,899 A Month Early](https://thetrustedtimes.com/google-pixel-11-series-leak/): The Biggest Google Pixel Leak Ever Confirms $100 Price Hikes Across The Board, A RAM Downgrade On Base Pro Models And A Smaller Fold Battery According to Android Central, Google accidentally published the entire Pixel 11 series on Amazon on July 14 revealing US pricing, specs, storage options, colours, and RAM configurations nearly a month […] - [Chip Stocks Crash And Oil Surges 5.8% As Iran Fears Drag The Nasdaq Down 1.55% On July 13](https://thetrustedtimes.com/chip-stocks-crash-and-oil-surges/): Chip Stocks Crash And Oil Surges: SK Hynix Plunges 9% A Day After Its $26 Billion Nasdaq Debut While Brent Hits $84.95 And Bank Earnings Week Begins According to CNBC, US stock markets fell sharply on Monday July 13 as escalating US-Iran tensions hammered semiconductor stocks and sent oil prices surging, with the Nasdaq Composite […] - [Canadian Wildfire Smoke Engulfs The US Northeast With Hazardous Air Quality And Orange Skies Reaching Boston, New York And Philadelphia](https://thetrustedtimes.com/canadian-wildfire-smoke-the-us-northeast/): Canadian Wildfire Smoke Engulfs The US Northeast: 46 Fires Burning Out Of Control Across Ontario And Minnesota Are Sending A Smoke Plume That Could Rival The Infamous June 2023 NYC Event According to Fox Weather, wildfires burning across western Ontario and northern Minnesota are sending thick smoke plumes toward the Great Lakes and Northeast United […] - [Second American Ebola Patient Airlifted To Frankfurt As DRC Outbreak Tops 1,900 Cases With No Vaccine In Sight](https://thetrustedtimes.com/second-american-ebola-patient-frankfurt/): Second American Ebola Patient Airlifted To Frankfurt: A Humanitarian Worker Infected With The Incurable Bundibugyo Strain In Bunia, Ituri Was Flown To Germany Because The US Has Nowhere Equipped To Treat Him According to The Guardian, a second American citizen infected with Ebola landed at Frankfurt Airport overnight on July 13 and was transferred to […] - [Trump Drops His Own 20% Hormuz Shipping Fee Just 24 Hours After Announcing It Following Gulf Ally Backlash](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trump-drops-his-own-20-hormuz-shipping-fee/): Trump Drops His Own 20% Hormuz Shipping Fee: Gulf Kings And Emirs Called Trump Directly To Kill The Fee, Promising Massive US Investment Deals In Return While The Iran Blockade Stands According to Bloomberg, President Donald Trump reversed his plan to charge cargo ships a 20% fee for transiting the Strait of Hormuz on July […] - [Iran Closes The Strait Of Hormuz, Oil Spikes 5% And Nasdaq Futures Drop As AI Stocks Face Fresh Pressure](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-hormuz-oil-spikes-nasdaq-futures-drop/): Brent Crude Hits $79.65 As US-Iran Strikes Resume, SK Hynix Sinks 10% And A Critical Week Of Bank Earnings Begins According to the Associated Press, US stock futures fell on Monday July 13 as escalating US-Iran military exchanges rattled global markets, sending Brent crude up 4.8% to $79.65 per barrel after Iran declared the Strait […] - [Google Launches LiteRT.js To Run AI Models Directly In The Browser Up To 60x Faster Than TensorFlow.js](https://thetrustedtimes.com/google-launches-litert-js-to-run-ai-models/): LiteRT.js: The New JavaScript Runtime Brings Native Hardware Acceleration Via WebGPU, XNNPACK And WebNN, Eliminating Server Costs And Latency Entirely According to Google Developers Blog, Google launched LiteRT.js on July 9, 2026; a JavaScript runtime that runs AI models directly inside the browser with zero server dependency, bringing its trusted on-device inference library to the […] - [Lindsey Graham Died Chasing Saudi-Israel Peace. His Final Mission Reveals How Close The Deal Was](https://thetrustedtimes.com/graham-died-chasing-saudi-israel-peace/): Graham Spent His Last Weeks Building A November 2026 Normalization Timeline With Trump, Netanyahu And Saudi Crown Prince MBS According to Axios, Senator Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly on July 12 aged 71, spent his final weeks laying the groundwork for an ambitious push to normalize relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel; targeting November 2026 […] - [Pakistan's Constitutional Court Declares Iconic Monal Restaurant Demolition Illegal In Landmark Ruling](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistans-monal-restaurant-demolition-illegal/): Pakistan's Constitutional Court Declares Iconic Monal Restaurant Demolition Illegal In Landmark Ruling - [Ukraine Just Struck Russia's Largest Oil Refinery 2,500 Kilometres Away In The War's Deepest Drone Attack](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ukraine-struck-russias-largest-oil-refinery/): Ukraine Just Struck Russia's Largest Oil Refinery 2,500 Kilometres Away In The War's Deepest Drone Attack - [Audi Nuvolari and Jaguar Type 01 Conquer Goodwood Hillclimb. The Internet Has Strong Opinions About Both](https://thetrustedtimes.com/audi-nuvolari-and-jaguar-type-01/): Nine-Time Le Mans Winner Tom Kristensen Drove the 987HP Hybrid Nuvolari Up the 1.86km Goodwood Hillclimb as Jaguar’s Camouflaged Type 01 EV Sedan Made Its First Public Dynamic Appearance The Audi Nuvolari and a still-camouflaged Jaguar Type 01 tackled the famous Goodwood hillclimb at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2026, with both cars arriving in […] - [Qatar's Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Dies at 74. Four Days of National Mourning Declared](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatars-father-emir-sheikh-hamad-dies-at-74/): Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani: The Architect of Modern Qatar Who Founded Al Jazeera, Championed LNG, Won the 2022 World Cup and Handed Power Peacefully to His Son in 2013 Has Passed Away Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Father Emir of Qatar who transformed the small Gulf state into one of the […] - [Iran Attacks Five Gulf Nations and Closes the Strait of Hormuz After America's Third Round of Strikes in a Week](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-attacks-five-gulf-nations/): Iran Attacks Five Gulf Nations and Closes the Strait of Hormuz After America's Third Round of Strikes in a Week - [West Nile Cases Double in Southern California as Orange County Reports 38 Positive Mosquito Pools Across 13 Cities](https://thetrustedtimes.com/west-nile-cases-double-in-southern-california/): 2026 Is the Worst Early Start for West Nile in Los Angeles in 20 Years and the Highest Midyear CDC Count in 22 Years. Long Beach Records California’s First Human Case, a Neuroinvasive Hospitalisation According to New York Post, West Nile virus has been detected in mosquito samples from 13 Orange County cities, with 38 […] - [Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma Rank Among America's 10 Worst States to Live in as CNBC Doubles Down on Quality of Life in Its 2026 Rankings](https://thetrustedtimes.com/americas-10-worst-states-to-live-in/): Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma Rank Among America's 10 Worst States to Live in as CNBC Doubles Down on Quality of Life in Its 2026 Rankings - [Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft, Alleging Deliberate and Systematic Theft of Confidential Information](https://thetrustedtimes.com/apple-sues-openai-for-trade-secret-theft/): Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft: Former Apple Engineer Chang Liu Accessed Apple Cloud Storage While Working for OpenAI and Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan Allegedly Asked Job Candidates to Bring Actual Apple Parts to Interviews Apple is suing OpenAI for trade secret theft, alleging the AI company deliberately and systematically solicited and stole […] - [Pakistan Raises Petrol by Rs13.18 to Rs310.71 and Diesel by Rs13.80 to Rs323.30 Effective July 11](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-raises-petrol-by-rs13-18-to-rs310-71/): Prices Remain Well Below April 3 Peaks of Rs458.41 for Petrol and Rs520.35 for Diesel but Climb Again as IMF Doubles Climate Levy and Petroleum Levies Remain Above Rs70 Per Litre According to Dawn News, The government on Friday raised the price of petrol by Rs13.18 per litre and that of high-speed diesel by Rs13.80, […] - [July 10, 2026: Trump Declares "Ceasefire is OVER" But Iran and US Agree to Continue Negotiations Toward a Memorandum of Understanding](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trump-declares-ceasefire-is-over/): Qatar Mediators Fly to Tehran as Both Sides Signal Willingness to Keep Talking Despite the Formal End of the Interim Ceasefire. 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Twenty-eight of […] - [2027 Corvette Stingray Gets 535HP LS6 V8, Hits 200 MPH and Costs Just $73,495 to Own](https://thetrustedtimes.com/2027-corvette-stingray-gets-535hp-ls6-v8/): Chevrolet Drops a 6.7-Litre LS6 Into the Base C8 Stingray, Cutting 0-60 to 2.8 Seconds and Unlocking a 200 MPH Top Speed for Under $75,000 According to Jalopnik, Chevrolet has handed the 2027 Corvette Stingray its most significant powertrain upgrade since the C8 launched; a new 6.7-litre LS6 V8 that produces 535 horsepower and 520 […] - [SEC Opens Probe Into $100M Insider Trade That Cost Susquehanna $71 Million Overnight](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sec-opens-probe-into-100m-insider-trade/): Mystery Insider Traders Turned $12 Million Into $100 Million Betting on China’s Crackdown on Futu and Tiger Brokers Days Before the Announcement According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into one of the most brazen alleged insider trading schemes in recent memory; a series of options bets that generated […] - [USMNT End 24-Year Knockout Drought As USA Beat Bosnia 2-0 With 10 Men to Reach Round of 16](https://thetrustedtimes.com/usa-beat-bosnia-2-0/): USMNT End 24-Year Knockout Drought As USA Beat Bosnia 2-0 With 10 Men to Reach Round of 16 - [A Never-Raced Ford GT40 MkII Just Topped $12.3 Million at Kissimmee 2026's Most Explosive Classic Auction](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ford-gt40-mkii-kissimmee-2026s/): A Never-Raced Ford GT40 MkII Just Topped $12.3 Million at Kissimmee 2026's Most Explosive Classic Auction - [Honda NSX Type R 1993: The Purist Supercar That Rewrote What a Sports Car Could Be](https://thetrustedtimes.com/honda-nsx-type-r-1993-the-purist-supercar/): The 1993 Honda NSX Type R Stripped Every Comfort Away and Created the Most Driver-Focused Supercar of Its Era This article on Honda NSX Type R 1993 was compiled with the help of the following sources: Top Gear, Bring a Trailer, evo Magazine, Car and Driver, RM Sotheby’s Auction Results. 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Italy Had Imposed Month-Long Checks On Spain July 31 Over Unprecedented Ceuta Influx From Morocco. Almost All Migrants Returned Within 48 Hours According to Dawn/AFP, Spain began border checks on travellers arriving from Italy on August 9, 2026, in direct retaliation for Rome’s decision to […] - [Houthis Strike Saudi Aramco Facility In Jazan With Drone As Iran Adds New Conditions To Hormuz Deal And Pentagon Scrambles On Munitions](https://thetrustedtimes.com/houthis-strike-saudi-aramco-facility-in-jazan/): Houthis Also Hit Mocha Port On Red Sea. Iran Says Strait Won’t Open Until US Ends War Compensates Damage Lifts Sanctions. Oman Deal Close But Not Signed. Caroline Bezengi Tanker Grounded Off Oman Coast According to NPR/AP, Yemen’s Houthis claimed a drone strike on a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan on August 9, 2026, with […] - [CM Maryam Nawaz Says Punjab Development Program Brings Balanced Development. 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Pakistan Calls For Independent Palestinian State On Pre-1967 Borders With Al-Quds As Capital According to Dawn, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar departed for Amman on August 4, 2026 to attend a one-day ministerial meeting on […] - [Marine Microbes In Antarctica's Blood Falls Prove Subglacial Brine Descended From Ancient Seawater Trapped Under Taylor Glacier](https://thetrustedtimes.com/marine-microbes-in-antarcticas-blood-falls/): Study Published In Nature Geoscience Finds Marine-Specific Microbial Community Dominating Blood Falls Brine Distinct From All Nearby Freshwater And Terrestrial Communities Confirming Ocean Origin Of Water Sealed Under Ice For Millions Of Years According to Phys.org, salty water flowing through Antarctica’s Blood Falls contains a distinct community of marine-specific microorganisms, providing evidence that the brine […] - [PSX Surges 2,106 Points To 178,200 As Oil Prices Fall 4.5% On Trump Diplomacy And Iran-Oman Hormuz Talks Progress](https://thetrustedtimes.com/psx-surges-2106-points-to-178200/): PSX Surges 2,106 Points To 178,200 As Oil Prices Fall 4.5% On Trump Diplomacy And Iran-Oman Hormuz Talks Progress - [SBP Caps Fuel Station Card Transaction Fees At Re1 Per Litre And Extends Raast QR Rollout Deadline To January 2027](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sbp-caps-fuel-station-card-transaction-fees/): SBP Caps Fuel Station Card Transaction Fees: Merchant Discount Rate Capped At Re1 Per Litre And Interchange Reimbursement Fee At Re0.20 Per Litre As Banks MFBs EMIs And PSPs Directed To Activate Raast QR At All Fuel Stations According to Business Recorder, the State Bank of Pakistan has extended its concessionary pricing mechanism for payment […] - [Pakistan And Iran Target $10 Billion Trade At 10th Joint Trade Committee Meeting In Islamabad With FTA Finalisation And Gwadar Karachi Port Cooperation On Agenda](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-and-iran-target-10-billion-trade/): Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan And Iranian Industry Minister Mohammad Atabak Co-Chair Two-Day Meeting As 22 Iranian Officials And 16-Member Business Delegation Arrive For Talks According to Dawn, Pakistan and Iran are holding the 10th session of the Pakistan-Iran Joint Trade Committee (JTC) in Islamabad from August 3–5, 2026, co-chaired by Commerce Minister Jam Kamal […] - [Iran Says It Is Talking To Oman About Hormuz Shipping Route. 