New York Times reporter sues Google, xAI, OpenAI over chatbot training
John Carreyrou, along with five other writers, filed a lawsuit in California federal court, accusing AI firms of using their books without permission to train LLM powering chatbots
Govt forms national committee to strengthen information and communication security framework
NCICS to assess cyber vulnerabilities across ministries, critical sectors, and foreign missions; Cabinet Division to serve as secretariat
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
OpenAI warns upcoming AI models may pose “high” cybersecurity risk
Company says future models could generate zero-day remote exploits against well-defended systems or aid sophisticated intrusions targeting critical systems
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
Cloudflare restores services after minor outage disrupts Coinbase and Claude AI
Company blames firewall change for disruption, shares drop 4.5% amid growing concerns over tech outages
Cloudflare outage disrupts access to popular websites like LinkedIn and Canva
Users report issues with major platforms as Cloudflare faces connectivity problems
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
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
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
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 to launch AI regulatory sandboxes
Initiative to support safe experimentation and innovation for at least 50 enterprises
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...
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
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
