Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations
Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data The Metropolitan police has held talks with Palantir that could lead to the London force buying the US spy-tech company’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis for criminal investigations, the Guardian has learned.Palantir, whose software is used by Donald Trump’s ICE immigration enforcement programme and the Israeli military, demonstrated its systems to senior officer...
Pakistan set to join elite club with human space mission
Must ReadScience & TechnologyPakistan set to join elite club with human space missionBy Web Desk-Apr 22, 2026ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) has made significant progress in its human spaceflight programme, marking a major milestone in the country’s space ambitions, ARY News reported. According to reports, two Pakistani astronauts, Khurram Daud and Muhammad Zeeshan Ali, have departed for China to undergo advanced training. The development comes...
‘In two years, nobody will care’ if actors are AI or not, predicts La Haine director
Mathieu Kassovitz, who is currently working on an AI-enabled film, also dismisses concerns over copyright His hit film was a masterpiece capturing the gritty truth of the Paris suburbs, but the director of La Haine is now sold on an AI-generated future for cinema.Mathieu Kassovitz has called the technology the “the last artistic tool we need” and dismissed concerns about AI stealing other artists’ intellectual property, telling the Guardian: “Fuck copyright”. Continue reading...
NVIDIA and Google Cloud Collaborate to Advance Agentic and Physical AI
NVIDIA and Google Cloud have collaborated for more than a decade, co‑engineering a full‑stack AI platform that spans every technology layer — from performance‑optimized libraries and frameworks to enterprise‑grade cloud services. This foundation enables developers, startups and enterprises to push agentic and physical AI out of the lab and into production — from agents that manage complex workflows to robots and digital twins on the factory floor. At Google Cloud Next this week in Las Vegas, th...
Earth will become unhabitable due to oxygen loss, not asteroid strike
Must ReadScience & TechnologyEarth will become unhabitable due to oxygen loss, not asteroid strikeBy Kumail Shah-Apr 22, 2026It is assumed that the end of the world would occur either due to an asteroid impact or to the Sun engulfing Earth. However, the scientific community indicates a much quieter and more gradual scenario in the very long term. According to various studies, the real risk is that the atmosphere will become unsuitable for life long before the planet physically fades. This pr...
How AI tools ‘killed’ this almost $15 billion company in less than 4 years
Chegg, a major education technology firm, faces near extinction due to artificial intelligence. Once valued at billions, its stock has plummeted. Students now use free AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT for homework help, bypassing Chegg's paid services. The company has also sued Google over AI-driven search summaries impacting its traffic.
EQT Chief Sees AI Rout as Opportunity for Fresh Tech Bets
The broad selloff in public markets triggered by fears of artificial intelligence disruption provides an opportunity to snap up technology firms on the cheap, according to private equity giant EQT AB.
Wuben Unveils X1 Pro Flashlight With Variable Beams And Power Settings
InnovationConsumer TechWuben Unveils X1 Pro Flashlight With Variable Beams And Power SettingsByMark Sparrow,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs.Follow AuthorApr 22, 2026, 06:00am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Modern LED flashlights can be incredibly powerful and show how far the techn...
Ink and rubble: The systematic assault on Iran’s intellectual soul
Last year, my plans to celebrate Eid in Iran were dismantled by the sudden escalation of regional aggression. What was meant to be a personal pilgrimage became a casualty of geopolitics. Yet, in a twist of fate this past September, I found myself touching down at Tehran’s IKA Airport, not for a holiday, but as an invitee to the “Nobel of the Muslim World” or the Mustafa (PBUH) Prize granted to top science and technology researchers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states. The...
Anker’s THUS AI Chip Platform Brings Neural-Net AI To Consumer Devices
InnovationConsumer TechAnker’s THUS AI Chip Platform Brings Neural-Net AI To Consumer DevicesByMark Sparrow,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs.Follow AuthorApr 22, 2026, 05:30am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Today's silicon chips can trace the origin and fundamental design back...