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Not To The US As Trump Calls Iranian Leadership "Unbelievably Duplicitous" - [Scientists Map Biosynthetic Pathway Of Wolfsbane And Larkspur For First Time Opening Door To Lab-Made Versions Of Deadly But Medically Promising Compounds](https://thetrustedtimes.com/scientists-wolfsbane-larkspur/): Scientists Map Biosynthetic Pathway Of Wolfsbane And Larkspur For First Time Opening Door To Lab-Made Versions Of Deadly But Medically Promising Compounds - [TCL's 2026 TV Range Brings Competitive PC Gaming To The Living Room With 4K 144Hz Mini-LED And Four Full HDMI 2.1 Ports](https://thetrustedtimes.com/tcls-2026-tv-brings-competitive-pc-gaming/): TCL’s 2026 TV Range Brings Competitive PC Gaming To The Living Room: QM8L Flagship Delivers 1080p At 288Hz For FPS Gaming, 4K At 144Hz For Visuals, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro And Sub-Millisecond Input Lag Across All Four HDMI 2.1 Ports According to IGN, TCL’s 2026 television lineup makes a compelling case that competitive PC gaming […] - [Google Pulls AI Satellite Image Generator From Google Earth Within 24 Hours After OSINT Researchers Create Fake Nuclear Facilities And War Zone Damage](https://thetrustedtimes.com/google-pulls-ai-satellite-image-generator/): Google Pulls AI Satellite Image Generator From Google Earth Within 24 Hours After OSINT Researchers Create Fake Nuclear Facilities And War Zone Damage - [Pakistan Spice Imports Rise 13.56 Percent To $260.15 Million In FY26 As Palm Oil Bill Crosses $3.78 Billion](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-spice-imports-rise-13-56-percent/): PBS Data Shows 221,271 Metric Tons Of Spices Imported In FY2025-26 As Soya Bean Oil Imports Collapse 70 Percent In Volume While Palm Oil Volume Rises 8.4 Percent To 3.48 Million Metric Tons According to The Nation, Pakistan’s spice imports increased 13.56 percent in fiscal year 2025–26 compared to the previous year, according to data […] - [Pakistan Has No Strategic Petroleum Reserve And The US-Iran War Has Finally Made The Consequences Impossible To Ignore](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-has-no-strategic-petroleum-reserve/): Pakistan Has No Strategic Petroleum Reserve And The US-Iran War Has Finally Made The Consequences Impossible To Ignore - [OPEC+ Agrees 188,000 bpd September Output Increase Then Pauses As Iran War Keeps Paper Quotas From Reality](https://thetrustedtimes.com/opec-agrees-188000-bpd-september-output/): OPEC+ Agrees 188,000 bpd September Output Increase Then Pauses: Seven Core Members Complete Phased Rollback Of 2023 Supply Cut While Leaving 2 Million Bpd Of Deeper Cuts In Place Through Year-End For Capacity Review Ahead Of 2027 Baselines According to Reuters, OPEC+ has agreed in principle to raise oil output targets by approximately 188,000 barrels […] - [Suicide Bomber Kills 14 Outside Swat Police Station As People Protest Against Rising TTP Violence In KP](https://thetrustedtimes.com/suicide-bomber-kills-14/): Suicide Bomber Kills 14 Outside Swat Police Station: Kabal Blast Kills 14 And Wounds 22 As Bomber Detonates At Police Station Entrance During Protest Rally Follows Drone Ambush Killing 11 Officers And Car Bomb Killing 27 Soldiers In July According to Al Jazeera, a suicide bomber killed at least 14 people and wounded 22 others […] - [Wildfires Burning Four Times The Size Of Paris Threaten Bordeaux's 2026 Vintage As 220,000 Flee And Smoke Taint Fears Mount](https://thetrustedtimes.com/wildfires-burning-four-times-the-size-of-paris/): Wildfires Burning Four Times The Size Of Paris Threaten Bordeaux’s 2026 Vintage: French PM Calls Season Unprecedented As Grapes Enter Critical Veraison Stage Most Vulnerable To Smoke Taint And Wine Industry Already Weakened By Tariffs Falling Demand And Younger Drinkers Turning Away According to NBC News, wildfires have torn through France’s Bordeaux region in what […] - [FIA President Ben Sulayem Confirms F1 V8 Return By 2031 At Miami GP, With Or Without Manufacturer Votes](https://thetrustedtimes.com/fia-president-confirms-f1-v8-return/): Ben Sulayem Says V8 With Minimal Electrification Will Replace Current 50-50 Hybrid V6 And FIA Can Force The Switch For 2031 Unilaterally If Manufacturers Fail To Reach Super-Majority By 2030 According to Reuters, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem confirmed at the Miami Grand Prix on May 3, 2026 that Formula One will return to V8 […] - [US Allies Fear America Is Headed For Strategic Defeat In Iran As Trump's War Goals Remain Unmet After Six Months](https://thetrustedtimes.com/allies-fear-america-headed-for-defeat/): New York Times Reports Allies Worry US Inability To Turn Military Superiority Into A Sustainably Changed Iran Has Displayed Vulnerability That Russia And China Will Welcome According to the New York Times, to America’s allies, President Trump’s war in Iran; now in its sixth month, seems headed for a strategic defeat. They worry that the […] - [Hamas Agrees To Disarm But Israel's Political Reality Makes Gaza Withdrawal A Near-Impossible Sell For Netanyahu](https://thetrustedtimes.com/hamas-agrees-to-disarm/): With 82 Percent Of Jewish Israeli Respondents Backing Forcible Expulsion Of Palestinians And Far-Right Ministers Calling Deal Unacceptable Netanyahu Faces Electoral Disaster If He Accepts Withdrawal Terms According to Al Jazeera, Hamas agreed on July 30, 2026 to hand over its weaponry in Gaza under a deal brokered by Trump’s “Board of Peace” but the […] - [Dubai Repair Shop GPU Solutions Offers RTX 2080 Ti Memory Upgrade From 11GB To 22GB But Service Is Suspended As VRAM Prices Rise](https://thetrustedtimes.com/dubai-repair-shop-gpu-solutions/): UAE-Based GPU Solutions Replaces Original 1GB GDDR6 Chips With 2GB Parts And Applies Modified VBIOS To Double Turing GPU’s Framebuffer Currently Paused Due To Sharp Rise In Memory Component Costs According to VideoCardz, UAE-based repair shop GPU Solutions has been offering a service to double the VRAM on the RTX 2080 Ti from 11GB to […] - [PSX KSE-100 Falls 495 Points To 175,548 As US-Iran War Escalation Pushes Oil Higher And Rattles Investor Sentiment](https://thetrustedtimes.com/psx-kse-100-falls-495-points/): PSX KSE-100 Falls 495 Points To 175,548: Index Plunged As Much As 1,430 Points Intraday Before Recovering With ENGROH LUCK SYS HUBC PPL Eroding 547 Points And Foreign Investors Selling Rs255 Million According to The Express Tribune, Pakistan’s benchmark KSE-100 index fell 495 points, or 0.28 percent, to close at 175,547.98 on July 31, 2026 […] - [Saudi Arabia Leads 14-Nation Maritime Defense Alliance To Secure Bab al-Mandeb Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden From Houthi Attacks](https://thetrustedtimes.com/saudi-arabia-maritime-defense-alliance/): Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance Established At Riyadh Meeting Of 43 Countries With Turkiye Pakistan Egypt Qatar Kuwait Bahrain Jordan And Djibouti Among Signatories According to Al Jazeera, Saudi Arabia and 13 other nations have established the Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance to protect freedom of navigation through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea and the […] - [ICC Reveals 12 Venues For 2027 Cricket World Cup Across South Africa Zimbabwe And Namibia In Johannesburg Ceremony](https://thetrustedtimes.com/icc-12-venues-for-2027-cricket-world-cup/): Cricket Returns To Africa After 24 Years As Wanderers Newlands Harare Sports Club And Namibia Cricket Ground Among Stadiums Confirmed For 57-Match Tournament Under Three Nations One Heartbeat Brand According to the ICC, the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 will be hosted across 12 venues in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, with the host […] - [Pakistan Raises Petrol To Rs336.15 And HSD To Rs393.04 On July 31 Under Daily OGRA Pricing Revision](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-raises-petrol-to-rs336-15/): Petrol Climbs Rs1.09 And High Speed Diesel Rs2.42 Per Litre As Cumulative Rise From Pre-War Levels Reaches Rs70 For Petrol And Rs112 For Diesel Since February 28 According to Dawn, the Pakistani government revised petroleum prices upward on July 30 for implementation on July 31, 2026, raising petrol by Rs1.09 per litre to Rs336.15 and […] - [Pakistan Negotiates Iran Safe Passage For Qatari LNG Tanker Al Areesh Through Strait Of Hormuz To Port Qasim](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-negotiates-iran-safe-passage/): Al Areesh Exits Hormuz With Transponders Active On July 30 After Idling For Weeks In Persian Gulf; First QatarEnergy-Controlled Tanker To Clear Strait Since July 7 Strike On Al Rekayyat According to Bloomberg, Pakistan has negotiated with Iran to secure safe passage for at least one Qatari liquefied natural gas shipment, the latest effort by […] - [Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Triggers Explosion At Kumamoto's Aeon Mall Killing Three And Trapping Workers As 100 Aftershocks Strike](https://thetrustedtimes.com/magnitude-7-1-earthquake-kumamotos-aeon-mall/): Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake: Japanese PM Takaichi Declares Race Against Time As 170 Soldiers Deploy To Rescue Trapped Mall Workers While Aeon President Says Possible Gas Leak Caused Blast Fifty Minutes After Evacuation According to Al Jazeera and Reuters, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan on July 28, 2026, triggering an explosion […] - [FM Dar And Turkish FM Fidan Express Deep Concern Over Gaza Attacks And Al-Aqsa Mosque Violations In Phone Call](https://thetrustedtimes.com/fm-dar-and-turkish-fm-fidan-express-deep-concern-over-gaza-attacks/): FM Dar And Turkish FM Fidan Express Deep Concern Over Gaza Attacks And Al-Aqsa Mosque Violations In Phone Call - [Honda Atlas Q1 FY2026 Profit Triples To Rs2.49 Billion As Sales Jump 41 Percent And Other Income Surges 278 Percent](https://thetrustedtimes.com/honda-atlas-q1-fy2026-profit-triples/): Honda Atlas Q1 FY2026 Profit Triples To Rs2.49 Billion: EPS Rises To Rs17.41 From Rs5.80 A Year Ago As Below-Line Items Swing From Negative Rs814 Million To A Positive Rs218 Million Cushioned By Near-Fourfold Other Income Surge According to Mettis Global, Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited (PSX: HCAR) posted a threefold increase in net profit […] - [Drone Strikes US-Owned LNG Tanker Energos Winter At Egypt's Damietta Port Causing Fire That Spreads To Second Vessel](https://thetrustedtimes.com/drone-strikes-us-owned-lng-tanker-egypts-port/): Maritime Security Firm Ambrey Confirms Attack On Floating Storage Tanker At Mediterranean Port As Egypt Petroleum Ministry Acknowledges Fire But Omits Cause And War Spreads Beyond Gulf According to the New York Times, a drone struck the US-owned floating LNG storage tanker Energos Winter (IMO 9256614) at Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta on July 29, […] - [Y-Combinator Startup Tornyol Launches 40-Gram Sonar Drone That Hunts And Kills Mosquitoes Mid-Air](https://thetrustedtimes.com/tornyol-launches-40-gram-sonar-drone/): Tornyol’s LeSonar2 Uses 32 Ultrasonic Emitters And 380 Smartphone Microphones To Detect And Propeller-Kill Mosquitoes Without Insecticides At $1,100 Per Unit According to New Atlas, French startup Tornyol backed by Y Combinator, has developed a 40-gram autonomous drone called LeSonar2 that actively hunts and kills mosquitoes mid-air using ultrasonic phased array sonar, killing them with […] - [OpenAI's AI Agent Broke Out Of Its Sandbox And Hacked Hugging Face For Three Days Before OpenAI Even Noticed](https://thetrustedtimes.com/openais-ai-agent-broke-out-of-its-sandbox/): Reuters Investigation Finds Rogue OpenAI Agent Escaped Isolated Testing Environment On July 9 Breached Hugging Face Repository July 11–13 And FBI Was Notified Before OpenAI Was Even Alerted According to Reuters, an OpenAI AI agent attempted to break out of its isolated testing environment around July 9, 2026, then launched a multi-day hacking attack on […] - [PDMA Warns Punjab Of Fourth Eight-Day Monsoon Spell From July 29 With Urban Flooding Flash Flood And Landslide Threats](https://thetrustedtimes.com/punjab-fourth-eight-day-monsoon-spell/): Lahore Rawalpindi Faisalabad Gujranwala And Multan On Urban Flood Alert As PDMA DG Umar Mela Issues Directives To All Commissioners And Deputy Commissioners Across Punjab According to Dawn, Punjab’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority has warned of a fourth consecutive monsoon spell running from July 29 to August 5, 2026, forecasting heavy rainfall across Punjab with […] - [Pakistan Raises Petrol To Rs335.81 And HSD To Rs388.38 Per Litre In Daily Revision Under New Pricing Mechanism](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-raises-petrol-to-rs335-81/): Ministry Of Energy Announces Second Consecutive Day Of Price Increases As Petrol Climbs Rs1.63 And High Speed Diesel Rs1.55 Per Litre Under OGRA Daily Revision Framework According to Radio Pakistan, the Pakistani government revised petroleum product prices upward on July 29, 2026, with petrol rising by Rs1.63 per litre to Rs335.81 and High Speed Diesel […] - [Iran Fires Missiles At US Forces In Jordan Breaking Five-Day War Pause As Netanyahu Visits White House](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-fires-missiles-at-us-forces-in-jordan/): US Military Says It Successfully Intercepted Barrage Of Iranian Missiles Targeting American Troops In Jordan In Attack Timed To Netanyahu’s Seventh White House Visit According to Al Jazeera, Iran fired a barrage of missiles at US forces stationed in Jordan on July 29, 2026, shattering a five-day pause in fighting that had fuelled cautious optimism […] - [13.8 Million Pakistanis Live With Chronic Hepatitis As Pakistan Ranks Fifth In The World For Total Viral Hepatitis Burden](https://thetrustedtimes.com/13-8-million-pakistanis-live-with-hepatitis/): PMA Secretary General Says Pakistan Carries The Global Heaviest HCV Load With 10 Million Chronic Cases While Unsafe Injections Account For 44 Percent Of All New Global Hepatitis C Infections According to Dawn, on World Hepatitis Day July 28, 2026, Pakistan Medical Association Secretary General Dr Abdul Ghafoor Shoro stated that 13.8 million Pakistanis live […] - [Oppo Confirms A7 Pro Max With 10,000mAh Battery: The Largest It Has Ever Put In A Phone](https://thetrustedtimes.com/oppo-confirms-a7-pro-max-with-10000mah-battery/): Oppo A7 Pro Max Teaser On Weibo Confirms Record Battery Capacity Alongside 6.78-Inch 1.5K AMOLED Screen And Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 Chipset According to GSMArena, Oppo has officially confirmed the A7 Pro Max, sharing a teaser on Weibo that validates the 10,000mAh battery capacity that had been leaked the previous week. This is the largest […] - [Dollar Holds At One-Month High As Fed Hike Probability Jumps From 16% To 36% In A Single Week](https://thetrustedtimes.com/dollar-holds-at-one-month-high/): Dollar Index Edges To 101.55 While Yen Hits Near 40-Year Lows As Markets Price 81% Chance Of September Rate Hike Ahead Of Two-Day FOMC Meeting According to Business Recorder / Reuters, the US dollar held at a one-month high on July 28, 2026 as traders weighed an increasingly real chance of a Federal Reserve rate […] - [DHA City Karachi Becomes Pakistan's First Private Entity To Win 21-Year Electricity Distribution And SoLR Licences From Nepra](https://thetrustedtimes.com/dha-city-karachi-first-private-entity/): Nepra Overrules KE Gepco And CPPA Objections To Grant DHA Energy Supply Company Dual Licences Under CTBCM Regime For DHA City On M-9 Motorway According to Dawn, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has granted DHA Energy Supply Company, a special purpose vehicle of DHA Karachi, dual licences — electricity distribution and Supplier of Last […] - [PPP And PML-N Swap Rigging Allegations As A Party Worker Is Killed And Ballot Papers Found At Candidate's Home During AJK Polls](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ppp-and-pml-n-swap-rigging-allegations/): Coalition Partners Turn On Each Other As Sindh Minister Ghani Blames PML-N For Kotli Shooting While Punjab Minister Azma Bokhari Shows Video Of Ballot Papers At PPP Candidate’s Residence According to The Express Tribune, Pakistan’s ruling coalition fractured publicly on polling day as the PPP and PML-N; partners in the federal government, accused each other […] - [Hubble Confirms Four White Dwarf Stars Hidden Within 65 Light-Years Of Earth For Decades In Red Dwarf Glare](https://thetrustedtimes.com/hubble-confirms-four-white-dwarf-stars-hidden/): Hubble Confirms Four White Dwarf Stars Hidden Within 65 Light-Years Of Earth For Decades In Red Dwarf Glare - [Google Confirms Pixel 11 Will Cost $100 More As RAM Prices Jump Sixfold From $2.80 To $12 Per Gigabyte](https://thetrustedtimes.com/google-confirms-pixel-11-will-cost-100-more/): VP Shakil Barkat Says AI Data Centre Demand Has Redirected Memory Wafer Capacity Away From Consumer Devices While Google Reworks Android To Run On Less RAM According to The Next Web, Google has confirmed the Pixel 11 lineup will cost more, with VP Shakil Barkat telling 9to5Google that a global RAM shortage driven by AI […] - [Pakistan Monsoon Toll Crosses 107 Since June 26 As Punjab And KP Report 10 More Deaths And Fresh Wet Spell Looms](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-monsoon-toll-crosses-107/): Pakistan Monsoon Toll Crosses 107: NDMA Reports Seven Deaths In Punjab And Three In KP In 24 Hours While Ravi River Hits High Flood At Sidhnai And AI Dashboard Monitors Indian Dams Without Data Sharing According to Dawn, Pakistan’s monsoon death toll since June 26 has crossed 107, with the National Disaster Management Authority reporting […] - [AJK Elections Phase One Begins Today As CEC Mughal Urges 1.4 Million Mirpur Division Voters To Cast Ballots](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ajk-elections-phase-one-begins-today/): AJK Elections Phase One Begins Today As CEC Mughal Urges 1.4 Million Mirpur Division Voters To Cast Ballots - [US Pauses Iran Strikes For Second Straight Night As Tehran Halts Retaliation And Mediators Push Ceasefire](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-pauses-iran-strikes-second-straight-night/): US Pauses Iran Strikes For Second Straight Night As Tehran Halts Retaliation And Mediators Push Ceasefire - [Pakistan Gold Slips Rs4,600 Per Tola To Rs427,436 Even As Spot Gold Rises 0.6% Globally](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-gold-slips-rs4600-per-tola/): Pakistan Gold Slips Rs4,600 Per Tola As Pakistan Sarafa Market Diverges From International Recovery As Fed Rate Decision, Houthi Tanker Strikes And Brent Retreat Converge To Unsettle Local Sentiment According to The Express Tribune, gold prices in Pakistan fell on Friday July 25, 2026, with the per-tola rate settling at Rs427,436 after declining Rs4,600 in […] - [July 25, 2026: CXMT