Bill Gates Says ChatGPT ‘Will Change Our World’
BERLIN: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes ChatGPT, a chatbot that gives strikingly human-like responses to user queries, is as significant as the invention of the...
Musk Says Turkiye to Re-enable Full Twitter Access ‘shortly’
Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a tweet that the company had been informed by the government of Turkiye that full access to the...
Ebay To Lay off 500 Employees
E-commerce firm eBay Inc (EBAY.O) said on Tuesday it will lay off 500 employees globally, representing 4% of its total workforce. Shares of the San...
Microsoft Investigates Outlook Outage as Users Face Issues
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said it was investigating issues with email service Outlook as users in North America faced problems with accessing, sending or searching emails...
PM Directs PTA To Lift Ban on Wikipedia
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to “immediately” remove the ban on the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, following a two-day suspension....
Apple Suffers 1st Quarterly Sales Decline in Nearly 4 Years
Apple on Thursday posted its first quarterly revenue drop in nearly four years after pandemic-driven restrictions on its China factories curtailed sales of the latest...
FBR Launches ‘App’ of Currency Declaration for Foreign Travelers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) launched a mobile application named Pass Track with regard to the currency declaration for international travelers. “The mobile...
PM Inaugurates 1,100 MW K-3 Nuclear Power Plant In Karachi
Karachi: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated K-3, the third unit of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUP), which will produce 1,100 mega watt of...
TikTok’s CEO to Testify Before Congress in March
TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew will appear before the U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee in March, as lawmakers looks to scrutinise the Chinese-owned video-sharing...
NASA Marks 20 Years Since Space shuttle Columbia Disaster
CAPE: NASA marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies and remembrances during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts on...
Google Makes Changes to Android in India after Antitrust Setbacks
NEW DELHI: Google said on Wednesday it will allow device makers in India to license its individual apps for pre-installation and give an option to...
Tesla to Spend $3.6 Billion in 2 New Nevada plants
Tesla Inc. will spend more than $3.6 billion to add two new plants to its Nevada manufacturing complex including the first plant where it will...
Intel Chairman Omar Ishrak steps down
Intel Corp (INTC.O) said on Monday Chairman Omar Ishrak had stepped down and the chipmaker appointed board director Frank Yeary as his replacement. “He (Ishrak)...
Bird statue Fetches $100,000 as Musk Auctions Twitter HQ items
San Francisco: A Twitter bird statue fetched $100,000 on Wednesday as Elon Musk auctioned off furniture, decorations, kitchen equipment and more from the tech firm’s...
Tesla, Musk Face Trial in Shareholder Case Over 2018 tweets
Elon Musk and Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) are set to go to trial in San Francisco on Tuesday in a case where the company s shareholders claim...
TikTok Announces 18,000 Scholarships for Pakistan’s Students
LAHORE: TikTok, and Edtech startup, Edkasa, have announced a scholarship program that will reward online study grants to 18,000 deserving students from across Pakistan. The...
Consumers of 3G/4G Services Increased to 121mln in Pakistan
The number of 3G and 4G service users in Pakistan has significantly increased and reached 121 million by end of November 2022. As per the...
Apple Planning to Sign Luxshare for luxury iPhone Production
Apple Inc is planning to sign Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd to produce luxury iPhone models. At its Kunshan facility Luxshare has...
Govt Releases Funds Amounting to Rs4.21b to Execute IT Projects
The government has released funds amounting to 4.21 billion rupees to execute Information Technology related projects during the first five months of the current fiscal...
New Biometric System for SIM Cards Verification Launched
ISLAMABAD: An enhanced version of the biometric verification system (BVS) has been launched to issue SIM cards for controlling the sales of SIMs issued illegally....
PM Underlines Need for Increasing IT Exports
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has underlined the need for increasing IT exports in line with the country’s enormous potential in this sector. He was...
Elon Musk Launches Poll on Whether He Should quit as Twitter CEO
Twitter CEO Elon Musk launched a poll on the social media platform on Sunday asking whether he should step down as head of the company,...
Google Registered As Company in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: American tech giant Google has registered itself as a company with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), official documents stated. The tech giant has registered itself...
Twitter To Hike Blue Pricing to $11
Twitter Inc plans to change the pricing of its Twitter Blue subscription product to $11, from $7.99, if paid for through its iPhone app and...
Pakistan Has Enormous Untapped Potential In Information, Technology: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan has enormous untapped potential in the Information and Technology (IT) sector and invited the foreign...
