Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui Friday said that the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication was committed for uplift of youth ISLAMABAD, () :Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui Friday said that the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication was committed for uplift of youth. He said as many as 389,071 …

Another four US giants Visa, Mastercard, eBay and Stripe announced their decision to drop out of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project amid continued public scrutiny over the venture’s fiscal policy, media reported MOSCOW () Another four US giants Visa, Mastercard, eBay and Stripe announced their decision to drop out of Facebook‘s Libra cryptocurrency project amid continued public scrutiny over the venture’s …

The US National Space Society (NSS) non-profit space advocacy group expressed grief and extended condolences to Russia’s spaceflight community over the passing of Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, the first man to conduct a spacewalk MOSCOW/WASHINGTON () The US National Space Society (NSS) non-profit space advocacy group expressed grief and extended condolences to Russia‘s spaceflight community over the passing of Soviet …

Amazon is endorsing the idea of government regulation of facial recognition technology, as part of a wide-ranging statement of its principles on a range of social and political issues. The US tech giant, which has come under scrutiny by antitrust enforcers and has been criticized over its use of facial recognition software, set out its positions in a statement posted …

PARIS: Designers of machine translation tools still mostly rely on dictionaries to make a foreign language understandable. But now there is a new way: numbers. Facebook researchers say rendering words into figures and exploiting mathematical similarities between languages is a promising avenue — even if a universal communicator a la Star Trek remains a distant dream. Powerful automatic translation is …

PARIS: Italy became the second team to qualify for Euro 2020 after a 2-0 win over Greece on Saturday, while three-time champions Spain edged closer to the finals despite conceding a stoppage-time equaliser away to Norway. Chelsea midfielder Jorginho dispatched a second-half penalty as Italy, wearing green kits for just the second time in history, registered a seventh straight win …

Judy Murray has expressed further confidence in the comeback status of son Andy as the former number one enters a fourth straight week of play on the ATP. Judy Murray, in Linz at the WTA event to put on coaching clinics, said her 32-year-old son is on track for next season. “It seems really good,” the former British Fed Cup …

OSLO: Sergio Ramos broke the Spanish international appearances record on Saturday as he won his 168th cap in a 1-1 draw against Norway to overtake Iker Casillas. The Spain captain was named in the starting line-up in Oslo for the Euro 2020 qualifier by coach Robert Moreno, 14 years since making his debut in a 3-0 friendly win over China. …

ROME: European football’s ruling body said Saturday that they will “examine” reports that Turkey footballers performed a military salute in their Euro 2020 qualifier against Albania to mark their country’s widely-condemned armed offensive against Kurds in Syria. “Personally, I have not seen this gesture, which could be considered a provocation,” UEFA’s press chief Philip Townsend told the Italian Ansa news …

Australian Test skipper Tim Paine has ended a 13-year drought, scoring his first century since 2006 on his return to domestic Sheffield Shield cricket after a gruelling Ashes series in England. The Tasmanian last reached three figures as a 21-year-old when he scored his maiden first-class ton — also against Western Australia. Paine´s innings ended on 121 in Perth on …