Commercial recoverable spacecraft completes test flight in China

Lihong-1 Y1 can reach 120 km, offers low-cost launches, flexible missions and payload recovery The Lihong-1 Y1, the spacecraft,, on board rocket can reach altitudes of approximately 120 kilometers. PHOTO: XINHUA BEIJING: A Chinese spacecraft designed for space tourism on Monday completed its suborbital flight test mission in northwest China. Using a parachute-recovery system, the … Read more

Alphabet hits $4 trillion valuation as AI refocus lifts sentiment

Alphabet overtakes Apple for first time since 2019, becoming world’s second most valuable firm Alphabet’s dominant advertising business has remained largely resilient despite economic uncertainty and intense competition. PHOTO: AFP Alphabet hit a $4 trillion market valuation on Monday, as the Google parent’s sharpened focus on artificial intelligence eased doubts about its strategy and pushed … Read more

Qatar and UAE to join US-led effort to bolster technology supply chain

Pax Silica program aims to protect tech supply chains, critical minerals, and allied cooperation China hawks in Washington warn that advanced AI chips could accelerate Beijing’s military capabilities, the reason the Biden administration first imposed export limits. PHOTO: PIXABAY Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will soon join a US-led initiative to secure AI and … Read more

Look and learn

PUBLISHED January 11, 2026 KARACHI: The phone is already in her hand when the question forms. Not a complicated one, not something that needs research. Just a small uncertainty, the kind that appears in the middle of an ordinary day. She could ask someone. She could read. Instead, her thumb moves almost on its own. … Read more