Apple unveils premium iPhone XS, health features for watch
AFP | Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday in a bid to bolster its spot in the premium smartphone market, along with an upgraded...
Facial recognition touted as ‘user friendly’ system for airports
AFP | As facial recognition technology use generates intense scrutiny, a new system unveiled at Washington's Dulles airport is being touted as a "user friendly"...
Space experts worry US won’t make it to Mars by 2030s
AFP | The United States has vowed to send the first humans to Mars by the 2030s, but space experts and lawmakers on Wednesday expressed...
Microsoft urges regulation of face-recognizing tech
AFP | Microsoft's chief legal officer on Friday called for regulation of facial recognition technology due to the risk to privacy and human rights. Brad...
Apple launches $300 mn ‘green’ fund for China suppliers
AFP | Apple said on Friday it has established a fund to invest nearly $300 million over the next four years to connect its Chinese...
Huawei’s new phone might be the camera genius you were looking for
News Analysis | Huawei is set to reveal its flagship phone The Honor 10 in Karachi’s Dolmen mall today. In the bright and blue camera...
Pakistan one step closer to a cashless society
News Analysis | In a major move aimed at driving the cashless ecosystem in Pakistan further, Mastercard - a leading technology company in the global...
AI is the new electricity
Anthony Williams | “AI(I) is well until it gets out of control and causes havoc and disruption in our lives.” This quote is from Andrew Ng,...
The challenge of space gardening: One giant ‘leaf’ for mankind
AFP | It's not easy having a green thumb in space. Without gravity, seeds can float away. Water doesn't pour, but globs up and may...
SpaceX postpones next-generation rocket launch
AFP | With less than a minute before launch Thursday, SpaceX aborted the liftoff of its new Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, which the California-based...
SpaceX postpones launch of NASA’s planet-hunter spacecraft
AFP | SpaceX postponed the launch of NASA's new planet-hunting mission Monday in order to verify the Falcon 9 rocket's navigation systems, the California-based company...
Can we live in Space?
AFP | A newly created Space Colony Research centre led by Japan's first female astronaut is bringing cutting-edge technology to bear on one of mankind's...