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
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
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
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
Apple appoints Indian-origin Amar Subramanya as new vice president of AI
Subramanya will lead critical areas, including Apple Foundation Models, ML research and will report to software chief Craig Federighi
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
Google launches Gemini 3, embeds AI model into search engine immediately
CEO Pichai describes Gemini 3 as 'our most intelligent model'
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
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...
Fast and secure Turkish messaging app BiP introduces group, chat import
ISTANBUL: Having witnessed 2 million downloads in Pakistan and 80 million downloads globally, Turkey’s secure life and communication platform BiP now introduces its new...
Apple sued over use of copyrighted books to train Apple Intelligence
Copyright owners, including authors and media companies, file multiple lawsuits against tech giants over the use of their work in AI training
Islamabad IT Park to create 10,000 jobs, completion expected by December 2025
Funded by $76.3 million Korean loan, park will provide office space for start-ups, promote tech transfer, and enhance IT exports
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
