Artificial intelligence is transforming the pharmaceutical industry by streamlining labor-intensive parts of drug development, even if it has yet to fully deliver on discovering breakthrough molecules. Industry executives report that AI is helping with clinical trial site selection, participant enrollment, and regulatory document preparation, reducing weeks of manual work. Bringing a new drug to

A Chinese man from southern China has attracted widespread attention after revealing that he extracted 191.73 grams of gold worth more than 210,000 yuan, approximately 30,000 US dollars, from discarded SIM cards and other electronic waste. The man, who is based in Guangdong province and runs an online account under the name “Qiao the Hakka Gold Refiner,” shared a video demonstrating his gold

Asus has announced the Zenbook 14 Air 2026 in China, introducing a lightweight, AI-focused laptop designed for users who prioritize portability without compromising performance. The device was unveiled alongside the dual-screen Zenbook 14 Duo during Asus’s latest AI PC launch event.

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has launched a formal bid evaluation process for Indus AI Week 2026, scheduled from February 8 to February 15, to ensure transparency and financial compliance in organizing the event. The ministry will appoint an independent consultant from a pool of prequalified firms to review bids and expenditures for the week-long technology event,

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have warned that a worsening shortage of DRAM chips will hit PC and smartphone makers hardest, as the chipmakers prioritize high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI infrastructure. Together, Samsung and SK Hynix control around two-thirds of the global DRAM market, supplying companies like Apple, and their shift toward AI-related chips is straining conventional DRAM

Google is integrating its Gemini AI features directly into the Chrome browser, bringing a range of productivity and creative tools to users. A new sidebar interface allows continuous AI chats across multiple tabs, letting users summarize reviews, compare products, or manage schedules without leaving their current page.

The acting head of the United States’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is under review after uploading sensitive government documents to the public version of ChatGPT, raising cybersecurity concerns and prompting a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) damage assessment.

Students from TABS College of Science Girls Section, Hyderabad, won the ninth cycle of Enterprise Challenge Pakistan with their innovative project Nebulavolt, a fog-to-electricity safety device designed for fog-prone regions.

Pigeons are extraordinary navigators, able to find their way home across hundreds or even thousands of kilometres with remarkable accuracy. This remarkable skill has fascinated scientists for generations and has now been linked to a principle similar to that used in wireless phone charging.

Yahoo has launched a new AI-powered answer engine called Yahoo Scout, now available in beta and powered by Anthropic’s Claude. Scout is designed to synthesize information from the web alongside Yahoo’s own content to provide clear, interactive, and verifiable answers. The interface includes structured lists, tables, digital media, and visible source links to make responses easy to check.