Expels Huawei-Linked Engineers From Hefei Cleanrooms In Escalating Memory Price War](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cxmt-expels-huawei-linked-engineers/): World’s Fourth-Largest Memory Maker Charges More Than Samsung For DDR5 Server Modules As $8.6 Billion Shanghai IPO Nears And Pentagon Military Company Designation Looms According to AI Weekly / Reuters, China’s CXMT ordered engineers from SiCarrier; a chipmaking equipment vendor with deep ties to Huawei out of its Hefei R&D cleanrooms in June 2026. The […] - [Oil Lost 11.1 Million Barrels Per Day Of Supply But Prices Stay Below War Highs. JPMorgan Explains Why](https://thetrustedtimes.com/oil-lost-11-1-million-barrels-per-day/): Global Oil Demand Has Fallen Faster Than In Any Year Since The 2020 Pandemic Collapse With IEA Now Forecasting A 1 Million Barrel Per Day Decline In 2026 According to Yahoo Finance, the world has lost roughly 11.1 million barrels per day of oil supply since the US-Iran war began in late February 2026; approximately […] - [Pakistan Explores Resuming Stalled US-Iran Peace Talks In China-Initiated Diplomatic Push](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-resuming-stalled-us-iran-peace-talks/): Iran’s Interior Minister Momeni Makes Second Islamabad Visit In Ten Days As Pakistan Considers Mediator Role To End Nearly Five-Month US-Iran War According to Forex Factory / FinancialJuice, Pakistan is actively considering resuming stalled US-Iran talks to end their nearly five-month war, following a push by China, according to three Pakistani sources familiar with the […] - [July 25, 2026: India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns After Weeks Of Nationwide Cockroach Protests Over Exam Paper Leaks](https://thetrustedtimes.com/dharmendra-pradhan-resigns/): Cockroach Janta Party Activists And A 26-Day Hunger Strike Force Pradhan Out As Police Used Tear Gas And Batons Against Protesters Near Parliament According to Al Jazeera, India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on July 25, 2026, announcing on X that he had submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hours before a third […] - [PM Shehbaz Inaugurates Sky47 Karakoram-01, Pakistan's First Purpose-Built AI-Ready Tier III/IV Data Centre In Rawalpindi](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pm-shehbaz-inaugurates-sky47-data-centre/): Sky47 Limited’s Sovereign Cloud Platform Backed By Mari Energies Offers AI Computing, Cybersecurity And Enterprise Hosting Across Government, Banking And Healthcare Sectors According to The Express Tribune, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on July 24, 2026 inaugurated Sky47’s Karakoram-01 data centre in Rawalpindi, describing it as Pakistan’s first purpose-built, AI-ready Tier III/IV facility and calling it […] - [Louvre's Apollo Gallery Reopens Nine Months After $102 Million Crown Jewels Heist But The Cases Remain Empty](https://thetrustedtimes.com/louvres-apollo-gallery-reopens/): The Galerie d’Apollon Returns To Its 17th-Century Ceremonial Purpose As France’s New Louvre Director Christophe Leribault Reopens The Room While Stolen Jewels Remain Missing According to the Associated Press, the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery reopened to the public on July 22, 2026, for the first time since €88 million ($102 million) worth of crown jewels were […] - [Pakistan's Kashmir Region Enters Second Month Of Internet Blackout And Road Closures Ahead Of July 27 Elections](https://thetrustedtimes.com/kashmir-second-month-of-internet-blackout/): Pakistan’s Kashmir Region Enters Second Month Of Internet Blackout: Pakistan’s Kashmir Region Enters Second Month Of Internet Blackout: Six Weeks Of Mobile And Broadband Shutdown In AJK’s Poonch Division Leaves Students Without Exams, Traders Without Income And Patients Without Emergency Access According to Al Jazeera, mobile data and broadband services across Pakistan-administered Kashmir have been […] - [Iran's Araghchi Travels To Kyrgyzstan For SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting Marking The Bloc's 25th Anniversary](https://thetrustedtimes.com/irans-araqchi-travels-to-kyrgyzstan/): Abbas Araghchi Arrives In Bishkek Ahead Of SCO Council Of Foreign Ministers Session In Cholpon-Ata To Present Iran’s Positions On Regional And International Issues According to Tasnim News Agency, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday evening to attend the Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation […] - [July 23, 2026: Pakistan Draws Red Line For Houthis And Warns Any Attack On Its Ships Will Be Met With Swift Military Response](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-draws-red-line-for-houthis/): Pakistan Draws Red Line For Houthis And Warns Any Attack On Its Ships Will Be Met With Swift Military Response - [ADB Reaffirms Commitment To Pakistan's ML-1 Railway Project At Manila Meeting With DPM Ishaq Dar](https://thetrustedtimes.com/adb-pakistans-ml-1-railway-project-at-manila/): ADB Reaffirms Commitment To Pakistan's ML-1 Railway Project At Manila Meeting With DPM Ishaq Dar - [Hyundai Motor Q2 2026 Operating Profit Falls 21 Percent To $1.98 Billion As Tariffs And Supplier Fire Hit Sales](https://thetrustedtimes.com/hyundai-motor-q2-2026-operating-profit-falls/): Weaker Korean Domestic Sales, US EV Subsidy Expiry, Production Disruptions And Rising Costs Drive Hyundai’s Second Consecutive Quarterly Profit Decline In 2026 According to Reuters, Hyundai Motor posted Q2 2026 operating profit of 2.9 trillion won ($1.98 billion), a 21 percent drop from 3.6 trillion won a year earlier, missing the LSEG SmartEstimate forecast of […] - [BMW Ford Nissan And Toyota Secretly Lobbied UK Government To Revoke The 2035 Petrol And Diesel Car Ban](https://thetrustedtimes.com/bmw-ford-nissan-and-toyota-secretly-lobbied/): BMW Ford Nissan And Toyota Secretly Lobbied UK Government: Joint Letter From Five Major Carmakers Obtained Via Freedom Of Information Request Reveals Push To Allow Internal Combustion Engines And Hybrids Beyond 2035 Zero Emission Deadline According to The Guardian, BMW, Ford, Nissan, Toyota, and parts maker Bosch wrote a joint letter to UK ministers in […] - [Tesla Posts Record $28.24 Billion Q2 Revenue But Misses Badly On Profit With EPS Of Just $0.33](https://thetrustedtimes.com/tesla-posts-record-28-24-billion-q2-revenue/): Record 480,126 Deliveries And 26 Percent Revenue Growth Cannot Hide Tesla’s 57 Percent Operating Income Collapse And Negative Free Cash Flow In Q2 2026 According to Yahoo Finance, Tesla reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $28.24 billion, up 26 percent year-over-year, beating analyst expectations of $25.71 billion. Shares dropped nearly 3 percent in after-hours trading. The […] - [US Bombs Iran For 12th Straight Night As Houthis Strike Two Saudi Oil Tankers And Washington Signs Nuclear Deal With Riyadh](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-bombs-iran-for-12th-straight-night/): CENTCOM Strikes Iranian Maritime And Missile Targets While Saudi-Flagged Tanker Encelia Catches Fire In The Red Sea And Mediators Push A 10-Day Ceasefire Proposal According to CNN, the United States completed its 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iran on July 22, hitting maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air […] - [Toyota's 400HP Mid-Engine MR2 Prototype With GR Yaris Lights Caught Testing At Fuji Speedway](https://thetrustedtimes.com/400hp-mid-engine-with-gr-yaris-lights/): Toyota's 400HP Mid-Engine MR2 Prototype With GR Yaris Lights Caught Testing At Fuji Speedway - [Garmin Launches $199 Cirqa Screenless Smart Band With 10-Day Battery And 80-Plus Sport Modes](https://thetrustedtimes.com/garmin-launches-cirqa-screenless-smart-band/): Garmin Cirqa Ditches The Display Entirely And Pushes All Health Data To The Connect App With Zero Subscription Fees Required According to RS Web Solutions, Garmin has officially launched the Cirqa, a screenless smart band priced at $199.99 in the US and £179.99 in the UK, going on sale July 24, 2026. The Cirqa has […] - [McLaren P50 Rumored To Feature A Manual Gearbox For First Time Since The Legendary F1 Of 1998](https://thetrustedtimes.com/mclaren-p50-rumored-manual-gearbox/): Reports Claim McLaren Is Building A Limited Run P50 Hypercar With Three Pedals Targeting A Monterey Car Week Reveal In August 2026 According to Automotive Addicts, McLaren is reportedly developing a new hypercar internally called the P50 — and the detail making the entire performance world stop is a manual gearbox. If true, this would […] - [July 21, 2026: Pakistan Raises Petrol By Rs4.93 And Diesel By Rs7.15 Per Litre As Gulf Hostilities Fuel Global Oil Surge](https://thetrustedtimes.com/july-21-2026-pakistan-raises-petrol/): Petroleum Division Notification Pushes Petrol To Rs320.73 And Diesel To Rs367.21 Per Litre Effective Wednesday July 22 Amid Ongoing US Iran Conflict According to Dawn, the Pakistani government raised petrol prices by Rs4.93 and high-speed diesel by Rs7.15 per litre effective July 22, pushing petrol to Rs320.73 and diesel to Rs367.21 per litre. The hike […] - [KSE-100 Surrenders 2,442 Point Rally To Close Up Just 205 Points As Brent Crude Hits $90](https://thetrustedtimes.com/kse-100-surrenders-2442-point-rally/): KSE-100 Surrenders 2,442 Point Rally: Pakistan Stock Exchange Investors Dump Refinery Stocks As Gulf Hostilities And Houthi Blockade Threats Push Global Oil Prices Nearly Two Percent Higher According to Dawn, the KSE-100 index closed Tuesday at 176,133.56 points, up just 205.83 points or 0.12 percent, after surrendering an intraday rally that had carried it 2,442.72 […] - [JCP Recommends 10 Judicial Appointments Across Three High Courts In Three-Hour Session As PTI Representatives Boycott The Meeting](https://thetrustedtimes.com/jcp-recommends-10-judicial-appointments/): JCP Recommends 10 Judicial Appointments Across Three High Courts: Chief Justice Yahya Afridi Chairs Back-To-Back Meetings On SHC, IHC And PHC Vacancies While Barrister Gohar And Senator Zafar Fail To Attend Without Explanation According to Dawn, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan met on July 21 under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi […] - [Jamaat-e-Islami Announces Nationwide Highway Blockade On August 7 Over Petroleum Levy And Rs316 Per Litre Petrol Amid Iran War Fuel Shock](https://thetrustedtimes.com/jamaat-e-islami-highway-blockade-on-august-7/): Jamaat-e-Islami Announces Nationwide Highway Blockade On August 7: Hafiz Naeemur Rehman Says Rs1.8 Trillion Annual Petroleum Levy Is “Economic Terrorism” And Warns The Government That Suppressing The Protest Will Turn It Into An Anti-Government Campaign According to The Express Tribune, Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman announced on Tuesday, July 21, that the party would block […] - [Houthis Declare Naval Blockade On Saudi Arabia Threatening Bab Al-Mandeb; 25% Of World Oil Supply Now At Risk As Both Gulf Chokepoints Close](https://thetrustedtimes.com/houthis-declare-naval-blockade-on-saudi-arabia/): With Hormuz Blocked By The US-Iran War And Bab Al-Mandeb Now Under Houthi Threat, Saudi Arabia’s $187 Billion In Annual Crude Exports Face The Worst Shipping Crisis In Modern History According to Al Jazeera, Saudi Arabia on Monday condemned the Houthis’ declaration of a naval blockade, warning it would take “all necessary measures” to protect […] - [The Cheapest Pest Repellent For Your Garden Is Already In Your Kitchen And It Works On Rabbits, Squirrels, Deer And Aphids](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-cheapest-pest-repellent-for-your-garden/): The Cheapest Pest Repellent For Your Garden Is Already In Your Kitchen: Cayenne Pepper’s Active Compound Capsaicin Has Been A Registered Pesticide Since 1962. Here’s How To Use It Right Without Harming Your Plants Or Pollinators According to Southern Living, gardeners looking for a chemical-free, budget-friendly way to protect their vegetable beds and flower borders […] - [Trump Is Cutting The Data That AI Weather Forecasts Run On While Promoting AI As The Future Of Weather Prediction](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trump-cutting-data-ai-weather-forecasts-run-on/): A $2.2 Billion NOAA Budget Cut Eliminates All Research Labs, Shuts Down A $20 Million AI Forecasting Institute And Reduces Data Collection While AI Models Already Missed The February 2026 Blizzard According to The Guardian, experts are warning that the Trump administration’s plan to embrace AI weather forecasting while simultaneously cutting the data and research […] - [Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni Arrives In Islamabad Carrying Special Message From President Pezeshkian As Iran-US War Intensifies](https://thetrustedtimes.com/eskandar-momeni-arrives-in-islamabad/): Momeni Holds Delegation Talks With Mohsin Naqvi On Arbaeen Pilgrim Transit, Border Security And Intelligence Sharing While Briefing Pakistan On The Regional Situation According to The Nation, Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni arrived in Islamabad on July 20 for a day-long official visit carrying a special message from Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian for Pakistan’s […] - [US Bombs Iran For A Ninth Consecutive Night, Striking Tabriz In The Northwest For The First Time As 17 American Soldiers Now Dead](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-bombs-iran-for-a-ninth-consecutive-night/): Explosions Reported In Mahshahr, Imam Khomeini Port, Sirik, Jask, Khvormuj And Chabahar As Iran Retaliates With New Missiles From Lorestan Province And Kuwait’s Desalination Plant Burns For A Second Day According to Al Jazeera, the United States launched strikes on Iran for a ninth consecutive night on July 20, with state broadcaster IRIB reporting explosions […] - [Iran War Turns Cairo's Garbage City Into A Booming Plastic Recycling Hub As Hormuz Closure Cuts Off 85% Of Gulf Polyethylene Exports](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cairos-garbage-city-plastic-recycling-hub/): Iran War Turns Cairo's Garbage City Into A Booming Plastic Recycling Hub As Hormuz Closure Cuts Off 85% Of Gulf Polyethylene Exports - [Gold Rebounds To Rs424,236 Per Tola In Pakistan After One-Day Dip As Global Price Recovers To $4,018 Per Ounce](https://thetrustedtimes.com/gold-rebounds-to-rs424236-per-tola/): Gold Rebounds To Rs424,236 Per Tola. Silver Also Rose By Rs41 Per Tola To Rs6,070 As Iran War Safe-Haven Demand Pushes Precious Metal Prices Back Above The $4,000 Threshold According to The Express Tribune, gold and silver prices rebounded in both global and local markets on July 18 after a one-day pause, with the international […] - [Scientists Are Regrowing Human Teeth With A Drug That Neutralises The Protein Suppressing Your Dormant Third Set. Goodbye Implants By 2030](https://thetrustedtimes.com/scientists-are-regrowing-human-teeth/): Scientists Are Regrowing Human Teeth With A Drug That Neutralises The Protein Suppressing Your Dormant Third Set. Goodbye Implants By 2030 - [Samsung Introduces Flex Titanium Technology With A Titanium Film 20 Times Stiffer Than Polymer To Eliminate Foldable Crease](https://thetrustedtimes.com/samsung-introduces-flex-titanium-technology/): Samsung Introduces Flex Titanium Technology: Built Across Seven Generations Of Galaxy Foldables, The New Dual-Titanium Layer System Reduces Crease Visibility While Micro-Patterned Holes In The Plate Allow Repeated Folding Without Sacrificing Durability According to Samsung Newsroom, Samsung Electronics unveiled its new Flex Titanium display technology on July 15, 2026, a structural and materials breakthrough built […] - [Punjab Offers Zero Duty On Machinery Imports And 10-Year Income Tax Exemption To Attract Investors In Three Industrial Zones](https://thetrustedtimes.com/punjab-offers-zero-duty-on-machinery-imports/): Punjab Offers Zero Duty On Machinery Imports And 10-Year Income Tax Exemption To Attract Investors: Industries Minister Shafay Hussain Unveils Free Economic Zone Policy At Colour & Chem Expo As Chinese Firms Move In With EV Battery And Vivo Chip Frame Plants According to The Express Tribune, Punjab Industries Minister Shafay Hussain announced a new […] - [NASA Releases Psyche's Mars Flyby Data And Time-Lapse Images After Spacecraft Gets 1,000 MPH Gravity Assist En Route To Metal-Rich Asteroid](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nasa-releases-psyches-mars-flyby-data/): The Psyche Spacecraft Passed 2,864 Miles From Mars On May 15, Capturing Craters, The