New giant long-necked dinosaur fossil discovered in China

Paleontologists have identified a new species of sauropod dinosaur, Mamenchisaurus sanjiangensis, from a partial skeleton discovered near Chongqing in southwest China, a find that sheds fresh light on sauropod evolution in East Asia. The dinosaur lived during the Early Oxfordian age of the Jurassic, around 160 million years ago. The bones were recovered from purplish‑red … Read more

Pakistan ranks number 3 globally in crypto adoption: PVARA leads

With a tech-savvy youth and PVARA in place, Pakistan eyes global crypto leadership DUBAI: Bilal Bin Saqib, chairperson of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), shared an ambitious vision for Pakistan’s crypto space at Binance Blockchain Week Dubai 2025, He spoke alongside industry leaders CZ, Michael Saylor, and UAE’s AI minister Omar Sultan Al Olama. … Read more

US to allow Nvidia H200 chip shipments to China, Trump says

US ends chip-sale debate, but China’s push to avoid American tech clouds prospects for new deals 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 The United States will allow exports of Nvidia’s H200 processors—its second-most advanced artificial intelligence … Read more

Microsoft announces $17.5 bn investment in India, its ‘largest ever’ in Asia

Microsoft said the move follows Nadella’s earlier pledge of $3bn for India’s AI and cloud buildout A view of Microsoft office in Brussels. PHOTO: PEXELS Global technology giant Microsoft announced on Tuesday plans to invest $17.5 billion to help build India’s artificial intelligence infrastructure, with CEO Satya Nadella calling it “our largest investment ever in … Read more

Apple, Google send new round of cyber threat notifications to users around world

Apple said it issued Dec. 2 threat alerts with few details, noting it has notified users in 150+ countries Apple and the Alphabet-owned Google are two of several tech companies that regularly issue warnings to users when they determine they may have been targeted by state-backed hackers. PHOTO: REUTERS Apple and Google have sent a … Read more