National Assembly Committee Defers ICT Condominium Bill Over Officials’ Absence

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 5 days ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Housing and Works has deferred consideration of the Islamabad Capital Territory Condominium (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2026,…

Scientists Successfully “Print” Vertical Next-Gen Semiconductors

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 5 days ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A joint team of US-Chinese scientists have reported a major advance in semiconductor manufacturing by developing a new fabrication method. This new method can dramatically…

How Will TikTok’s Algorithm Face Close Watch by US Ownership?

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 5 days ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Under TikTok’s new U.S.-majority ownership structure, the algorithm is no longer just a product feature. It has effectively become a regulated asset. As per TikTok:…

Massive Database Breach Exposes 149M Credentials from Facebook, Instagram, Gmail and More

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 5 days ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Cybersecurity researchers have confirmed that a massive trove of login credentials tied to Gmail, Instagram, Netflix, and dozens of other everyday platforms was left openly…

Google Hallucinates GBP As Low As PKR 10 In a Bizarre Twist

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 5 days ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Google’s currency converter is displaying an impossible exchange rate of GBP-to-PKR on Monday morning, showing £1 equal to just Rs9.52, a figure that immediately raises…

How Generative AI is Finally Teaching Our Gadgets to Talk Back Like Humans

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 5 days ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Generative artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping voice technology and AI-powered hardware, enabling devices to understand and respond to natural human language in ways that were…

Is China Winning the Open-Source AI Race in 2026?

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 week ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Chinese artificial intelligence models are quietly embedding themselves deep inside some of the most influential U.S. technology platforms, raising new questions about whether China is…

Snapchat Expands Parental Tools to Track Teen Activity Patterns

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 week ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Snapchat has rolled out a significant update to its Family Center parental tools. That means giving caregivers deeper insights into how their teenage children use…

China Reveals Flexible Computer Chips That You Can Even Wash

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 week ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Chinese researchers have announced a major advance in electronics with the creation of fiber chips. These are integrated circuits embedded within ultrathin, flexible fibers that…

ProtonMail, Drive, Docs Access Disrupted in Pakistan, Users Report Critical Email Outages

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 week ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Users across Pakistan are reporting persistent issues accessing ProtonMail’s web interface, raising concerns about the reliability of encrypted communication tools amid widening restrictions on privacy-focused…

Qalb: Inside Pakistan’s First Ever Urdu LLM

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 week ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Pakistan has long been on the receiving end of AI in terms of using fancy global models rather than helping build them. While tools like…

Pakistan Fintech Neem Secures Strategic Pre-Series A Funding

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 week ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Epic Angels, the world’s largest all-female investment collective, has backed Karachi-based fintech Neem in a Pre-Series A funding round, in a move that underscores rising…

Large-Scale Research Shows Social Media Does Not Cause Teen Harm

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 week ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Large-scale scientific studies have found no clear causal link between social media use and widespread harm among teenagers, challenging narratives that single out platforms as…

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