X rebuffs PTA attempts to suspend Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief addresses long march’s participants via video link at Mandi Bahauddin. PHOTO: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday that it had approached X on three occasions over the past three-and-a-half years, seeking the suspension of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan’s account, but … Read more

Government expands telecom spectrum to 600MHz to boost internet speed

ISLAMABAD: The government is expanding the country’s telecom spectrum to 600 megahertz, a move expected to increase internet capacity by around 200 per cent and significantly improve speed, stability and service continuity, the National Assembly was informed on Thursday. The parliamentary secretary for IT and Telecom, responding to questions during Question Hour, said the rapid … Read more

Columbia engineers teach robot to lip-sync by watching itself and humans

Columbia University engineers have built a robotic face that can learn to move its lips in sync with speech and singing by watching itself in a mirror and then observing humans in online videos, aiming to make humanoid robots appear less “uncanny” in face-to-face interaction. In a study published in Science Robotics, the Columbia University … Read more

Memory chip shortage threatens global smartphone and PC markets

RAM memory chips are seen in this illustration photo. SOURCE: REUTERS Global demand for smartphones, personal computers and gaming consoles is expected to shrink this year as companies from Britain’s Raspberry Pi (RPI.L) to HP Inc (HPQ.N) raise sticker prices to offset surging memory chip costs. The rapid build-out of artificial intelligence infrastructure by US tech firms such as OpenAI, … Read more

Microsoft CEO says AI must prove its worth or risk a market correction

AI’s long-term success hinges on adoption beyond ‘Big Tech’, according to Satya Nadella Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Future Decoded conference in Mumbai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has warned that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could falter in the coming market downturn unless it delivers real economic value across the wider … Read more