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Northern bottlenose whales form stronger social bonds during illness or starvation

Researchers found that sickly whales had more social partners than is normal for the species, with some herds never leaving a wounded companion.

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announces eight job vacancies across three positions

The contract-based roles offer monthly salaries up to Rs. 219,556 for candidates with specific engineering and IT qualifications.

Chinese-speaking hacker breaches over 100 companies using artificial intelligence agents

The hacker's agents attempted to break into more than 1,200 sites as of late last week with a cost of about $50 per successful hack.

European telecom giants sign intent to challenge Starlink satellite dominance

The move seeks to provide universal coverage and protect critical communications by establishing a European alternative to US-led satellite networks.

University of Gujrat announces 32 lecturer vacancies across two campuses

The recruitment drive targets Computer Science, Software Engineering, and English departments to fill BPS-18 teaching positions by November 2026.

Developer runs PlayStation 5 games on Xbox Series X using PS5X

The tool requires Xbox Developer Mode, which limits memory to 5GB and is only 37% of what retail games can access.

Jazz and Samsung Electronics sign strategic partnership to expand AI smartphone access

The collaboration introduces instalment plans and trade-in programs to lower the cost of 5G-enabled devices and Galaxy AI features for Pakistani users.

Pakistan secures Gauth AI subscriptions and TikTok technology for education

The initiative aims to modernise the Daanish schools network by providing teachers and students with advanced artificial intelligence tools.

Air University hosts international conference on statistics and AI technology

Speakers highlighted the need to utilize data for national development and innovation while expanding academic programs to include creative technologies.

Japan plans to restrict digital-only textbooks for primary school students

The move aims to preserve handwriting skills and monitor the impact of screen time on children's eyesight and academic progress.

Quantinuum researchers achieve record low error rates on Helios-1 quantum computer

The breakthrough demonstrates that increasing physical qubit counts can significantly improve the reliability of logical qubits for scalable computing.

Google opens SynthID Detector tool to public for AI content verification

The move provides a public way to identify synthetic media from major tech partners while limiting daily usage to prevent watermark cracking.

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority clarifies rules for reporting unlawful online content

The regulator outlined specific criteria for complaints to ensure the protection of children from harmful digital environments.

PTA fines cellular company Rs77.8 million over fraudulent SIM card activity

The fine follows a scheme where a branch service officer accessed 30 accounts and shared customer details with a friend under pressure.

Brazilian bricklayer travels 2,000 km to meet AI-generated woman

The man sold his belongings to reach the location, only to discover the persona was a digital fabrication with 300,000 followers.

Theft of cables and equipment leaves 33 Karachi traffic signals dysfunctional

The city has 94 total signals, and more than Rs10 million in contractor payments remain outstanding despite a Rs100 million government release.

CPPA-G owes CPEC power projects Rs 498 billion in unpaid dues

Delayed payments to Chinese-backed energy firms risk triggering loan defaults and threatening the financial viability of national power generation.

Meta removes AI training language from commercial terms to address scraping concerns

The update follows claims that the previous language allowed Meta to use scraped content for free and bypass robots.txt blocking instructions.

Tecno expands Spark 50 smartphone series with new Spark 50s and Spark 50C models

The new devices introduce FreeLink 2.0 technology for offline communication and high-durability ratings for the Spark 50s model.

DeepSeek releases V4.1-Flash-1017 model with open weights and lower costs

The new model outperforms major competitors in coding benchmarks while offering significantly cheaper per-task pricing for developers.

Japan to launch unmanned MMX probe to explore Martian moons

The probe will orbit Phobos to collect at least 10 grams of material and explore using the moon as a natural space station.

Anthropic prepares for November IPO with potential $2 trillion valuation

Apple reveals HomeView smart display with step-by-step recipe instructions

The new device aims to simplify kitchen tasks by stripping away ads and affiliate links from online food blogs.

Xiaomi expands REDMI monitor range with new 240Hz gaming display

The new 27-inch REDMI G27Q 2026 Standard Edition targets competitive gamers with high refresh rates and advanced eye protection technology.