Now You Can Purchase on WhatsApp Like Facebook
London: WhatsApp, the world’s largest instant messaging service, has launched a new feature to make it possible to search for businesses within its app for...
SpaceX Launches Four Civilians into Orbit on Historic Inspiration Flight
CALIFORNIA: SpaceX made history tonight as it launched a crew of private citizens on a jaunt around Earth. For an added bonus, the rocket landed...
No Restrictions On Social Media: PTA Chairman
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Amir Azeem Bajwa has said that there is no international standard for controlling social media content, therefore, it should...
Apple To Launch First iPhone With 1TB Storage on Tuesday
CALIFORNIA: A day before Apple’s California Streaming event on September 14 (tomorrow), a new investor report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says he expects the iPhone...
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ECP Writes Letter To Senate Body Chairman On EVM
ISLAMABAD: The electronic voting machine (EVM) can open up the possibility of “more sophisticated fraud” through the manipulation of software and hardware, the Election Commission...
Female Engineer Invents Robot To Harvest Dates From Palms With Solar Energy
Saudi Arabia’s citizen Nada Al-Bitar obtained a patent for a robot that can harvest dates from palms with solar energy. And she explained during her...
Apple Delays Important Security Features After Users’ Complaints
WASHINGTON: Apple has announced it is delaying the rollout of its controversial new anti-child pornography tools, following criticism that the feature would undermine user privacy....
China’s MingYang Launches World’s Largest Wind Turbine
Beijing: China’s MingYang Smart Energy has announced an offshore wind turbine even bigger than GE’s monstrous Haliade-X. The MySE 16.0-242 is a 16-megawatt, 242-meter-tall (794-ft)...
Facebook To Combat Online Child Exploitation In Pakistan
Facebook and Zindagi Trust launched a campaign in Pakistan to educate the public about the harm caused by sharing child abuse material online, and the...
Facebook Bans All Taliban-related Content On Its Platforms
California: Facebook says it has banned the Taliban and all content supporting it from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist...
Audi Unveils Futuristic, Sinister-looking EV Roadster Concept Car In New Direction For Automaker
Audi’s newest concept car is a sleek, sinister-looking electric convertible called Skysphere that blends Batmobile-like technologies and aggressive design characteristics with luxury amenities. Most notably,...
IHC Seeks Reply From Secretary IT On TikTok Ban
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday has directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to justify ban on the video-sharing app TikTok. The case was...
Federal Cabinet Approves National Cyber Security Policy 2021
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved National Cyber Security Policy 2021 for data protection and prevention of cybercrimes. This was announced by Minister for Information...
PTA Bans TikTok Again
Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Wednesday announced it had blocked ByteDance’s video-sharing platform TikTok in the country over “inappropriate content”. “In the light of...
Never Miss A Group Call Again
At a time when so many of us are apart, there’s nothing better than getting together on a group call with friends and family, and...
4G Broadband Services Launched In Multan and Khanewal Districts
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said inclusion of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 in Pakistan’s national development agenda was reflective of its...
IT Minister Calls on PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Technology Syed Amin-ul-Haq and Member National Assembly Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui also called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad today. Matters...
FB Launches Financial Education Initiative For Women-led Businesses In Pakistan
Facebook is expanding its women-empowerment focused initiative, ‘SheMeansBusiness’ to bolster financial inclusion and resiliency of women-led businesses in Pakistan. Implemented in partnership with State Bank...
Govt of Pakistan And Facebook Partner To Fight COVID Misinformation
The Government of Pakistan has partnered with Facebook in their fight against COVID-19. In Pakistan, over 32 million people received authoritative information regarding COVID prevention...
Construction Of China’s First Space Station Starts
HELSINKI: The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft docked with China’s space station module hours after launch from Jiuquan late Wednesday, marking the first crewed visit to the facility....
This World Blood Donors Day Let The Pulse Beat With Facebook
Facebook company is constantly iterating, solving problems and working together to connect people all over the world through our apps and technologies. Giving people the...
Solar Eclipse 2021: ‘Ring of Fire’ Sweeps Across the World
A solar eclipse is visible over the Earth’s northern hemisphere with parts of Canada and Siberia privy to the best view of the celestial event....
Media Websites Links Down As Fault Interrupts Internet Globally
Web Desk: Multiple outages hit social media, government and news websites across the globe on Tuesday morning, with some reports pointing to a glitch at...
Apple Brings New Update to AirTags After Stalking Fears
Tech giant Apple has released a software update for its AirTags following concerns they could be used to monitor someone’s real-time location secretly. According to...
