In the 2015 sci-fi film “The Martian,” Matt Damon stars as an astronaut who survives on a diet of potatoes cultivated in human feces while marooned on the Red Planet. Now a New York company that makes carbon-negative aviation fuel is taking the menu for interplanetary cuisine in a very different direction. Its innovation has…
Figure, a startup that wants to build general-purpose humanoid robots, has raised $70 million from investors led by Parkway Venture Capital in its first external round, the company said on Wednesday. The new funding will be used to accelerate the development and manufacturing of the company’s first autonomous humanoid, which is expected to launch in…
Dubai Land Department (DLD), through the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), issued a circular confirming the implementation of the new electronic service, Madmoun. Accessible through the Trakheesi System, this service is represented by a quick response code (QR Code) issued for any real estate advertisement permit, as part of DLD’s ongoing efforts to modernize and…
ISLAMABAD: Led by National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf, the House is ready to kick off the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Constitution, which was passed solidly half a century ago. The month-long celebrations will commence on Monday (April 10). A Parliamentary Advisory Committee — comprising the Speaker, members from both Houses of Parliament and headed…
In the past few months, there have been unlimited ChatGPT partnerships as tech companies race to enter the world of artificial intelligence. There is no doubt about the fact that OpenAI did something most of us did not even have the imagination to dream of. As ChatGPT grows and its user base soars, we see…
WASHINGTON: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said on Monday that he was cutting 9,000 more jobs from the online retail giant’s workforce, following the 18,000 that were axed in January. “Given the uncertain economy… and the indecision that exists in the near future, we have chosen to be more streamlined in our costs and headcount,” Jassy said in a memo…
YouTubers have a selection of ways to monetize their channels, including product sales and sponsorships. But Google advertising accounts for a sizable chunk of many YouTube stars’ revenues. The YouTube Partner Programmed allows social media creators to monetize their videos using Google-placed adverts. To start earning money directly from YouTube, creators must have at least 1,000 followers and…
The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Saturday directed the public to not deal with fake loan apps downloaded from Google Play Store. Asaan Qarza, which has been downloaded over one million times from Google alone, is one of 74 fake loan apps that entitlement to be a “professional 100% online loan application” that…
WASHINGTON: Chasing Microsoft, global tech titans have announced how they will implement ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence into their world-leading platforms and applications, with YouTube the latest to present plans. Here is a roundup of how the world’s biggest tech companies plan to surf the AI wave: Microsoft has gone the furthest in pushing out generative AI to consumers…
SYDNEY: Facebook and Instagram started a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users’ willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free. Facing a drop in advertising revenues, parent company Meta is piloting a subscription in Australia and New Zealand before it appears in larger markets. The service…