Russia-Ukraine war: origins and endgame
Three years after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the advent of Donald Trump into power in the US has upset the applecart for Volodymyr Zelensky and hints at a…
Late trains, old bridges, no signal: Germany’s infrastructure woes
Running late and vastly over budget, a mammoth rail project stands as a monument to what critics say is Germany’s glaring failure to tackle long-standing infrastructure woes. “Stuttgart 21” is…
PEC to train 15,000 engineers in Generative AI
The first cohort of the Pakistan Engineering Council’s (PEC) Generative AI course successfully concluded with a ceremony held here at PEC Headquarters, says a press release. Launched on December 1,…
Governor calls for effective vocational training system
Vocational training is the best tool for youth to make progress with abundant employment opportunities. The significance of technical development can be summarised as a difference between theoretical knowledge and…
BISP, Riphah University to partner on market-oriented skill training
Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Senator Rubina Khalid met with a delegation from Riphah International University (RIU) here on Friday to explore collaborative opportunities for providing market-oriented…
Senate body restrains private medical colleges from charging next year’s fee
The Sub-Committee of Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services on Friday restrained private medical colleges from charging next year’s fee as it found the fee charged by them unjustifiably…
Pakistan’s ‘brain rot’
We are increasingly living in a post-truth world. But what does it mean? Well, Oxford Dictionaries define it “as relating to and denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less…
If your AI seems smarter, it’s thanks to smarter human trainers
In the early years, getting AI models like ChatGPT or its rival Cohere to spit out human-like responses required vast teams of low-cost workers helping models distinguish basic facts such…
N Korea involvement in Ukraine raises regional security risks: analysts
The deployment of North Korean troops to help Russia in its war against Ukraine is unlikely to have a significant impact on the fighting on the ground but could affect…
Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe
Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept through central Europe, the Czech Republic looked on track to become the first country in the region since COVID-19 to pull its…
