Technology

MOSCOW: Russia formally protested to the US embassy in Moscow on Monday over social media posts it said promoted anti-Kremlin demonstrations and accused US tech giants of interfering in its internal affairs. On Saturday, tens of thousands rallied in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Russia’s deputy foreign minister held talks with the US ambassador to register dissatisfaction over …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science Technology Fawad Chaudhry said the government will soon finalize the mechanism for the successful implementation of the Electric Vehicle (EV) policy for four-wheelers in the country aimed to reduce pollution levels and generate employment in the transport sector.     “There was a delay in the issuance of an ordinance but hopefully it would be addressed soon,” …

Every now and then, one sees the policymakers or leading industry people talk about the potential of digital and how Pakistan needs to leverage that. Comparisons are offered with respect to regional countries like the Philippines and India and how they have boosted their IT exports. But how can that be when there is no proper infrastructure or robust capital …

CDA approves site for facility Space museum to be set up as well Observatory to help resolve longstanding moonsighting issue ISLAMABAD: The federal capital will have an observatory and a space museum which will not only resolve the moonsighting issue but also provide astronomers the opportunity to study the cosmos and celestial bodies. The observatory will be set up in Shakarparian …

A veteran rocket from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company launched 143 spacecraft into space on Sunday, a new record for the most spaceships deployed on a single mission, according to the company. The Falcon nine rocket lifted off at 10 am EST from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It flew …

Do you remember the Minority Report? Imagine you arrive home and you enter your bedroom: Widgets fly around enabling the control of your IoT devices, feeding you with relevant information, and providing you with data-driven action proposals for the start of your weekend. According to Incari HMI Development Platform’s CEO Osman Dumbuya it won’t take 2054 until most people control their devices …

President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that COVID-19 vaccinations will begin in the coming weeks in Iran, the Middle East’s worst-hit country. “Foreign vaccines are a necessity until local vaccines are available,” Rouhani said in televised remarks, without giving details of what foreign vaccines would be used. His remarks came as daily COVID-19 deaths fell to a low of more …

SWABI: The official website of the University of Swabi has been hacked by an Indian hacker, said a varsity official here on Saturday. Talking to Dawn, the official said it was the second time that the varsity’s website had been hacked by the same hacker in a week. “The objective of the hacker is not known, but after the earlier hack …

ROME: The Italian data privacy watchdog ordered video app TikTok on Friday to block the accounts of any users in Italy whose age it could not verify following the death of a 10-year-old girl who had been using the Chinese-owned app. In a statement, the regulator said that although TikTok had committed to ban registration for children aged under 13, …

ISLAMABAD: The export of telecommunication and information technology grew 40 per cent to $958 million in the first half-year of the current fiscal year from $684m over the corresponding period of last year, reflecting a higher boost in the post-Covid-19 period. “The ICT exports will soon become a very important sector in Pakistan’s total exports of services and I am …