AI drone ‘kills’ human operator; US Air Force denies incident
Startling reports have emerged regarding an AI-controlled drone that allegedly “killed” its human operator during a simulated test. The incident, which occurred within the confines...
Social media apps back to life again
ISLAMABAD: The social media apps including Twitter, YouTube and Facebook have been gradually restoring across Pakistan after almost six days of full and partial ban....
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube still not accessible
KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has claimed to have restored internet access following the release of former premier Imran Khan, but many people...
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter down again in Pakistan
KARACHI: Facebook, YouTube and Twitter were inaccessible in Pakistan on Saturday after having been temporarily restored late on Friday, Reuters witnesses said. The Ministry of...
Social media blackout boosts Imran Khan’s momentum
A state-imposed social media blackout to quell massive protests around the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan has instead fuelled momentum for him, analysts...
Int’l body expresses concern over internet shutdowns
ISLAMABAD: A global organisation of mobile ecosystem, Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA), has expressed concern over the shutdown of broadband internet in Pakistan. According to...
IBM unveils new watsonx, AI and data platform
OAKLAND: International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) on Tuesday launched watsonx, a new artificial intelligence and data platform to help companies integrate AI in their business. The...
Twitter reinstates blue ticks for some media, celebrities
Twitter’s blue ticks were reinstated on some media, celebrity, and other high profile accounts Saturday — a move protested by many of the recipients. Once...
Twitter’s blue ticks start vanishing
Twitter began the mass removal of its blue ticks on Thursday, as the symbol previously used to signify a verified account vanished from users including...
NADRA launches ‘cutting-edge AFIS’ for biometric identification
ISLAMABAD: The National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched its cutting-edge Automated Finger Identification System (AFIS), branded as “NADIR”, for civil purposes. This marks...
TikTok removes 12.68m videos uploaded from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: TikTok – a popular online video sharing social networking service – has removed over 12.68 million videos uploaded from Pakistan for violating community guidelines...
Israeli spyware used to hack across 10 countries: report
An Israeli firm’s hacking tools have been used against journalists, opposition figures and advocacy organisations across at least 10 countries – including people in North...
India successfully conducts landing experiment of RLV
ANKARA: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX), the country’s national space agency said on Sunday....
NYT says it won’t pay for Twitter verified check mark
The New York Times will not pay a monthly fee to get verified check mark status on Twitter, a spokesperson for the newspaper said hours after...
US advocacy group asks FTC to stop new OpenAI GPT releases
WASHINGTON: The tech ethics group Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Policy is asking the US Federal Trade Commission to stop OpenAI from issuing new...
Online content creators learn to monetise their work
KARACHI: Nearly 150 beginners, intermediate, established, and aspiring content creators gathered at the Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ-IBA) for the event titled as ‘Click!...