UK to build world’s most powerful laser: “million, billion, billion times brighter than sun”
London: The UK is set to build the world's most powerful laser, which is said to be a "million, billion,...
Science &Technology
China launches its latest remote sensing satellite
Islamabad: China on Wednesday sent its latest remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest...
Huawei cloud presents vast range of models, applications
Shanghai: President of Huawei Cloud Global Ecosystem Kang Ning has shared the latest progress and achievements of the Huawei Cloud...
Huawei releases 3 community — a service knowledge, experience platform
Shanghai: Huawei, the global technology giant, in Huawei Connect 2023 unveiled the highly-anticipated O3 Community to an enthusiastic audience of...
China, Pakistan cooperating closely in science, technology education
Beijing: The Beijing International Week for Science Literacy has brought together leaders from different parts of the world to share...
Major UK methane greenhouse gas leak spotted from space
London: A major UK leak of the extremely potent greenhouse gas methane has been spotted from space for the first...
Is the UK still a hotbed for fintech innovation?
London: In early 2021, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced a plan to supercharge fintech within the UK....
UK government invests £5.5 million in medicines manufacturing skills centre of excellence
London: The government is helping to sustain and grow the 280,000-strong UK life sciences workforce Tuesday announcing £5.5 million to...
US Big tech from alphabet to Meta brace for EU’s antitrust Digital Markets Act
Brussels: Big Tech is bracing for the European Union’s biggest-ever clampdown on anticompetitive practices in the digital economy, potentially provoking...
UK government sets out AI Safety Summit ambitions
Celina Ali Islamabad: The UK government Monday set out its ambitions for the AI Safety Summit which will take place...
The EU Satellite Centre: the EU’s eyes in the sky
Brussels: In foreign policy, to know what to do, requires having access to the best information on what is happening...
EU: Tech firms fail to tackle Russian propaganda
Brussels: Social media companies have failed to stop "large-scale" Russian disinformation campaigns since the invasion of Ukraine, the EU has...
Baidu’s Ernie Bot to give tough time to ChatGPT
Islamabad: China’s tech giant Baidu on Thursday afternoon introduced its own Artificial Intelligence (AI) creation to give tough time to...
NUTECH, GIKI, and NED Collaborate to Revolutionize Technology Education
Islamabad: In a historic move aimed at transforming technology education, National University of Technology (NUTECH), Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of...
British High Commissioner Jane Marriott gifts state-of-the-art airport security scanners to Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: British High Commissioner Jane Marriott Thursday handover two airport security scanners to Pakistan during a ceremony held...
COMSTECH, Indonesia launch Fellowships in Virology and Vaccine Technologies for OIC Scientists
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Ten fellowships have been awarded to scholars from eight OIC member states: Egypt, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uganda,...
UK: London’s police on alert after IT ‘hack’
London: London’s Metropolitan Police force said Sunday it was taking security measures after “unauthorised access to the IT system of...
EU brings down the hammer on big tech as tough rules kick in
Brussels: The world's major tech titans must crack down on illegal content and keep European users safe online from Friday,...
Pakistan’s space program
Pakistan has a long history of interest in space exploration. The country's space program, the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere...
UK microchip giant Arm files to sell shares in US
London: The Cambridge-based company, which designs chips for devices from smartphones to game consoles, plans to list on New York's...
UK to spend £100m in global race to produce AI chips
London: The government will spend £100m to try to win a toe-hold for the UK in the global race to...
Italy: Who will host Musk-Zuckerberg showdown
Rome: Italian towns, cities and regions are vying to host the potential fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. From...
New center on UAV industry launched in Beijing to boost int’l cooperation
China Economic Net Beijing: The launching ceremony of Economic and Commercial Counselors Alliance in China (ECCAC) UAV Industry International Cooperation...
AI to have bigger impact on UK than Industrial Revolution: Deputy PM
London: UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden says artificial intelligence (AI) will have a bigger impact on the country than...
Pakistani, Chinese institutes sign understanding to set up Joint Research facility
Faisalabad: Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese academy of Agricultural Sciences (IPPCAAS) and Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture have inked...
Pakistan, China to set up joint lab for crop pest management
Beijing: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) and the Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (IPPCAAS) signed a...
EU governments increased R&D allocations by 5% in 2022
Brussels: In 2022, the total government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) across the EU stood at €117 368 million, equivalent...
China-Pakistan HVDC project sets leap with indigenous 660kV technology
Islamabad: Matiari-Lahore High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission project funded, constructed and operated by the State Grid Corporation of China...
Game-changing fund opens in UK to boost science and tech research
London: New fund launched by government to support cutting-edge research, built on partnerships with private and philanthropic investors which will...
China’s first aluminum-based light weight platform launched
China Economic Net Beijing: China’s first aluminum-based lightweight S5E pure electric platform was officially released by Chery Automobile recently. The...
