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Meta ditches its AI image generation feature after widespread backlash

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Posted on 11 July 2026 | 8:04 am

Music industry organisations call for implementing system to label content made with AI

Dawn

https://images.dawn.com/news/1195525/music-industry-organisations-call-for-implementing-system-to-label-content-made-with-ai

Posted on 11 July 2026 | 6:31 am

EU tells Meta to change Facebook, Instagram's 'addictive design'

Dawn

BRUSSELS: Meta must change Facebook and Instagram's "addictive design" or face a heavy fine, the EU warned on Friday. Brussels accused the US tech giant of failing to limit the risks the platforms posed to users, especially children and vulnerable adults, because of features designed to keep t...

Posted on 11 July 2026 | 3:00 am

China successfully tests sea-based rocket booster recovery system

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China on Friday successfully tested an experimental rocket retrieval system using a net attached to a sea platform, state media reported, in the hope of breaking US dominance in reusable rockets. The Long March 10B rocket lifted off from the Hainan commercial space launch site in southern China at 1...

Posted on 10 July 2026 | 1:47 pm

Meta's new AI tool can use your pictures to create content. Here's how you can protect yourself

Dawn

https://images.dawn.com/news/1195523/metas-new-ai-tool-can-use-your-pictures-to-create-content-heres-how-to-stop-it

Posted on 10 July 2026 | 7:43 am

Humanitarians look to put the AI in aid

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From remote-controlled trucks delivering life-saving aid in dangerous settings to mobile phone data analysis flagging mass displacement, humanitarians are eyeing ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) can speed up and improve their operations. There have been plenty of warnings about the dangers...

Posted on 10 July 2026 | 5:08 am

AI boom drives 27pc surge in Microsoft emissions

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WASHINGTON: Micr­osoft's greenhouse gas emissions jumped 27 percent in its latest fiscal year, the tech giant disclosed on Thursday, adding to a wave of worsening environmental reports from an industry racing to build AI infrastructure. Total emissions reached 21.1 million metric tons of carbon ...

Posted on 10 July 2026 | 2:24 am

US crackdown on top AI fuels open-source surge

Dawn

The US government's shock moves to restrict access to top artificial intelligence systems from Anthropic and OpenAI have sparked growing interest in open-source models — especially ones from China. The de facto bans from an anti-regulation White House blindsided the tech world, which had grown a...

Posted on 9 July 2026 | 8:19 am

Senate panel grills NCCIA over delay in cybercrime complaints

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• Summons agency's chief for briefing on online portal, enforcement timelines• Senators seek briefing on revised mechanism for registration of blasphemy FIRs ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights expressed concern over the delay in processing of complaints by the National ...

Posted on 9 July 2026 | 2:29 am

China warns of 'security backdoor' in Anthropic AI coding tool

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A Chinese industry regulator warned users on Wednesday of a "security backdoor" embedded in versions of US artificial intelligence company Anthropic's coding tool, Claude Code. The alleged backdoor could allow the software to "transmit sensitive information", including users' locations a...

Posted on 8 July 2026 | 10:47 am

OpenAI to unveil GPT-5.6 on Thursday after delaying launch

Dawn

OpenAI will publicly launch its most capable model, GPT-5.6, on Thursday, after delaying the launch last month on the US government's request amid national security concerns that powerful AI systems could be misused. This comes on the heels of the US government lifting curbs on Anthropic's lates...

Posted on 8 July 2026 | 5:25 am

NASA rover takes a closer look at organic carbon on Mars

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Using NASA's Perseverance rover, scientists are getting a greater understanding of the nature of some of the organic carbon — the molecular backbone for all known ​living organisms — detected on Mars as they explore the question of whether Earth's planetary neighbour ever harboured life. N...

Posted on 6 July 2026 | 6:42 pm

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs as it revamps Xbox

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Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs — roughly 2 per cent of its global workforce — in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division. The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox's history, with approximately 3,200 g...

Posted on 6 July 2026 | 2:55 pm

As the threat of AI replacing them looms larger, Pakistan's celebrities are fighting back

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https://images.dawn.com/news/1195507/as-the-threat-of-ai-replacing-them-looms-larger-pakistans-celebrities-are-fighting-back

Posted on 6 July 2026 | 11:54 am

UN chief says world must not let AI 'vibe-code' humanity's future

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The United Nations chief called on Monday for a global governance system to shape artificial intelligence for the good of humanity, warning against allowing the technology itself to "vibe-code" our future. With AI advancing at "runaway speed", UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres cautioned ...

Posted on 6 July 2026 | 8:49 am

IT minister stresses proposed telecom bill needed as existing laws insufficient for 5G, other modern tech

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Information Technology Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Sunday stressed the need for the proposed changes to telecommunication laws, as the existing legal framework did not meet the demands of modern technologies such as 5G. The proposed Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organisation) (Amendment) Bill ...

