TikTok Agrees to $400 Million US Settlement Over Children’s Privacy Violations
The US Justice Department sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance in 2024, accusing the companies of failing to protect…
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Chinese Robot Surpasses Usain Bolt’s 100m World Record in Test Run
A Chinese humanoid robot, dubbed Lightning, has reportedly surpassed Usain Bolt’s 100-metre world record during a preparatory test for the…
Google opens office in Pakistan, offers students free access to Gemini
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated Google’s new office in Pakistan, with the technology giant also announcing free access to…
Getting into the AI groove
As artificial intelligence (AI) advances rapidly, the focus is shifting from which countries can develop the most powerful models to…
China’s Z.ai says new AI model nears Anthropic’s Mythos 5 in cyber tests
Chinese AI company Z.ai has said its latest model, GLM-5.3, has approached Anthropic’s Mythos 5 in some cybersecurity tests, although…
NADRA introduces locally developed QR code-based identity cards
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has begun issuing locally manufactured identity cards featuring secure QR codes instead of…
Spotify to label AI-generated artist profiles with new ‘AI Persona’ badges
Spotify will begin introducing “AI Persona” labels on selected artist profiles from mid-September, aiming to give listeners greater clarity about…
Cabinet approves housing policy, cybersecurity framework
The federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, approved the National Housing Policy and the Pakistan Information…
Meta unveils new AI model as Zuckerberg backs open-weight technology
Meta has introduced a new AI model, Muse Glimmer, designed to run agentic tasks on a Mac or PC using…
Scientists study sharks to improve hurricane forecasting
Scientists at the University of Delaware are studying whether sharks can be used as mobile ocean-data collectors to improve hurricane…