Oct 31(ABC): Google acquired AI avatar startup, Alter, which offers a tech stack to developers that can be used to create avatar systems. According to TechCrunch, the company was founded as Facemoji and raised $3 million last year from a seed round, led by Play Ventures, with participation from Twitter and Roosh Ventures. After Apple’s Memoji, Alter aimed to offer game …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 31(ABC): Social media giants Facebook and Instagram have installed artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor sensitive posts, especially on religious and social occasions, to “keep society from unrest and turmoil” while keeping local sensitivities in mind. Briefing media on Thursday about measures taken by Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp — Policy Communications Lead for …

Oct 31(ABC): OSOM and Solana have revealed specs for their upcoming Android smartphone for crypto enthusiasts, which will feature built-in web3 compatibilities. The smartphone is dubbed as the a successor to the Essential PH-1, launched a couple of years ago. With the final release of that phone drawing near, we now have more information about its internals, as revealed by …

Oct 31(ABC): Legendary strategy game Age of Empires could seen be coming to a screen in your pocket, Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios announced Wednesday.** The development was revealed during Age of Empires’ 25th-anniversary broadcast, in which the developer said that the game is set to be released for both iOS and Android devices. Age of Empires has been adapted for mobile devices …

Oct 31(ABC): The California-based tech company HereAfter AI developed an app that allows the living and the dead to communicate. The company’s vision is to make grievances easier for people who lost their loved ones. For decades, both medical professionals and spiritualists have wished for something similar. And now, because of the development of AI and speech technology, it is …

Oct 31(ABC): Sony just launched the Alpha A7R V; with a breathtaking 61MP sensor, 15-stop dynamic range, and 8K capabilities This full-frame camera might be among the best available. The A7R V has a full-frame 35mm sensor with 61 megapixels, which is identical to its predecessor. Still, it also has an entirely new image processing system and AI-powered focusing on …

Oct 31(ABC): Pakistan Navy Engineering College (PNEC-NUST) students unveiled its energy-efficient concept car Evo-X in Karachi. The 30-member team of Envision PNEC will participate with their vehicle in the Shell Eco-Marathon 2023, which is scheduled to be held in Indianapolis, United States, on April 12 next year. They have participated nearly every year in this competition, the leading international stage …

Oct 31(ABC): An incredible video that shows robo dogs by robotic firm Boston Dynamics dancing to a popular song has stunned the internet. A total of seven robots are seen dancing to the hit song “Permission to Dance” by K-Pop band BTS. In the beginning of the video, one dog appears on the screen and sings the solo parts of the song. …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 31(ABC): Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has demanded investigation into female journalist Sadaf Naeem s death, after she was crushed under Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan s container during PTI long march in Sadhoke, reported. Rana Sanaullah said that the incident has become suspicious after journalists present on the spot revealed that Sadaf Naeem fell down after being …

LAHORE, Oct 31(ABC): The funeral prayers of female journalist Sadaf Naeem have been offered in Lahore s Icchra area in the wee hours of Monday,  reported. A large number of local journalists, family members of deceased journalist and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders including Fawad Chaudhry, Mian Aslam Iqbal and Omar Sarfraz Cheema attended to funeral prayers. Later, the deceased journalist …

SIALKOT, Oct 31(ABC): Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that the country’s politics has reached a turning point and the month of November will prove to be very important in the country’s politics. Addressing a press conference at his residence here on Sunday, he said that it was claimed from the march container that negotiations were going …

KAMOKE, Oct 31(ABC): Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan while reacting to Prime Minsiter Shehbaz Sharif’s claims of contact over the appointment of the new army chief said that there is no hope of talks with one who used to meet the army chief in a car trunk. The former premier said that negotiations with Shehbaz …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 31(ABC): Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Sunday said the government hasn’t decided whether to let the long march enter Islamabad or not. Speaking during Geo News programme “Naya Pakistan”, Sanaullah said: “It has not yet been decided whether to allow them entry into Islamabad. They would be allowed to enter if they ensure a peaceful protest.” The interior minister shared that …

