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Pakistan raises Rs507 million through 5G spectrum auction: PTA

Muhammad ibrahimMarch 10, 2026March 10, 2026

March 10, 2026March 10, 20260253

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government successfully generated Rs507 million through the highly anticipated 5G spectrum auction, with three telecom operators securing frequencies to introduce advanced mobile...

China achieves breakthrough in High-Speed Satellite-to-Ground laser communication

Muhammad ibrahimMarch 5, 2026March 5, 2026

March 5, 2026March 5, 20260181

BEIJING: Chinese scientific institutions have successfully conducted a laser communication test between a high-altitude satellite and ground stations, enabling two-way data transmission at a rate...

Pakistan’s CERT sounds high alert over escalating cyberattack threats

Muhammad ibrahimMarch 3, 2026March 3, 2026

March 3, 2026March 3, 20260281

WEB DESK: Pakistan’s national cyber response authority has issued a high-alert advisory, warning of heightened risks of digital attacks amid ongoing regional tensions. The National...

How 2.37 million Pakistani freelancers earned $557 million in six months?

Muhammad ibrahimFebruary 25, 2026February 25, 2026

February 25, 2026February 25, 20260359

ISLAMABAD: For years, Pakistan’s greatest export was thought to be hidden beneath the soil or tied up in factories. But recent numbers suggest otherwise: our...

NASA considers rolling back artemis II rocket after helium flow issue

Muhammad ibrahimFebruary 22, 2026February 22, 2026

February 22, 2026February 22, 20260332

WEB DESK: NASA is weighing the possibility of returning the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center...

China achieves major milestone in Its lunar human spaceflight program

Muhammad ibrahimFebruary 11, 2026February 11, 2026

February 11, 2026February 11, 20260284

WEB DESK: China is making rapid progress toward its ambitious goal of sending astronauts to the Moon by 2030. Recently, the nation reached a significant...

PM announces to invest $1b in AI by 2030

Adeel RAFIQUEFebruary 9, 2026February 9, 2026

February 9, 2026February 9, 20260211

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced to invest one billion dollars in Artificial Intelligence (AI) by 2030. At the opening of Indus AI Week...

Nvidia sets record as first company to reach $5 trillion valuation

Muhammad ibrahimFebruary 8, 2026February 8, 2026

February 8, 2026February 8, 20260410

WEB DESK: Nvidia has made history by becoming the first company in the world to achieve a market capitalization of $5 trillion, setting a new...

Two Pakistani astronauts shortlisted for China space station mission

Muhammad ibrahimFebruary 7, 2026February 7, 2026

February 7, 2026February 7, 20260334

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan has taken a significant step toward human spaceflight as the Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) successfully concluded the second phase...

OpenAI seeks alternatives to Nvidia chips amid dissatisfaction

Muhammad ibrahimFebruary 5, 2026February 5, 2026

February 5, 2026February 5, 20260299

WEB DESK: OpenAI has reportedly been dissatisfied with certain Nvidia chips and has been exploring other options since last year, according to eight sources familiar...

Chinese humanoid robot ‘Bolt’ achieves speeds of 10 meters P/S, surpassing human sprinting capabilities

Muhammad ibrahimFebruary 3, 2026February 3, 2026

February 3, 2026February 3, 20260389

HANGZHOU: Researchers from Zhejiang University, in partnership with Hangzhou-based startups Mirror Me and Kaierda, have unveiled a full-scale humanoid robot named ‘Bolt’ that can run...

Spain to ban social media access for children under 16

Adeel RAFIQUEFebruary 3, 2026February 3, 2026

February 3, 2026February 3, 20260264

WEB DESK: Spain plans to ban social media access for minors under 16, requiring platforms to enforce age verification, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced, unveiling...

Astronomers discover earth-sized exoplanet 146 light-years away

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 29, 2026January 29, 2026

January 29, 2026January 29, 20260319

WEB DESK: Scientists have identified a potential Earth-like planet located just 146 light-years from Earth, raising hopes for habitable worlds beyond our solar system. The...

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Researchers Find 149M Login Credentials Exposed in Open Database

Adeel RAFIQUEJanuary 27, 2026January 27, 2026

January 27, 2026January 27, 20260265

WEB DESK: A data leak has exposed usernames, passwords, and personal details of nearly 149 million users across Gmail, Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, TikTok, Binance, and...

Telecom spectrum expanded to 600MHz to ease internet congestion

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 25, 2026January 25, 2026

January 25, 2026January 25, 20260328

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to enhance internet performance nationwide, the government has decided to expand the telecom spectrum to 600 megahertz a step expected to...

China introduces second phase of 6G trials after securing 300 key technologies

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 22, 2026January 22, 2026

January 22, 2026January 22, 20260346

WEB DESK: China has begun the second phase of its 6G development trials following the successful completion of the initial phase, which resulted in a...

