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US prosecutors say OpenAI firebomber was trying to kill boss Sam Altman

Dawn

A man who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's luxury California home was trying to kill the boss of artificial intelligence giant OpenAI and in possession of an anti-AI document, US officials said on Monday. The claims came as prosecutors levied federal charges against Daniel Moreno...

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 6:56 am

Govt and Google join hands to arm youth with artificial intelligence skills

Dawn

KARACHI: The government and Google have launched a joint initiative, 'AI Seekho 2026', to equip Pakistan's youth with artificial intelligence skills through vibe coding. To accelerate the country's transition into a global digital economy, Google for Developers, in strategic collaboration wi...

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 3:01 am

PTCL says repair work on submarine cable to begin from Tuesday, internet users may face service degradation in evening hours

Dawn

The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) on Monday announced that one of its submarine cables would be undergoing a repair from April 14, and the maintenance work could last till April 20. The users may face service degradation in the evening during this time, PTCL said. ...

Posted on 13 April 2026 | 7:38 pm

Use of AI in warfare comes with a critical risk of automation bias

Dawn

https://www.dawn.com/news/1990969

Posted on 12 April 2026 | 7:15 am

IT sector drives services' exports

Dawn

ISLAMABAD: Paki­stan's services exports rose by 18.38 per cent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, largely driven by higher earnings from the information technology sector, according to official data. The steady expansion of services exports contrasts with mixed trends in commo...

Posted on 12 April 2026 | 12:23 am

After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings

Dawn

With Artemis II successfully completing its historic lunar mission on Friday, Nasa is banking on billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk for the next step: landing astronauts on the Moon. The Apollo program — which sent the first and only humans to the Moon's surface between 1969 and 1972 — was ...

Posted on 11 April 2026 | 11:25 am

Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth after historic trip around moon

Dawn

The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth's atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday after nearly 10 days in space, capping the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the moon in over half a century. Nasa's gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, d...

Posted on 11 April 2026 | 11:18 am

Suspect arrested after Molotov cocktail attack at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home

Dawn

San Francisco police arrested a person for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home and for making threats outside the artificial intelligence startup's headquarters, the company said on Friday. In a post on X, the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) said an unkno...

Posted on 11 April 2026 | 10:03 am

Preliminary draft of Punjab law against online harassment, blackmail prepared

Dawn

LAHORE: An initial draft of the Punjab Online Safety Act 2026, which is meant to address the issue of harassment and blackmail on social media, has been prepared and will soon be presented in the Punjab Assembly for approval. "The government will introduce strict legislation - the Punjab Online ...

Posted on 11 April 2026 | 4:59 am

From battlefields to data centres: The US-Iran war in the age of AI

Dawn

The US-Israel war with Iran has shifted conflict from battlefields to data centres, software engineers and civilian technologies — turning them into both enablers of military power and its most vulnerable targets. As the line between military and civilian infrastructures blurs, urgent questions em...

Posted on 10 April 2026 | 11:48 am

Artemis II astronauts hurtle home from moon toward splashdown

Dawn

The four Artemis II astronauts, returning from the world's first crewed moon voyage in over half a century, hurtled back toward Earth on Friday aboard their gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft, headed for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California. The finale to NASA's celebrated 10-d...

Posted on 10 April 2026 | 9:04 am

Game Review — I regret that I can't experience MGS Delta: Snake Eater for the first time again

Dawn

TL;DR: Pros: Incredible gameplay and visuals, especially with modern controls Brilliant story with plenty of twists and charming characters (mostly) Satisfying stealth and action A replayable experience thanks to collectable titles and hidden secrets Cons: Cartoonish main villain with no...

Posted on 10 April 2026 | 5:30 am

Nasa Artemis II astronauts prepare to end moon mission in 'fireball' re-entry

Dawn

Four astronauts travelling back to Earth from the far side of the moon on Nasa's Artemis II mission spoke of their emotions as they wrapped up the unprecedented flight and prepared to re-enter the atmosphere in a "fireball", during their first press conference from space on Wednesday. The Arte...

Posted on 9 April 2026 | 8:50 am

Greece to ban social media for under 15s

Dawn

ATHENS: Greece will ban access to social media for children under 15 from January 1, 2027, Prime Mi­n­­ister Kyriakos Mitsot­akis said on Wednesday, the latest country to do so as concern grows over the platforms' impact. "We have decided to go ahead with a difficult but necessary measure: b...

Posted on 9 April 2026 | 3:30 am

Artemis II crew snaps historic 'Earthset' photo on way home

Dawn

The Artemis II astronauts snapped a stunning shot of an 'Earthset' — the moment when the Earth dips below the Moon's horizon — on their long journey back home Tuesday after wrapping up a historic lunar flyby. Nasa released the photo of Earth dropping below the rugged lunar edge in a delibe...

