Technology

The Hague, March 10 (AFP/APP): At first glance, it seems to be just a modern take on Johannes Vermeer’s masterpiece “Girl with a Pearl Earring”. But look more closely and things get a little strange. Firstly, there are two glowing earrings in the image hanging […]

Beijing, March 8 (AFP/APP): China will conduct a sweeping revamp of its science ministry and tech capabilities, pouring more resources into manufacturing and research as Beijing pushes for self-reliance in the face of foreign attempts at “containment and suppression”. A broad restructuring document announced by […]

San Francisco, March 6 (AFP/APP): Twitter on Monday suffered a major outage with users worldwide reporting they could no longer read links to articles from outside websites. “Some parts of Twitter may not be working as expected right now,” the company’s tech support account said […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 06 (APP):Speakers at a one-day introductory course on “science diplomacy and sustainability” held here Monday emphasized the proactive role of science diplomacy to address the climate change issue which is impacting globally. The course was arranged by COMSTECH-the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific […]

ISTANBUL, Mar 6 (AA/APP): Türkiye’s gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) increased to 101.74 billion Turkish liras ($11.3 billion) in 2021, up over 47% compared to 2020. GERD includes spending on R&D activities by businesses, higher education institutions, government, and private non-profit sector. […]

Barcelona, Feb 27 (AFP/APP):The big beasts of the telecom industry kicked off their most important annual get-together in Barcelona on Monday, promising to lead a “tsunami of innovation” as they try to shrug off a major slump across the technology sector. Some 80,000 delegates are […]

BARCELONA 26 Feb (Online): Nokia (NOKIA.HE) announced plans on Sunday to change its brand identity for the first time in nearly 60 years, complete with a new logo, as the telecom equipment maker focuses on aggressive growth. The new logo comprises five different shapes forming […]

BEIJING, Feb 24 (XINHUA/APP): China successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Friday. The remote sensing satellite was launched at 12:01 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2C carrier rocket and entered its […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 (APP): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Shaza Fatima Khawaja Thursday said that the Prime Minister’s Youth Program (PMYP) determined to equip the youth of the country with modern skills and education, based on information technology which enables […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (APP):Excise and Taxation Department (E&TD) Islamabad in collaboration with the National Information Technology Board (NITB) is offering exclusive services to citizens, including token tax and vehicle registration at the 22nd ITCN Asia exhibition. The Information Technology Commerce Network (ITCN) Asia began at […]