Call for AI Slowdown Grows as Top Executives Speak Out

A growing number of the people actually building artificial intelligence are now saying publicly that the industry needs to ease off. The loudest voice this week belongs to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who called over the weekend for a coordinated pause in AI development, giving researchers room to catch up with the risks the technology […]

AI Risks and Benefits: What You Actually Need to Know

Artificial intelligence is now woven into search engines, hiring software, medical diagnostics, and customer service chatbots, and adoption keeps outrunning the public conversation about what it’s actually doing to us. For every story about AI catching diseases earlier, there’s another about it straining power grids, leaking private data, or replacing whole categories of work. Summary: […]

NASA Roman Space Telescope Launches to Explore Dark Energy and Distant Worlds

FLORIDA: NASA’s next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched into space, beginning a major mission to investigate dark energy, black holes, exoplanets and some of the Universe’s biggest unanswered questions. The powerful Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday morning aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy […]

Punjab IT Sector Gets a Fresh Push as Alibaba Cloud Signals Interest During CM’s China Visit

Punjab’s technology push just picked up a serious backer. During her ongoing visit to China, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz sat down with a high-level delegation from Alibaba Cloud, and the Chinese tech giant came away impressed enough to talk openly about investing in the province’s IT sector. The meeting, held on Sunday in Beijing, centered […]

PTAPA Demands End to G2G Direct Contracting in Pakistan’s Telecom Sector

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Access Providers Association (PTAPA) has called on the government to stop awarding government-to-government (G2G) agreements through direct contracting. PTAPA President Dr Shahid Farooq said the practice, carried out under the Public Procurement Rules, is discouraging private investment and slowing innovation across Pakistan’s IT and telecom industry. Background Government-to-government (G2G) agreements allow […]

Teen Social Media Curfews Arrive in the US as Meta Settles $18 Billion Lawsuit

American teenagers will soon face strict curfews and daily usage limits on Instagram and Facebook, after Meta agreed to a landmark settlement with 47 US states over claims its platforms were designed to be addictive to young users. The deal lands as a growing list of countries move toward an outright social media ban under […]

COMSTECH Islamabad Faces Federal Audit as Financial Inquiry Begins

The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) is set to launch a formal external audit inquiry into the COMSTECH Islamabad Secretariat starting August 28, 2026. The review will examine the organisation’s financial accounts up to the 2025-26 fiscal year, following an official intimation issued in late July. The development has drawn attention to COMSTECH Islamabad’s internal […]

SEO Title: Google Pixel 11 Series Poll Results Are In: Pixel 11 Pro Leads

Google Pixel 11 Poll Results: Pixel 11 Pro Emerges as the Top Choice The results of our latest Google Pixel 11 series poll are now in, and the response suggests that Google’s upcoming flagship lineup still has some convincing to do. A significant number of voters said they are not interested in purchasing any Pixel […]

World Humanoid Robot Games 2026: Beijing Robots Shatter Usain Bolt’s 100m Record

The World Humanoid Robot Games opened in Beijing on August 22, 2026, and a humanoid robot immediately stunned spectators by beating Usain Bolt’s legendary 100m world record. More than 2,000 robots from 666 teams and 16 countries are competing in what organizers are calling the biggest robotics showcase ever staged. The five-day event runs until […]

China’s Humanoid Robot Industry Gains Momentum as AI Race Enters New Era

A group of schoolchildren watched with excitement as Wuji, a small humanoid robot guide, welcomed them to a robotics school in eastern China. With animated gestures and a lively presentation, Wuji introduced the students to the institute’s vision of preparing the robotic workforce of the future. The demonstration highlights China’s growing ambition to become a […]