OpenAI launches AI browser Atlas

In this illustration, taken on February 21, 2023, a keyboard is placed in front of a displayed OpenAI logo. – Reuters OpenAI on Tuesday launched ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser built around its chatbot that aims to loosen Google Chrome’s tight grip on the market. “This is an AI-powered web browser built around ChatGPT,”…

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Amazon’s cloud services hit by global outage

A logo for Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seen during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) in Paris, France, March 20, 2024. – Reuters A global outage hit Amazon’s cloud services on Monday, the subsidiary’s maintenance site said, disrupting many websites and services including Amazon Prime, Perplexity, Fortnite, Alexa,…

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Pakistan’s first Hyperspectral Satellite HS-1 lifts off from China

Pakistan launches its first hyperspectral satellite HS-1 from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, October 19, 2025. – Screengrab via Geo News KARACHI: Pakistan has launched its first hyperspectral satellite, HS-1, from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC), with live scenes of the mission broadcast from the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) complex in…

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Pakistan set to launch first Hyperspectral Satellite HS-1

This file photo shows Pakistan’s first electro-optical (EO-1) satellite before launch. — Facebook/@SUPARCOPakistan Pakistan will launch its first hyperspectral satellite (HS-1) from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on October 19, the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) announced on Wednesday. The HS-1 mission marks a quantum leap in the country’s space travel and will…

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PTCL says internet speed, connectivity restored nationwide

A network of submarine communications cables. — V1 fiber optic Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) on Wednesday announced the successful completion of repair work on a repeater installed in a submarine cable. The maintenance operation began on the morning of October 14, led by the International Cable Consortium. Following the repair, internet speed and connectivity…

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Will internet be suspended in Pakistan for 18 hours?

A representative image on a laptop with internet. — AFP/File Netizens in Pakistan have taken to social media platforms to express their concerns over the alleged internet shutdown amid widespread rumors of an 18-hour suspension, leaving Pakistanis worried. Several users on The rumor mill didn’t stop there as another user claimed that the internet in…

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Submarine cable repair may affect PTCL internet, company says

A representative image of an underwater internet cable. — AFP/file ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has announced that internet services may experience deterioration or partial disruption due to maintenance work on one of its submarine cables. In a statement on Monday, PTCL spokesperson said an international cable consortium has planned the repair of…

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