PESHAWAR, Oct 31(ABC): PTI chairman Imran Khan once again defeated the ruling alliance — Pakistan Democratic Movement — and emerged victorious in the NA-45 Kurram by-elections, reported citing unofficial results. A tough contest was expected between Imran Khan and JUI-F’s Jamil Khan, who was backed by the PDM. According to the unofficial final results from all 143 polling stations of …

LAHORE, Oct 31(ABC):  A magistrate in Lahore approved the two-day physical remand of former deputy speaker of the Punjab Assembly Dost Muhammad Mazari. Mazari was presented before a judicial magistrate’s court a day after he was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab. During today’s hearing, ACE Punjab’s lawyer had requested the physical remand of Mazari to complete the investigation. The court, …

LAHORE, Oct 31(ABC): As PTI heads towards Islamabad with its long march, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that Imran Khan is spewing venom against an institution that “raised him”. To a question by a YouTuber in Lahore on the DG ISI’s presser, the premier said that the PTI chief “severely attacked” the Pakistan army. He added that the institution …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 31(ABC):  Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Sunday expressed distress over the tragedy that ensued amid Halloween celebrations in South Korea’s capital of Seoul a day earlier. At least 153 people were killed in a stampede in Seoul’s nightlife area when a huge crowd celebrating Halloween crammed into an alley, emergency officials said. Taking to Twitter, the foreign minister wrote: “The …

Oct 31(ABC): Sadaf Naeem, a journalist working for a private news channel, Sunday died after being crushed under PTI’s container while its long march was headed toward Kamoke from GT Road Lahore. Speaking to journalists, Sadaf’s husband Naeem said that his family found out about her death after their daughter saw her on television. The couple has a daughter and a …

D.I.KHAN, Oct 30 (ABC): A police constable and a civilian were martyred while four other police officials sustained injuries as terrorists attacked Daraban Police check post, here, on Dera-Zhob road last night. According to Police spokesman, constable Hazrat Hussain and a daily wage employee of the Wildlife Department Naimat Ullah were martyred in a terrorist attack on the same check …

LAHORE, Oct 28(ABC): Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said on Friday that the government is surviving due to the support of the establishment. He said that there is no government in the country at this time but is surviving due to the support of the establishment. The former PM said that the government of thieves …

Oct 28(ABC):A robotics company is claiming that it has developed the world’s fastest shoes called Moonwalkers which can increase the speed of walking by three times. What looks like roller skates do not really require balancing and behave like any other shoe. The shoes have small electric motors that propel the eight tyres forward at up to 7mph. Founder Xunjie …

WASHINGTON, Oct 28(ABC): The InSight lander, perched on the surface of Mars since 2018, will run out of power and stop operations within four to eight weeks, NASA said on Thursday, even as scientists detailed a big meteorite strike it detected that gouged boulder-sized chunks of ice surprisingly close to the planet’s equator. Dust has been accumulating on solar panels that …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28(ABC): A two-member Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team formed on Friday left for Kenya to investigate and ascertain the fact of senior journalist Arshad Sharif’s killing on the foreign land under mysterious circumstances. The development came days after the government formed a two-member team comprising FIA director Athar Wahid and IB deputy director general Omar Shahid Hamid to …

LAHORE, Oct 28(ABC): “Haqeeqi Azadi is the main goal of the Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf [PTI],” party secretary-general Asad Umar said on Friday, addressing a news conference ahead of the start of the long march. Umar, flanked by PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry, said that in the country everyone knew that the decisions were taken by a few selected people behind …

