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...
Govt Plans to Introduce 5G From December 2022: IT Minister
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Aminul Haque has announced that government plans to introduce 5G in the country from December 2022. According...
WhatsApp Switches off Messages For Users Who Reject New Policy
CALIFORNIA: The Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp announced that users who do not accept its updated terms and conditions by the 15 May deadline will be...
S and T Ministry To Get Military Assistance In Manufacturing Technology Related Stuff
Islamabad: Ministry of Science and Technology has reiterated that it will seek army cooperation to complete project as per modern lines. Minister of Science and...
Facebook Restores News Page in Australia
CANBERRA: Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants...
Bitcoin Slips Sharply From Record Highs
LONDON: Bitcoin fell sharply on Monday after surging to a record $58,354 a day earlier, as a selloff in global equities curbed risk appetite. The...
Pakistan Develops Electronic Voting Machine
ISLAMABAD: As part of the government’s efforts to make the next general elections more transparent, the Ministry of Science and Technology has developed an electronic...
WhatsApp To Move Ahead With Privacy Update Despite Backlash
Facebook’s WhatsApp has said it will go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update but will allow users to read it at “their own pace”...
Facebook Hosts Discover Ramadan 2021
Facebook hosted a virtual event for Pakistani businesses to share insights and key findings regarding Ramadan shopper behavior and trends, as these businesses initiate the planning...
Google To Invest $75 Million in Coronavirus-Hit Small Businesses
Google is teaming up with the European Investment Fund (EIF) and two other organisations in Latin America and Asia to provide $75 million in funding...
Turkey Announces Moon Mission
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed a 10-year space program on Tuesday. It includes ambitious plans such as sending Turkish astronauts to the moon....
Setback For WhatsApp As Telegram Becomes Most Downloaded App in January
WhatsApp’s latest privacy policy settings have had serious repercussions for the instant messaging app as its main competitor, Telegram, has managed to become the most...
Printed Paper Speakers Roll Into a Ring To Offer Surround Sound
WEB DESK: Scientists at Germany’s Chemnitz University of Technology have spent years developing compact and discreet speakers that are quite literally paper thin, and the...
Bitcoin Soars 14% After Elon Musk Namecheck on Twitter
LONDON: Bitcoin jumped as much as 14% to a two-week high after Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk tagged the cryptocurrency in his Twitter biography. Musk...
Facebook To Provide Data on Targeted Political Ads to Researchers
Facebook Inc has said it would provide academic researchers information on how political ads were targeted in the lead-up to the presidential election in the...
WhatsApp Rolls Out New Web Version
WhatsApp has released a new update for its Android version — the 2.21.2.14 update. “Web releases include all bug fixes implemented in the previous beta...
Pakistan To Launch 5G Internet Network In 2022-23, Shows Report
Islamabad: Pakistan is planning to roll out the most advanced 5G internet in 2022-23 which will accelerate the download speed 10 times to one gigabit...
WhatsApp Delays Launch of Update Business Features
Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feared that...
Pakistan Develops Its Own WhatsApp-Like App
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has developed its own WhatsApp-like messaging app, Smart Office, which include all modern communication features besides announcing to expedite work on finalising Personal...