Artificial intelligence could automate the majority of professional desk jobs within the next 12 to 18 months, the head of AI at Microsoft has said, underscoring mounting concerns about rapid disruption across white-collar industries. Mustafa Suleyman, Chief Executive of Microsoft AI, told the Financial Times that AI systems are approachingContinue Reading
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has directed all public and private universities across Pakistan to introduce a mandatory three-credit hour course on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in every undergraduate and postgraduate degree programme starting from the Fall 2026 academic session. In an official advisory issued on February 18, 2026, the CommissionContinue Reading
Pakistan’s ambition to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into governance could face significant delays unless policymakers address structural and regulatory gaps within the public sector, experts say. While AI is increasingly viewed as a tool to modernise service delivery and improve efficiency, analysts argue that adoption within the civil bureaucracy willContinue Reading
Pakistan marked a major breakthrough in advanced cancer care as surgeons at the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre (PKLI) successfully carried out the country’s first robotic Whipple surgery, officials said on Sunday. The complex procedure — primarily used to treat pancreatic and bile duct cancers — wasContinue Reading
Across campuses in the United States, a growing number of students are relying on artificial intelligence to accelerate coding projects, with many turning to Cursor AI as their preferred digital assistant. From computer science majors to students building personal apps and hackathon prototypes, Cursor is gaining traction as a freeContinue Reading
In what could mark a pivotal shift in the global AI race, Google has unveiled a major upgrade to Gemini 3 Deep Think, a specialized reasoning mode that is posting record-breaking scores across some of the world’s toughest academic and computational benchmarks. Announcing the release, the company said the enhancedContinue Reading
In a move aimed at positioning Pakistan at the forefront of responsible public-sector AI adoption, the Pakistan Digital Authority (PDA) and the United Nations University (UNU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate Project GovAI — a scalable digital micro-learning and upskilling programme for civil and public servants.Continue Reading