ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Mattel Inc. has always been a strong supporter of the cause of recognizing differences, and now it has implanted an “autistic Barbie”to its already diverse range of dolls. The company, which produces toys for the whole world, had already introduced versions like the blind Barbie, the one with Down syndrome, and many
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NEW DELHI (Kashmir English): India has proposed requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures, prompting behind-the-scenes opposition from giants like Apple and Samsung. The tech companies have countered that the package of 83 security standards, which would also
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LONDON (Kashmir English): The United Kingdom (UK) media regulator started an investigation into Elon Musk’s X on Monday to determine whether sexually intimate deepfakes produced by its Grok AI chatbot violated its duty to protect people in the country from content that could be illegal. “There have been deeply concerning reports of the Grok
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has warned the public about an increase in phishing scams that aim to get hold of personal information. What is a phishing scam? Phishing is a practice that consists of fraudulent emails, messages, or websites that deceive people into giving up their sensitive data, such as passwords,
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LAHORE (Kashmir English): To empower educated women of rural areas with digital employment skills, the Punjab government has inaugurated another stage of its Mein Digital program. This program is a joint project of the Punjab Skills Development Fund with government partners under Maryam Nawaz’s leadership. A spokesperson stated that the program is designed for women’s
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Jazz has introduced its new corporate identity, ‘JazzWorld’, signaling its transformation from a traditional telecom provider into a comprehensive, multi-business digital ecosystem. This strategic rebrand is designed to unify its diverse operations and accelerate growth through a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital expansion across Pakistan. The new identity integrates
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KARACHI (Kashmir English): More than 25.8m customers of commercial banks have been using mobile banking by the end of the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26. A few years ago, there was a debate about whether Pakistanis would adopt digital banking and, if so, how quickly — a common phenomenon in any society,
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CALIFORNIA (Kashmir English): WhatsApp has introduced new updates to further improve the group chat experience for its users. These new features aim to make group conversations more organized, easier and more effective. According to the details, the new update provides the facility to give specific names or roles to group members, which will make it
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BERLIN (Kashmir English): Germany’s justice ministry is mulling to take measures in the near future that would allow authorities to more effectively combat the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate images in ways that violate personal rights. According to a government spokesperson, Grok, the built-in AI chatbot on Elon Musk’s social media site
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JAKARTA (Kashmir English): Indonesia on Saturday temporarily blocked AI tool Grok chatbot over the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool. The move comes after governments and regulators from Asia to Europe condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content on the app. xAI,
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