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Meta Plans to Cut 10% to 15% of Employees in Reality Labs Business
The layoffs are set to be announced this week and would affect Meta’s work on the metaverse, as the company spends heavily on building artificial intelligence.
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
Apple Teams Up With Google for A.I. in Its Products
Apple was facing increasing questions about its plans for artificial intelligence as other big tech companies invested tens of billions in the technology.
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
Follow Ian McKellen Into the Mixed Reality Future in ‘An Ark’
Audiences can embark on a very different type of theatrical experience in a new play at the Shed, blending the physical world with digital content.
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
Russia potato export ban discussed
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Company (PHDEC), in collaboration with the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), organised an interactive Zoom session titled “Russia Market Re-Opening for Pakistani Potatoes: Current Issues and Way Forward,” focusing on reviving exports to the Russian market amid a bumper domestic crop. According to a statement issued on … Read more
Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025
Ocean heat rose ~23 zettajoules in 2025, equal to nearly 40 years of global energy use Ocean warming is not uniform, with some areas warming faster than others. PHOTO: PIXABAY The world’s oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further priming conditions for sea level rise, … Read more