Google ‘Temporarily Suspends’ Carrier-paid Apps in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Google has suspended the purchase of carrier-paid apps in Pakistan via mobile phone owing to nonpayment of outstanding dues, held after the central bank...
Internet Services Restored Across Pakistan: PTA
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) shared that the fault in SEAMEWE-5 cable has been repaired and “internet services are operational as per normal routine”....
70 Projects Initiated to Improve Connectivity in Country: Amin
Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque says seventy projects, costing 65 billion rupees, have been initiated to improve connectivity in the...
Elon Musk Says He Will Find a New Leader for Twitter
Elon Musk said on Wednesday he expected to reduce his time at Twitter and eventually find a new leader to run the social media company,...
WhatsApp Users Can Now Use Same Number on Two Phones
The messaging giant, WhatsApp has introduced ‘companion mode’ to let you use the same number on separate phones. In yet another new feature WhatsApp will...
Musk Halts Twitter’s $8 Blue Check Amid Proliferation of Imposters
Twitter paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mushroomed, and new owner Elon Musk brought back the “official”...
Pakistan to Launch 5G Technology by July 2023: Amin-ul-Haque
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Communication Syed Aminul Haque said that manufacturing of smart-phones had been started in Pakistan while 5G technology would...
Twitter On Firing Spree, Dismisses Over 90% staff in India
In the wake of its takeover by billionaire business magnate Elon Musk, Twitter has been undergoing extraordinary changes. One such development has stunned people, as...
Twitter Lays off 50% Staff as Musk Blames Activists for ‘Massive’ Ad Revenue Drop
Twitter Inc laid off half its workforce on Friday but said cuts were smaller in the team responsible for preventing the spread of misinformation, as...
Twitter to Start Layoffs Today- Internal Email
WASHINGTON: Fear and dread spread across Twitter Inc offices on Thursday as 7,500 employees from San Francisco to Singapore feared for job cuts that were...
WhatsApp Rolls Out Animated Avatar Feature
WhatsApp is back with its latest update for users who’ve been waiting to see their avatars on the app. Users now have a new way...
Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Charge $8 For Blue Tick
SAN FRANCISCO: New Twitter head Elon Musk said the site will charge $8 per month to verify users’ accounts, arguing the plan would upend the...
China Launches 3rd and Final Space Station Component
BEIJING: China on Monday launched the third and final module to complete its permanent space station and realize a more than decade-long effort to maintain...
WhatsApp Down in Pakistan, Other Countries
Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp is down in multiple countries, reported monitoring website Downdetector....
WhatsApp Rolls Out New Business Feature for Users
WhatsApp has rolled out the application’s latest feature for its iOS users using a business account on the app. The feature was earlier released for...
NADRA to facilitate citizens through a handy mobile app
ISLAMABAD: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) on Wednesday launched a handy mobile app ‘Rahbar’ which would facilitate every citizen all across Pakistan to find...
Mobile Phone Imports Fall 56pc
ISLAMABAD: Mobile phone imports have decreased by 56 percent during the first three months of current fiscal year (2022-23) compared to the corresponding period last...
Finance Minister Appreciates ITFC For Support to Pakistan
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar held a meeting with CEO Islamic Trade Finance Corporation Hani Salem Sonbol in Washington and appreciated the Corporation’s support to Pakistan....
Crypto Giant Coinbase Gets Singapore Licence
SINGAPORE: Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the United States, said it has received approval from Singapore’s central bank to offer payment services in the...
TikTok Removes 15 million-plus Videos From Pakistan in Second Quarter of 2022
The world’s leading short-form video platform, TikTok, has released its latest Community Guidelines Enforcement Report for Q2 2022 — April-June 2022 — building on its...
Twitter Blue Subscribers Getting Edit Feature
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter has said a feature to edit tweets is being rolled out to those subscribing to its Blue service in Australia, Canada and...
Twitter Withholds Pakistan Govt’s Account in India
The official Twitter account of the Government of Pakistan was “withheld” in India on Saturday. The microblogging site said that the move was taken in...
WhatsApp Introduces Another Amazing Feature For Users
WhatsApp has introduced another feature for its users, allowing them to exit any group chat without alerting other group members. This feature will allow users...
IT Minister Aminul Haque Asks Meta to Open Office in Pakistan
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque called on Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to open its office in Pakistan. In...
PTA Restores Approx 96pc Networks in Flood-stricken Areas
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday restored approximately 96 per cent sites which went down due to recent flash floods in the country. “At...