Technology

Pakistan’s first female astronaut, Namira Salim, has reached the United States for her space journey from the Virgin Galactic commercial space liner. Namira Salim — who had hoisted Pakistan’s flag at the North Pole in 2007 — will begin her celestial expedition on October 5. Ms Salim arrived in Dallas, Texas from Karachi. On this occasion, she said, “I am …

Meta has entered the AI chatbot race with three major product announcements for Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp in the coming days. During the Meta Connect 2023 event – a two-day virtual event focused on AI and augmented realities – several new services were announced which will be available soon across Meta-owned platforms. Apart from their new AI ecosystem, they offer …

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Information Technology Minister Umar Saif on Saturday left for an official visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss job opportunities for skilled Pakistanis in the kingdom’s thriving IT sector. “Taking Pakistan’s delegation of IT companies to KSA. InshAllah this will result in investments in Pakistan and big business for Pakistani IT companies in Saudi Arabia,” the minister wrote on …

Apple on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down an order requiring changes to its App Store rules stemming from an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” owner Epic Games. The iPhone maker has been in a legal battle with Epic since 2020, when the gaming firm alleged that Apple’s practice of charging up to 30% commissions on in-app …

ISLAMABAD: As preparations are underway to avoid delay in holding of general elections in Pakistan, Facebook has launched an awareness campaign regarding the community safety to protect vulnerable people from online threats and harassment as well as containing the flow of fake and manipulated news. The campaign, ‘Approach to Protect Election Integrity and Support Community Safety in Pakistan’, has been …

Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr Umar Saif said that talks were underway with both PayPal and Stripe regarding offering services in the country. Talking to media, the IT minister said that government intends to convince PayPal to provide service through a third party in Pakistan on similar lines to Egypt where PayPal offers its services through …

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Tourism Wasi Shah on ‘World Tourism Day’ announced that the ministry would soon launch a ‘tourism app’ for the convenience of the public. In a statement, the minister said that the app will provide one-click information related to tourism destinations and focus on promoting medical tourism in the country. The minister further said that …

Leading ride-hailing service InDrive on Wednesday announced that it is expanding operations to five new cities across Pakistan. “In a move set to redefine the transportation landscape, InDrive is thrilled to announce its expansion into five new cities, including Larkana, Kāmoke, Sheikhupura, Hafizabad, and Okara,” it said in a press release. The company said the expansion would look to provide …

The latest Apple iPhone 15 series – powered by the new second-generation Ultra Wideband chip – can communicate with other devices with the same chip up to 60 meters. Apple – an American multinational technology company – recently launched the iPhone 15 series in which the “Find My” feature allows users to find nearby friends who have the same device. …

Lab-grown meat, which is cultured from animal cells, is often thought to be more environmentally friendly than beef because it’s predicted to need less land, water and greenhouse gases than raising cattle. But in a preprint, not yet peer-reviewed, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found that lab-grown or “cultivated” meat’s environmental impact is likely to be “orders of magnitude” …