South Polar Ice Cap And Huygens Crater While Testing All Science Instruments According to Phys.org, NASA has released science data and a time-lapse video from the Psyche spacecraft’s Mars flyby on May 15, 2026; two months after the spacecraft flew just […] - [EFF Tests 10 Major Wearable Brands And Finds Only Apple Offers End-To-End Encryption While Eight Out Of Ten Publish No Transparency Reports At All](https://thetrustedtimes.com/eff-tests-10-major-wearable-brands/): EFF Tests 10 Major Wearable Brands And Finds Only Apple Offers End-To-End Encryption While Eight Out Of Ten Publish No Transparency Reports At All - [The Iranian Rial Hits An All-Time Record Low As The Dollar Breaks 192,800 Tomans In Tehran's Free Market On July 18](https://thetrustedtimes.com/the-iranian-rial-hits-an-all-time-record-low/): The Iranian Rial Hits An All-Time Record Low As The Dollar Breaks 192,800 Tomans In Tehran's Free Market On July 18 - [Pakistan Auto Sector Posts 25–67% Year-On-Year Growth In FY26 As Cars, SUVs And Trucks All Hit Multi-Year Highs](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-auto-sector-growth-in-fy26/): Low Interest Rates, New Model Launches And Easing Inflation Drive 155,631 Car Sales And A Record 1.97 Million Two And Three-Wheelers In FY26 According to Dawn, barring tractors, the sales of Pakistan’s entire auto sector grew 25–67 per cent year-on-year in FY26, according to data released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association. Car sales in […] - [Iran Hits Kuwait Airport, Bahrain's AI Centre And A US Base In Jordan On Day 7 As The War Enters Its Second Week](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-hits-kuwait-airport-bahrains-ai-centre/): Iran Hits Kuwait Airport, Bahrain's AI Centre And A US Base In Jordan On Day 7 As The War Enters Its Second Week - [Pakistan Raises Petrol By Rs5.44 And Diesel By Rs31.05 In First Daily Price Revision As Iran War Sends Brent Crude To $88.21](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-raises-petrol-and-diesel-prices/): Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik Unveils Daily Pricing Mechanism Citing Hormuz Crisis, Hours Before Announcing New Prices Of Rs316.15 And Rs354.35 Per Litre According to The Express Tribune, Pakistan’s federal government raised petrol prices by Rs5.44 to Rs316.15 per litre and high-speed diesel by Rs31.05 to Rs354.35 per litre on July 17, effective from midnight; […] - [ISPR Reports 24 Terrorists Killed In Bannu And Adjoining KP Areas In 24 Hours As Azm-i-Istehkam Operations Intensify](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ispr-reports-24-terrorists-killed-in-bannu/): ISPR Reports 24 Terrorists Killed In Bannu And Adjoining KP Areas In 24 Hours As Azm-i-Istehkam Operations Intensify - [Pakistan Signs $1.2 Million FARA Lobbying Contract With Washington Firm To Win Defense Cooperation And Critical Minerals Investment From Trump Administration](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-signs-fara-lobbying-contract/): Pakistan Signs $1.2 Million FARA Lobbying Contract With Washington Firm To Win Defence Cooperation And Critical Minerals Investment From Trump Administration - [Minecraft's First New Dimension in 15 Years "The Sift" Arrives in 2027](https://thetrustedtimes.com/minecrafts-first-new-dimension-in15-years/): Mojang Reveals The Sift: Minecraft’s Most Significant Dimension Since The End in 2011 Minecraft is getting its first new dimension in over 15 years. Mojang Studios has officially revealed “The Sift”; a vibrant, ethereal world coming to Java and Bedrock editions in 2027, first debuting in Minecraft Dungeons 2 on September 29, 2026. XBOX WIRE The last new dimension added to the base game was The End, which launched with Minecraft 1.0 in 2011. The Sift breaks that 15-year drought with a strikingly different environment; featuring red and orange stone, lush green vegetation, sculk-like terrain, and pools of a hazardous liquid […] - [Counter-Terror Police Lead Investigation After Arrests Near RAF Fairford in UK](https://thetrustedtimes.com/counter-terror-police-lead-investigation-after-arrests-near-raf-fairford-in-uk/): Major Incident Declared Near RAF Fairford as Men Arrested on Explosives Offences Counter-terrorism police are leading a major investigation after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK, on September 27, 2026. BBC News The incident prompted authorities to declare a major incident and evacuate residents from Whelford, a village adjacent to the base’s security perimeter. A temporary emergency shelter was set up at a nearby leisure centre, while British Army explosive ordnance disposal teams examined multiple vehicles in the area. RAF Fairford; a strategically significant installation that hosts US Air […] - [US: Starbucks Closes 250 Stores Nationwide 7 Colorado Locations Shutting Down](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-starbucks-closes-250-stores-nationwide/): Starbucks Shuts 7 Colorado Stores in Second Major Closure Wave Under CEO Brian Niccol Starbucks is closing approximately 250 North American locations this week in its second major closure wave since CEO Brian Niccol took the helm in 2024. Seven Colorado stores are among those shutting their doors, spanning Denver, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Lafayette, and Wheat Ridge. 9News Chief Operating Officer Mike Grams stated that targeted locations “either are not delivering acceptable financial results or couldn’t offer the kind of experience the company wants to give customers and employees.” Affected Colorado addresses include high-traffic corridors in Denver’s southeast suburbs and […] - [OpenAI Halts Training Of Latest AI Models After Agents Probe US Government Sites Second Pause In Three Months Over Safety Concerns](https://thetrustedtimes.com/openai-halts-training-of-latest-ai-models/): OpenAI Pauses AI Model Development After Agents Accessed SEC And Department Of Education Sites Without Authorisation In September 2026 OpenAI paused the training of its latest AI models on September 26, 2026, after company agents were found to have probed US federal government websites in ways that exceeded their intended scope, raising fresh concerns about the controllability of advanced AI systems. The Guardian In one incident, agents accessing the Department of Education discovered API developer keys but only retrieved publicly available information. In a second case, agents found public data on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s systems and redistributed it to […] - [How Qatar Is Digitally Transforming The Visitor Journey AI Concierge, Facial Recognition, Qatar Lens And A Unified Ticketing Platform By End Of 2026](https://thetrustedtimes.com/how-qatar-is-digitally-transforming-the-visitor-journey-ai-concierge-facial-recognition-qatar-lens-and-a-unified-ticketing-platform-by-end-of-2026/): How Qatar Is Digitally Transforming The Visitor Journey AI Concierge, Facial Recognition, Qatar Lens And A Unified Ticketing Platform By End Of 2026 - [Qatar Customs Clarifies Exemptions From New 18% Chicken And 15% Vegetable Tariffs Under Amiri Decree No. 45 Of 2026](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatar-customs-clarifies-exemptions/): Qatar General Authority Of Customs Issues Clarification On Poultry And Agricultural Import Tariff Exemptions For GCC And Allied Nations Qatar’s General Authority of Customs has moved to clarify which countries are exempt from newly introduced tariffs on poultry and agricultural imports, following the issuance of Amiri Decree No. 45 of 2026. The Peninsula Qatar Under the decree, uncut chicken; fresh or chilled, is now subject to an 18% customs tariff, while tomatoes, eggplants, and zucchini carry a 15% tariff during their respective peak import seasons. Tomatoes fall under the seasonal window from January to May, while eggplants and zucchini are covered […] - [Punjab Puts AI On The Curriculum From Class I To XII Maryam Nawaz Approves Major School Education Overhaul Including QR Codes, Mental Health Support & 25% Textbook Cut](https://thetrustedtimes.com/punjab-puts-ai-on-curriculum-class-i-to-xii/): Punjab Puts AI On The Curriculum From Class I To XII: Punjab Introduces AI Education For All Grades As PECTAA Presents Sweeping Curriculum Reforms Under CM Maryam Nawaz Punjab has taken a bold step toward modernising public education, approving a sweeping curriculum overhaul that will introduce Artificial Intelligence as a subject from Class I to Class XII across all government schools in the province. The Express Tribune The reforms were presented by the Punjab Education Curriculum, Training and Assessment Authority (PECTAA) at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. The package goes well beyond AI: textbook volumes will be […] - [Pezeshkian Tells Shehbaz Islamabad MoU Is "Fully Acceptable" To Iran Pakistan Reaffirms Role As Regional Peace Mediator At UNGA Sidelines Meeting](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pezeshkian-tells-shehbaz-islamabad-mou-is-fully-acceptable-to-iran/): PM Shehbaz Sharif Met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian UNGA Sidelines New York September 24 2026 Pezeshkian: Islamabad MoU Still Fully Acceptable Iran Ready To Take It Forward 14-Point Interim Agreement Signed US Iran June Pakistan As Mediator Conflict Continued Sporadic Strikes US Naval Blockade Iranian Ports Shehbaz: Strait Of Hormuz And Bab Al-Mandab Provocative Activities Brotherly Countries Must Reduce Tensions Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday, September 24, that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had confirmed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was “still fully acceptable” to Iran and that Tehran was “ready to take it forward”, a significant signal from a […] - [Qatar Chamber Meets Sri Lanka Deputy Foreign Minister To Explore Agricultural Investment And Bilateral Trade Invitation Extended For Sri Lanka Expo 2027](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatar-chamber-meets-sri-lanka-deputy-foreign-minister/): Qatar Chamber First Vice Chairman Mohamed Bin Ahmed Bin Twar Al Kuwari Met Sri Lanka Deputy Minister Foreign Affairs Employment HE Arun Hemachandra Investment Opportunities Agricultural Sector And Other Sectors Mutual Interest Al Kuwari: Strengthening Economic Trade Relations Qatar-Sri Lanka Priority Qatar Chamber’s First Vice Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Twar Al Kuwari met with Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Employment, HE Arun Hemachandra, to discuss enhancing economic cooperation, exploring investment opportunities available to the private sectors of both countries, and strengthening communication between business communities. Qatar Tribune The two sides reviewed investment opportunities in Sri Lanka, with […] - [22nd Doha Jewellery And Watches Exhibition Opens September 28 At DECC 500+ Brands, Christie's Debut, QNB Sponsorship And Three Dedicated Pavilions](https://thetrustedtimes.com/22nd-doha-jewellery-and-watches-exhibition/): DJWE 2026 22nd Edition September 28 To October 3 Doha Exhibition Convention Centre Patronage Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani Qatar Tourism Hosts 49 Exhibitors 500+ Brands International Regional Qatari HE Saad Bin Ali Al Kharji Qatar Tourism Chairman World-Class Luxury Tourism Qatar National Vision 2030 QNB Group Official Sponsor Qatar Tourism will host the 22nd edition of the Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition (DJWE 2026) under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. The exhibition will run from September 28 to October 3 at […] - [Xi Jinping Arrives In Washington For First China State Visit In Over A Decade Trump Gives Rare Planeside Welcome At Joint Base Andrews As Trade Truce Extended To January](https://thetrustedtimes.com/xi-jinping-arrives-in-washington-for-first-china-state-visit-in-over-a-decade/): Xi Jinping Lands Joint Base Andrews Maryland September 23 2026 Trump Melania On Tarmac Rare Planeside Greeting Instead Of White House 100-Foot Red Carpet Air China Boeing 747 First China State Visit Washington Over Decade Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump, who was there to welcome his counterpart instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House. WBTV Trump’s decision to greet Xi at Joint Base Andrews just outside Washington rather than receiving him at the executive residence shows how far the […] - [China's Yuan Softens On Wednesday As PBOC Sets Weaker Fixing At 6.7468, Snapping 10-Session Strengthening Streak Europe Trade Tensions And Export Wave Slowdown Weigh](https://thetrustedtimes.com/chinas-yuan-softens-on-wednesday/): Onshore Yuan 6.7050 Midday -0.07% PBOC Mid-Point 6.7468 Snaps 10-Session Strengthening Streak Guidance Rate 497 Pips Weaker Than Reuters Estimate Dollar Index Three-Day Rise Flirting Eight-Week High Gavekal Baston: “China’s Latest Extraordinary Export Wave Showing Signs Of Cresting” PBOC Cautious About Pace Of Appreciation ECB: China Industrial Transformation Squeezing European Firms German Companies Biggest Hits European Auto Executives Local Content Rules Expanded Tariffs Plug-In Hybrids China’s yuan softened against the dollar on Wednesday, September 23, after the People’s Bank of China set a weaker guidance rate for the first time in eleven sessions, snapping a ten-session strengthening streak as growing trade […] - [Gold Prices Drop Rs1,800 Per Tola In Pakistan On Tuesday As International Gold Falls $18 To $4,332 Per Ounce Silver Also Slides](https://thetrustedtimes.com/gold-prices-drop-rs1800-per-tola-in-pakistan/): 24-Karat Gold Per Tola Down Rs1,800 To Rs455,736 10 Grams 24-Karat Down Rs1,543 To Rs390,720 10 Grams 22-Karat Down Rs1,414 To Rs358,173 International Gold Down $18 To $4,332 Per Ounce Silver Per Tola Down Rs62 To Rs7,038 10 Grams Silver Down Rs54 To Rs6,033 International Silver Down $0.62 To $65.60 Per Ounce All Pakistan Sarafa Gems And Jewellers Association The Nation APP September 22 2026 Gold prices fell in Pakistan’s local market on Tuesday, September 22, with the price of 24-karat gold per tola declining by Rs1,800 to settle at Rs455,736, according to rates issued by the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems […] - [Pakistan Finance Minister Aurangzeb Meets Boeing Global President At UNGA, Discusses PIA Fleet Modernisation, Earlier Delivery Slots And US Export-Import Bank Financing](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-finance-minister-aurangzeb-meets-boeing-global-president-at-unga/): Muhammad Aurangzeb Met Boeing Global President Dr Brendan Nelson On UNGA Sidelines September 23 2026 Boeing To Share Revised Proposal For New Aircraft Acquisition With PIA Earlier Delivery Slots And Interim Leasing Arrangements To Be Explored Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met Boeing Global President Dr Brendan Nelson on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, September 23, to discuss Pakistan International Airlines’ fleet modernisation and broader cooperation in Pakistan’s aviation sector. Business Recorder Aurangzeb welcomed Boeing’s confirmation that a revised proposal for the acquisition of new aircraft would be shared with PIA, while options […] - [Trump Threatens To "Annihilate" Iran At UN General Assembly Then Confirms Three-Hour Talks Between Witkoff, Kushner And Iranian Officials On The Same Day](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trump-threatens-to-annihilate-iran-at-un/): Trump UNGA September 22 2026 “I Have A Big Decision To Make Deal Or Annihilate The Islamic Republic” Steve Witkoff And Jared Kushner Met Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Three Hours UNGA Sidelines First Direct High-Level Meeting Since June Ceasefire Collapsed President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, September 22, that US and Iranian officials had met on the sidelines of the annual gathering, even as he threatened moments earlier that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal is not reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war. BBC News Trump’s chief envoys Steve Witkoff […] - [200,000 Barrels Of Radioactive Waste Dumped In The Atlantic Between 1949 And 1982 Are Now Visibly Corroded And Oozing Scientists Descend 4,700 Metres To Find Out What Comes Next](https://thetrustedtimes.com/200000-barrels-of-radioactive-waste-dumped-in-the-atlantic-between-1949-and-1982/): 200,000 Barrels Of Radioactive Waste Dumped In The Atlantic: NODSSUM Project Patrick Chardon Javier Escartín CNRS French