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...
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...
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...