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Internet usage rose 25% during lockdown, more submarine cable companies to enter the market
Unsurprisingly, the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike in Internet usage all over the world. In Pakistan, there has been a similar…
Local startup Mauqa Online aims to empower those at the bottom of the social ladder
As Muhammad Mustafa, co-founder of Mauqa Online, explains in this video, a lot of applications and digital tools all around the world are typically made…
This eerily eloquent essay written by a robot tells us why we shouldn’t fear robots
GPT-3 is an incredible work of unsupervised learning in artificial intelligence. Having been fed the entirety of the Internet, from Reddit posts to Wikipedia articles,…
This NIC-based startup is detecting brain tumors through AI
Slosh AI Solutions, a startup currently based in National Incubation Center (NIC), is working on an ingenious system for the effective diagnosis of brain tumors.…
Local startup DetectNow is using AI to detect COVID-19 through cough audios
There has been no dearth of efforts made by startups, innovators, and healthcare experts around the world to identify COVID-19 and tackle its consequences. A…
NIC’s Pitch Perfect Platform now open for everyone
The National Incubation Centre, Islamabad, has made their Pitch Perfect platform available for anyone in Pakistan; the announcement came on the NIC’s social media platforms…
Facebook software engineer Ashok Chandwaney resigns, says company “is choosing to be on the wrong side of history”
Ashok Chandwaney, a software engineer who has worked at Facebook for more than 5 years now, has officially resigned from the company. However, what…
NUTECH’s indigenously developed ventilators ready for commercialisation
The National University of Technology (NUTECH) has recently developed an indigenous ventilator to help our country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. It was showcased earlier…
Twitter starts adding headlines and descriptions to its Trending section
Let’s be honest: Twitter’s real-time Trending section isn’t always obvious. Sure, some trends like #BlackLivesMatter are very self-explanatory. But there are always some trends that…
UVAS tops Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020 in Pakistan
Times Higher Education has been releasing Impact Rankings every year since 2019. These rankings determine and assess the world’s universities against the Sustainable Development Goals…
Xbox Series S revealed with a $299 price tag
Mere hours after being leaked worldwide, the intriguing Xbox Series S has officially been confirmed by Microsoft. The company went ahead on Twitter to confirm…
The NCRA is holding a Startup challenge in the fields of Robotics & Automation
The National Centre of Robotics and Automation has announced a Startup Challenge in the fields of Robotics and Automation. The NCRA, with its central headquarter…