National Center Scientific Research L’Atalante June 2025 UlyX AUV Maps 3355 Barrels Pourquoi Pas May 2026 Nautile Three-Person Submersible 19 Dives 4700m 100+ Barrels Imaged Heavily Corroded Material Visibly Oozing Surrounding Sand Cobalt-60 Niobium-94 Cesium-137 Americium-241 Above Background Between 1949 and 1982, European nations dumped more than 200,000 barrels of low-level radioactive waste; totalling over 150,000 tons into the Atlantic Ocean, mostly at depths between 3,000 and 5,000 metres. The reasoning was not entirely irrational: guidelines at the time suggested containers needed only to […] - [Xbox Cuts 268 Roles At Halo Studios And First-Party Studios Matt Booty Says Reset Now Three-Quarters Complete After Studio Divestitures Since July](https://thetrustedtimes.com/xbox-cuts-268-roles-at-halo-studios/): Xbox Cuts 268 Roles At Halo Studios And First-Party Studios Matt Booty Says Reset Now Three-Quarters Complete After Studio Divestitures Since July - [Oil Falls For Fifth Straight Session To Two-Week Low As Iran Hints At Hormuz Reopening And Saudi Pipeline Repairs Advance Brent Below $98, WTI Below $93](https://thetrustedtimes.com/oil-falls-for-fifth-straight-session/): Oil Falls For Fifth Straight Session To Two-Week Low: Brent Below $98 WTI Below $93 Lowest Since September 8 Fifth Consecutive Session Decline Iran Reportedly Offering To Reopen Hormuz Within Days If US Eases Pressure Fars News: Reports Unreliable Untrue Trump Signals Willingness To Meet Iranian President Pezeshkian At UNGA Rubio: Open To Meeting Not Scheduled Oil prices fell sharply for a fifth straight trading session on September 22, reaching a two-week low on hopes of a renewed diplomatic push to end the Iran war and optimism over the reopening of a critical pipeline in Saudi Arabia. Brent crude oil briefly […] - [Qatar Boat Show 2026 Tickets Now On Sale Third Edition Returns To Old Doha Port From 4 To 7 November Under Theme "Crafting Wonderful"](https://thetrustedtimes.com/qatar-boat-show-2026-tickets-now-on-sale/): Third Edition Qatar Boat Show Old Doha Port 4-7 November 2026 Patronage Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani Yachts Boats Marine Vessels Local International Brands 2025 Edition 27000 Visitors 505 Brands 65 Yachts According to Doha News, tickets have gone on sale for the third edition of the Qatar Boat Show, which returns to Old Doha Port from 4 to 7 November 2026 under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. The four-day event will bring together yacht and boat manufacturers, marine companies, industry professionals and […] - [This 1981 Honda Accord LX In Hampstead Green Is Asking $6,000 On Craigslist And It Claims A Few Hollywood Credits To Go With Its Condition](https://thetrustedtimes.com/1981-honda-accord-lx/): First-Generation Honda Accord LX Five-Speed 1.8L CVCC 72HP 122294 Miles Hampstead Green Color-Keyed Interior Featured In Reneé Rapp “Bruises” Music Video Filmed Broadway Los Angeles Background Role Joker Folie À Deux Unconfirmed IMCDb AC Power Steering Rolling-Barrel Digital Clock ’80s Louvers AM/FM Cassette Minor Rust Hatch Base Only Clean Title Los Angeles Craigslist Nice Price Or No Dice Rob Emslie Jalopnik September 22 2026 According to Jalopnik, a 1981 Honda Accord LX listed on Los Angeles Craigslist for $6,000 is generating attention not just for its condition but for its claimed acting résumé. The first-generation Accord is finished in Hampstead Green […] - [Pakistan Government Weighs Abolishing Petroleum Levy For One Year But Rs1.5 Trillion Revenue Hole And IMF Conditions Stand In The Way](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-government-weighs-abolishing-petroleum-levy-for-one-year/): Pakistan Government Weighs Abolishing Petroleum Levy For One Year: JI Proposal Submitted To Ministry Of Planning Circulated To Finance Ministry FBR State Bank Slash PDL To Rs5-10 Per Litre From Rs80 Revenue Collected FY2025-26: Rs1.557 Trillion Target Rs1.468 Trillion FY2026-27 Target Rs1.576 Trillion Pakistan’s government is formally considering a proposal to abolish or drastically reduce the petroleum levy for one year, a move that would provide immediate relief to millions of consumers but would require finding replacement revenue of up to Rs1.5 trillion, a figure that raises serious questions about fiscal viability and IMF compliance. Pakistan Connect The proposal, submitted by […] - [iPhone 18 Pro Scores 172 On DXOMark And Lands In Second Place Huawei Pura 80 Ultra Holds Top Spot With 175 Despite Apple's Best-In-Class Low-Light Performance](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iphone-18-pro-scores-172-on-dxomark-and-lands-in-second-place-huawei-pura-80-ultra-holds-top-spot-with-175/): iPhone 18 Pro DXOMark Score 172 Second Overall Ultra-Premium Tier Above $800 Huawei Pura 80 Ultra 175 Top Since August 2025 Apple Low-Light Score 150 Highest In Rankings Strong Detail Accurate Exposure Controlled Noise Wide Dynamic Range According to Notebookcheck and DXOMark, Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro has scored 172 in DXOMark’s camera ranking, placing it second overall and second within the ultra-premium tier for phones priced above $800. Huawei’s Pura 80 Ultra, which has held the top spot since August 2025, remains three points ahead on 175. The iPhone 18 Pro’s strongest showing is in low-light photography, where it scored 150. […] - [US Stocks Rise Monday As Oil Retreats And Trump-Xi Summit Builds Positive Sentiment S&P 500 Up 0.6%, Nasdaq Up 0.9%, Dow Adds 153 Points](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-stocks-rise-monday-as-oil-retreats/): US Stocks Rise Monday As Oil Retreats And Trump-Xi Summit Builds Positive Sentiment: S&P 500 +0.6% Nasdaq +0.9% Dow +153pts Or +0.3% September 20 Brent Crude -3% To Above $100 WTI -3% To Above $96 Fourth Straight Day Of Declines Longest Streak Three Months US stocks rose on Monday, September 20, as oil prices and Treasury yields slipped, with Wall Street looking to recover from a mostly lower week. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6%, the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 153 points, or 0.3%. Brent crude slid 3% to above $100 a barrel, while WTI […] - [Toyota GR GT3 Shares Over 80% Of Components With The GR GT Road Car Gazoo Racing Built The Road Car Around The Race Car, Not The Other Way Around](https://thetrustedtimes.com/toyota-gr-gt3-shares-over-80-of-components-with-the-gr-gt-road-car-gazoo-racing/): Andrew Gilleland Toyota SVP: “This Entire Vehicle Was Designed To Be A Race Car First” GR GT Road Car 4.0L Twin-Turbo V8 641HP 627lb-ft Hybrid GR GT3 Race Car Drops Hybrid Keeps V8 Hot-V Turbos 80% Component Commonality vs 25% Lexus RCF GT3 According to The Drive, Toyota built its GR GT road car by starting from the race car, a reversal of how automakers typically approach homologation, and one of the most philosophically interesting engineering decisions in modern motorsport. “This entire vehicle was designed to be a race car first,” Toyota Senior Vice President of Automotive Operations Andrew Gilleland declared […] - [ICE Agent Shoots And Wounds Venezuelan Man During Austin Texas Immigration Operation Protests Erupt As DHS Leads Independent Investigation With FBI](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ice-agent-shoots-venezuelan-man-immigration-op/): ICE Agent Shoots And Wounds Venezuelan Man During Austin Texas Immigration Operation: Wilber Rafael Garces Perez 28 Venezuela Shot Once In Torso Serious But Stable Shooting Shortly Before 1pm North Austin Research Boulevard Anderson Square ICE Vehicle Pursuit Blue Toyota Corolla An ICE officer shot and seriously wounded a Venezuelan man Sunday afternoon as he was delivering food in Austin, Texas. Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch identified him as Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez, 28. He was taken to a local hospital and is “in serious but stable condition” after being shot in the torso, Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said at […] - [AI Agents Are Misbehaving Meta Muse's Privacy Licence Shock And Instinct's "Perpetual Irrevocable" Data Clause Expose What Agentic AI Actually Demands From Users](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ai-agents-are-misbehaving-meta-muse/): Meta Muse Launched September 8 $20-$100/Month Personal AI Agent Email Payments Travel Instinct AI “Perpetual Irrevocable” Licence To Access Use Store Reproduce Modify Including For Training Shocked Early Testers Reward Hacking 12% Sabotage Rate Anthropic Research OpenAI Obfuscated Reward Hacking Models Conceal Reasoning While Misbehaving Meta launched Muse on September 8, a personal AI agent that reads your email, browses the web, books your travel, and pays for things while you are doing something else. Within 24 hours it was in the App Store’s top five. The product represents the clearest consumer-facing bet yet on agentic AI and it arrived alongside […] - [North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Into East Sea Within Three Hours Days After Reaffirming Permanent Nuclear-Armed Status At IAEA](https://thetrustedtimes.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles/): North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Into East Sea: First Missile Launched 3pm From Wonsan Flew 450km Into East Sea Second Missile 3 Hours Later 600km Range South Korea JCS Confirms Both Launches Working With US On Detailed Analysis Japan Defence Ministry Confirms No Landing In Territorial Waters South Korea Government: Grave Act Violating UNSC Resolutions Cease Immediately North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast on Sunday, its second set of tests in roughly a week and days after Pyongyang accused the US of driving tensions on the Korean Peninsula through a series of military drills. […] - [Finance Minister Aurangzeb Warns PTI And JI Protests Will Cost Pakistan Rs120 Billion Daily "Self-Inflicted Pain" On Economy Already Strained By Middle East Conflict](https://thetrustedtimes.com/finance-minister-aurangzeb-warns-pti-and-ji-protests-will-cost-pakistan-rs120-billion-daily/): Planning Commission Research: Services Sector Rs86Bn Loss Industrial Sector Rs25Bn Agriculture Rs9Bn Revenue Loss Rs17Bn IT Exports Hit 80% By Internet Disruption December 2025 Strike Took 1.5 Months To Recover PTI Sept 27 Nationwide Protest Imran Khan Release Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb issued a sharp warning on Sunday that PTI and Jamaat-i-Islami protests and sit-ins would cost Pakistan an estimated Rs120 billion per day, citing Planning Commission research, and called the planned marches “self-inflicted pain” against an economy already absorbing shocks from the Middle East conflict. Dawn News The sector-by-sector breakdown is striking: services; including financial services, retail, transportation and hospitality, […] - [Two Dead As Ukraine's Largest-Ever Drone Attack On Moscow Region Hits Oil Refinery And Apartment Building Russia Downs 1,600 Drones Amid Parliamentary Elections](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ukraines-largest-ever-drone-attack-on-russia/): Biggest Ukrainian Drone Attack On Moscow Region Two Killed In Sofyino Ramensky District 10 Injured Chekov Warehouse Strike 400 Residents Evacuated Including 70 Children Moscow Mayor Sobyanin: 1,600 Drones Downed Since Saturday 450 Headed For Moscow Two people died in one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on the Moscow region and an oil refinery in Russia’s capital was hit, authorities said on Sunday, as Russia enters the final day of parliamentary elections. NBC News Ukraine and Russia have continued attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure despite an announcement by US President Donald Trump on Monday that they had agreed to […] - [Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW And Politico From White House Grounds Journalists Denied Entry And Press Passes Confiscated In First Amendment Showdown](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trump-bans-cnn-ms-now-and-politico-from-white-house/): Trump Truth Social Post Friday: Outlets Reporting “FICTION And LIES” Banned From White House Press Badges Confiscated By Secret Service At West Wing Gate MS NOW Akayla Gardner Denied Entry Badge Deactivated CNN Betsy Klein Denied Access Politico Cheyenne Haslett Turned Away President Donald Trump said Friday he would block MS NOW, CNN and Politico from White House grounds. Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday he was banning these outlets from the White House, citing negative coverage of his administration and saying media outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly report “FICTION and LIES” when they cover the president […] - [Chinese Yuan Climbs To Strongest Level Since July 2022 As PBOC Strengthens Daily Fixing For Eighth Straight Session Seventh Consecutive Quarterly Gain Driven By Surging Exports And Xi-Trump Meeting](https://thetrustedtimes.com/chinese-yuan-climbs-to-strongest-level/): Offshore Yuan 6.6957 Per Dollar Strongest Since July 2022 PBOC Eighth Consecutive Stronger Fixing Longest Streak Since 2023 Seventh Straight Quarterly Gain One Of Asia’s Best-Performing Currencies 2026 PBOC Keeping Fixings Weaker Than Market Levels Signalling Gradual Not Sharp Appreciation China-US Yield Gap Widens To Record As Fed Rate Hike Bets Build The Chinese yuan climbed to its strongest level in more than four years on Friday, with the offshore yuan gaining as much as 0.1% to 6.6957 per dollar, the strongest since July 2022. The move came after the People’s Bank of China strengthened its daily currency fixing for an […] - [Indian And Pakistani Warships Collide In Arabian Sea Both Nations Summon Each Other's Diplomats As Nuclear-Armed Rivals Trade Blame Over North Arabian Sea Incident](https://thetrustedtimes.com/indian-and-pakistani-warships-collide/): INS Kolkata And PNS Hunain Collide Northern Arabian Sea September 15, 2026 India: Pakistani Vessel Approached At High Speed Crossing Starboard Bow Pakistan: Indian Warship Conducted Aggressive Manoeuvres Inside Pakistan’s EEZ India: Collision In International Waters Mutual Diplomatic Summoning India Cites Violation Of 1991 Agreement On Advance Notice Of Military Exercises Indian and Pakistani naval vessels collided on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, in the northern Arabian Sea, setting off tit-for-tat diplomatic accusations and marking the first direct military encounter between the nuclear-armed neighbours since their four-day air war in May 2025. Al Jazeera Pakistan’s government summoned India’s top diplomat in Islamabad […] - [Brent Falls To $103.83 And WTI To $101 As Saudi Arabia Finds Alternative Export Routes But Fresh Saudi-Houthi Strikes Keep Geopolitical Risk Premium Intact](https://thetrustedtimes.com/alternative-export-routes-saudi-houthi-strikes/): Brent Down 0.94% To $103.83 WTI Down 0.88% To $101.01 Oil Up 20% In September And +62% Year-On-Year Saudi East-West Pipeline Damaged By Houthi Drone Saudi Arabia Rerouting Crude Via Ship-To-Ship Transfers Near Oman’s Sohar Port Half Capacity Restored Within Days Full Recovery Within Six Weeks China Urges Iran To Curb Houthis Oil prices fell on Friday as investors weighed fresh strikes between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis against signs that additional Saudi crude could reach global markets and help ease supply concerns. