US finalizes more than $6.1 bln chips subsidy for Micron Technology
It will fund factory projects in New York and Idaho and is expected to create at least 20,000 jobs by the end of the decade
Discos making do in the absence of 50,000-plus critical staff
ISLAMABAD: With the power sector’s circular debt standing at an astronomical Rs1.18 trillion and a whopping 20 percent in reported technical losses bleeding the...
Tencent launches Hunyuan Turbo S AI model to compete with DeepSeek’s R1
Turbo S responds to queries within a second, unlike "slow-thinking" models such as DeepSeek R1 and Hunyuan T1, says Tencent
Huawei shipments could fall by up to a quarter this year: analysts
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI: China’s Huawei, hit by crippling US sanctions, could see shipments decline by as much as a quarter this year and faces the possibility...
Global IT security budgets to rise by 9%, including in Pakistan: report
Pakistani firms reported an average of 11 incidents of cybersecurity over the past year, says Kaspersky
Pakistan’s online jobs advertiser Rozee launches freelancing platform Azadee
Pakistan’s online jobs platform Rozee.com today announced the launch of an indigenous freelancing platform for Pakistani professionals, called Azadee.Â
Rozee built this platform on the...
Chip industry urges Biden to review rushed export rules
Industry says the regulations were made without proper consultation or public input, despite their significant long-term impacts
Qualcomm invests in Chinese AI startup SenseTime
BEIJING: Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup SenseTime Group said on Wednesday it has sealed an investment from chipmaker Qualcomm Inc as part of a...
Google must take greater responsibility: Sergey Brin
Alphabet’s primary unit, Google, has become a top target in Silicon Valley for regulators, authorities and critics in advertising and media
Pak, Korea sign agreement for establishment of IT Park
An agreement has been signed in Islamabad on Tuesday between the Ministry of Information Technology and Korea Exim Bank for Rs 10b loan announcing...
PTCL Group conducts successful 5G trials
ISLAMABAD: PTCL Group has successfully tested 5G technology in a special ceremony held at its headquarters, a statement issued on Thursday read. The trial...
PayPal launches crypto checkout service
LONDON: PayPal Holdings Inc will announce later on Tuesday that it has started allowing U.S. consumers to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay at...
Daraz.pk’s online orders increase by nine times since March
Daraz.pk, Pakistan’s largest online marketplace, said on Sunday that its e-commerce and digital sales registered a huge increase during the Covid-19 pandemic while its...
Digital Pakistan Policy 2016-17 being formulated to transform IT sector
Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoIT) is formulating a proposed Digital Pakistan Policy 2016-17 to rapidly transform the IT and related
sectors of economy....
Logging user’s call, text history requires their permission: Facebook
CALIFORNIA: Facebook Inc, responding to reports in some technology industry media that it has been logging users’ call and text history without their permission,...
