Category: Technology
Robo-journalism gains traction in shifting media landscape
A text-generating “bot” nicknamed Tobi produced nearly 40,000 news stories about the results of the November 2018 elections in Switzerland for the media...
NASA captures unprecedented images of supersonic shockwaves
NASA has captured unprecedented photos of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft, part of its research into developing planes that can fly faster...
Propaganda 2.0: Chinese Communist Party’s message gets tech upgrade
BEIJING: In a bright red office in south Beijing, some of China’s most studious Communist Party members are gathered around their smartphones. The focus of their...
SpaceX launches capsule capable of putting astronauts into orbit
WASHINGTON: A SpaceX rocket with a newly designed unmanned crew capsule blasted off on Saturday for the International Space Station, in a key milestone for Elon Musk’s...
Facebook sues over sales of fake accounts, likes and followers
CALIFORNIA: Facebook Inc said on Friday that it filed a lawsuit along with Instagram in U.S. federal court against four companies and three people based in the...
Pakistan’s tribal districts to get 3G/4G technology
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to introduce 3G/4G technology in tribal districts. Talking to newsmen in Peshawar today, Advisor to Chief...
Warning issued over attacks on internet infrastructure
Key parts of the internet infrastructure face large-scale attacks that threaten the global system of web traffic, the internet’s address keeper warned Friday. The...
NASA clears SpaceX test flight to space station
NASA has awarded SpaceX $2.6 billion, and aerospace rival Boeing Co $4.2 billion to build separate rocket WASHINGTON: NASA gave its final go-ahead on Friday to...