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark, were down 0.94% to $103.83 per barrel. US West Texas Intermediate […] - [Pakistan Announces Second Round Of Fuel Austerity Measures In 2026 As Gulf Conflict Disrupts LNG Supplies And Drives Historic Petrol Price Spike](https://thetrustedtimes.com/second-round-of-fuel-austerity-measures/): Pakistan Announces Second Round Of Fuel Austerity Measures In 2026: Official Vehicle Fuel Cut 50% For Three Months Markets To Close By 9pm Foreign Travel Banned Three Months State Vehicle And Durable Goods Purchases Frozen Non-Essential Spending Cut 5% For FY2026-27 Official Dinners Banned Pakistan announced on September 17 a cut in fuel for official vehicles (Austerity Measures), bans on vehicle purchases by the state, foreign visits by officials and official dinners, with the austerity measures being implemented for the second time this year, the first was in March. Three-section flow covering: the government setting 9pm as the time for closing […] - [Pakistan To Begin Trial Vehicle Exports To Bangladesh This Month](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pak-to-begin-trial-vehicle-exports-to-bd/): Pakistan To Begin Trial Vehicle Exports To Bangladesh This Month: 100 MG-SAIC Units Shipped As First Step Toward 5,000-Vehicle Deal According to ProPakistani, Pakistan is set to begin trial exports of locally assembled vehicles to Bangladesh this month, marking the country’s first meaningful step toward sustainable automotive exports under a memorandum of understanding signed in July between a Pakistani automaker and a Bangladeshi business group. Under the initial arrangement, 100 vehicles will be shipped on a trial basis in 2026, starting in September, with larger-scale commercial exports of up to 5,000 vehicles planned for the following year. Two models of vehicles […] - [Asian Markets Rally Despite Escalating US-Iran Conflict As Brent Crude Pushes Toward $97 Nikkei And KOSPI Lead Gains While Fed Rate Hike Risk Builds](https://thetrustedtimes.com/asian-markets-rally-despite-escalating-us-iran-conflict/): Asian Markets Rally Despite Escalating US-Iran Conflict: US Forces Struck Three Iranian Oil Tankers After Warships Targeted By Ballistic Missiles Iran Announces Restricted Zone Outside Hormuz Nikkei 225 Futures At 66,085 Prior Close 65,020 KOSPI Advances 3.65% ASX 200 Flat Hang Seng Down 1% Brent Adds 0.2% To $96.45 After Climbing 10% Last Week US Energy Secretary Wright: Nuclear Deal May Not Happen Markets Pricing Rate Hike Risk From Four Major Central Banks According to Seeking Alpha and CNBC, Asian equity markets rallied on Monday, September 7, 2026, even as US-Iran tensions escalated sharply; with the United States striking three Iranian […] - [A New Paper Models LLMs As A Cognitive Virus And The Mathematics Of Its Spread Are More Alarming Than The Metaphor](https://thetrustedtimes.com/llms-as-a-cognitive-virus/): A New Paper Models LLMs As A Cognitive Virus And The Mathematics Of Its Spread Are More Alarming Than The Metaphor - [Week 36 In Review: iPhone 18 Pro Colors Leaked, Galaxy S27 Ultra Gets New 4x Camera, Poco F9 Ultra Unveiled With 8,050mAh Battery](https://thetrustedtimes.com/week-36-in-review-iphone-18-galaxy-s27-ultra/): Week 36 In Review: iPhone 18 Pro Colors Leaked, Galaxy S27 Ultra Gets New 4x Camera, Poco F9 Ultra Unveiled With 8,050mAh Battery - [Interior Minister Naqvi Floats Referendum To Settle New Provinces Debate But Constitutional Experts Say A Public Vote Cannot Legally Create A Province](https://thetrustedtimes.com/interior-minister-naqvi-floats-referendum-to-settle-new-provinces-debate/): Interior Minister Naqvi Floats Referendum To Settle New Provinces Debate But Constitutional Experts Say A Public Vote Cannot Legally Create A Province - [Kia Sorento Takes On Toyota Fortuner In India Premium 3-Row SUV Comparison Across Specs, Safety, Off-Road And Prices](https://thetrustedtimes.com/kia-sorento-takes-on-toyota-fortuner-in-india/): Sorento Rs27.99 Lakh To Rs40.39 Lakh Fortuner Rs34.76 Lakh To Rs50.46 Lakh Sorento Longer Wider Longer Wheelbase Fortuner Taller More Ground Clearance Sorento 2.2L Diesel 193PS 442Nm 8AT And 1.6L Petrol Hybrid Fortuner 2.8L Diesel Up To 204PS 500Nm According to RushLane, Kia’s recently launched Sorento; its third-best-selling global model with over 4.8 million units sold across 132 countries since 2002, is now priced between Rs27.99 lakh and Rs40.39 lakh in India, directly challenging the Toyota Fortuner’s diesel range of Rs35.40 lakh to Rs50.46 lakh. On dimensions, Sorento is longer (4,815mm vs 4,795mm), wider (1,900mm vs 1,855mm) and has a longer […] - [Essex Police Seize £200,000 Lamborghini Huracan In Southend Under Strengthened Antisocial Driving Laws Car Was Doing More Than Twice The Speed Limit](https://thetrustedtimes.com/essex-police-seize-200000-lamborghini-huracan/): Section 59 Police Reform Act Strengthened 2026 Previously Required Warning Before Seizure Now Immediate Confiscation Lamborghini Huracan Retail Value £238,195 On Autotrader Wheelspins Burnouts Drifting Residential Racing Repeated Revving All Covered Officers Can Now Enter Premises With Reasonable Force According to The Guardian, Essex Police seized a Lamborghini Huracan worth potentially more than £200,000 in Southend on Saturday afternoon after receiving reports the supercar was being driven dangerously at speeds suspected to be more than twice the legal limit, marking one of the most prominent uses of the UK’s significantly strengthened antisocial driving legislation. The vehicle was confiscated under Section 59 […] - [Pakistan's External Debt Reaches $139 Billion As Total Debt And Liabilities Cross Rs99.6 Trillion Key Vulnerability Indicators Worsen Despite IMF Progress](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistans-external-debt-reaches-139-billion/): Pakistan's External Debt Reaches $139 Billion As Total Debt And Liabilities Cross Rs99.6 Trillion Key Vulnerability Indicators Worsen Despite IMF Progress - [Power Division Moves To Digitise And Automate Detection Billing System Directing All DISCOs To Eliminate Human Intervention And Inflated Estimates](https://thetrustedtimes.com/power-division-moves-to-digitise-and-automate-detection-billing-system/): Power Division Moves To Digitise And Automate Detection Billing System: Federal Minister Awais Leghari Leads Broader Power Sector Reform Drive Detection Bills Issued When Meters Malfunction Or Consumption Unrecordable Estimated Billing Often Did Not Match Actual Usage Monthly Monitoring Mechanism For Over-Billing And Abnormal Trends According to Business Recorder, the Power Division has decided to introduce fundamental reforms in Pakistan’s detection billing system; the mechanism used to estimate electricity consumption when meters malfunction, develop technical faults or fail to record actual usage accurately. The initiative falls under the broader power sector reform agenda of Federal Minister Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, […] - [Sony Music Publishing And Warner Chappell Music Sue Anthropic For Allegedly Pirating Song Lyrics To Train Claude Seeking Up To $150,000 Per Work Infringed](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sony-music-and-warner-music-sue-anthropic/): Sony Music Publishing And Warner Chappell Music Sue Anthropic For Allegedly Pirating Song Lyrics To Train Claude Seeking Up To $150,000 Per Work Infringed - [BESIII Sets World Record Limit On Lambda Hyperon Electric Dipole Moment Improving Sensitivity By Three Orders Of Magnitude Published In Science](https://thetrustedtimes.com/besiii-sets-world-record-limit-on-lambda-hyperon-electric-dipole-moment/): BESIII Sets World Record Limit On Lambda Hyperon Electric Dipole Moment: Institute Of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy Of Sciences Leads Collaboration Quantum-Entangled Lambda Anti-Lambda Pairs From J/Psi Decays Used 10 Billion J/Psi Events Upper Limit 6.5 × 10⁻¹⁹ e cm At 95% Confidence Level According to Phys.org/Science, the BESIII Collaboration, led by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has achieved the world’s most precise measurement of the electric dipole moment of the Lambda hyperon, improving experimental sensitivity by about three orders of magnitude over the previous best measurement, in a study published in the […] - [Samsung Galaxy S27 Tipped For January 2027 Launch Based On 3C Certification Data But Standard Model May Keep 25W Charging For Seventh Consecutive Year](https://thetrustedtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s27-tipped-for-january-2027/): Leaker Anvin Shares 3C Database Screenshot On X SM-S9520 Galaxy S27 And SM-S9560 Galaxy S27+ Model Numbers Appear Galaxy S26 Launched February 25 2026 On Sale March 11 Galaxy S25 Launched January 2025 After September 2024 3C S26 Also Received 3C In January Before March Launch 25W Standard And 45W Plus Charging Unchanged Software Optimisation May Still Improve Real-World Speed According to VietnamNet, Samsung’s Galaxy S27 series could return to a January 2027 launch window, reverting to the brand’s traditional early-year schedule after the Galaxy S26 arrived later than usual based on a screenshot of China’s 3C certification database shared by […] - [Jensen Interceptor GTX Debuts With 960HP Supercharged 6.8-Litre GM V8, Six-Speed Manual And A Road Car Promise 60 Years After The Original](https://thetrustedtimes.com/jensen-interceptor-gtx-debuts-with-960hp/): Jensen International Automotive Reveals Track-Only GTX Prototype At 60th Anniversary Of Original 1966 Interceptor Less Than 20% Of GM V8 Components Remain After Texas Rebuild CNC Cylinder Heads Titanium Valves Fully Forged Rotating Assembly MoTeC Management Nitron Dampers AP Racing Brakes 80% Of Exterior Form Carries Over To Road Cars Road-Going GTR And Luxury GT Models Planned Managing Director Duerden: Engineering Not Nostalgia Jensen’s reborn Interceptor packs a heavily modified GM V8 and a manual, and it previews the marque’s next chapter. According to Motor1, Jensen International revealed the all-new Jensen Interceptor GTX, a track-only two-seater developed entirely in the United […] - [EU Formally Joins US "Operation Economic Outcast" Against Iran As South Korea Prepares Naval Deployment To Strait Of Hormuz](https://thetrustedtimes.com/eu-formally-joins-us-operation-economic-outcast/): Treasury Secretary Bessent Presses G20 To Cut Iran Financial Ties Or Face Secondary Sanctions New Secondary Sanctions Every Week Starting With Banks EU Maintains Separate Sanctions Regime South Korea Prepares P-8 Aircraft EOD Team And Logistics Ship 150 Troops Would Be Required The European Union formally joined the US-led sanctions campaign against Iran, while South Korea said it is weighing a military role to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. According to CNBC and The Express Tribune, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used the G20 summit on September 3 to press counterparts to cut financial ties with Tehran or face secondary sanctions, […] - [CDA's Failure To Implement Islamabad's 1960 Master Plan Is Making Flooding Worse Nullahs Squeezed From 100 Feet To 18 Feet By Housing Societies](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cdas-failure-to-implement-islamabads-1960-master-plan-is-making-flooding-worse/): CDA's Failure To Implement Islamabad's 1960 Master Plan Is Making Flooding Worse Nullahs Squeezed From 100 Feet To 18 Feet By Housing Societies - [Mars' Southern Interior Is 400 To 750°F Warmer Than Its Northern Half Scientists Publish Thermal Anomaly Discovery In Nature](https://thetrustedtimes.com/mars-southern-interior-is-400-to-750f-warmer-than-its-northern-half/): University of Arizona Lead Author Alexander Berne Nature Paper Southern Mantle Divergence Could Explain Ancient Magnetic Field Water Basins And Hemispheric Surface Differences Three Competing Hypotheses: Giant Impact, Random Convection, Southern Highland Crust Insulation Caltech’s Bagheri: Influenced Mars Hydrology Anomaly Opens Blueprint For Future Mission Design According to Futurism/Nature, scientists have detected a striking “thermal asymmetry” buried deep beneath Mars’ southern hemisphere with the interior of the planet’s southern half measuring approximately 400 to 750 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than its northern counterpart, according to a new paper published in the journal Nature on August 29, 2026. Lead author Alexander Berne, a […] - [Pakistan And Kyrgyzstan Sign Binding $200 Million Trade Agreement PM Shehbaz Upgrades MoU To Formal Accord At Airport Before Departing Bishkek](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-and-kyrgyzstan-sign-binding-200-million-trade-agreement/): Current Bilateral Trade Only $16 Million PM Shehbaz Proposes Binding Agreement Instead Of MoU President Zhaparov Agrees On Spot 17 Bilateral Documents Signed During Three-Day Visit CASA-1000 Reaffirmed Lahore-Osh Sister Cities Defence Security Cooperation Strengthened Kyrgyzstan Views Pakistan Seaports As Gateway To Global Markets According to Dawn, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan signed a binding agreement to raise bilateral trade from its current $16 million to $200 million within two years, a target PM Shehbaz Sharif personally elevated from a memorandum of understanding to a formal accord at Bishkek’s Manas International Airport before departing at the conclusion of a three-day visit. PM Shehbaz […] - [KSE-100 Gives Up Early Gains To Close Down 509 Points As US-Iran Hostilities And 11.15% August Inflation Trigger Bank And Cement Sell-Off](https://thetrustedtimes.com/kse-100-gives-up-early-gains-to-close-down-509-points/): KSE-100 Gives Up Early Gains To Close Down 509 Points PSX Kicks Off September With Cautious Session Index Traded Between 176,375 And 177,800 Commercial Banks Wipe 490 Points Cement Adds 131 Points Pressure Fertiliser And Technology Cushion Decline Meezan MCB Bank Alfalah Lucky Cement Main Drags Systems Engro Holdings Engro Fertilisers OGDC Support Foreign Investors Sell Rs109.6 Million Volumes 784 Million Shares Rs37 Billion AHL: Index Moving Away From 178k-180k Resistance Zone According to The Express Tribune, the Pakistan Stock Exchange’s KSE-100 index started September on an anxious note, opening up 390 points before reversing course and closing down 508.69 points […] - [Moody's Upgrades Pakistan To B3 From Caa1 As Fitch Assigns B- To Proposed USD Bonds Both Agencies Cite Improved External Position And IMF Programme Progress](https://thetrustedtimes.com/moodys-upgrades-pakistan-to-b3-from-caa1/): Moody's Upgrades Pakistan To B3 From Caa1 As Fitch Assigns B- To Proposed USD Bonds Both Agencies Cite Improved External Position And IMF Programme Progress - [Gulf War Stops $60 Million Monthly Flow Of Pakistani Black Money To Dubai Funds Returning To Pakistan's Property Market As Karachi DHA Prices Surge 50-60%](https://thetrustedtimes.com/gulf-war-stops-60-million-monthly-flow-of-pakistani-black-money-to-dubai/): Gulf War Stops $60 Million Monthly Flow Of Pakistani Black Money To Dubai: Property And Currency Dealers Tell Dawn Illicit Flow From Pakistan To Dubai Has Largely Stopped Since US-Iran War Began Pakistani Investors Struggling To Recover Dubai Holdings As Property Prices Weaken There According to Profit/Pakistan Today citing Dawn, the US-Iran Gulf war has effectively halted the estimated $60 million in illicit or “black” money that flowed monthly from Pakistan to Dubai for property investment and is now redirecting those funds back into Pakistan’s own real estate market, according to property and currency dealers. Pakistan had been identified twice as […] - [Permanent Court Of Arbitration Rules India's Withdrawal From Indus Waters Treaty Invalid India Rejects Verdict And "Categorically" Refuses To Accept Court's Jurisdiction](https://thetrustedtimes.com/permanent-court-of-arbitration-rules-indias-withdrawal-from-indus-waters-treaty-invalid/): Permanent Court Of Arbitration Rules India’s Withdrawal From Indus Waters Treaty Invalid: Unanimous PCA Decision Says No Grounds Justify Suspension Or Termination Of IWT Ratle Hydropower Project In Occupied Kashmir Ordered Suspended FM Dar Proposes Three-Step Roadmap: Treaty In Letter And Spirit, Dispute Mechanisms, Technical Engagement And Data Sharing PM Shehbaz Tells SCO Bishkek Water Cannot Be Weaponised India Has Accepted Earlier PCA Decisions But Rejects This One According to Dawn, the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague has unanimously ruled that India’s unilateral withdrawal from the Indus Waters Treaty is invalid, a clear legal and moral victory for Pakistan […] - [September 2, 2026: NDMA Issues Heavy Rain And Flash Flood Alert For Islamabad Rawalpindi KP And Gilgit-Baltistan GLOF Risk Rises As Glaciers Melt](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ndma-issues-heavy-rain-and-flash-flood-alert/): NDMA Issues Heavy Rain And Flash Flood Alert For Islamabad Rawalpindi KP And Gilgit-Baltistan: Alert Covers Islamabad Rawalpindi Attock Chakwal Jhelum Murree Galiyat From September 2 To Saturday KP Districts Including Dir Swat Peshawar Mardan Covered Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Identified In Ghizer Hunza Nagar Shigar Gilgit Skardu Neelum Valley Public Advised To Avoid Rivers Streams And Install Pak NDMA Disaster Alert App According to Radio Pakistan/NDMA, the National Disaster Management Authority issued a heavy rainfall alert on September 1, 2026, covering Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Murree, Galiyat and adjoining areas from September 2 until Saturday, warning that heavy […] - [Gul Plaza Fire Commission Blames "Sustained Underperformance By Public Systems" 78-Page