Comment by Riaz Haq on June 16, 2025 at 11:46am

Meet Cursor: How Anysphere’s MIT-born AI startup hit a $9.9B valuation in 3 years — TFN. Founded by Sualeh Asif, Pakistani-American cofounder

https://techfundingnews.com/meet-cursor-how-anyspheres-mit-born-ai-...

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From Karachi to Silicon Valley: The Remarkable Journey of Saleh Asif

From Karachi to Silicon Valley, Saleh Asif’s journey is a shining example of Pakistani talent on the global stage. A former International Math Olympiad participant and MIT graduate, Saleh is now the co-founder of Cursor AI — a $10 billion platform revolutionizing software development. Backed by global giants like OpenAI and Stripe, his success reflects the untapped potential of Pakistan’s youth in STEM and serves as an inspiring blueprint for the nation’s future.


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https://www.sualehasif.me/

Sualeh Asif
tweets :)
I’m building Cursor to discover a new way to write code. I owe much of my fun to my friends and MIT. I am extremely excited about the new capabilties of LLMs and applications to code tools.

Previously:

Studied machine learning, number theory, performance engineering, and theater at MIT.
Made early contributions to metaphor, an end-to-end LLM powered search engine (before it was cool).
Represented Pakistan at the IMO 2016-2018. Studied and taught competitive math at the Pakistani math camps.
Worked on translation at IBM Watson ML.
Selected Publications:
"Computing L-Polynomials of Picard Curves from Cartier-Manin Matrices", Mathematics of Computation, 2021.
"Arithmetic Expression Construction", presented at 2020 International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation.
"Tetris is NP-Hard Even with O(1) Columns", presented at 2019 Japan Conference on Discrete and Computational Geometry, Graphs & Games (JCDCG^3).
-- Sualeh

Comment by Riaz Haq on June 23, 2025 at 10:41am

E-Agri Leads AgriTech Revolution in Pakistan with Euronet Pakistan and CMA as Strategic Digital Payment Partners

https://propakistani.pk/2025/06/19/e-agri-leads-agritech-revolution...

E-Agri has officially launched a breakthrough digital platform designed to overhaul the country’s agricultural landscape. This game-changing initiative, conceptualized and led by E-Agri, brings together the power of artificial intelligence, real-time data, and digital finance to empower farmers at an unprecedented scale.

To enable seamless financial transactions within this bold digital ecosystem, E-Agri has onboarded Euronet Pakistan and CMA as payment processing partners—leveraging their global expertise to support the scale and complexity of Pakistan’s agriculture-driven economy.

E-Agri’s platform delivers a comprehensive, farmer-centric experience—combining AI-powered crop intelligence, weather analytics, expert advisories, and localized agri-research with fully integrated financial services. From seed to sale, farmers are now empowered to make informed decisions, access digital payments, and engage in transparent market transactions—all from their mobile devices.

Comment by Riaz Haq on June 27, 2025 at 9:32am

Effects of ChatGPT on students’ academic performance in Pakistan higher education classrooms
Muhammad Azeem Ashraf, Jan Alam & Usama Kalim

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-92625-1

The rapid integration of cutting-edge technology is significantly transforming the higher education landscape. ChatGPT’s groundbreaking technology has provided numerous advantages for higher education. This study explored students’ behavioral intentions to utilize ChatGPT as a learning resource in Pakistani universities and its effect on their academic performance. To accomplish this, the study employed a quantitative descriptive approach to examine the impact of various factors on students’ behavioral intentions, actual behavior, and academic performance. Reflective measurement criteria were adhered to in the development of all indicators and constructs. The study utilized the PLS-SEM to examine the relationships between variables. The findings indicate that ChatGPT platforms have been beneficial in enhancing students’ academic performance within the framework of Pakistani higher education. Behavioral intention serves as the driving force behind students’ actual behaviors, with significant influences from habit and hedonic motivation. These findings are encouraging for fostering a positive perception of ChatGPT usage for learning.

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Ethical consideration
Proper ethical standards were maintained throughout the study, in accordance with the guidelines provided by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research (1978). All participants received comprehensive information regarding the study’s goals, the voluntary nature of their involvement, and their right to withdraw at any moment without any consequences. A formal consent form was provided, ensuring that participants had all the necessary information and willingly agreed to participate in the study. To protect participants’ privacy and confidentiality, pseudonyms were used instead of their real names. Additionally, both male and female participants were included and treated with consideration for their individual needs throughout the research process. The Ethical Committee at the University of Wah, Pakistan granted ethical approval for this study. The research complied with all applicable ethical guidelines and regulations concerning studies involving human participants86.

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