A group of AI researchers at Microsoft Research Asia have created an AI application that can animate still photos of people and audio files. With appropriate facial expressions, the persons in the pictures are depicted conversing or singing along with the audio files. A single static image and a voice audio clip may be used […]
Shaza Fatima Khawaja, the state minister for information technology and telecommunications, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to encouraging investments in ICTs through a number of flagship projects, including the national fiberization plan, Special Technology Zones (STZs), and programs to guarantee that the general public has affordable access to fast broadband internet and smart digital devices. In […]
In the first three months of 2024, global smartphone shipments increased by 7.8%, reaching a total of 289.4 million units compared to the same period last year. This marks the third consecutive quarter of growth for the smartphone market, signaling a recovery after a challenging time, according to a report from the market research firm […]
Google announced on Thursday that it has let go of 28 workers after some of them took part in demonstrations against the Israeli government’s cloud contract. A limited number of protesting employees entered and interfered with work at a few unidentified office sites, according to the Alphabet (GOOGL.O) company. “Physically impeding other employees’ work and […]
According to a statement from the Defense Ministry, India successfully tested a cruise missile using domestic technology on Thursday. According to the ministry, India’s Defence Research and Development Organization successfully tested an indigenous technology cruise missile off the coast of Odisha state from the Chandipur Integrated Test Range. “All of the subsystems operated as expected […]
Since its inception in 2016, China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the biggest single-dish radio telescope in the world, has discovered over 900 new pulsars, according to information released by its operator on Wednesday. Fast-spinning neutron stars called pulsars are created when supernova explosions cause the imploding cores of enormous dead stars to burst. […]
X, previously known as Twitter, is planning to introduce a new system where users will need to pay a fee to post content and interact with others. Elon Musk, the owner of the platform, explained that this change aims to tackle the problem of fake accounts and bots that can cause disruptions on the site. […]
The Engineering Development Board (EDB) recently took a big step in the shift towards electric vehicles in Pakistan. They granted licenses to 34 manufacturers of electric vehicles under the Electric Vehicles Policy for 2020-2025. This marks a shift from traditional fuel-powered cars to more environmentally friendly electric ones. In a webinar hosted by the Sustainable […]
Scientists began looking into the source of the October 2022 gamma-ray explosion, which was dubbed the “brightest of all times” at the time, when it caused a large shockwave in space. The blast was caused by a fading star that exploded supernova 2.4 billion light-years away, as astronomers discovered. The event was designated as GRB […]
The most recent version of WhatsApp for iOS users has a handy shortcut to quickly access the picture library. With this update, iPhone users of the messaging app won’t need to access the media library, which means they may send photographs more quickly. As a result, the functionality will simplify the user experience by removing […]
