Elon Musk, the owner of the American electric car maker Tesla, has said he will “shut down” his company if it is proved that his company’s cars were used to spy on China. Elon Musk’s statement came in response to reports that the Chinese military has banned Tesla at all its stations. The Chinese military …
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How did Wheat crisis arise in Pakistan?
Previously, the per capita price of wheat in Pakistan was Rs. 13-14 but the problem was that even at that price, wheat could hardly be obtained. It was as if it was a crisis that posed a great challenge to Pakistani people but the question is how did this crisis arise? The situation was considered …
Major Social networking sites crashed on Friday
On Friday evening, a large number of social media users around the world appeared to be simultaneously connected to either their phones or Wi-Fi, as if the cause of the unrest spread around the world like a collective activity. That’s when the majority turned to the social networking site Twitter. The problem was not the …
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10,000 individuals to get jobs at Google
Google unveiled plans to spend more than $7 billion in the United States this year, creating thousands of jobs in the process, in an effort to aid the country’s economic recovery. Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, confirmed that the move would result in the creation of “at least 10,000 new full-time Google jobs in the United …
PM announces Technological education for Pakistanis
Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has stated that basic and technological education will be encouraged in order to help the country transition to a knowledge-based economy. On Friday, he spoke at a ceremony at Malakand University (today). During his message, he stressed the importance of schooling in society’s upliftment. He also reported that …
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Scientists proposed building a lunar ark for doomsday
Scientists intend to form an underground lunar ark embedded in a network of tubes on the moon, packed with millions of seed, spore, sperm, and egg specimens from Earth’s animals, to provide a genetic replacement for the world in the event of a doomsday scenario. Researchers at the University of Arizona have suggested an ark …
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Signal becomes unavailable to Chinese users
The encrypted app, Signal, has been unavailable in mainland China Tuesday Morning. According to news from TechCrunch and Reuters, Signal, one of the few Western social media apps available in China, has gone silent. Since early Tuesday morning, the encrypted software, which is commonly used by reporters and those who need total secrecy, has been …
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Green infrastructure to mitigate global warming?
Ever since major cities are experiencing high temperatures, their governments have decided to turn to Green infrastructure to mitigate rising temperatures in an urban area. They are turning to different methods of planting trees in developed cities that are filled with dark pavement and concrete that absorb the heat of the sun. This is why …
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TikTok is banned in Pakistan once again
Pakistan once again blocked TikTok, citing inappropriate material on the short-form video app. This is the second time that the ByteDance Site has been banned in Pakistan, after a brief 10-day ban in October last year. In a statement Thursday evening, the Pakistan Telecom Authority reported that it was compliant with the order and had …
PVTC plans to improve youth’s digital skills
Lahore: The Punjab Vocational Training Council and Extreme Commerce, on Tuesday, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in order to provide the young generation a set of skills in Punjab. Sunny Ali, the Founder and Chief Executive officer of Extreme Commerce told, “This is a landmark achievement by the Government of Punjab, where it …
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