Senator Shibli Faraz has said the government intends to regulate crypto and make blockchain technology available as soon as possible. He told participants at the Blockchain Summit in Islamabad that the State Bank, SECP, and Finance Ministry have all teamed up to accomplish this goal. According to him, the government’s first goal was to regulate crypto and then educate the common man about its use.
The Jamia Students are doing wonders in the field of science and technology. The Jamia students of Baitusalam Talagang have dominated the robotic events, ROBOCUST 2022, at Capital University of Science and Technology, beating students from other universities. Baitusalam Talagang students break society’s stereotype that Madrassa students cannot be successful in the sciences and the tech field.
PM Imran Khan is scheduled to perform the groundbreaking for Pakistan Digital City Special Technology Zone on Monday. This will be the first project of its kind in the country. The prime minister will be accompanied by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Mahmood Khan and federal and provincial ministers. The Pakistan City will cost Rs1.31 billion and cover 86 kanals of land.
The State Bank of Pakistan and the federal government have prohibited the use of all cryptocurrencies in Pakistan. The SHC has been hearing a case related to digital currencies. The central bank has taken a clear position on cryptocurrencies. Moreover, it urged the SHC to ban cryptos and penalize crypto exchanges for the first time.
The dramatic end to the life of a red supergiant star has been captured in real-time for the first time ever. The rapid self-destruction of the massive star, and its final death throes before collapsing into a type II supernova. This study was conducted by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley).
The FIA seized hundreds of bank accounts and credit cards used for cryptocurrency trading. The department acted after a request was received from the Cyber Crime Reporting Center (CCRC) in Islamabad. According to reports, over $300,000 worth of transactions were made via these accounts and cards on digital asset exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, and Coinmama.
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-interface company, hopes to start implanting Neuralink chips into humans this year. Musk co-founded Neuralink in 2016, which is developing a chip to implant into the brain to simultaneously record and stimulate brain activity. The device is intended for use as a medical device, including treating spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders.
Syed Aminul Haque, the federal IT minister, announced plans to double the number of software technology parks by the end of next year. He made the announcement at the inauguration of the Amazon Software Technology Park in Rawalpindi. At the inauguration, the minister noted that software tech parks would focus on second-tier cities and towns.
It was discovered that Alexa voice assistant suggested a 10-year-old girl touch a coin to the prongs of half-inserted plugs. According to Amazon, the error has been corrected. The penny challenge had been spreading on TikTok and other social media websites. Speaker said: “Plugin a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs.”
Galaxy Racer brings Pakistan’s first female esports tournament, HER Galaxy, to Islamabad. The grand prize pool is 500,000 Pakistani rupees. The event will be held on the 8th and 9th of January at the Pak-China Friendship Centre in Islamabad. An HER Galaxy event will be part of Gamers Galaxy, the biggest esports event ever held in Pakistan.