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…
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is mulling options to reduce the duty on mobile phones in the federal budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 — which is expected to be unveiled on June 9 — keeping in view the suggestions of Pakistan Mobile Phone Traders, The News reported Monday. Previously, the government was obliged to raise…
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…
If you are interested in chatting with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, you might have heard of ChatGPT, a highly advanced AI chatbot developed by OpenAI. ChatGPT uses a powerful language model that enables natural language processing and conversation. It is so advanced that even Microsoft employs it as the basis for its Bing Chat.…
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has claimed that they have not received any orders yet regarding the suspension of internet services once again. The authority further claims that mobile internet services have been restored across the country, while the decision to reopen social media sites has not been taken yet. Services of Youtube, Facebook, and…
EU lawmakers hold a crucial vote Thursday towards setting restrictions on how AI such as ChatGPT can be used in the European Union. European Parliament committees will set out their position for upcoming negotiations with EU member states that aim to create a law to prevent abuses in the way artificial intelligence is used, while…
Meta-owned WhatsApp is working on a new feature for users that would allow them to report messages to group admins, WaBetaInfo reported. According to the app-tracking website, the new feature called “admin review” is under development and will be available in a future update of the app. The feature to report messages is not yet ready to be…
Walmart-backed digital payments firm PhonePe Pvt Ltd launched an app called Pincode on the Indian government’s open network on Tuesday to strengthen its e-commerce business. The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) was launched last year to enable small merchants and local stores across India to access processes and technologies typically deployed by large e-commerce platforms like…
Walmart-owned Indian payments firm PhonePe on Wednesday said it had raised an additional $100 million from General Atlantic and other investors as part of its ongoing $1 billion fundraising to expand into the lucrative lending space. With the latest round, PhonePe, India’s most valuable payments firm with an estimated value of $12 billion, has raised…
In a highly anticipated launch event in Dubai, Xiaomi unveiled its Redmi Note 12 series smartphones. The company announced the release of five new models, including the Redmi Note 12, Redmi Note 12S, Redmi Note 12 Pro, Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G, and Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G. These smartphones are now available for purchase…