NASA rover adds to the list of organic compounds detected on Mars
Must ReadScience & TechnologyNASA rover adds to the list of organic compounds detected on MarsBy Reuters -Apr 22, 2026WASHINGTON: Performing a type of experiment never before tried beyond Earth, NASA’s Curiosity rover has identified more organic compounds on Mars as scientists strive to learn whether the Red Planet ever harbored life. Five of the seven diverse organic compounds confirmed by NASA’s six-wheeled rover in rock that formed in a dried lakebed near the planet’s equator had never...
Supreme Court launches online multi-location hearings
Must ReadPakistanSupreme Court launches online multi-location hearingsBy Web Desk-Apr 22, 2026ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has set a new benchmark in the delivery of digital justice by successfully launching multi-location court hearings using modern technology. For the first time, proceedings were conducted simultaneously with participation from multiple cities across the country. A bench seated in Islamabad heard cases while lawyers joined online from Quetta, Karachi and Hyderabad....
Biotech-led boom as 8 China firms flock to Hong Kong’s thriving stock market
Eight mainland China-based companies – five of them biotech firms – passed listing hearings on the Hong Kong stock market in April, clearing the way for them to tap the city’s deep liquidity. The influx, including an AI-driven drug discovery firm, a driverless technology developer and a maker of industrial robots, comes as the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has been pushing private firms to list in Hong Kong. The market regulator has required companies that established so-called.....
Palantir CEO Alex Karp’s 22-point manifesto: Stop questioning if AI weapons should be built
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has published a manifesto urging Silicon Valley to build artificial intelligence weapons. He believes this technology is inevitable and that the tech sector has a moral duty to support national defense. Karp argues that adversaries will not wait for ethical debates. He states that the atomic age is ending and AI will define future military power.
Supreme Court adopts digital hearings across multiple cities
The Supreme Court (SC) said on Wednesday it has successfully integrated cutting-edge technology into its judicial processes, redefining how justice is delivered across the country. The move is a decisive step toward a more transparent, accessible, and citizen-centric justice system, according to a court handout. Harnessing digital innovation, the SC operationalised seamless multi-location hearings — bringing together benches, counsel and litigants from across Pakistan without geographical constr...
DMCC launches Uptown Dubai twin office towers
Dubai: Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) announced the launch of new commercial towers in Uptown Dubai, adding more than 560,000 square feet of luxury office space as demand from finance and technology firms gathers pace.The twin developments — One Uptown Place and Two Uptown Place — will take the district’s total commercial office space beyond 1 million square feet. Leasing is expected to open in the second half of 2026, with completion scheduled for the first quarter of 2028.Sign up for ou...
China moon greenhouse research planned to support long-term lunar exploration
Must ReadScience & TechnologyChina moon greenhouse research planned to support long-term lunar explorationBy Web Desk-Apr 22, 2026BEIJING: A Chinese lunar exploration team is planning to conduct research on a greenhouse located on the lunar surface, as announced by Wang Qiong, a senior space engineer with the China National Space Administration (CNSA), during a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday. By utilizing advanced lunar surface construction technologies, the team aims to build a gree...
IIT Kanpur appoints Prof Anil K Lalwani as inaugural dean of medical sciences school
According to IIT Kanpur, the Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology is being developed to advance research and education in areas such as digital health, medical robotics and medical devices.
Anthropic Mythos model identifies massive Firefox security flaws before public release
Must ReadScience & TechnologyAnthropic Mythos model identifies massive Firefox security flaws before public releaseBy Web Desk-Apr 22, 2026Mozilla recently announced that early access to Anthropic’s restricted Mythos Preview model enabled developers to identify 271 security vulnerabilities in the unreleased source code of its new Firefox 150 browser. Previously, Anthropic had restricted this powerful artificial intelligence model to its key industry partners, citing substantial concerns abo...
Open source AI frankenmerge outperforms rival models
Must ReadScience & TechnologyOpen source AI frankenmerge outperforms rival modelsBy Web Desk-Apr 22, 2026An independent AI engineer has successfully merged two powerful reasoning models into an eighteen-billion-parameter system that surpasses Alibaba’s latest large-scale release. Developer Kyle Hessling created this efficient model by combining Qwopus, which captures the reasoning style of Claude Opus into a Qwen base, with another fine-tuned on GLM data. The model runs comfortably on a bud...