Oct 28(ABC): The district administration of Islamabad on Friday refused to issue a no objection certificate (NOC) to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for staging a long march in the city on Sunday. Instead, the federal capital has started to preparations as it braces for the marchers. The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) district administration has written to the PTI leadership, explaining …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28(ABC):The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Friday prohibited the live coverage of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) long march. PEMRA has directed  the TV channels not to broadcast live programs, including the PTI’s long march and speeches by its leaders. According to the PEMRA notification issued on October 28, “TV channels were previously directed not to telecast …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday paying tribute to a martyred Levies official escorting a polio team in Balochistan, said the terrorists wanted to cripple the children of Pakistan. The prime minister, in a statement, said the whole nation saluted martyred Habib ur Rehman who had sacrificed his life while guarding the polio vaccination team. “Terrorists want …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28(ABC): In a major development, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday summoned former foreign minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in inquiry related to the audio leaks regarding cipher. It is pertinent to mention here that former foreign secretary Sohail Mahmood also appeared before the investigation team at FIA Headquarters where he was grilled …

RAWALPINDI, Oct 28(ABC): While expressing its annoyance at the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab chief, Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday remarked that the institution has become a “political tool”. The remarks were passed by the LHC’s Rawalpindi bench when it heard the case filed by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah against his arrest warrants issued by ACE Punjab. The director-general of ACE Punjab, Nadeem Sarwar, also …

RAWALPINDI, Oct 28 (ABC): Federal Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah Friday made it clear that no mob would be allowed to challenge the state’s writ and every possible step would be taken to protect the life and property of the people. Talking to the media after inaugurating the Passport Office at Lahore High Court(LHC) Rawalpindi Bar, the Minister said that …

LAHORE, Oct 28 (ABC): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Friday that free and fair elections were vital to strengthen the country. He was addressing the participants in ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ [real independence] march, which started from Liberty Chowk with the party leadership riding a container [long vehicle] in the afternoon. He said that time had come to start …

LAHORE, Oct 28 (ABC): A judicial magistrate on Friday sent anchorperson Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain to jail on 14-day judicial remand in a bank fraud case. Judicial Magistrate Ghulam Murtza Virk conducted the proceedings, wherein the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) produced the anchorperson. The investigation officer submitted an application for 14-day physical remand of the anchorperson, saying that his custody was …

LAHORE, Oct 28(ABC): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan will kick start his long march against the government from Liberty Chowk in Lahore today (Friday), Dunya News reported. In a video statement on the eve of long march, the former PM said that the “real freedom” march is starting from Liberty Chowk on Friday at 11 …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28(ABC): Special Assistant to Prime Minister Attaullah Tarar on Thursday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is habitual of targeting state institutions. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Thursday evening, he said, in this hideous practice of targeting, Imran Khan did not even bother about dignity of the country s security forces, who are rendering matchless …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28(ABC): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday said the “foreign funded Fitna, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has admitted offering an indefinite extension to the army chief in his tenure.” Reacting to the statement of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, she asked the parents to keep their children and families away from the …

Oct 28(ABC): Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has called on Chairman PTI Imran Khan and Salman Iqbal to become a part of the investigation and provide information voluntarily regarding the murder of Arshad Sharif. If the two do not appear before the commission, this leaves a lot to doubt, he said. The minister said it is the height of dishonesty …

Oct 28(ABC): A two-member fact-finding committee set up by the federal interior ministry to investigate the murder of renowned journalist Arshad Sharif will leave for Kenya today, reported on Friday. The government had initially formed a three-member team with officers of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) as its members. However, the number of …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28(ABC): The Ministry of Interior has said that no political party can be allowed to destabilise the state through forceful measures — such as a long march — as the PTI gets ready to hold its “Azadi March”. “It is imperative that federal and provincial governments should act in unison and follow the constitutional provisions,” the ministry said …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28(ABC): Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Thursday said PTI leader Imran Khan’s detestable face was exposed before the nation even further after the apex intelligence agency chief stepped up to set the record straight regarding US cypher and Arshad Sharif’s murder in a rare presser. “Khan, who staged the US cypher drama, has turned into a festering wound [for …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28(ABC): Slain journalist Arshad Sharif died of blood loss thirty minutes after he was shot in the chest and head, the report of a preliminary post-mortem conducted in Pakistan revealed on Thursday. An eight-member medical board comprising senior doctors from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (PIMS) released the report after performing the autopsy on Sharif’s body. During the …