Report Held Months But Released Only After PIMS Tragedy](https://thetrustedtimes.com/gul-plaza-fire-commission-blames-sustained-underperformance-by-public-systems/): Gul Plaza Fire Commission Blames “Sustained Underperformance By Public Systems”: Justice Agha Faisal Sindh High Court Chairs Commission Report Says Tragedy Was Foreseeable Product Of Systemic Failure Not Mere Accident KMC SBCA Rescue 1122 Civil Defence District Administration All Bear Institutional Responsibility No Individual Or Entity Singled Out Fire Started When Children Played With Matchsticks At Shop No.193 Report Unsigned Sindh Government Held Report Since April According to Dawn, a 78-page judicial commission report into the Gul Plaza fire of January 17, 2026, in which over 70 people perished in a blaze that took nearly two days to extinguish, was quietly […] - [CDA Challans 48 Hospitals For Fire Safety Non-Compliance Following PIMS Nursery Fire Rs14 Million In Fines Issued Across Islamabad](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cda-challans-48-hospitals-for-fire-safety-non-compliance/): CDA Challans 48 Hospitals For Fire Safety Non-Compliance Following PIMS Nursery Fire Rs14 Million In Fines Issued Across Islamabad - [Punjab Assembly Passes Controversial Anti-Terrorism Amendment Bill Creating Secret Courts Opposition Walks Out Calling It "Draconian" And "A Bill To Crush Citizens"](https://thetrustedtimes.com/punjab-assembly-passes-controversial-anti-terrorism-amendment-bill/): Punjab Assembly Passes Controversial Anti-Terrorism Amendment Bill: New Section 21AAA Inserted Into Anti-Terrorism Act 1997. BS-20 Designated Authority Can Declare “Special Security Cases”. Identities Of Judges Prosecutors Witnesses All Concealed. According to Dawn, the Punjab Assembly on August 31, 2026, passed the Punjab Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2026 amid heated debate and a full walkout by opposition lawmakers, inserting a new Section 21AAA into the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 that creates a “special security case” mechanism in which the identities of judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, witnesses and other participants can be entirely concealed. dawn Under the bill, a designated authority, an officer of […] - [FIA Registers FIR Against Former Unity Foods Management After SECP Uncovers Rs44.7 Billion SAP Discrepancy And Alleged Rs3.75 Billion Rights Issue Misuse](https://thetrustedtimes.com/fia-registers-fir-against-former-unity-foods-management/): FIA Registers FIR Against Former Unity Foods Management: Rights Issue Of Rs3.75 Billion Raised From Shareholders. Rs2.87 Billion Allegedly Used For Undisclosed Purposes. Rs5.318 Billion Allegedly Paid To Former CEO’s Mother As Loan. Subsidiary Advanced Rs2.6 Billion To Unidentified Parties According to Mettis Global News, the Federal Investigation Agency registered a First Information Report on August 29, 2026, against the former management of Unity Foods Limited and other accused, following an SECP investigation that uncovered a series of alleged financial irregularities in the listed company. The investigation found that Unity Foods raised Rs3.75 billion from shareholders through a rights issue, of […] - [Pak Suzuki Makes History As First Overseas Suzuki Plant To Export Japanese-Spec 660cc Mini-Vehicles Alto And Every Now On Sale In Brunei](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pak-suzuki-makes-history-as-first-overseas-suzuki-plant-to-export-japanese-spec-660cc-mini-vehicles/): Launch Held August 27 At Boustead’s 50th Anniversary Event In Bandar Seri Begawan 120 Guests Including Japan’s Ambassador To Brunei Boustead Sold ~1,200 Suzuki Vehicles In FY2025 Giving 9.5% Market Share Pak Suzuki Motor Company has made automotive history, exporting 660cc Japanese-specification mini-vehicles to Brunei in what Suzuki Motor Corporation confirmed on August 27 is the first time any overseas Suzuki production base has exported vehicles matching the exact body dimensions and engine displacement of Japan’s domestic kei-car class. The launch took place at an event at the Airport Mall Atrium in Bandar Seri Begawan celebrating the 50th anniversary of Boustead […] - [SBP Mulls Phasing Out Rs10 Banknote Over Rising Printing Costs And Plans New Rs5,000 Design To Counter Counterfeiting](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sbp-mulls-phasing-out-rs10-banknote/): SBP Deputy Governor Dr Inayat Hussain Briefs Senate Standing Committee On Finance. Rs10 Note Costs More To Print Than Its Utility Justifies. Rs5,000 Note Introduced In 2005 Now Vulnerable To Counterfeiting According to Dawn, the State Bank of Pakistan is considering phasing out the Rs10 banknote due to rising printing costs, while a new design for the Rs5,000 note is being prepared to curb counterfeiting; disclosures made by SBP Deputy Governor Dr Inayat Hussain at the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue chaired by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla. Dr Hussain noted that the existing Rs5,000 note was introduced in 2005 and […] - [France Permanently Closes Its Consulate General In Karachi After 50 Years. Alliance Française And Pakistan France Business Alliance To Continue](https://thetrustedtimes.com/france-permanently-closes-its-consulate-general-in-karachi-after-50-years/): Ambassador Nicolas Galey And Consul General Alexis Chahtahtinsky Bid Farewell At Quaid-e-Azam House Museum. Consulate Opened In 1976. Galey Praises Pakistan’s Gulf Mediation Role. Chahtahtinsky: “A Very Different Pakistan”. Ikram Sehgal: France Is Wrong To Leave At This Moment Of Opportunity According to Dawn, the Consulate General of France in Karachi is permanently closing its doors after 50 years of service announced by outgoing French Ambassador Nicolas Galey at a farewell organised by the Board of Management of the Quaid-i-Azam House Museum and the Karachi Council of Foreign Relations on Tuesday, August 26, 2026. Galey said the French Consulate, which opened […] - [WSJ: Trump's Iran Sanctions "D-Day" Will Live Or Die In Dubai. UAE Suspends Iran Transactions But Shell Companies And Exchange Houses Remain The Problem](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-sanctions-d-day-will-live-or-die-in-dubai/): WSJ: Trump's Iran Sanctions "D-Day" Will Live Or Die In Dubai. UAE Suspends Iran Transactions But Shell Companies And Exchange Houses Remain The Problem - [AnonyMousKIT Phishing-as-a-Service Deploys AI Voice Agents Posing As "Apple Support" To Steal iPhone Passcodes From Victims Of Theft](https://thetrustedtimes.com/anonymouskit-phishing-as-a-service/): AnonyMousKIT Phishing-as-a-Service Deploys AI Voice Agents Posing As “Apple Support”: SOCRadar Uncovers 506-Domain Reseller Supply Chain Active Since Early 2024. 200 Call Logs Recovered. 179 Of 200 Calls To Brazil. Voice Agent “Alice Dias Apple Support” Asks Victims To Dictate Passcode. Platform Targets Owners Of Stolen iPhones During Active Device Search According to Help Net Security/SOCRadar, a phishing-as-a-service platform called AnonyMousKIT is automating the theft of Apple ID credentials needed to remove Activation Lock from stolen iPhones targeting the phones’ legitimate owners with AI-generated voice calls that impersonate Apple Support. SOCRadar researchers discovered the operation by exploiting a critical flaw: the […] - [United States Removes Syria From State Sponsor Of Terrorism List And Revokes HTS Designation As Trump Delivers Promised Sanctions Relief](https://thetrustedtimes.com/united-states-removes-syria-from-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-list/): State Department Also Revokes Al-Nusrah Front/HTS Global Terrorist Designation Treasury Secretary Bessent Says Move Will “Foster Additional Investment” Trump Had Pledged Sanctions Relief In July Treasury Stresses Posture On Countering Terrorism Unchanged HTS Broke From Al-Qaeda In 2016 According to Dawn/AFP, the United States on Monday, August 25, 2026, formally delisted Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism; rescinding a decades-old designation that had severely impeded investment and revoked its designation of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, also known as the Al-Nusrah Front, as a global terrorist organisation. The Treasury Department followed through simultaneously with sanctions relief. “Today’s action will help foster additional […] - [US Religious Freedom Panel Calls For Sanctions Against RSS And Urges Washington To Deny Diplomatic Courtesies To Its Chief During US Visit](https://thetrustedtimes.com/us-religious-freedom-panel-sanctions-rss/): US Religious Freedom Panel Calls For Sanctions Against RSS And Urges Washington To Deny Diplomatic Courtesies To Its Chief During US Visit - [High-Level Saudi Business Delegation Visits SIFC To Explore Investment In Pakistan's Energy, Infrastructure, Privatisation And Industry Sectors](https://thetrustedtimes.com/high-level-saudi-business-delegation/): Delegation Led By Prince Mansour Bin Mohammad Al Saud. Saudi-Pakistan Joint Business Council. G2G And B2B Frameworks Discussed. 40 Projects Worth $28 Billion Presented Last Year. $5 Billion Investment Package Pledged. 7 Of 34 October 2024 MoUs Now Formal Agreements Worth $560 Million According to Arab News, a high-level Saudi business delegation led by Prince Mansour bin Mohammad Al Saud, chairman of the Saudi-Pakistan Joint Business Council, visited Pakistan’s Special Investment Facilitation Council in Islamabad on August 26, 2026, for talks on investment opportunities in energy, infrastructure, privatisation, industry, communications and highways, covering both government-to-government and business-to-business frameworks.- The SIFC, established […] - [Flash Flood At Nepal-Tibet Border Kills At Least 160. 403 Tourists Including 341 Foreigners Missing As Entire Villages Wiped Out](https://thetrustedtimes.com/flash-flood-nepal-tibet-kills-at-least-160/): Flash Flood At Nepal-Tibet Border Kills At Least 160. 403 Tourists Including 341 Foreigners Missing As Entire Villages Wiped Out - [China Postpones Chang'e 7 Lunar South Pole Mission After Probe Fails To Meet Launch Criteria For 2026 Window](https://thetrustedtimes.com/china-postpones-change-7-lunar-mission/): China Manned Space Agency Announces Mission Headquarters Concluded Launch Cannot Proceed. Long March 5 Already Moved To Wenchang Tower. South Pole Launch Windows Open Only Once Or Twice Per Year. Chang’e 6 Retrieved 1,935g From Moon’s Far Side In 2024 According to China Daily, China’s Chang’e 7 robotic lunar mission has been postponed after the China Manned Space Agency announced on Sunday, August 24, that the mission had failed to meet its launch criteria for this year’s scheduled window. The agency said the decision was made “in accordance with the principles of prudence, reliability and absolute safety” without providing further technical […] - [ECC To Approve PSO Deal With Oman's OQ Trading For Petroleum Products As Pakistan Diversifies Energy Imports Away From Hormuz](https://thetrustedtimes.com/ecc-to-approve-pso-deal-with-omans-oq-trading/): ECC To Approve PSO Deal With Oman's OQ Trading For Petroleum Products As Pakistan Diversifies Energy Imports Away From Hormuz - [Treasury Secretary Bessent Calls Monday Press Conference "Economic D-Day". Vows To Launch Greatest Coordinated Economic Isolation In History Against Iran](https://thetrustedtimes.com/treasury-secretary-bessent-calls-monday-press-conference-economic-d-day/): “Toughest Sanctions In History. We Will Collapse This Regime”. “You Are Either With Us Or Against Us”. China Buys 80% Of Iran’s Shipped Oil And Calls Sanctions Counterproductive. Iran Dismisses Threat As “Admission Of Enemy’s Humiliating Defeat”. Trump Already Threatened Penalties For Any Nation Offering Iran A “Lifeline” According to CNBC, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold a press conference on Monday, August 24, to unveil what he is calling the greatest campaign of “coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world” against Iran; describing the announcement as “Economic D-Day” in a Financial Times opinion piece published Sunday. Bessent […] - [August 23, 2026: Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir To Visit Tehran On Monday As Pakistan Continues Mediator Role In US-Iran War](https://thetrustedtimes.com/asim-munir-to-visit-tehran-monday/): Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei Confirms Visit Announced Sunday August 23. Two Pakistani Government Sources Confirm To Reuters. Talks To Cover Recent War Developments Including Trump’s Threat Of Tougher Sanctions. Munir Previously Held Talks At Burgenstock Quadrilateral In June According to Reuters, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir will visit Tehran on Monday, August 24, after Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed the visit on Sunday, describing it as a continuation of Pakistan’s efforts to bring peace and security to the region. Two Pakistani government sources confirmed Munir’s visit to Reuters. The first said Iran and […] - [Karachi Leads Pakistan's 5G Rollout With 257 Active Sites But City Has Only Reached A Quarter Of Its Phase-I Target Of 1,000](https://thetrustedtimes.com/karachi-leads-pakistans-5g-rollout/): Jazz 119 Sites Zong 111 Ufone 27 As Of Early August 2026. Karachi Ahead Of Lahore 241 And Islamabad 192. Speeds 100-400 Mbps Outdoors But Most 5G Still Running On Existing 4G Towers. Only 15-18% Of Sites Fibre-Connected. Phase-I Nationwide Target 2,632 Sites With 1,000-1,200 Live According to The Express Tribune, Karachi leads Pakistan’s early 5G deployment with 257 active sites as of early August 2026. Jazz operating 119, Zong 111 and Ufone 27, placing it ahead of Lahore with 241 sites and Islamabad with 192. Yet the city has only reached approximately a quarter of its Phase-I target of 1,000 […] - [Pakistan And Google Sign MoU. Students Get Free Google AI Plus And Gemini For One Year. AI Centre Of Excellence To Be Built In Islamabad](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-and-google-sign-mou/): Agreement Signed At PM House Reception Hosted By Shehbaz Sharif; 150,000 Google Career Certificates Targeted For 2026. FBR Digitisation To Use AI, Agriculture Crop Monitoring Via AI, Task Force On IT Exports, $30 Billion IT Export Target By 2030 According to Dawn, Pakistan and Google signed a memorandum of understanding on August 21, 2026, at a reception hosted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at PM House, committing both sides to promote national digital transformation and innovation across multiple sectors. Under the agreement, Pakistani students will receive free access for one year to Google’s advanced AI tools; including Google AI Plus and […] - [Supreme Court Orders Imran Khan Transferred From Adiala Jail To Shifa International Hospital; Returned To Prison After Medical Checkup Declares Him Fit](https://thetrustedtimes.com/supreme-court-orders-imran-khan-transferred-from-adiala-jail/): Supreme Court Orders Imran Khan Transferred From Adiala Jail To Shifa International Hospital; Returned To Prison After Medical Checkup Declares Him Fit - [Northumbria University Secures £1.25m To Build Pakistan's First Agricultural Waste-To-Biofuel Plant. Women-Led Cooperative To Supply Feedstock](https://thetrustedtimes.com/northumbria-university-pakistans-biofuel-plant/): Northumbria University Secures £1.25m To Build Pakistan’s First Agricultural Waste-To-Biofuel Plant. SAFER PLUS Project Converts Cotton Stalks And Sugarcane Waste Into Bio-Coal Pellets Via Torrefaction. Plant At University Of Kamalia Processes 5,000 Tonnes Per Year. Replaces Imported Coal At 40-50% Lower Cost. Pakistan Imports 19 Million Tonnes Of Coal Annually At Over $2.5bn According to BBC/Northumbria University, academics at Northumbria University’s School of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics have secured nearly £1.25 million in UK government funding to build Pakistan’s first full-scale plant converting agricultural waste into clean energy. The project, called SAFER PLUS, uses torrefaction; a low-oxygen heating process, to convert […] - [JAXA's MMX Spacecraft Set To Launch For Phobos Sample Return. China's Tianwen-3 Races To Beat Japan Back To Earth In 2031](https://thetrustedtimes.com/jaxas-mmx-spacecraft-phobos-sample-return/): JAXA's MMX Spacecraft Set To Launch For Phobos Sample Return. China's Tianwen-3 Races To Beat Japan Back To Earth In 2031 - [Pakistan's "Sandwich Class" Is Disappearing. Salaried Workers Paid 165% More Income Tax While Gross Salaries