China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on November 25

Shenzhou-22 heads to Tiangong to replace Shenzhou-21, which returned early after docked craft was damaged Flags fly along the road near the launch pad for the Long March-2F rocket, ahead of the Shenzhou-21 spaceflight mission to China’s Tiangong space station, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, October 30, 2025. PHOTO: … Read more

Pakistani fintech ABHI expands operations to Saudi Arabia

ABHI partners with Saudi broker Bayt to offer earned wage access, boosting financial ease, inclusion for workers Pakistani fintech ABHI has signed an agreement with Bayt, a Saudi real estate broker. Under the agreement, ABHI will facilitate salary payments for Bayt’s employees in Saudi Arabia, allowing employees to receive their wages on time and access … Read more

Pakistan’s solar output said to exceed grid demand in some hubs next year

Sponsors of the two solar power projects approached the Ministry of Water and Power, asking it to sign an agreement for electricity supply at Rs21 per unit, though solar power prices had come down to Rs14 per unit. PHOTO: FILE Pakistan’s rooftop solar generation will, for the first time, exceed power demand on the country’s … Read more

Meta buried ‘causal’ evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege

Meta’s 2020 study found users who quit Facebook for a week felt less depression, anxiety and loneliness Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a class action by US school districts against … Read more

How OpenAI’s Changes Sent Some Users Spiraling

new video loaded: How OpenAI’s Changes Sent Some Users Spiraling OpenAI adjusted ChatGPT’s settings, which left some users spiraling, according to our reporting. Kashmir Hill, who reports on technology and privacy, describes what the company has done about the users’ troubling reports. By Kashmir Hill, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Melanie Bencosme, Joey Sendaydiego and James Surdam November … Read more

Pakistan’s quiet tech turning point

PUBLISHED November 23, 2025 KARACHI: Pakistan enters each new economic year with the same uneasy mix of hope and exhaustion. Inflation continues to unsettle households, foreign reserves rise and fall without warning, and policymakers describe recovery in terms that feel more like survival than growth. In offices across Karachi and Lahore, young engineers look for … Read more

Consumers to see faster internet, improved connectivity as new cable lands in Pakistan

Offering more than 100 Tbps of total capacity, SEA-ME-WE 6 will provide one of the lowest-latency routes Cables are pictured inside a data centre in Paris, France on March 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters A new South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 6 submarine cable system is being deployed at Karachi’s Hawkes Bay. The development is expected … Read more