Maldives and Estonia Join Forces to Innovate in Blockchain and Web3 Technology

The Maldives and Estonia have recently taken significant steps to boost their adoption of emerging technologies by signing two agreements focused on public sector applications. These agreements aim to explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI), renewable energy, and blockchain technology, thereby solidifying the diplomatic relationship between the two nations. This initiative was marked by […]

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NoMindBhutan: Young innovators driving Bhutan’s AI revolution

NoMindBhutan, the country’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) company, is charting a new path for innovation. Founded by a group of undergraduate students from Gyelpozhing College of Information Technology (GCIT), NoMindBhutan hopes to put Bhutan on the global AI map. The company has already developed two AI products. Its flagship offering, Nola, is a sophisticated chatbot […]

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Why are Americans suddenly turning to the Chinese app RedNote?

TikTok users in the United States are now turning to another Chinese app called RedNote. These users, who describe themselves as “TikTok refugees,” have downloaded RedNote in large numbers. As a result, RedNote became the most downloaded app on Apple’s US App Store on Monday. The app, already popular with young people in China, Taiwan […]

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Pakistan sets record in IT exports despite slow internet

Pakistan’s IT sector recorded its highest monthly export record in December 2024, with exports worth $348 million. This is 15 percent higher than the same period last year and 12 percent higher than the previous month. According to Topline Securities, total IT exports in the first half of fiscal year 2025 were $1.86 billion, up […]

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China mulls potential sale of TikTok US to Musk: Bloomberg

TikTok’s US operations could either be sold through a competitive process or an arrangement by the government, the report said, suggesting that the future of the app is no longer solely in ByteDance’s control. Chinese officials are in preliminary talks about a potential option to sell TikTok’s operations in the United States to billionaire Elon […]

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India achieves ‘historic’ space docking mission

India docked two satellites in space Thursday, a key milestone for the country’s dreams of a space station and manned Moon mission, the space agency said. The satellites, weighing 220-kilogrammes (485 pounds) each, blasted off in December on a single rocket from India’s Sriharikota launch site. Later they separated. On Thursday, the two satellites were […]

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Google signs deal to buy carbon removal credits from Indian farms

The deal – signed by Google and Indian supplier Varaha – is one of the biggest ever involving biochar, and is the tech giant’s first foray into India’s carbon dioxide removal (CDR) sector. Google will buy carbon credits from an Indian initiative that turns large amounts of agricultural waste into biochar – a form of […]

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Maldives Govt denies alleged plans to block social media platforms

The Maldivian government has denied rumors it plans on blocking certain social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. The denial comes amid rumors that the government plans to submit legislature once the Parliament reopens in February to ban certain social media platforms. In a post on X on Wednesday, Heena Waleed, the chief […]

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PM Oli commits to develop IT for earning foreign currency

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed the belief that information technology (IT) would be developed as the industry to earn foreign currency. Taking to social networking site-Facebook- today, PM Oli said there were some legal hurdles for those working in IT sector in Nepal, so the Cabinet meeting held on Friday addressed it through […]

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Vietnam and Mongolia to Collaborate on AI Development

Minister of Digital Development, Innovation, and Communications of Mongolia Baatarkhuu Tsend met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam  Nguyen Tuan Thanh on January 8, 2024. At the outset of the meeting, Minister of Digital Development, Innovation, and Communications of Mongolia Baatarkhuu Tsend highlighted that as part of the 70th-anniversary celebration […]

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