China has set a global first in brain-computer interface (BCI) regulation, issuing what its drug regulator calls the world’s first official product standard specifically for AI-powered devices that read and interpret brainwave data — a move that puts China ahead of the US and international bodies on a technical question nobody else has formally answered yet. What the New Standard Actually Covers China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved and issued the standard on Monday, targeting BCI medical devices that use AI to process electroencephalogram (EEG) data — brainwave signals captured either through scalp electrodes or implanted sensors. The standard…
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Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) is presumed to have lost one of its three prized Global Hawk surveillance drones after it vanished from radar during what officials described only as a training flight over the Sea of Japan on Tuesday. What Happened The RQ-4B Global Hawk took off from Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture at around 10:20am local time. Trouble began roughly two and a half hours later: communications equipment problems started after 12:55pm, and the aircraft’s radar track disappeared entirely by around 12:58pm. Its last known position was over international waters roughly 50 kilometers north of Tottori Prefecture,…
Pakistan’s national selector Aaqib Javed has flatly denied reports that he’s about to resign or be removed from his role, calling the swirling speculation “fake news” — even as multiple outlets report PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi is preparing a broader shake-up of the board’s cricket administration. What Aaqib Actually Said In a text message to Dawn on Tuesday night, Aaqib addressed the rumors directly and briefly: “No resignation, it’s fake news.” The denial came just a day after multiple outlets, citing internal sources, reported that PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi was preparing significant changes aimed at addressing Pakistan cricket’s recent decline…
If you’ve noticed Meta AI missing from a WhatsApp group it used to be in, you’re not imagining it — but the full picture is more nuanced than a simple “Meta is pulling the feature.” Here’s what’s actually confirmed, and what’s just speculation floating around online. What’s Actually Confirmed: You Can Remove Meta AI From a Group Yourself WhatsApp’s own Help Center confirms that Meta AI can be added to or removed from a group as a member, similar to how you’d manage any other participant. Any group member can typically add Meta AI to a chat, and depending on…
Searching for “Ehsaas Program eligibility check” today will land you on dozens of websites promising instant Rs. 25,000 or Rs. 12,000 payments — almost none of them official. Here’s how to actually check your eligibility safely, and why so much of what you’ll find online about this program is misleading. First: Ehsaas and BISP Are Now the Same System If you’ve been searching for “Ehsaas Program” specifically, it’s worth knowing upfront that Ehsaas — launched in 2019 as Pakistan’s national social protection umbrella — now operates under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), which manages the country’s cash assistance system…
India has summoned Pakistan’s top diplomat in New Delhi after a Pakistani naval vessel collided with an Indian Navy warship in the Arabian Sea — the first open military friction between the two nuclear-armed neighbors since a four-day conflict and ceasefire last year. What India Says Happened According to India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and government sources, the incident occurred on the evening of September 15 in the North Arabian Sea, in international waters. An Indian Navy warship was reportedly conducting a routine surveillance mission when a Pakistan Navy vessel approached at high speed and, according to Indian sources,…
The Supreme Court has pushed back — carefully — against the Federal Constitutional Court’s (FCC) handling of the Imran Khan hospital case, voicing reservations over how the FCC fixed the matter before itself, even as the SC chose to defer its own proceedings for three weeks rather than force an immediate confrontation between the two courts. What the Supreme Court Actually Said A three-judge SC bench, headed by Justice Shahid Waheed and including Justices Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Ishtiaq Ibrahim, took up the matter on Wednesday. The judges told Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan that what specifically bothered them was…
Samsung’s tri-fold phone had one of the shortest lifespans of any flagship device in recent memory — launched with huge fanfare in December 2025, and effectively gone from shelves worldwide within about four months. Here’s the full story, and what comes next. What the Galaxy Z TriFold Actually Was The Galaxy Z TriFold was Samsung’s first triple-folding smartphone, using a dual-hinge mechanism that unfolded from a phone-sized device into a 10-inch tablet-style display — the largest and most ambitious foldable Samsung had ever built. Spec Detail Main display 10-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 2160×1584, 1–120Hz adaptive refresh Cover display 6.5-inch…
Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed a drone south of Makkah on Tuesday evening before it could enter the holy city’s restricted airspace — an incident the Saudi-led coalition has called a deliberate attempt to target Islam’s holiest site, while the Houthis have denied any such attack took place. What Happened According to a statement from coalition spokesperson Major General Turki al-Malki, the Royal Saudi Air Defence Forces intercepted the drone at around 6:50pm local time on Tuesday, south of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, before it reached the city’s prohibited airspace. The wreckage fell in an area south of the city. Al-Malki…
Sonic is going back to preschool. Netflix and SEGA have announced a new animated Sonic the Hedgehog series aimed squarely at an “upper pre-school” audience — a notably younger target than the multiverse-hopping antics of Sonic Prime, which wrapped on the platform in 2024. What We Know About the New Show The as-yet-untitled series is being developed by Carlos Stevens and SEGA head producer Toru Nakahara, and is being pitched as roughly a gateway into the Sonic franchise for kids right around the age when they can start playing the actual video games. Despite the younger target age, SEGA and…