Posted on 5 July 2026 | 4:06 pm

Digital pizzas? Corporations ridicule PlayStation over ending game disc production

Dawn

Gaming giant PlayStation has been raked over the coals by consumers after its controversial announcement this week that it would end the production of physical game discs by January 2028, effectively meaning that games produced after that point would only be available on its digital marketplace. ...

Posted on 4 July 2026 | 4:38 pm

India investigating Tata data leak that exposed Apple iPhone secrets

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India is investigating a data breach at Tata Electronics that exposed documents linked to Apple's unreleased iPhone 18 Pro, the country's IT secretary said on Thursday in the government's first public comments on the incident. Sensitive lists of components and suppliers as well as photos of iP...

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 9:44 am

India issues notice to Telegram, Signal on concerns over usernames, source says

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India has issued notices to messaging platforms Telegram and Signal, asking them to explain safeguards around features that allow users to post messages without revealing their phone numbers, a government source said. The notices marked a further escalation of India's policing of online platforms,...

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 7:13 am

PTA says submarine cable fault resolved, internet services back to normal

Dawn

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced on Friday that internet services in the country were back to normal after issues with the SEA-ME-WE 5 (SMW5) international submarine cable system were resolved. In a statement, the authority said that the fault in the cable system, which had l...

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 6:31 am

Game review — Unbeatable's story mode could have been a movie, and maybe it should have

Dawn

TL;DR Pros: Powerful voice work that understands the assignment Unique and colourful visual style, with excellent cutscene direction Varied, soulful music that leans towards fun and rock-out-friendly Great arcade mode with punchy gameplay and lots of challenge levels Conceptually innovative with he...

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 5:30 am

Microsoft, AWS deploy engineer armies to cash in on AI boom

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SAN FRANCISCO: AWS and Microsoft want to embed thousands of their own engineers at client companies to help them capitalise on artificial intelligence, which has yet to prove its profitability in the business world. Microsoft announced on Thursday the creation of a unit called Microsoft Frontier Com...

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 3:45 am

India asks Meta to put off WhatsApp username rollout

Dawn

NEW DELHI: India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp, citing concerns over fraud and impersonation. The move comes as authorities in India grapple with a spike in cybercrime, with scammers exploiting low digital safety awareness among millions of internet users. W...

Posted on 3 July 2026 | 2:55 am

Submarine cable fault may cause intermittent internet disruption: PTA

Dawn

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Thursday it was closely monitoring internet traffic disruptions caused by a fault in the SEA-ME-WE 5 (SMW5) international submarine cable system, which was likely to cause intermittent degradation in service quality and connectivity. ...

Posted on 2 July 2026 | 6:06 pm

A new, inexpensive Chinese AI model is catching up with Anthropic, OpenAI on their home turf

Dawn

Since DeepSeek shocked markets early last year with its cheap but powerful AI model, global consumers have been faced with a choice: Chinese offerings with lower prices and less capability or OpenAI or Anthropic, which have poured ​billions into development. A model called GLM-5.2, launched last m...

Posted on 2 July 2026 | 1:45 pm

Sindh CM Murad announces 20,000 Google Career Certificate scholarships for students

Dawn

KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday launched the province's first Google Gemini for Education Corner at NED University and 20,000 Google Career Certificate scholarships for students along with the Google Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) training programme for cabinet member...

Posted on 2 July 2026 | 3:36 am

Pakistan leads global progress in 'bridging mobile gender gap'

Dawn

ISLAMABAD: The GSMA Mobile Gender Gap Report 2026 has highlighted Pakistan as the most improved nation among all surveyed countries in narrowing the mobile ownership gender gap, which sharply declined from 37 per cent in 2024 to 27pc in 2025. Pakistan also ranked among the top-performing nations acr...

Posted on 2 July 2026 | 2:58 am

Planned 1.7m satellites 'devastating' for astronomy: study

Dawn

PARIS: The 1.7 million satellites that companies are aiming to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years will have "devastating consequences for astronomy", new research warned on Wednesday. The plans to swarm Earth with huge, extremely bright satellites represent an "existential threat�...

Posted on 2 July 2026 | 2:50 am

PlayStation to phase out physical disc production for consoles from January 2028

Dawn

Sony on Wednesday announced that PlayStation will end physical disc production for games on its consoles from January 2028. In a statement on PlayStation's blog, the gaming giant said the decision was taken "as consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry continue to shift away fr...

Posted on 1 July 2026 | 1:11 pm

World Bank approves $70m loan for Connected Punjab Programme aimed at improving digital infrastructure

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ISLAMABAD: The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank has approved a $70 million loan for Pakistan's Connected Punjab Programme (CPP) to help the province expand broadband internet access, improve digital service delivery, and enhance cashless transactions. A World Bank statement said the ...

Posted on 1 July 2026 | 10:36 am

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