Technology

Google has started offering Pakistani students one year of free access to its premium artificial intelligence service, Gemini AI Pro, in a move that brings cutting-edge AI tools directly into local classrooms and universities. Pakistan now appears on Google’s official list of countries where Google AI Plus is available. The rollout mirrors similar student offers … Read more

TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported on Thursday third-quarter revenue rose 30% year-on-year, beating the market forecast, as demand for the company’s products leaped on surging interest in artificial intelligence applications. Revenue for July-September came in at T$989.92 billion ($32.47 billion), according to Reuters calculations, compared with T$759.69 billion in the year-ago period. The … Read more

Gauss Fusion, a German technology company, said on Thursday it will hand over Europe’s first fusion power plant design to the German chancellery within ten days. Gauss Fusion CEO Milena Roveda was scheduled to present the design at a climate congress hosted by Germany’s BDI industry federation. The event comes just days after the German … Read more

China tightened its rare earth export controls on Thursday, expanding restrictions on processing technology and spelling out its intention to limit exports to overseas defence and semiconductor users. The announcement from the Ministry of Commerce clarifies and expands sweeping controls announced in April that caused shortages around the world before a series of deals with Europe and the US eased but did not eliminate the supply crunch. The controls are a … Read more

The United States has approved several billion dollars’ worth of Nvidia (NVDA.O) chip exports to the United Arab Emirates, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security recently issued the Nvidia export licenses under the terms of a bilateral artificial intelligence agreement hashed out in May, the report said, citing … Read more