U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to ban Chinese AI from federal use
U.S. executive agencies would be prohibited from buying or using those technologies unless granted an exemption by Congress
CPEC digital information channel fully connected
'On July 13, the 2,950-kilometer-long China-Pakistan optical cable from Urumqi to Rawalpindi was fully connected and tested well.'
BEIJING: The 'China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) digital information...
Verkada surveillance cameras at Tesla, hundreds more businesses breached
SAN FRANCISCO: A small group of hackers viewed live and archived surveillance footage from hundreds of businesses including Tesla Inc by gaining administrative access...
Pakistan’s first blockchain-based cross border remittances service launched
The blockchain-powered remittance service will make round-the-clock, real-time money transfers between the two countries possible at a competitive exchange rate, with Alipay’s transaction fees waived during the one-year trial period
Musk’s X sues Minnesota over AI deepfake election law
The company argues the legislation infringes on free speech rights and is impermissibly vague
U.S. energy department to use Nvidia, Dell technology in new supercomputer
The supercomputer will support research by more than 11,000 scientists across disciplines including chemistry, physics, and biology
Facebook looking at possible $1.63bn fine after data security breachÂ
Facebook has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Coming from a data privacy scandal where the company gave out private information,...
Fintech Careem Pay gets in-principle approval to launch as EMI, company to invest $50mn in Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has granted Careem Pay with an in-principle-approval (IPA) for an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license to financial services...
Nvidia nears $4 trillion and temporarily tops world’s most valuable list
Nvidia’s recent gains come as the company’s chips power much of the AI computing infrastructure being built by major tech firms
Pakistan 4th most popular country for freelancing: report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is among the top five countries in the world when it comes to freelancing and generated a significant calculated amount of $0.5...
Alphabet to acquire Wiz for record $32 billion deal
Alphabet Inc. is set to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion in an all-cash deal, marking the largest acquisition in the Google parent...
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announces $15b for overseas R&D program
Beijing: China’s top e-commerce firm, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, is launching a $15 billion drive to build overseas research hubs as the deep-pocketed firm...
All you wanted to know about how to build your own Pakistani e-commerce business (but didn’t know who to ask)
A top executive at one of the leading e-commerce companies in Pakistan breaks down the contours and possible future path of the industry
PTA issues detailed order, retains ban on PUBG
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday issued a detailed order which said that the online game PlayerUnknown's BattleGround (PUBG) will remain blocked in...
HBL collaborates with Visa to launch QR payments service in Pakistan
HBL, Pakistan's leading bank in the digital space, and Visa, the world leader in digital payments, have collaborated to launch Visa on mobile, a...
