ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) on Tuesday announced the successful completion of repair work on a faulty repeater in its undersea cable system, restoring internet speed and connectivity across the country. The maintenance operation, which began on the morning of October 14, was carried out by the International […]
ISLAMABAD – The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) announced that Pakistan’s first Hyperspectral Satellite (HS-1) will be launched from China on October 19, 2025. According to Pakistan space & upper atmosphere research commission (SUPARCO), the satellite is set to play a transformative role in agriculture, urban development, and […]
WEB DESK: Google has announced a major educational initiative for students in Pakistan, offering the “Google AI Pro Plan” free of cost to all students aged 18 years and above. According to the company, the one-year complimentary subscription aims to promote education, research, and creativity among young learners. With this […]
ISLAMABAD: As digital connectivity deepens across the country, Pakistanis are consuming more internet data than ever before. According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) latest report titled State of Mobile 2024, the average monthly data usage per individual has surged to 8.4 gigabytes. The figure represents a 13.5 per cent […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Space Agency of Pakistan (SUPARCO) on Wednesday announced the commencement of World Space Week 2025, the world’s largest annual space event, to be celebrated from 4–10 October across Pakistan and worldwide under the theme “Living in Space.” The United Nations declared World Space Week in 1999 to […]
JÜLICH: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday that Europe has the potential to catch up in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race as he inaugurated the continent’s fastest supercomputer, Jupiter. “We in Germany, and we in Europe, have every opportunity to catch up and then keep pace with the […]
WEB DESK: Nvidia, the world’s most valuable chipmaker, reported record quarterly earnings on Wednesday, underscoring the surging global demand for artificial intelligence (AI). The California-based company said its revenue for the May–July quarter rose 56 per cent year-on-year to $46.74 billion, while profit surged 59pc to $26.42bn. The blockbuster results, […]
KARACHI: Pakistan’s information technology (IT) exports surged to an all-time high of $354 million in July 2025, reflecting a 24 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and 5pc month-on-month (MoM) increase, official data showed on Monday. The figure exceeded the 12-month average of $317m, underlining sustained growth momentum in the digital economy. […]
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has clarified that it has no plans to impose a ban on Virtual Private Networks (VPN) in the country. The assurance was given during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology, where officials stressed PTA’s commitment to supporting Pakistan’s digital and IT […]
Google on Thursday announced the launch of Gemini for Government, a public-sector version of its flagship AI platform, under a new agreement with the US General Services Administration (GSA). The program will give federal agencies access to Google’s Gemini AI models and tools at a cost of just 47 cents […]