Ren Zhengfei, the reclusive founder and CEO of China’s embattled tech giant, Huawei, is defiant about American efforts to impede his company with lawsuits and restrictions. “There is no way the US can crush us,” Ren said in a rare recent interview …Continue reading
In the next two weeks, Russia is planning to attempt something no other country has tried before. It’s going to test whether it can disconnect from the rest of the world electronically while keeping the internet running for its citizens. This means …Continue reading
In the months leading up to the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, we will be sharing the stories of the people who made the moon landing possible as part of our Airlock space newsletter. First up is David Carrier, the …Continue reading
Wifigen–gives free Wi-Fi to customers in exchange for their information. What does it take for a man to reach his full potential? Good advice – more than anything else. And this was exactly what Bilal got during his journey in creating Wifigen …Continue reading
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alumnus and preeminent physicist, Dr. Hoodbhoy is currently Zohra and Z.Z. Ahmad Distinguished Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Forman Christian College, Lahore. Earlier, he taught at the Quaid-i-Azam University for 40 years. He graduated from …Continue reading
Used but branded items now available online with low price tag. While the concept of online buying and selling is now not new in Pakistan, the idea of selling used but branded original items such as clothes, shoes and bags etc., is …Continue reading
At the onset of winter in 2016, Lahore saw smog for the first time. Visually, the scene was similar to the usual fog the city experiences in winter season, and many thought that fog had arrived early. But soon, when residents of …Continue reading
Before being tested in animals or humans, most cancer drugs are evaluated in tumor cells grown in a lab dish. However, there has been a growing realization in recent years that the environment in which these cells are grown does not accurately …Continue reading
A woke up yesterday morning to the news that GEDmatch, the open-source genetic genealogy website, was instrumental in identifying Joseph James DeAngelo as the man suspected to be the serial murderer and rapist known as the “Golden State Killer.” As a genealogist …Continue reading
Ali Tauqeer Sheikh is the Chief Executive Officer of the Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) Pakistan, an organization engaged in research and policy advocacy on sustainable development. Sheikh has previously served as an advisor to the Asian Development Bank, European Commission, …Continue reading
Gone are the days when Lego was considered child’s play. The building blocks that you played with in your youth have given way to a new breed of advanced programmable robots. Each version of this Lego building block system contains a few …Continue reading
