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OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R released in US
OnePlus 13 is available for purchase starting January 7, while the OnePlus 13R will be available from January 14.
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Microsoft announces $3b investment in India to boost AI, cloud capacity
The two-year investment, its biggest ever in the country, will also be used to upskill Indians in AI
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Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style ‘Community Notes’ system on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
Meta phases out US fact-checking, introduces ‘Community Notes’ to give users more control over misleading content.
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Nvidia unveils personal AI supercomputer Project DIGITS at CES 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang described Project DIGITS as a cloud computing platform
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Release date for Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and GPU lineup announced at CES 2025
RTX 5090 is set to succeed the RTX 4090, continuing Nvidia’s trend of offering high-performance GPUs.
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Sam Altman predicts virtual employees will transform workforces this year
OpenAI is reportedly planning to launch an AI agent codenamed “Operator” for booking travel and coding
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Arbe partners with NVIDIA as shares hit 52-week high
At the CES 2025, Arbe will showcase its groundbreaking radar technology, designed to revolutionize vehicle safety
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WhatsApp introduces new in-app document scanning feature
The feature is currently available for iOS users
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Elon Musk confirms Starlink's launch plans for Pakistan
Shaza Fatima Khawaja also confirmed that Pakistan is in negotiations with Elon Musk's Starlink
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WhatsApp rolls out new feature to manage chat message animations
WhatsApp introduces features to manage animations and access human support on web.
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Justice Dept. urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law
Trump argued in a legal brief he needs time after Jan 20 to seek a "political resolution" to the issue
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Elon Musk plans to launch 'X Money' this year but only in a limited form
X has successfully secured money transmitter licences in 38 US states so far but New York remains a challenge
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Microsoft to spend $80 bn on AI amid global competition
Company's President Brad Smith says In many ways, artificial intelligence is the electricity of our age
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Tim Cook donates $1 million to Donald Trump’s inaugural committee
Apple CEO donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee, joining tech executives supporting the president-elect.
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‘Efforts underway to fix internet disruptions caused by cable fault'
PTA on Thursday confirmed that the fault occurred in the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) cable
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Four eclipses to occur in 2025
Pakistan to experience rare ‘blood moon’ eclipse in 2025
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'Brightest Comet of 2025' to light up January – But may be difficult to see
The C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), anticipated to be the brightest comet of 2025 but difficult to see because of closeness to sun
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China unveils prototype for world's fastest high-speed train
The CR450 will surpass the CR400, which debuted in 2017 and operates at a maximum speed of 350 km/h.
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Meta plans to populate its social media with AI-generated bots for engagement
Tech giant seeks to boost user interaction with virtual characters, but concerns linger over misinformation.
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WhatsApp to drop support for older phones in 2025: See the list
Starting January 1, 2025, the app will no longer support Android devices running KitKat (version 4.4) or older.
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Nvidia supplier Ibiden considers faster expansion to meet AI demand
Ibiden ramps up production to meet soaring AI chip demand, solidifying its role as a key Nvidia supplier.
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India launches rocket to test space docking for future space station, moon mission
In August 2023, India became the fourth nation to land an unmanned craft on the Moon, joining Russia, US, and China
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Huawei slashes Pura 70 Ultra price by 18% as part of weekend sales
The promotion ran from Saturday evening to midnight on Sunday
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Pi Network unveils 20 new apps ahead of Mainnet launch in 2025
The new apps allow Pioneers to make real Pi transactions, moving beyond Testnet apps for development.
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Google unveils Android Auto with new design and features
The most significant alteration is the repositioning of the track progress bar, enhancing the overall user experience
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe completes closest-ever approach to Sun
The spacecraft is expected to send detailed telemetry data about its status on January 1
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Massive water reservoir discovered in space: 140 trillion times Earth's oceans
The reservoir is situated near a supermassive black hole, which weighs about 20 billion times more than our Sun
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Meta boosts affiliate link visibility in posts, comments to support creators
Meta says that the updates are being rolled out to all Pages and Professional Profiles globally
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Is Google Wallet coming to Pakistan?
This information comes from leaked developer release notes
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Apple moves to join Google antitrust trial over search engine agreement
Apple joins U.S. antitrust case against Google, seeking to defend search engine agreements.
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WhatsApp enhances user experience with new shortcut to Meta AI chat
This feature is part of the latest WhatsApp beta update for iOS
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes historic attempt with closest-ever approach to Sun
At its closest approach, the probe is 3.8 million miles (6.2 million km) from our star's surface
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MG marks a milestone with the launch of Pakistan’s first locally assembled plug-in hybrid vehicle
The vehicle is currently available for PKR 9,499,000 as an exclusive early bird deal
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South Korean team creates 'Iron Man' robot to assist paraplegics in walking
A Korean team develops a robotic exoskeleton enabling paraplegics to walk, climb stairs, and maneuver
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DuckChain: Promising blockchain platform raises $5 million
DuckChain to host the Yellow Duck Mission Hackathon from December 15, 2024, to January 15, 2025 with $1 million prize.
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Google Chrome rolls out AI tools for safer browsing and scam prevention
Scam detection is available in Chrome Canary, the browser's experimental version.
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Emotion AI: awakening the ghost in the machine
How do we protect privacy, ensure fairness, and uphold justice in a world where machines can read our feelings?
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14-year-old's death leads to one-year TikTok ban in Albania
PM Albania has blamed TikTok in particular for fuelling violence among youth in and outside school
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Prehistoric tombs discovered in China, revealing possible ancient kingdom
Experts suggest the site could have been the capital of a prehistoric kingdom from the Neolithic Dawenkou Culture.
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OpenAI unveils new o3 models for diverse tasks
Additionally, o3 scored 96.7% on the 2024 American Invitational Mathematics Exam, missing just one question
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Christmas eve asteroid: Surprise sky visitor to skim past Earth, NASA alerts
The space rock, 2024 XN1, is roughly the size of a 10-storey building, with a diameter of 29-70 metres
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Apple pushes back on Meta’s access requests, citing privacy concerns
Apple criticizes Meta's interoperability requests, citing privacy concerns under the DMA
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WhatsApp rolls out festive features for New Year 2025
WhatsApp introduces festive features for New Year 2025, including stickers, reactions, and effects.
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Google reintroducing digital fingerprinting to track users
Google's return to digital fingerprinting marks a contradictory shift from its previous stance on user privacy.
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Ukraine collects 2 million hours of drone footage to train AI for battlefield decisions
The data is said to help improve target identification, combat tactics, and weapon system efficiency
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ChatGPT service is now just a phone call away
OpenAI launches ChatGPT voice service over the phone, offering limited features and 15-minute calls.
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Apple Watch loses top spot to Android device in wearable market
Samsung, shipments rose by 24.3%, enabling the company to maintain its fourth-place position.
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ChatGPT now accessible via WhatsApp and calls: A step-by-step guide
US-based users can now call ChatGPT by dialling 1-800-CHATGPT.
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CFS unveils plans for world's first commercial fusion energy plant in Virginia
The fusion power plant is set to be built at Dominion Energy's James River Industrial Complex in Chesterfield
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NASA astronauts' return delayed, extending ISS mission to over nine months
The duo traveled to the ISS in June for a test mission, but their return was extended by eight months to February.