SHANGHAI: China's commercial hub Shanghai on Friday announced 100 billion yuan ($13.79 billion) in funds to boost its integrated circuit, biomedicine and artificial intelligence (AI) industries. The fund for the AI sector will...
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a new sales tax policy, effective from July 25, 2024, which is set to impact mobile phone prices significantly. Under the updated Sales Tax Act, 1990, a 25% sales tax will be imposed...
The next evolution of the internet could involve digitally transmitting the sense of touch, which may transform remote surgery and usher in a whole new era of online gaming.Researchers have developed a "Haptic Codecs for the Tactile...
Vaccinations have provided significant protection for the public against infectious diseases. However, there was a modest decrease in support in 2023 nationwide for vaccine requirements for children to attend public schools. In addition,...
Information Technology stocks lifted Indian benchmark indexes on Friday as an improvement in economic growth in the U.S., a key market for the sector, boosted sentiment. The NSE Nifty 50 (.NSEI), rose 0.7% to 24,578.13 as of 10:20...
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has been cleared to return to space by the U.S. aviation regulator after it was grounded by a rare mid-flight failure, the Federal Aviation administration (FAA) said on Thursday. The FAA said it did not...
The trial run of a new firewall had slowed down social media in Pakistan, officials privy to the development confirmed, This has sparked fears about the future of internet-based Businesses in the country. However, officials assured...
ANKARA: Chinese scientists have discovered the highest-energy gaMMA-ray line ever observed, with an energy of up to 37 million electron volts, from an exceptionally bright gaMMA-ray burst (GRB), state-run media reported on Thursday. The...
ISTANBUL: The widespread integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various industries is likely to render many job sectors obsolete and increase layoffs, with those that adopt AI technology replacing those who do not. According...
MOSCOW: In Russia, the term "kremlin" refers to a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities, usually encompassing palaces, churches and government offices. here are several theories regarding...
Prime Day may now be behind us, but there are still some great camera deals to be had — including this deal on the OM System OM-1 Mark II, now down to $2,099.99. It's the newest model in the OM-System (formerly Olympus) range...
Researchers have discovered a way to purify rare-earth minerals from discarded gadgets with a chemical compound normally used in medicine. They claim their method offers multiple benefits for the environment.Rare-earth minerals, also...
A documentary that pays tribute to great female athletes over the past century has been jointly launched by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Chinese e-commerce and technology company Alibaba and its cloud arm Alibaba Cloud...
Locking China all down on the artificial intelligence (AI) Technology is "really wrong," Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and co-founder of Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, said Wednesday. On the question of how the...
Right now artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. When you write a document, you'll probably be asked whether you need your "AI assistant." Open a PDF and you might be asked whether you want an AI to provide you with a suMMAry....
Stanford researchers have built a titanium-sapphire (Ti:Sa) lasers that are 10,000 times smaller than any previous similar device and fit them onto a chip.Until now, such lasers have cost upwards of $100,000. But with a new approach,...
A surprising technique has helped scientists observe how Earth’s oceans are changing, and it’s not using specialized robots or artificial intelligence. It’s tagging seals. Several species of seals live around and on Antarctica...
The rapid growth in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are shaping economies worldwide, though significant uncertainties regarding the AI risk bringing with it global economic crises. The current and developing AI technologies...
INDONESIA: The fearsome Komodo dragon, native to Indonesia and the world's largest living lizard, has a coat of iron on its razor-like teeth to help it kill its prey, scientists found in a study published Wednesday. A study led...
MOSCOW: Activists are asking Europe's top rights court to fault Russia for creating a "climate catastrophe", saying Moscow's war on Ukraine is contributing to a spike in its greenhouse gas emissions. Russian environmental...
The Microsoft IT Outage that impacted services worldwide on Friday was caused by a software update by third-party cybersecurity Technology company CrowdStrike.According to Microsoft, the outage—which continues to cause disruption—affected...
