ConnectHear, a leading Pakistani social enterprise focused on disability inclusion through technology, has partnered with Ufone 4G to launch the world’s first AI-powered early warning system tailored for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. The system, named SUNO, is a groundbreaking initiative that delivers life-saving alerts in sign language during emergencies such as floods and earthquakes.

Pakistan has emerged among the top 10 most expensive countries in the world for fixed broadband internet in 2025, with users paying approximately $0.53 per Mbps. This cost is notably higher than what users in countries like the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Indonesia pay for similar levels of service, raising serious concerns about affordability and access to quality internet across the

Twelve-year-old Amna Shahzad has become Pakistan’s youngest data scientist, an impressive milestone that highlights the growing role of youth in technology and innovation.

University students in the UAE now have the opportunity to access Google Gemini Pro free for one year through a collaboration between Google and the UAE Government. This initiative aims to support students in enhancing their academic performance, creativity, and productivity using advanced AI tools.

Amazon’s Project Kuiper, the company’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet initiative, is set to launch broadband services in Pakistan by the end of 2026. This move marks a significant development for Pakistan’s IT and telecommunications landscape, particularly in terms of digital inclusion and internet accessibility in underserved areas.

Pakistan is launching a transformative initiative under its National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2025, aiming to train one million individuals in artificial intelligence by 2030. This nationwide effort is designed to position the country as a regional leader in digital innovation, while simultaneously preparing the workforce for emerging opportunities in the global tech economy. The

A Chinese robotics startup has unveiled one of the most lifelike robot heads to date, featuring incredibly human-like movements such as blinking, nodding, and eye motion that make it almost eerie in its realism. The robotic head, called the Origin M1, was showcased in a demonstration video released by AheadForm on YouTube, revealing subtle expressions as it appears to observe and respond to its

Your next smartphone may become significantly faster thanks to the introduction of UFS 5.0, a new storage standard finalized by the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC). This upgraded flash storage technology nearly doubles the sequential data bandwidth, reaching speeds of up to 10.8 GB per second, compared to the 5.8 GB per second limit of the previous UFS 4.0 and 4.1 standards.

In China, rice farming is being reimagined through the lens of technology and design, with entire fields transformed into giant, scannable QR codes. These innovative landscapes use carefully selected rice varieties with differing colors and growth characteristics to create stunning, pixel-like patterns visible from high vantage points. When scanned with a smartphone, the codes lead visitors to

WhatsApp, the world’s most popular messaging platform, is preparing to make a major shift in how users connect — moving beyond phone numbers as the primary identifier. According to reports from 9to5Mac, the Meta-owned app is testing a new feature that lets users create unique @usernames, signaling a fundamental change in its user experience and privacy model.