Explainer: Why did a Cloudflare outage cause websites to go down?

Websites relying on DNS service providers will be rendered inaccessible if the provider experiences an outage.

News Desk Published 18 Nov, 2025 06:37pm

McCartney to release silent song against AI law

More than 1,000 artists have collaborated on silent album including Hans Zimmer, Annie Lennox, Kate Bush.

AFP Updated 18 Nov, 2025 10:02am

Scientists train artificial intelligence to interpret prehistoric chemical jigsaw

Researchers discover photosynthesis was taking place 800 million years earlier than previously thought; new technology could "revolutionise search for extra-terrestrial life".

Amin Ahmed Updated 18 Nov, 2025 08:06am

Pakistan’s financial services industry and the unassailable uptake of digitalisation

In FY25, 21.7pc of all retail transactions processed through scheduled banks were digital — a record increase.

Published 17 Nov, 2025 07:52am

US jury orders Apple to pay firm $634 million in patent case

Apple to appeal verdict; says patent expired in 2022.

Reuters Updated 16 Nov, 2025 10:27am

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after vessel damaged by space debris

They were due to return 9 days ago after completing a 6-month mission on Tiangong space station when the crack on return capsule was discovered.

Reuters Updated 15 Nov, 2025 10:16am

Global watchdog says internet freedom in Pakistan witnessed sharp dip in past 15 years

India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh fare better; China, Myanmar, Iran and Russia at the bottom of the rankings.

Published 15 Nov, 2025 07:57am

OPPO comes second in Pakistan's 4G smartphone market

Data from research firm GFK shows three OPPO phones were ranked among 5 most popular android 4G smartphones.

ADVERTISEMENT Updated 07 Oct, 2017 02:56pm

Google announces free one-year AI Pro Plan for Pakistani students

Offer allows eligible Pakistani students to access Google's most capable AI features, including Gemini 2.5 Pro model, NotebookLM.

Dawn.com Updated 09 Oct, 2025 03:00pm

Online data shows X restored after complaints of disruption

Downdetector, which mon­itors internet outages in real time, showed a spike in users’ complaints after 5pm.

Dawn Report Updated 25 May, 2025 09:36am

Reinventing the Mobile Phone Repair Industry

RepairDesk is a cloud based point of sale software for mobile phone repair shops.

Mahrukh Sarwar Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:05pm

Artificial intelligence can run world ‘better than humans’

Humanoid robots tell UN summit they’re free of biases, emotions that "cloud decision-making".

AFP Published 08 Jul, 2023 07:08am

Backpage execs refuse to testify at sex-trafficking hearing

Refusal to testiy came after a report accused Backpage of editing "adult" ads to remove words indicating trafficking.

AP Published 11 Jan, 2017 10:43am

Behind generative AI curtain is gruelling, low-paid human work

Invisible labellers’ toil has allowed self-driving cars to recognise pedestrians and chatbots to speak in natural-sounding sentences.

AFP Published 16 Oct, 2025 03:00pm

Bykea launches BykeaCar service to cater diverse audiences

The new service has been launched in Islamabad and Karachi in the first phase.

Mutaher Khan Updated 30 Aug, 2022 12:29pm

ChatGPT to get parental controls after US teen’s death

Parents will also receive notifications from ChatGPT “when the system detects their teen is in a moment of acute distress,” OpenAI says.

AFP Updated 03 Sep, 2025 11:09am

From Clanker to Delulu: What were the most searched slang words on Google in 2025

Popular slang in 2025 continues to be heavily influenced by TikTok, Instagram, gaming, streaming, Gen Z and Alpha online communities.

Dawn.com Updated 03 Oct, 2025 07:48pm

Game Review: ‘Back with a bang’ — Battlefield 6 is an explosive return to form for the series

EA's latest entry in the Battlefield series may be an imperfect experience by some standards, but it is still a much-needed one.

Mikail Ahmed Shaikh Updated 27 Oct, 2025 05:59pm

Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI

Welcome to the future of AI as it starts to infiltrate the material world in the form of smart robots, self-driving cars and other autonomous machines.

AFP Published 14 Nov, 2025 02:15pm