Category: Technology

The selection process for Pakistani astronauts has officially begun, following the signing of a cooperation agreement between China and Pakistan in late February, the China Manned Space Agency said on Wednesday. The selection will mirror China’s own astronaut recruitment process, which comprises preliminary selection, secondary selection, and final selection stages. The initial phase is being conducted in Pakistan, while the secondary and final stages will take place in China, according to CMSA spokesman Lin Xiqiang, during a press conference held at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. He said…

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OpenAI would consider acquiring Google’s Chrome browser if antitrust regulators compel Alphabet to sell it, according to testimony Tuesday from OpenAI executive Nick Turley, Reuters reported. The remarks were made during Google’s antitrust trial, where the Justice Department is seeking structural changes to reintroduce competition in online search. Last year, a judge ruled that Google held a monopoly in search and advertising. Although Google intends to appeal, it has not made Chrome available for sale. Turley revealed that OpenAI had approached Google about using its search technology in ChatGPT due…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday emphasised importance of the space technology, saying that Pakistan was interested in enhancing cooperation with China in the fields of satellites, telecommunications, and satellite internet. The prime minister, in a meeting with a delegation from the Chinese space technology company Galaxy Space, led by the company’s Chairman Xu Ming, said that Pakistan gave great importance to the space technology sector. The delegation members also showed keen interest in investing in Pakistan’s space industry and joint projects with Pakistani space institutions, as well as private…

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A new paper proposed by the researchers has said that dark matter may have contributed to the formation of giant black holes in the early universe. Gigantic black holes that also appeared in the relatively young universe, are being revealed by more observations, especially with the James Webb Space Telescope, reported Space.com. It would appear just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang that our cosmos was already home to black holes billions of times more massive than the sun. Moreover, the only known way to create black holes…

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Bluesky, the social media platform at competition with Elon Musk’s X, announced Monday that it will introduce blue checks to verified accounts, ensuring users are authentic. In a blog post, the company stated that it aims to “proactively verify authentic and notable accounts and display a blue check next to their names.” “Trust is everything,” the team said in the post. This move echoes a feature previously implemented by Twitter, which Musk acquired in 2022 and renamed “X”. After taking over, Musk eliminated traditional verification processes, opting instead to grant…

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WASHINGTON: US government attorneys urged a federal judge on Monday to make Google spin off its Chrome browser, arguing that artificial intelligence is poised to ramp up the tech giant’s online search dominance. The Department of Justice (DOJ) made its pitch at a hearing before District Judge Amit Mehta, who is considering remedies after making a landmark decision last year that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in online search. “Nothing less than the future of the internet is at stake here,” Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater said prior to the…

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An ambitious new conservation effort in Pakistan is testing artificial intelligence to protect endangered snow leopards and reduce deadly human-wildlife conflict. The project hopes to turn cutting-edge tech into a lifeline for both the big cats and the communities living among them. Lovely, a rescued snow leopard in Gilgit-Baltistan, purrs rather than growls when approached. Raised in captivity after being orphaned 12 years ago, she is unfit for release. “If we release her, she would just go attack a farmer’s sheep and get killed,” says her caretaker, Tehzeeb Hussain. Globally,…

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China’s CATL on Monday launched Naxtra, its new sodium-ion battery brand set for mass production in December, along with a second-generation fast-charging EV battery promising a 520 km range with just a five-minute charge. CATL became the first major automotive battery maker to launch a sodium-ion battery in 2021. Unlike other battery materials, sodium is cheap and abundant, and the chemistry has the potential to reduce fire risks in EVs, experts have said. The first production under the Naxtra brand will be of a new sodium-ion battery with an energy…

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Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp is releasing a feature, which will let users to browse channel photos, videos, GIFs, and links, and it’s available to some beta testers. This feature would allow users to save specific updates within a channel for easy access later, similar to how starred messages work in individual and group chats, reported WABetaInfo. By making it easier to retrieve important updates without having to scroll through the entire channel history, it can improve user convenience. In certain situations, the earlier process was time-consuming and frustrating, especially when…

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