Posted on 7 April 2026 | 5:17 pm

Google announces updates to Gemini's mental health safeguards amid lawsuit over user's suicide

Dawn

Google on Tuesday announced updates to the mental health safeguards on its Gemini artificial intelligence chatbot, as the company faces a death lawsuit alleging the chatbot aided a user in his suicide. The tech giant said Gemini would now show a redesigned "Help is available" feature when conver...

Posted on 7 April 2026 | 2:45 pm

Artemis II moon crew flies farther than humans have ever gone before

Dawn

The four astronauts of Nasa's Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed far side of the moon that revealed a lunar surface under cosmic bombardment. The six-hour survey of the normally hidden hemisphere of ...

Posted on 7 April 2026 | 6:41 am

IT exporters, freelancers get relief

Dawn

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday introduced new measures to facilitate IT exporters and freelancers by introducing a set of reforms for these exports. "These reforms are designed to simplify the export realisation procedures, standardise documentation requirements, set transact...

Posted on 7 April 2026 | 3:20 am

Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

Dawn

The four astronauts of Nasa's Artemis II mission entered the moon's gravitational sphere of influence early Monday morning as they cruised along a path that will soon take them over the shadowed, lunar far side to become the farthest-flying humans in history. The Artemis II crew, flying in their...

Posted on 6 April 2026 | 11:54 am

Japan moves to approve commercial flying car

Dawn

A demonstration of the commercial flying car in Osaka last year.—Courtesy The Japan News The government has begun making arrangements to permit commercial flying car services carrying paying passengers as early as 2027 or 2028, according to multiple government sources. Operations are expected...

Posted on 6 April 2026 | 1:10 am

AI at war: 5 things to know about Project Maven

Dawn

WASHINGTON: A Pentagon AI programme called Project Maven is at the centre of the US strikes against Iran and potentially one of the most consequential transformations of modern warfare. What is it? Project Maven is the Pentagon's flagship artificial intelligence programme, launched in 2017 as a na...

Posted on 6 April 2026 | 1:10 am

Artemis astronauts glimpse Moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby

Dawn

The Artemis astronauts have taken in sights of the Moon never before seen by human eyes, crew members reported on Sunday as their spacecraft crossed the two-thirds mark on their journey to a long-anticipated lunar flyby. As the astronauts went to bed in the early hours of Sunday, closing out the fou...

Posted on 5 April 2026 | 9:23 am

FIA to use AI-powered system to track down most wanted criminals

Dawn

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) based system to track down criminals by visualising their appearance in real time, it emerged on Sunday. Speaking to Dawn, FIA Director General (DG) Dr Usmar Anwar said that the agency's red book, conta...

Posted on 5 April 2026 | 8:43 am

GenAI to change global labour markets: study

Dawn

ISLAMABAD: Genera­tive artificial intelligence (GenAI) is poised to transform labour markets worldwide, but with varying impacts across countries, according to a joint ILO and World Bank study. The background study for the forthcoming World Development Report 2026 states that in developing econo...

Posted on 5 April 2026 | 12:51 am

Artemis astronauts pass half-way point on way to Moon

Dawn

The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on the way to their planned lunar flyby, Nasa said on Friday evening. "You are now closer to the moon than you are to us on Earth," mission control told the astronauts at around 11pm (4am GMT), according to the ...

Posted on 4 April 2026 | 10:15 am

'Breathtaking': Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon

Dawn

Four Artemis astronauts were zooming towards the Moon on Friday after a major engine firing, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century. With enough thrust to accelerate a stationary car to highway driving speed in less than three seconds, the Orion cap...

Posted on 3 April 2026 | 5:43 am

In historic first, woman among four set for Moon voyage

Dawn

Christina Koch waves as she boards the astronaut van with the crew of the Artemis II launch mission.—Reuters • Crew also includes first person of colour, first non-American• Four-member team is first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years KENNEDY CENTRE: Ame­r­ican astronaut Christina Ko...

Posted on 2 April 2026 | 2:49 am

It's happening: Historic Moon mission set for launch

Dawn

On Wednesday, three men and one woman are set to embark on the first crewed journey to the Moon since 1972, a landmark odyssey that aims to launch the US into a new era of space exploration. The Nasa mission dubbed Artemis 2 has been years in the making after facing repeated setbacks, but is finally...

Posted on 1 April 2026 | 9:35 am

Anthropic releases part of AI tool source code in 'error'

Dawn

Anthropic accidentally released part of the internal source code for its AI-powered coding assistant Claude Code due to "human error", the company said on Tuesday. An internal-use file mistakenly included in a software update pointed to an archive containing nearly 2,000 files and 500,000 lines ...

Posted on 1 April 2026 | 6:08 am

5G to multiply streaming speeds, says Zong marketing director

Dawn

https://www.dawn.com/news/1987356

Posted on 1 April 2026 | 3:43 am

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