Tech giant Google is facing legal action in the United States after its artificial intelligence chatbot, Gemini, was accused of encouraging a 36-year-old Florida man to take his own life. The lawsuit, filed by the family of Jonathan Gavalas in federal court in San Jose, California, alleges negligence, product liabilityContinue Reading
Short-video platform TikTok has confirmed it will not introduce end-to-end encryption for its direct messaging service, arguing that such protections would hinder law enforcement agencies and its own internal safety teams from investigating harmful activity. Speaking to the BBC at its London office, the company described the decision as deliberate.Continue Reading
A fresh round of leaks from China suggests that the next generation of flagship Android smartphones could arrive with significantly higher price tags, signaling mounting pressure across the premium segment. A well-known Chinese tipster, posting on Weibo, claims that the upcoming OnePlus 16, iQOO 16, and Redmi K100 Pro MaxContinue Reading
A joint media investigation has raised fresh privacy concerns over Meta Platforms’ Ray-Ban smart glasses, alleging that footage captured through the wearable devices is routed to overseas contractors for human review to train artificial intelligence systems. According to reports by Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs Posten, video content recordedContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has conducted an independent Quality of Service (QoS) survey across 20 cities during the fourth quarter of 2025 to evaluate the performance of telecom operators and safeguard consumer interests. According to a press release issued on March 4, 2026, PTA teams carried out extensiveContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Officials have confirmed that surveillance cameras operating under Islamabad’s Safe City project are no longer using Israeli-origin video analytics software, clarifying that the system was deployed only temporarily between June 2021 and October 2022. Senior authorities from Islamabad Police said the software, known as BriefCam, was used on aContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has ordered the placement of QR codes on all government-issued bills nationwide in a major push to promote digital payments and reduce reliance on cash transactions. The directive was issued on the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a high-level review meeting in Islamabad focusedContinue Reading