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Organised by Nutshell Group, under the theme ‘Course Correction: Redefining the Direction’ The ninth edition of The Future Summit was held in Karachi on Wednesday, bringing together policymakers, corporate executives, and thought leaders to explore Pakistan’s economic direction, digital transformation, and global positioning. In a panel on “Intelligence Reimagined: Shaping the Digital Future of Business,” … Read more
Company finalizing deal under which Apple will pay about $1 billion annually for access to Google’s AI technology Photo: iPhone 17 Air May Launch Without USB-C Port, Hinting At Apple’s Wireless Future Apple plans to use a 1.2 trillion-parameter artificial intelligence model developed by Alphabet’s Google to help power a revamp of its Siri voice assistant, Bloomberg … Read more
China’s access to advanced AI chips, including those made by Nvidia, has been a key point of friction with US Nvidia logo, human hand and miniature of 3D-printed robot hand are seen in this illustration taken August 27, 2025.PHOTO: REUTERS The Chinese government has issued guidance requiring new data centre projects that have received any state … Read more
The industry keeps echoing ideas from bleak satires and cyberpunk stories as if they were exciting possibilities, not grim warnings.
Nvidia will provide technical guidance, training, policy input to help Indian deep-tech startups Nvidia, on Wednesday, joined Indian and US investors backing the South Asian country’s deep-tech startups as the group added new members and secured more than $850 million in capital commitments to close a big funding gap. Qualcomm Ventures, Activate AI, InfoEdge Ventures, Chirate Ventures, … Read more
The technology supplier said it was shifting its focus to higher-growth businesses, including A.I. consulting and software.
A deal would mark a push by Tesla to reduce reliance on China for key parts, fueled by tariffs, geopolitical tensions Tesla electric vehicles are pictured at one of the company’s delivery centers in Valenton, near Paris, France, April 24, 2025.Photo: REUTERS South Korea’s Samsung SDI said on Tuesday it is in talks to supply energy … Read more
‘Not just assembling devices, about future exports, new jobs, stronger digital economy’ Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar. Photo: SCREENGRAB Google has begun local assembly of Chromebooks in Pakistan, a development the government says will spur digital hardware manufacturing, create jobs, and strengthen the country’s technology supply chain. Speaking at the … Read more
Second international expo showcases unmanned sea vessels, drone jammers, VR ship training and aquaculture tech From autonomous sea vehicles and first-person-view gundrones to aquaculture, Pakistan’s second-ever International Maritime Expo and Conference (PIMEC) has it all. The four-day conference kicked off on Monday at the Expo Centre Karachi, is organised with the help of the Ministry … Read more
Microsoft has invested $7.3 billion in the UAE since 2023 and plans to add $7.9 billion more by 2029 Roughly two-thirds of the money spent will go on building AI and cloud data centres in the UAE, and a third of it on planned local operating expenses. PHOTO: PIXABAY US tech giant Microsoft on Monday … Read more