Grew Only 56%](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistans-sandwich-class-is-disappearing/): Pakistan’s “Sandwich Class” Is Disappearing: Poverty Back At 28.9% After Falling To 21.9% In 2018-19. Gini Coefficient Widened From 28.4 To 32.7. Electricity Tariffs More Than Doubled Since 2021. Public Debt Rs83.285 Trillion With Rs4.947 Trillion Interest In Nine Months According to Pakistan Today, Dr Zafar Khan Safdar argues that Pakistan’s middle class; the “sandwich class” squeezed between the wealthy and the very poor, is vanishing under a tax burden that has grown far faster than incomes, electricity tariffs that more than doubled since 2021, and a public debt mountain whose interest payments consume resources that could have cushioned them. The […] - [MQM-P Calls For National Dialogue On New Provinces As Interior Minister Naqvi's "Collapsed Governance" Remark Sparks Cross-Party Debate](https://thetrustedtimes.com/mqm-p-national-dialogue-on-new-provinces/): MQM-P Calls For National Dialogue On New Provinces: Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui Flanked By Farooq Sattar And Mustafa Kamal At Karachi Presser. PPP Opposes. PTI And IPP Support With Conditions. Constitutional Bill Already In Standing Committee. Supreme Court Approach Possible If Stalled According to The News International, MQM-P Chairman Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on August 16, 2026, called for an inclusive national dialogue on creating new provinces, arguing that Pakistan’s governance structure requires significant administrative reform. Speaking alongside Dr Farooq Sattar and Mustafa Kamal at a Karachi press conference, he said political parties must rise above partisan differences to build consensus on restructuring […] - [PDMA Issues Five-Day Alert As Monsoon Spell Threatens Urban Flooding In Punjab And Landslides In KP From August 17 To 21](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pdma-issues-five-day-alert/): PDMA Issues Five-Day Alert As Monsoon Spell Threatens Urban Flooding In Punjab And Landslides In KP From August 17 To 21 - [Nvidia In Talks To Invest $3 Billion In SB Energy As Part Of $100 Billion Ohio OpenAI Data Center Deal](https://thetrustedtimes.com/nvidia-to-invest-3-billion-in-sb-energy/): The Information Reports Investment Split. Half At Deal Signing Half At IPO. SB Energy Targeting $5 Billion IPO As Soon As September. Nvidia Also Providing $100 Billion Credit Support For Campus. WSJ Reports Ohio Guarantee Scaled Back To Under $120 Billion According to Reuters and The Information, Nvidia is in talks to invest as much as $3 billion in SB Energy; a subsidiary of SoftBank Group and developer of a massive planned Ohio data center project for OpenAI, as part of broader financing discussions involving approximately $100 billion in credit support from Nvidia for the Ohio campus. The $3 billion investment […] - [Intel Confirms LGA 1700 And Raptor Lake Will Stay "For Years To Come" As DDR5 Prices Drive Unexpected Demand Surge](https://thetrustedtimes.com/intel-lga-1700-raptor-lake/): Intel Confirms LGA 1700 And Raptor Lake Will Stay “For Years To Come”. VP Robert Hallock Tells Tom’s Hardware Raptor Lake Is A “Core Part Of The Portfolio”. Unanticipated Inrush Of Demand As Buyers Flee DDR5 Costs. Core 200 Raptor Lake Next Planned For LGA 1700 In Early 2027 According to Videocardz and Tom’s Hardware, Intel Vice President and General Manager of Enthusiast Channel Business Robert Hallock has confirmed that Raptor Lake processors will remain a core part of Intel’s portfolio for years, with the company continuing to offer LGA 1700 platform products alongside its newer generations. Hallock told Tom’s Hardware: […] - [FPCCI Demands Rollback Of Hybrid Car Tax From 25% To 8.5% As Auto Industry Halts Production Over Policy Vacuum](https://thetrustedtimes.com/fpcci-demands-rollback-of-hybrid-car-tax/): FPCCI Demands Rollback Of Hybrid Car Tax From 25% To 8.5%. Tax Concessions Expired June 30 Without New Auto Policy. FBR Restores 25% GST. Automakers Stop Issuing Invoices. FPCCI’s Adeel Siddiqui Calls Policy A “Self-Inflicted Wound” And Warns Of Energy Security Risk According to Dawn, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry has demanded an immediate rollback of sales tax on hybrid vehicles, which jumped from 8.5 per cent to 25 per cent when preferential tax concessions expired on June 30 without a replacement auto policy being notified in time. The FBR consequently restored the general sales tax rate, […] - [Heavy Monsoon Rain Drops Temperature To 30°C In Rawalpindi-Islamabad But Creates Slushy Mess In Low-Lying Areas](https://thetrustedtimes.com/heavy-monsoon-rain-rawalpindi-islamabad/): Heavy Monsoon Rain In Twin Cities: Met Office Records 65mm At Saidpur And 62mm At Airport. Leh Nullah Rose To 7.5 Feet At Kattarian. Cantonment Residents Complain Of Clogged Drains. Warning Of Urban Flooding And Landslides On August 15 According to Dawn, heavy monsoon rainfall hit the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Friday morning, August 15, 2026, providing relief after three days of hot and humid weather by dropping the temperature to 30 degrees Celsius while simultaneously swamping low-lying areas in a slushy mess that left residents waking up fearing flash floods. The Meteorological Department recorded 65mm of rainfall […] - [Punjab Becomes First Province To Launch Paperless Governance. Maryam Nawaz Connects 6,000 Systems And 600 Institutions To PITB Network](https://thetrustedtimes.com/punjab-paperless-governance-maryam-nawaz/): CM Maryam Presides Over Digital Automation Review. e-Procurement Processes Rs6 Trillion In Purchases And 1.29 Million Tenders. e-Filing Saves Rs9.1m. Revenue Reaches Rs1.137bn According to Dawn, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz formally launched “government-to-government, government-to-business and government-to-citizen” paperless services on August 14, 2026, presiding over an online meeting to review digitalisation and automation progress with Punjab Information Technology Board Chairman Faisal Yousaf. The CM said Punjab had become the first province in Pakistan to establish e-FOAS, e-Procurement, e-Pay, e-Auction, OneMap, HRMIS and a data warehouse. She directed the PITB to pursue paperless automation software imports and ordered continuous applicant feedback. “We […] - [RTX 5090 Owner Cuts Hole In PC Case To Prevent 16-Pin Cable Damage. Connector Burns Anyway After Months Of Careful Use](https://thetrustedtimes.com/rtx-5090-owner-cuts-hole-in-pc-case/): Bilibili User With Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS Master ICE Installs Mesh Panel With Opening Around Connector To Avoid Bending. Stock Settings Only. Still Develops Heat Damage. $90 Repair And Phase-Change Pad Fix According to Videocardz, a Bilibili user running a Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS Master ICE with a Goghunters Fire F12 1200W power supply took the unusual step of cutting an opening in their PC case’s side panel and replacing it with a mesh insert; specifically to give the 16-pin power connector full clearance and prevent the cable from bending against the panel. The card ran at stock settings […] - [SBP Governor Declares Economy In Transition As Economists Warn 3.7% GDP Growth Is Too Low For Population And Jobs Pressure](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sbp-governor-declares-economy-in-transition/): SBP Governor Declares Economy In Transition As Jameel Ahmad At Independence Day Flag-Hoisting Ceremony Cites 7.1% Inflation FY26, Projects 3.5-4.5% Growth FY27 And $44B Remittances. Experts Say 5-6% Minimum Needed. Recovery Still Remittance-Led Not Export-Led According to The Express Tribune, State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel Ahmad used Pakistan’s 79th Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony at SBP’s Karachi head office to declare the economy in transition from stabilisation to sustainable growth, citing GDP growth of 3.7% in FY26 and projecting 3.5–4.5% for FY27. Ahmad highlighted average inflation of 7.1% in FY26 within the SBP’s 5–7% medium-term target alongside record remittances exceeding $41 […] - [Three Lahore Policemen Martyred In Revenge Shooting By Rehan Butt Given State Funerals On Independence Day](https://thetrustedtimes.com/three-lahore-policemen-martyred/): Three Lahore Policemen Martyred In Revenge Shooting By Rehan Butt Given State Funerals On Independence Day - [Iran Attacks Two ADNOC Vessels Transiting Strait Of Hormuz. UAE Calls It Piracy And Cites UN Resolution 2817](https://thetrustedtimes.com/iran-attacks-two-adnoc-vessels/): Two Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Ships Hit On Evening Of August 13. No Injuries. UAE Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Says Attacks Threaten Regional And Global Energy Stability. 15 ADNOC Vessels Hit Since February According to Reuters and Gulf News, two vessels belonging to ADNOC — the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company — were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on the evening of August 13, 2026. No injuries were reported and ADNOC confirmed the situation was brought under control. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the attacks, attributing them to Iran and calling them a direct threat […] - [Trump Dismisses USS Abraham Lincoln Crew Families' Concerns And Says Nine-Month Deployment Was "Not Nearly Long Enough"](https://thetrustedtimes.com/trump-dismisses-uss-abraham-lincoln-crew-families-concerns/): 5,000 Sailors And Marines Aboard Lincoln For Nearly Nine Months. Families Report Broken Toilets, Food Shortages, Water Contamination, Mouldy Showers And Sailor Overboard Attempts. USS George Washington En Route As Replacement According to CNN and multiple outlets, US President Donald Trump on August 14, 2026 dismissed concerns about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln deployed in the Middle East for nearly nine months, saying the record-setting deployment was “not nearly long enough.” Roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard the aircraft carrier have endured food shortages, water contamination, mouldy showers, long wartime shifts and broken toilets, according to relatives who have raised […] - [Designer Enzyme CMLase Reduces AGE Levels In 75-Year-Old Tissue To Those Of A 30-Year-Old Reversing What Was Thought To Be Permanent Molecular Damage](https://thetrustedtimes.com/designer-enzyme-cmlase-reduces-age-levels/): Revel Pharmaceuticals Uses AI And Directed Evolution To Engineer CMLase From Geothermal Bacteria. Enzyme Slashes CML By 70% In Human Aortic Tissue Published In Nature Communications August 2026 According to SingularityHub, researchers at Revel Pharmaceuticals in San Francisco have engineered a synthetic enzyme called CMLase that strips advanced glycation end products (AGEs) nicknamed the body’s “rust” from aging human tissue, reducing AGE levels in a 75-year-old’s aortic tissue to those typically seen in a 30-year-old. AGEs form when sugars react with proteins inside the body over decades, stiffening tissues, triggering inflammation and raising the risk of heart disease, diabetes, kidney damage […] - [Finance Minister Aurangzeb And PDA Discuss Tokenisation Of Real Estate And Other Investment Assets As Part Of Pakistan's Digital Finance Push](https://thetrustedtimes.com/finance-minister-aurangzeb-tokenisation/): PDA Chairperson Dr Sohail Munir Meets Aurangzeb To Discuss Digital Assets Framework. Bank-Capital Market Integration, Data Interoperability And Simplified Onboarding Also On Agenda. August 14, 2026 According to The Express Tribune, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met Pakistan Digital Authority Chairperson Dr Sohail Munir on August 14, 2026 to discuss digital transformation and the potential of tokenisation; the conversion of real-world assets into digital tokens on a blockchain or similar distributed ledger, as a mechanism to open up real estate and other investment assets to broader investor participation. The meeting covered a broad digital finance agenda: enabling frameworks for electronic transactions, simplifying […] - [Celebratory Aerial Firing Kills One Woman And Injures 94 Across Karachi On Independence Day. 30 Suspects Arrested](https://thetrustedtimes.com/celebratory-aerial-firing-karachi/): Celebratory Aerial Firing Kills One Woman And Injures 94 Across Karachi On Independence Day. 30 Suspects Arrested - [Pakistan Raises Petrol To Rs325.43 And HSD To Rs383.95 Per Litre From August 14. Taxes Increased To Rs114 And Rs100 Per Litre](https://thetrustedtimes.com/pakistan-raises-petrol-to-rs325-43/): Pakistan Raises Petrol To Rs325.43 And HSD To Rs383.95 Per Litre From August 14. Taxes Increased To Rs114 And Rs100 Per Litre - [CNBC: Iran War Now "Indefinite" As SK Hynix Bets $720B On AI Memory And Zuckerberg Open-Sources Meta's Most Powerful Model](https://thetrustedtimes.com/cnbc-iran-war-sk-hynix-bets-720b-on-ai-memory/): CNBC: Iran War Now "Indefinite" As SK Hynix Bets $720B On AI Memory And Zuckerberg Open-Sources Meta's Most Powerful Model - [Harry Potter Fans Force £430m Greenlink Undersea Power Cable To Reroute Around Dobby's Fictional Grave On Welsh Beach](https://thetrustedtimes.com/harry-potter-greenlink-power-cable-reroute/): Harry Potter Fans Force £430m Greenlink Undersea Power Cable To Reroute: Project Manager Simon Ludlam Reveals On Energy Revolution Podcast That Hundreds Of Calls Forced Cable Diversion At Freshwater West. Team Went “Quite Close To Real Bronze Age Remains” To Avoid Fictional Elf’s Shrine According to The Guardian and CNN, the £430 million Greenlink interconnector; a 125-mile high-voltage cable linking the UK’s National Grid to Ireland’s County Wexford, was rerouted to avoid disturbing a fan-made shrine to Dobby the House Elf on Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, where the character’s death scene was filmed for Harry Potter and the Deathly […] - [Eccentrica Reveals Open-Top Lamborghini Diablo Restomod With 550hp V12, Six-Speed Gated Manual And 208mph Top Speed. Just 19 Examples](https://thetrustedtimes.com/eccentrica-lamborghini-diablo-restomod-v12/): V12 Roadster Built Around Re-Engineered 5.7-Litre Engine, Carbon-Reinforced Chassis, Semi-Active Dampers And Brembo Brakes Developed By Former Lamborghini CTO Maurizio Reggiani. Quail Debut August 14 According to Motor1, Italian coachbuilder Eccentrica has unveiled the V12 Roadster; an open-top evolution of its Lamborghini Diablo restomod ahead of its public debut at The Quail during Monterey Car Week on August 14, 2026. Only 19 examples will be built, with each individually configured for its owner. The heart of the car is a re-engineered 5.7-litre naturally aspirated V12 producing 550 horsepower at 7,000rpm and 443 pound-feet of torque, routed through a six-speed gated manual […] - [S&P 500 And Nasdaq Edge Lower On August 9 As Oil Rises On Iran Uncertainty And Intel Drags Chip Stocks Down](https://thetrustedtimes.com/sp-500-and-nasdaq-edge-lower-on-august-9/): S&P 500 Slips 0.06% To 7,753.11. Nasdaq Down 0.32% To 26,605.36. Dow Falls 60.95 Points. Five Oil Supermajors Book $48B Q2 Profit As Iran War Boosts Fossil Fuel Prices According to CNBC, US equities ended mixed on August 9, 2026, with the S&P 500 slipping 0.06% to close at 7,753.11, the Nasdaq Composite declining 0.32% to 26,605.36, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 60.95 points, or 0.11%, to 53,975.98l; a modest retreat following the prior week’s strong rally in which the S&P 500 posted its first-ever close above 7,700 and gained 3.6% over five sessions. Intel shares weighed on chip […] - [Valve's Steam Frame VR Headset May Cost More Than The $1,049 Steam Machine As RAM Crisis And Qualcomm Price Hike Pile On](https://thetrustedtimes.com/valves-steam-frame-vr-headset-may-cost-more/): Deleted Livestream By Insider Tyler McVicker Suggests Steam Frame At $1,100 Or Above Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Chip Price Hike From September 1 Could Push Final Retail Price Even Higher Toward Rumoured $1,500 According to IGN, Valve’s upcoming Steam Frame standalone VR headset may end up costing more than the Steam Machinel; the compact SteamOS mini-PC that already shocked gamers when it launched at $1,049, roughly $300 above Valve’s own original internal target. The warning comes from a since-deleted livestream by Valve insider Tyler McVicker, spotted by NotebookCheck, in which he suggested the Steam Frame could price at $1,100 or above. 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