AI Chatbots May Soon Flood Conversations With Ads, Experts Warn

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

As users increasingly embrace subscription-based AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini Pro, and Claude Max, a more insidious trend looms. We had social media for…

Hackers Leak Egyptian Minister’s Private Video To Stop $35B Gas Deal with Israel

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

An anonymous group has released a disturbing video reportedly showing a serving Egyptian minister in a sexual video call. The video was accompanied by a…

Mac Users: Import Your Old Passwords into Apple Passwords in Minutes

By Salman Akhtar ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Apple now offers a dedicated Passwords app across its devices. Passwords can be imported only from the macOS version of the app. A Mac is…

Scientists Successfully Use Lab-Grown Brain to Control Robot Dogs

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Researchers at UC San Diego’s Sanford Stem Cell Institute have successfully guided a robot dog using living human brain cells. The feat was made possible…

Google Pays $30M in YouTube Child Privacy Scandal

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a major development for online privacy, Google has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of illegally collecting data from…

Data Protection Act Pakistan IT

Data Protection Standards Issued to Safeguard Citizens

By Sabica Tahira ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The National Cyber Emergency Services Response Team (PKCERT) has issued new data protection guidelines for organizations handling citizens’ personal information, amid rising cyber threats. The…

Pakistan’s NCCIA Cracks Down on Illegal Betting, Forex, Binary Apps

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has unveiled a sweeping crackdown on mobile applications facilitating illegal betting, forex, binary trading, and unauthorized data access…

Pakistani Youngster Builds ‘Safar’ Metrobus Routes App Alone, Free for Everyone

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

A Reddit post in the r/islamabad community has sparked quite some attention for being a Godsend for the people of Islamabad-Rawalpindi. The post came with…

A New Malware Tricks People Into Clicking on Fake ChatGPT Apps

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Cybercriminals have found a new way to poison trust: by dressing up sophisticated malware as a friendly “ChatGPT desktop app.” Microsoft has now raised the…

Pakistan’s IT Exports Jump 24% in July 2025

By Zohaib Shah ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services (ITeS) exports showed strong growth in July 2025. Exports rose by 24 percent year-on-year, reaching $354 million compared…

HTC Shares Soar as AI-Powered Vive Eagle Glasses Debut in Taiwan

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

HTC Corp. shares skyrocketed 10 percent for the second trading day, posting one of the steepest gains on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, after the tech…

Breakthrough in Superconductors Pave Way for Next-Gen Quantum Computers

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Scientists at Rice University, working with the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, have confirmed what once was thought as a theoretical concept. They managed to…

This 19yo from Taxila Developed Car Control App That Uses Hand Gestures

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A 19-year-old innovator from Taxila has developed a groundbreaking car control app that allows vehicles to be driven through hand gestures, making mobility more accessible…

Get Alerts