SpaceX aims for first uncrewed mars landing by late 2026

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 20, 2026January 20, 2026

January 20, 2026January 20, 20260479

WEB DESK: SpaceX is accelerating its plans to send an uncrewed Starship to Mars, targeting a launch as soon as late 2026. If achieved, this...

Pakisttan plans 5G spectrum auction during Ramadan

Adeel RAFIQUEJanuary 19, 2026January 19, 2026

January 19, 2026January 19, 20260268

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology, Shaza Fatima, has announced that Pakistan’s 5G spectrum auction is scheduled during Ramadan, with plans to finalize the process...

Pakistani student launches “Qalb,” the world’s largest AI model built for Urdu

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 17, 2026January 17, 2026

January 17, 2026January 17, 20260368

LAHORE: In a landmark achievement for Pakistan’s technology sector, a homegrown Urdu-based artificial intelligence model named Qalb has officially been introduced, signaling a major leap...

Pakistan Launches First Ever Official AI Avatar ‘Laila’

Adeel RAFIQUEJanuary 15, 2026January 15, 2026

January 15, 2026January 15, 20260378

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has introduced its first-ever artificial intelligence (AI) avatar, named Laila, representing a significant milestone in the nation’s journey to incorporate AI into its...

Government announces for new currency notes; formation of design review Committee

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 14, 2026January 14, 2026

January 14, 2026January 14, 20260226

RAWALPINDI: The government has announced plans to introduce new banknotes, with a dedicated committee established to oversee the design process. In a recent session of...

Iran confiscates hundreds of starlink satellite devices amid internet crackdown

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 14, 2026January 14, 2026

January 14, 2026January 14, 20260235

WEB DESK: In a recent move, Iranian authorities have seized hundreds of Starlink satellite internet devices, escalating their efforts to control online access amid ongoing...

NASA astronauts to return early from ISS due to medical emergency

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 10, 2026January 10, 2026

January 10, 2026January 10, 20260237

WEB DESK: Four NASA astronauts will be coming back from the International Space Station (ISS) ahead of schedule following a medical concern involving one of...

PTA introduces MVNO policy, paving the way for advanced mobile services in Pakistan

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 7, 2026January 7, 2026

January 7, 2026January 7, 20260341

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has officially rolled out a new policy framework for Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), a strategic move aimed at...

Naqvi seeks China’s AI technologies to strengthen counterterrorism efforts

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 7, 2026January 7, 2026

January 7, 2026January 7, 20260304

ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi paid a visit to the Chinese Ministry of Public Security’s headquarters, where he was cordially welcomed by...

PTA collected 8.3 billion rupees in taxes from mobile device registration over six years

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 7, 2026January 7, 2026

January 7, 2026January 7, 20260299

ISLAMABAD : The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has collected 8.3 billion rupees in taxes from mobile device registration over the past six years. During this...

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Yields No Evidence of Alien Signals, Say Scientists

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 2026

January 6, 2026January 6, 20260315

WEB DESK: Researchers from the Breakthrough Listen project have concluded that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows no signs of extraterrestrial technology, despite an extensive search...

Internet connectivity disrupted across Pakistan

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 1, 2026January 1, 2026

January 1, 2026January 1, 20260348

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is experiencing widespread internet outages due to a disruption with one of the country’s upstream service providers. According to an official statement from...

NADRA to launch facial recognition-based verification certificates starting January 20

Muhammad ibrahimJanuary 1, 2026January 1, 2026

January 1, 2026January 1, 20260276

ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) announced on Wednesday that it will begin issuing biometric verification certificates based on facial recognition at all...

China proposes new regulations for human-like AI interaction

Muhammad ibrahimDecember 29, 2025December 29, 2025

December 29, 2025December 29, 20250251

BEIJING: China’s cyberspace authority has released a draft set of rules aimed at tightening control over AI technologies that mimic human personalities and foster emotional...

India launch its heaviest satellite

Muhammad ibrahimDecember 24, 2025December 24, 2025

December 24, 2025December 24, 20250220

NEW DELHI: India’s space agency launched its heaviest ever payload on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the deployment “ a significant stride” for...

Govt to commences 5G services very soon across the country

Muhammad ibrahimDecember 23, 2025December 23, 2025

December 23, 2025December 23, 20250243

ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Information technology Shaza Fatima has announced to started the 5G services in the country very soon. According to the detail, The...

Will OpenAI emerge as the next tech titan or follow Netscape’s path to obscurity?

Muhammad ibrahimDecember 16, 2025December 16, 2025

December 16, 2025December 16, 20250280

WEB DESK: Three years after ChatGPT catapulted OpenAI into global prominence as the leader in artificial intelligence, the landscape has shifted. Competitors have narrowed the...

Chinese open-source AI models account for nearly 30% of worldwide usage

Muhammad ibrahimDecember 10, 2025December 10, 2025

December 10, 2025December 10, 20250337

WEB DESK: Chinese-developed open-source artificial intelligence models now represent close to 30% of all global AI usage, according to a recent report by OpenRouter, a...

