Science & Technology

WAM/APP Washington: A recent analysis of the Sapphire Canyon mudstone core, collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover in July 2024, has revealed potential biosignatures that may point to signs of past life on Mars. The study identified…

AFP/APP London: Google announced Tuesday it will invest £5 billion ($6.8 billion) in the United Kingdom over the next two years to support the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions, ahead of a state visit by US President…

APP Lahore: When devastating floods swept across Punjab this year, rescue workers faced the daunting task of locating stranded families in submerged villages and towns. But a new tool has transformed disaster response: thermal drone…

News Desk Islamabad: The UK government announced on Thursday that it has signed a £400 million ($543 million) contract with Google Cloud to enhance secure information sharing with the United States, just days before President Donald…

Roy Zia Ur Rahman Islamabad: Every WhatsApp user knows the hesitation that follows after typing a message: is it too blunt, too formal, or perhaps too casual? To ease this universal dilemma, WhatsApp has introduced Writing Help—a new…

News Desk Islamabad: Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 lineup has been the subject of speculation regarding potential price changes, but a new research note from JPMorgan suggests the impact may be less significant than initially anticipated.…

News Desk Islamabad: The PUBG Mobile 4.0 update is now live for download, bringing a fresh wave of features, Halloween-themed events, and major gameplay improvements for fans worldwide. The rollout began on September 3, 2025, at 7 AM…

News Desk Islamabad: Google has confirmed there is no new, widespread security breach affecting Gmail. The company released a rare public statement to debunk recent false reports that it had issued a mass warning to its 2.5 billion…

AFP/APP Paris: American artificial intelligence firm OpenAI said Tuesday it would add parental controls to its chatbot ChatGPT, a week after an American couple said the system encouraged their teenaged son to kill himself. "Within the…

News Desk Islamabad: Meta has confirmed a serious WhatsApp vulnerability (CVE-2025-55177) that may have been exploited in targeted attacks. The flaw stems from incomplete authorization in linked device synchronization, potentially…