Bilal bin Saqib, the CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC), has been named by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as his special assistant on blockchain and cryptocurrencies, with the rank of minister of state. The finance ministry declared on Febru ...
In Tehran, OIC countries sign an agreement to cooperate in AI.
ISLAMABAD: The Tehran Declaration, which highlighted initiatives for member nations to collaborate in artificial intelligence for sustainable development, was endorsed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday. "Trustworthy and ...
In 2024, 8 million women will be online as the gender gap in digital technology closes.
ISLAMABAD: According to the GSMA Mobile Gender Gap Report 2025, which was released on Wednesday, the gender gap in mobile internet adoption decreased from 38% to 25% in 2024, indicating a notable increase in mobile internet usage among women in the ...
Pakistan and China will choose two astronauts to train together for the country’s first human space trip.
According to a China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) spokeswoman cited by Associated Press of Pakistan on Wednesday, Pakistan has begun the selection process for the nation's first-ever manned space mission, which is anticipated to board the Tiangong Spa ...
Judges rule that Google has unlawful monopolies in advertising technologies.
ALEXANDRIA (USA): A judge decided on Thursday that Alphabet's Google unlawfully controls two marketplaces for online advertising technology, giving the tech giant yet another setback and opening the door for US antitrust prosecutors to seek a dissol ...
By the end of this year, Starlink services should be up and running: Minister of IT
According to The Associated Press of Pakistan, Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja stated on Monday that Starlink services should be up and running by November or December of this year. Amon ...
DeepSeek is blocked in South Korea because of data concerns.
Amid growing concerns about AI security, South Korea joined France and Italy in investigating DeepSeek's data practices, blocking the Chinese AI company on work devices after it disregarded a data watchdog investigation. After the Chinese AI firm ...
ChatGPT’s newest agent, “deep research,” is introduced by OpenAI.
Deep research, according to OpenAI, could locate, evaluate, and synthesize hundreds of internet sources to provide an extensive report in "tens of minutes vs what would take a human many hours." The industry leader in generative AI, OpenAI, has i ...
Women at risk for breast cancer can be identified by AI.
OSLO: The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said on Tuesday that artificial intelligence can detect women who are at a higher risk of getting breast cancer years before the disease is discovered. A commercially accessible AI application ...
An anti-trust court in India has suspended the WhatsApp-Meta data sharing prohibition.
The antitrust authority's five-year ban on WhatsApp and its owner Meta Platforms' other apps, including Facebook and Instagram, sharing data for advertising reasons was halted on Thursday by an Indian appeals tribunal. Because it would negatively ...