Pakistan’s future is in data
Source: REUTERS
Mari Energies Limited (MARI), one of Pakistan’s top oil and gas explorers, has created a new subsidiary dubbed Mari Technologies. They plan to make a 5MW data centre in Islamabad and plan to make another one in Karachi.
It’s definitely an exciting time to be a Pakistani. We’ve got the new National AI Policy of 2025 and last year’s decision to invest Rs10 billion in tech ventures. Our geopolitical standing is miles better than it has been for a long time, with all the deals we’ve been making.
For the sheer capacity that Pakistan wants to build regarding AI usage, these datacenters are a welcome and necessary investment. But once again, the cost of maintenance for these datacenters will only go up as more and more get built. In a country where drinking water isn’t a guarantee, and stable electricity is even less of a commodity, perhaps it would be prudent to ask if this is even a good idea in the first place?
What if the buzzing mosquito near your ear wasn’t a bug at all but a robot?
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That’s not just a paranoid thought anymore. DARPA, the US military’s mad-science arm, has been experimenting with insect-sized machines and even real cyborg bugs.
The goal is to create tiny, sneaky tools for surveillance and missions where bigger drones can’t go.
Harvard’s RoboBees flap their wings faster than a hummingbird, darting through the air and even swimming underwater. Soft “robo-jellies” drift like spies beneath the waves. Cockroach-inspired bots scuttle over debris without breaking stride. And in the creepiest twist, some researchers are wiring up actual insects to act as remote-controlled scouts.
It sounds like sci-fi, part Black Mirror, part James Bond gadgetry but it’s very real. These miniature machines could be lifesavers in search-and-rescue or disaster zones. Or, depending on who’s controlling them, the stuff of privacy nightmares.
One thing’s certain: the future of robotics is going to be a lot buggier.
Google wants AI to be your next favorite DJ
Source: Reuters
YouTube wants to make your playlists talk back, literally.
Through its new Labs program, the platform is testing AI radio hosts inside YouTube Music that sprinkle your mixes with stories, fan trivia, and cheeky commentary about the songs you love.
Only a limited pool of US-based users can try it for now, but it hints at YouTube’s bigger AI push, alongside new Premium perks like “jump ahead” on TVs and consoles, which uses AI to skip straight to the best part of a video.
Basically, Google wants to turn background music into an interactive, AI-powered DJ set on a radio station or something.
