Monday, January 19, 2026

Meta launches AI-powered robotics division, enters humanoid robot race

The robotics division will focus on consumer humanoid robots, leveraging the capabilities of Meta’s Llama AI platform, says Meta CTO

SMS changed the entire landscape of communication

LAHORE: Seems eons ago when the first text message (SMS) was sent by Engineer Neil Papworth SMS on December 3rd, 1992, when he wrote...

Toshiba delays sale of its memory chip business

Tokyo: Japanese electronics and energy giant Toshiba has delayed its deadline for reaching an agreement on selling its lucrative computer memory chip business. The company...

Travly closes down its operations

Lahore: A local technology website reported Travly, a rickshaw-hailing service has closed down its operations. This development comes in the wake of rising success...

US FAA approves license changes for SpaceX Starship Flight 9

The approval also includes allowing SpaceX to increase the number of launches at Boca Chica, Texas, from 5 to as many as 25

Two emerging technologies projects launched under PSDP

Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal inaugurated Common Criteria Pakistan and Quantum Communication Projects 

Foxconn not in settlement talks with Qualcomm in Apple battle: attorney

Last week, Qualcomm secured a preliminary victory in a patent lawsuit in China that would have banned sales of some Apple iPhones there

Huawei waits for Brazil’s tax policy to enter Brazil’s data hub market

Brazilian government is preparing a proposal for tax breaks aimed at boosting technology investments

Apple warns UK browser rules may hurt innovation incentives

The company responds to the CMA investigation into mobile browsers, browser engine supply, and cloud gaming distribution through app stores

Google to open AI research centre in China

BEIJING: Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it is opening an artificial intelligence (AI) research center in China to target the country’s local talent,...

Axiata nearing deal to acquire Veon’s Pakistan tower business for $1 billion: Bloomberg

Lahore: Bloomberg has reported that Malaysia’s biggest mobile operator Axiata Group is negotiating with Veon Limited to acquire its wireless towers business in Pakistan. The...

Pakistan e-commerce sales set to cross $1 billion by 2020

Pakistan has one of the highest rates of mobile and internet penetrations in South Asia with 40 million Internet subscribers and 20 million Facebook users

Telecom operators invested $287.6m in first six months of FY 2016-17

Islamabad: Telecom operators in the country, witnessing a positive growth in the sector, have invested a significant amount of US $287.6 million during first...

Pakistan’s first ever hackathon planned in Lahore

LAHORE: In the run-up to the Momentum Tech Conference to be held in the third of week of February in Karachi, Abacus Consulting with...

Barbie maker Mattel teams up with OpenAI for AI-powered toys

The company will also use ChatGPT in its business operations to support product development and improve internal processes