NASA’s Venus Missions to Probe Divergent Fate of Earth’s Hothouse Sister Planet
LOS ANGELES: NASA announced plans on Wednesday to launch a pair of missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 – its first in decades –...
Facebook Launches Resiliency Initiative To Combat Hate And Intolerance Online
Facebook has launched The Resiliency Initiative website in a partnership with The Asia Foundation to combat hate and intolerance online. The Resiliency Initiative aims to...
Facebook and Partners Connect With Industry On Urban Connectivity Solutions
Broadband and connectivity are becoming engines of economic growth in Pakistan as already proven in other parts of the world. The theme emerged from the...
IT Park Inaugurated in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Amin-ul-Haq Wednesday said that all business of the Parliament of Pakistan would be made paperless by January 2023....
Shibli Faraz Briefs PM About EVMs
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz called on Prime Minister Imran Khan and briefed him about the progress made on the use...
Facebook Partnership With Largest News Agency To Launch Digital Journalism Course
Reuters, the world’s largest multimedia news provider, announced today the launch of the Reuters Digital Journalism Course, produced in partnership with the Facebook Journalism Project....
China’s Out of Control Rocket Heading Towards Earth
China’s rogue rocket is in an uncontrolled free-fall towards Earth and no one knows where or exactly when it will burn through Earth’s atmosphere, but...
Ethereum Breaks Past $3,000
SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrency ether hit a record high of $3,017 on Monday, extending last week’s rally in the wake of a report that the European Investment...
China Launches Heavenly Harmony Space Station Core Module
BEIJING: China has launched the core module for its first permanent space station this week in the latest big step forward for the country’s space...
Manufacturing Process of Electronic Voting Machine in Full Swing: Shibli
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Senator Shibli Faraz has said the process of manufacturing Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) to make the elections transparent...
World Art Day: Private University Hosts Webinar With Facebook
A private university of Karachi related to Art and Architecture hosted a webinar targeting budding and professional artists to commemorate the World Art Day. The...
PAEC Develops First ICU Ventilator “I-LIVE” in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission has indigenously developed its own Intensive Care Unit Ventilator named “i-LIVE”. According to a statement, the ventilator has been developed...
President Asks to Implement Digitalization Process of Parliament By January 2023
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has asked the relevant stakeholders to implement the digitalization process of Parliament by January 2023. Chairing a meeting on President’s...
Science And Technology Minister Visits Institutions Working Under His Ministry
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz Wednesday visited institutions working under his ministry. The Federal Minister visited PCSIR and Pakistan Science Foundation...
NASA’s Helicopter Sends Pictures From Mars
WASHINGTON: There’s new video of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, captured by the Perseverance rover’s cameras and posted to Twitter by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory....
Twitter Services Down in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Twitter said late on Friday that it was working on fixing an access issue after thousands of users reported problems with the platform. “Tweets...
Social Media Platforms Restored in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The restoration of social media platforms in the country has begun after temporary blockage by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday. According to...
Social Media Temporarily Banned in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Interior Ministry on Friday temporarily banned social media in the country. According to details, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Telegram and TikTok will remain suspended for...
Prime Minister Chairs Meeting on Electronic Voting System
ISLAMABAD: A meeting on Electronic Voting System was held in Islamabad today (Tuesday) with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair. During the meeting, a...
Facebook To Celebrate Month Of Good this Ramadan
As we begin another Ramadan in the midst of COVID-19, Facebook has announced to add a new list of resources and features to help the...
PM Khan Directs For Strategy To Boost IT Sector
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the authorities concerned to finalize short, medium and long-term strategy based on timelines for development of IT sector....
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PM Directs To Ensure Safety Protocols For E-Voting Machine
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was on Wednesday briefed over the working of the electronic voter machine besides being presented a practical show of how...
Fawad Terms Adaption Of New Technologies By Motorway Police As Big Milestone
ISLAMABAD :Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Wednesday said new drone based surveillance system on motorway and adaptation of latest technology by...
Pakistan’s First Electric Bus Launched
KARACHI: Sindh Transport Minister Syed Owais Shah launched on Tuesday Pakistan’s first electric bus in Karachi. Speaking to the media after the launching ceremony, he...
Now You Can Make Audio, Video Calls From WhatsApp Desktop Version
The Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Thursday announced introducing a voice and video calling feature on its desktop version. The widely-used messaging app had earlier...
Twitter Introduces ‘Strike System’ To Curb Coronavirus Lies
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter announced on Monday that it will be rolling out a strike system against users tweeting misleading information about the coronavirus vaccines. The...