Artificial intelligence (AI)
OpenAI Says AI Cracked a 90-Year Maths Problem. Others Disagree.
OpenAI has claimed a major mathematical breakthrough, but competing claims now cloud it. The company says its AI solved the Navier-Stokes equations problem. This is…
Govt Schools Set to Train Grades 8-10 Students in AI With Google Gemini
Government schools across the country will introduce a new Google Gemini learning and certification programme for students in Grades 8 to 10, aimed at training…
Robots Take to Warsaw Streets to Protest Against Rampant AI
In a striking and surreal scene, around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw to campaign for stronger AI regulation. The demonstration unfolded outside…
Islamabad Unveils High-Tech Command Centre to Run Policing From One Screen
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has inaugurated a new high-tech Command, Control, Communication and Coordination Centre for Islamabad Police, a facility designed to give the Inspector…
An AI Just Flew a Real F-16 With a Human Only Watching
Artificial intelligence has taken the controls of a real F-16 fighter jet. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, confirmed the milestone alongside the…
Can AI Get Hungry? Snickers Thinks It Does
Snickers launched HUNGR.AI, a playful marketing campaign offering a “digital chocolate bar” users can paste into ChatGPT when their AI starts giving flattering, off, or…
NADRA-Linked Database to Give Every Suspect a Unique Crime ID
Police and investigative agencies are set to gain access to a unified, AI-powered criminal database under a new nationwide identification system being developed by the…
Publishers Sound Alarm as Punjab Stalls on AI Syllabus Notification
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) syllabus in Punjab for Grades 1 to 5 has been finalised but remains unnotified, delaying the printing of textbooks ahead of…
World’s First Computer Vision-Guided Brain Surgery Saves Patient’s Eyesight
Surgeons at London’s National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery achieved a medical first on August 27, 2026, using real-time machine intelligence to support a live…
HEC to Train University Teachers in AI Across 100 Campuses
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) will train university faculty members across around 100 institutions in artificial intelligence (AI) skills through a four-day programme starting August…
Pakistani Developer Builds ‘SafeAI’, A Disaster & Emergency Response App
Climate vulnerability places Pakistan among the ten most at-risk countries globally. Since 2010, flood events alone have killed upwards of 4,500 individuals, injured roughly 18,000,…
AI Family or Digital Fantasy? Viral Video Sparks Social Media Storm
A viral video showing a woman describing herself as the mother of an artificial intelligence child has sparked widespread debate on social media over the…
US Eyes AI-Led Trade Expansion With Pakistan Amid Tech Push
The United States is seeking to deepen its trade and investment ties with Pakistan, with artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies identified as priority areas…
