Science & Technology

News Desk Islamabad: A strange and widespread glitch on Instagram over the weekend has left users scratching their heads—and their contact lists in disarray—as every friend on the platform was suddenly renamed “AI.” First surfacing on…

AFP/APP Shanghai: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday urged the international community to reach a consensus on balancing the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) with the growing security risks it poses. His remarks…

News Desk Islamabad: U.S. tech giant Amazon has shut down its artificial intelligence research lab in Shanghai, a source with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed to AFP. The closure of the lab—part of Amazon Web Services (AWS),…

News Desk Islamabad: YouTube’s advertising revenue surged to nearly $10 billion in the second quarter of 2025, as the Google-owned platform continues to assert its dominance in the streaming world and strengthen its presence in the…

News Desk Islamabad: ChatGPT, the flagship chatbot developed by artificial intelligence company OpenAI, now handles 2.5 billion prompts daily from users around the world, the company told Axios, highlighting its rapid rise in digital…

News Desk Islamabad: On Monday, the Senate introduced the Social Media (Age-Restricted Users) Bill 2025, which proposes a complete ban on the use of social media platforms by individuals under the age of 16. The bill, jointly tabled…

News Desk Islamabad: Apple is reportedly planning a practical design update for its upcoming iPad Pro lineup. According to Bloomberg, the next-generation iPad Pro, powered by Apple’s upcoming M5 chip, may include not just one but two…

News Desk Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued an advisory urging citizens to remain vigilant while using WhatsApp, following a surge in fake messages that could result in account hacking or personal data…

News Desk Islamabad: Global streaming powerhouse Netflix has announced that it has started incorporating generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into the production process of its films and series, marking a major transformation in…

News Desk Islamabad: Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, has unveiled a major update to its 2025 Facebook monetisation policy, aimed at cracking down on unoriginal and spam-like content across the platform. Under the…