Technology

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO: Intel Corp said on Friday it would invest up to $100 billion to build potentially the world’s largest chip-making complex in Ohio, as it looks to boost capacity amid a global shortage of semiconductors used in everything from smartphones to cars. The move is part of Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger’s strategy to restore Intel’s dominance in chip …

In very young children, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus causes less severe disease than the Delta variant, according to a new study. Researchers reviewed data on nearly 80,000 U.S. children under age 5 with a first infection, including 7,201 infected in late December or early January when Omicron was causing more than 90% of cases. After accounting for other …

New findings add to evidence that people with a certain version of a gene are less likely to develop severe COVID-19. Earlier research had identified a specific group of genes, called the OAS1/2/3 gene cluster, as being involved in the risk for severe COVID-19. One version of a gene in that cluster – passed down from Neanderthals – appeared to …

Israel’s attorney general has ordered an investigation into police surveillance tactics amid reports that law enforcement improperly used a disputed hacking tool. A report by the Calcalist financial daily describing misuse by police of the Pegasus spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group — a company now on a US government blacklist — has already spurred parliament to seek an explanation from police …

ISLAMABAD: Extolling the importance of startups and export-oriented small businesses to the country’s economic growth, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday he wanted to emulate the success of Silicon Valley and make Pakistan a hub for new businesses. Addressing the launch of the National Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) policy on Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed to take …

LAHORE: Taro Techn­ologies, a Lahore-based emerging Fintech startup, has secured $3.5 million in pre-seed funding through a combination of strategic partnerships and angel investors to launch a Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) venture in Pakistan. As part of their pre-seed round, the company has partnered with Dubai-based Cashew Payments — a BNPL leader in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — to accelerate …

WASHINGTON: The chief executives of major US passenger and cargo carriers on Monday warned of an impending “catastrophic” aviation crisis in less than 36 hours, when AT&T and Verizon are set to deploy new 5G service. The airlines warned the new C-Band 5G service set to begin on Wednesday could render a significant number of widebody aircraft unusable, “could potentially …

WhatsApp is reportedly adding new features to its Android and desktop apps. The Android app will get new drawing and pencil tools in a future update while WhatsApp Desktop will receive new chat bubble colours. The desktop app will also be getting a new dark blue colour that will be only visible while using the dark theme mode. The instant …

Meta-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp is introducing a new feature to improve user security and protect accounts from unauthorized access. According to WABetaInfo, this two-step verification feature through an additional code (called PIN) which will be required when users log into WhatsApp after inserting the 6-digit registration code. The feature also allows WhatsApp users to enter their email addresses in order …

WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps around the globe. The Meta-owned app offers something different from most messaging apps in that you use a phone number, meaning that anyone can contact you whenever they want, wherever you are, and you don’t need to be online to contact them. Although, you can have more than one WhatsApp accounts, …