Gul Plaza Fire Karachi: Deadly Blaze Exposes Major Safety Failures Gul Plaza fire Karachi has become one of the deadliest fires the city has seen in years. At least 23 people, including a firefighter, lost their lives when a huge blaze tore through the busy shopping centre on MA Jinnah Road.The fire burned for more…
Introduction: Dollar inflows from exchangers dip Dollar inflows from exchangers in Pakistan have dropped by almost one-third in the first half of the current fiscal year. This fall has created concern among policymakers, bankers and traders because it affects liquidity in the formal banking system and raises questions about where these dollars are going. Banks…
5.6 magnitude quake jolts northern Japan – what happened? A 5.6 magnitude quake jolts northern Japan off the coast of Aomori prefecture in the early hours of Friday, but this time there is no tsunami alert and no damage has been reported. The earthquake came only weeks after a much stronger 7.5–7.6 magnitude quake shook…
National Rulebook for Artificial Intelligence: What Has the US Done? The United States has taken a major step toward a national rulebook for artificial intelligence. On 11 December 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order called “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.” The order aims to replace a patchwork of separate state AI…
AI Smartglasses: HTC VIVE Eagle Takes an Open AI Route to Challenge Meta Taiwanese tech company HTC is betting on AI smartglasses to stage a comeback in consumer hardware, led by its new VIVE Eagle glasses. Instead of one locked assistant, these AI smartglasses support several AI models inside the same pair of frames. What exactly are…
Mind‑Controlled Wheelchair: China’s Brain‑Computer Breakthrough Lets Tetraplegia Patient Command a Robot Dog A Chinese clinical trial has demonstrated a mind‑controlled wheelchair that allows a tetraplegia patient to drive through his neighborhood using only his thoughts. In the same experiment, the patient also commanded a robotic dog to fetch a food delivery, showing how brain‑computer interfaces are moving from…
What Does “Verify Google AI Videos in the Gemini App” Mean? Verify Google AI Videos in the Gemini App means you can upload a clip into the Gemini app and ask it to tell you whether Google AI helped generate or edit that video. Instead of guessing if a clip is real or AI‑made, you…
What is in the 2026 U.S. defense bill? The 2026 U.S. defense bill—formally the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—authorizes roughly $900–901 billion in military spending for fiscal year 2026, one of the largest defense packages in U.S. history. The measure passed both the House and Senate with bipartisan majorities and backs much of President Trump’s…
Introduction: A historic rate shift The latest Bank of Japan interest rate hike has taken the policy rate to around 0.75%, the highest level in roughly three decades and a clear break from Japan’s long experiment with ultra‑loose monetary policy. For years, Japan kept rates near or below zero to fight deflation and support weak growth, but…
Gold per tola gains Rs2700 in Pakistan: what happened today? Gold per tola gains Rs2700 in Pakistan as the local 24‑karat rate jumps to around Rs453,562 in the domestic market, marking a sharp single‑day increase for bullion buyers and investors. At the same time, silver prices have hit a fresh all‑time high, with 24‑karat silver…
