Category: Tech
US, India partnership targets artificial intelligence to compete with China
The White House is launching a partnership with India that President Joe Biden hopes will help the countries compete against China on military equipment, semiconductors...
World’s first tractor that is ‘powered by cow dung’ could be revolutionary
The first tractor in the world that is entirely powered by cow dung has been developed by a British business. The T7 vehicle, which is reported to be the first of its...
Karachi court issues arrest warrants for Waqar Zaka in cryptocurrency case: report
A local court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Waqar Zaka — who is a television host and social media activist — in a case pertaining to suspicious Rs173...
Crypto firm Binance endures wild weeks in wake of FTX collapse
Story by AFP Even by the extreme standards of cryptocurrency trading, the past few weeks have been a wild ride for Binance, the world’s biggest exchange for crypto...
Cryptocurrencies at crossroads after annus horribilis
To borrow from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, 2022 is not a year on which the cryptocurrency world shall look back with undiluted pleasure. Crashes, contagion, and...
Google Play Store services to be unavailable in Pakistan from Dec 1
The State Bank of Pakistan suspended the payment of $34 million to international service providers after which mobile users will not be able to download Google Play...
Trump shows no interest in returning to Twitter after account reinstatement
Donald Trump on Nov 20 said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favour of reinstating the former US president, who was banned...
Study shows Apple AirPods can work as costly hearing aids
A new study has revealed that Apple AirPods Pro can act as hearing aids for adults who have mild to moderate hearing loss. The research work published in the journal...
Musk to relaunch Twitter’s blue check subscription on Nov 29
Billionaire Elon Musk said on Nov 15 that Twitter’s sought-after blue check subscription service will be relaunched on November 29, a minor delay from his initial...
After FTX collapse, cryptocurrency sector fights back
Story by AFP The failure of the FTX platform has undermined investor confidence and threatened the young cryptocurrency sector, pushing its main players to mobilise to...