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The ICAST logo can be seen in this image. — icast.pk ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday took a major step forward in its space program with the launch of the International Conference on Applications of Space Science and Technology (ICAST-2025), billed as the largest forum for space science and technology in the region. The conference was…

The Google logo is seen in the Google home at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 10, 2024. – Reuters SYDNEY: The remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island has enough energy capacity to accommodate a new Google data center without impacting local supply, but its arrival…

Police in Dubai are installing artificial intelligence (AI) noise radars to monitor vehicles causing excessive noise in the city. — Screenshot via X/@dubaicivility DUBAI: Dubai Police has deployed artificial intelligence (AI) sound radars across the city to detect and monitor vehicles that generate excessive noise. According to Dubai Police, the new radars will detect loud…

The image shows a person using VPN on a mobile phone. — Canva/file The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has started licensing VPN services as part of the reinstated Class Value Added Services (CVAS-Data) regime. This initiative aims to streamline the provision of secure and legal VPN services in Pakistan while ensuring compliance with national regulations…

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Vault Edition cover. — PlayStation LONDON: The world’s best-selling war game franchise, Call of Duty, rolls out its latest installment on Friday, under pressure to match the strong debut of old rival Battlefield. Call of Duty Black Ops 7 places players in a near-future environment as they follow a…

Newly discovered bee species Megachile (Hackeriapis) match. – Curtin University SYDNEY: As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks weren’t enough, Australia now has another disturbing creature: a ‘matchstick’ bee with devil-like horns. Curtin University said on Tuesday the species, called Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer, had been identified in Western Australia. Kit Prendergast from the university’s School…

In this illustration, taken on June 23, 2023, AI letters are placed on the computer’s motherboard. – Reuters SAN FRANCISCO: In the battle for AI supremacy, US tech giants have the capital and the chips, but their ambitions now face a new barrier: electrical energy. “The biggest problem we face now isn’t a surplus of…

Representative image of Chromebook.— Google In a major step to make Pakistan a regional IT hub, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Shaza Fatima Khawaja said on Saturday that Google will produce around 600,000 Chromebooks in the country annually. Speaking to media, she said that Google has completed its registration in Pakistan and plans…

This illustration shows a message that says “AI artificial intelligence”, a keyboard and robot hands. – Reuters Nearly 28% of Americans confessed to pursuing “intimate or romantic” connections with AI chatbots, a survey shows. The Vantage Point Counseling Services survey found that at least 54% of respondents believe AI was a colleague, friend or even…

The “Grand Theft Auto VI” logo and main characters can be seen on computer screens in this image. —AFP Take-Two Interactive said Thursday it expects to launch “Grand Theft Auto VI” on Nov. 19 next year, in the latest delay for the gaming industry’s most anticipated title after the blockbuster success of its predecessor. Shares…

Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a WhatsApp logo in this illustration taken on September 11, 2025. – Reuters Millions of users around the world were left without connections on Tuesday after WhatsApp suffered a major outage that disrupted messaging services on both mobile and web platforms. According to Downdetector,…

People play online games in an internet cafe. – Reuters The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence in game development has game makers on edge as machines begin to invent characters and worlds for the next generation of video games. “Generative AI is already being used in commercial game development a lot more than people realise,…