Google executive reassures web publishers, advertisers amid AI search expansion

Muhammad ibrahimDecember 5, 2025December 5, 2025

December 5, 2025December 5, 20250353

WEB DESK: Robby Stein, Vice President of Google Search, addressed concerns that the company’s integration of AI into search could negatively impact web publishers and...

Elon Musk foresees artificial intelligence taking over media content creation by 2026

Muhammad ibrahimDecember 1, 2025December 1, 2025

December 1, 2025December 1, 20250440

WEB DESK: Elon Musk recently shared his vision for the future of media and entertainment during a nearly two-hour interview on Nikhil Kamath’s YouTube channel,...

China successfully conducted its first emergency space launch

Muhammad ibrahimNovember 25, 2025November 25, 2025

November 25, 2025November 25, 20250269

BEIING: The unmanned Shenzhou-22 spacecraft launched atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:11 p.m. local time...

Several websites faces down owing to cloudflare faces outage worldwide

Muhammad ibrahimNovember 18, 2025November 18, 2025

November 18, 2025November 18, 20250412

WEB DESK: Cloudflare suffered disruption and triggered downtime on popular websites like X, as confirmed by the official cloud flare status page. As per detail,...

LinkedIn introduces AI-enhanced people search for faster networking

Muhammad ibrahimNovember 14, 2025November 14, 2025

November 14, 2025November 14, 20250399

WEB DESK: Over the past couple of years, LinkedIn has been actively integrating artificial intelligence across its platform, enhancing features like ad copy, content generation,...

Google Maps launches gemini-powered AI tools for seamless Interactive map projects

Muhammad ibrahimNovember 11, 2025November 11, 2025

November 11, 2025November 11, 20250432

WEB DESK: Google Maps is unveiling a suite of innovative AI-powered tools designed to empower developers and users to craft highly interactive and customized mapping...

PM Shehbaz welcomes google’s investment, new office in Pakistan

Muhammad ibrahimNovember 7, 2025November 7, 2025

November 7, 2025November 7, 20250465

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his appreciation for Google’s decision to establish offices and invest in Pakistan. In a statement issued today, he highlighted...

Russia conducts test of nuclear-capable poseidon super torpedo

Muhammad ibrahimOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025

October 30, 2025October 30, 20250374

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia successfully conducted a test of the Poseidon, a nuclear-powered super torpedo. Military analysts suggest this advanced weapon has...

Meta AI launches urdu version for Pakistani users, Introduces new digital initiatives

Muhammad ibrahimOctober 27, 2025October 27, 2025

October 27, 2025October 27, 20250524

WEB DESK: Meta, the global technology giant, has officially rolled out Meta AI in Urdu for users in Pakistan, marking a significant milestone in making...

Snapchat launches free open-prompt AI lens for US users

Muhammad ibrahimOctober 23, 2025October 23, 2025

October 23, 2025October 23, 20250513

WEB DESK: Snapchat has introduced its first open-prompt AI Lens, called the ‘Imagine Lens,’ available free of charge to users in the United States. Previously...

Pakistan to launch first hyperspectral satellite from China today

Muhammad ibrahimOctober 19, 2025October 19, 2025

October 19, 2025October 19, 20250516

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is poised to achieve a major breakthrough in its space program with the launch of its first hyperspectral satellite, HS-1, scheduled for today...

Meta allocates $1.5 billion for new AI data center in Texas

Muhammad ibrahimOctober 16, 2025October 16, 2025

October 16, 2025October 16, 20250424

NEW YORK: Meta Platforms announced a significant investment of $1.5 billion to develop a new data center in Texas, marking the opening of its 29th...

Boost your slow android phone using a hidden setting

Muhammad ibrahimOctober 13, 2025October 13, 2025

October 13, 2025October 13, 20250546

WEB DESK: Experiencing sluggishness on your Android device can be a major source of frustration. While many smartphones and tablets tend to slow down over...

Lilly Partners with healthTap to enhance online diabetes management solutions

Muhammad ibrahimOctober 9, 2025October 9, 2025

October 9, 2025October 9, 20250351

WEB DESK: Telehealth company HealthTap said on Wednesday it is joining Eli Lilly’s digital healthcare platform, LillyDirect, to offer virtual diabetes management services. Diabetic patients...

Pakistan’s IT companies takes part in Tech conference in Kuwait for the first time

Muhammad ibrahimOctober 7, 2025October 7, 2025

October 7, 2025October 7, 20250431

KUWAIT CITY: A delegation of 17 leading Pakistani IT companies, led by the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), participated in a two-day Pakistan-Kuwait Tech Conference...

Google Introduces AI Plus to Pakistan, Paving the Way for Digital Growth

Muhammad ibrahimOctober 6, 2025October 6, 2025

October 6, 2025October 6, 20250391

ISLAMABAD: In a significant move to boost Pakistan’s digital transformation journey, Google has officially rolled out its AI Plus Plan across the country, bringing advanced...

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Pakistan raises Rs507 million through 5G spectrum auction: PTA

Pakisttan plans 5G spectrum auction during Ramadan