Mars may still be volcanically alive, European orbiter finds
Hydrogen chloride rising from fresh cracks on the flanks of the Alba Mons volcano suggests magma may still be stirring beneath the planet’s surface, scientists say
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NASA picks eight firms for up to $10bn in moon lander deals
Eight companies, from SpaceX to Blue Origin, will compete to fly cargo to the Moon, and a nuclear-powered rover built from Mars rover spares is headed for the lunar south pole in 2028
Six satellite internet firms, Starlink among them, still await licences
All six are registered as companies in Pakistan, but none can sell internet until the space regulator signs off and the interior ministry clears their foreign directors and shareholders
Sony brings back the original Walkman headphones, now with USB-C
The MDR-3R copies the 1979 MDR-3 down to its orange ear cushions and 23mm drivers, but plugs into a phone and adds a remote and a microphone
Biology silver and a first AI team: HEC honours 23 olympiad students
Pakistan’s teams won 14 awards at this year’s International Science Olympiads, led by Hassan Atif Cheema’s silver medal in biology
Pakistani astronaut to be first foreigner on China’s space station
A Pakistani payload specialist will fly to Tiangong on the Shenzhou-24 mission and return on Shenzhou-23, in the first joint flight of China’s crewed space programme
Shehbaz orders a roadmap for 100% digital payments in Pakistan
Government cheque payments through Asaan Assignment Accounts are to end on November 15 and move to Raast, and bill payers are being urged to use the QR code on their bills
National CERT warns banks AI attacks could show customers fake balances
The cyber agency’s advisory also flags risks to power grids, pipelines and water plants, and tells banks to check their apps against core records
Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production to make room for Cybercab
Elon Musk says the Texas factory will switch next year to the self-driving robotaxi, and the truck’s lead engineer suggests its run is over
PTA and Meta block 176,000 WhatsApp accounts on recycled SIM numbers
Old accounts stay live after a SIM is cancelled and the number reissued. Here is what the move means and what you should do
