Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Samsung to double mobile devices powered by Google’s Gemini to 800 million units this year

We will apply AI to all products, all functions, and all services as quickly as possible, says Samsung’s co-CEO 

Pakistan’s IT exports rise 14% in November to $356 million, five-month total hits $1.8 billion

SBP’s higher retention limit and overseas equity investment facility support inflows; government targets $5bn IT exports in FY26

Experts project 7–12% GDP growth, 1 million jobs from Pakistan’s new AI policy by 2030

Speakers at PIDE seminar discuss opportunities, challenges, and the way forward for AI's role in Pakistan’s economy

Government to offer financial incentives to boost AI integration in Pakistan

Subsidies, tax exemptions, and workforce training to support AI adoption in education, healthcare, agriculture, and other sectors

Pakistan to launch AI regulatory sandboxes

Initiative to support safe experimentation and innovation for at least 50 enterprises

Turkish fintech unicorn Papara set to acquire SadaPay in possible $50mn deal

Papara commits to invest $10mn further to solidify SadaPay’s position as banking challenger

Fact check: PayPal is not coming to Pakistan

Contrary to IT minister Umar Saif’s claims, PayPal and Payoneer are just entering into a partnership to add PayPal as a payment method on Payoneer

Twitter (X) restored in Pakistan after year-long ban, PTA confirms

PTA announces that users can now access the platform without the use of VPNs

Pakistan re-elected to ITU’s Administrative Council

The re-election is a recognition of the contribution that Pakistan has made in global ICT policy arena ISLAMABAD: Pakistan won a four-year term (2018-2022) for...

Cloudflare outage disrupts access to popular websites like LinkedIn and Canva

Users report issues with major platforms as Cloudflare faces connectivity problems

Cybercrime surges 35% in Pakistan amid rising WhatsApp hacking and digital fraud cases

NCCIA official says most attacks originate from South Punjab; over 73,000 complaints filed nationwide and 29,000 in Karachi this year

Marriage apps are here. Which one would you choose?

In the background of the big fat shaadi industry, two new apps are hoping to tap into how people meet

Google launches Gemini 3, embeds AI model into search engine immediately

CEO Pichai describes Gemini 3 as 'our most intelligent model'

OpenAI projects 220 million weekly paying ChatGPT users by 2030, report

As of July, ChatGPT has about 35 million subscribers, around 5% of its weekly active users, placing the AI firm on track to rank among the world’s largest subscription businesses

AI spending spree drives global tech debt issuance to record high

Global tech companies issued $428.3 billion in bonds in 2025; U.S. firms lead with $341.8 billion, followed by Europe ($49.1 billion) and Asia ($33 billion), says Dealogic