Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Lahore-based B2B eCommerce marketplace Tajir raises $17mn in Series-A round 

LAHORE: Tajir, a Lahore-based B2B marketplace digitising neighborhood convenience stores has raised $17 million in a Series A round led by American Venture Capital...

SpaceX to launch Starlink services in Vietnam this year

SpaceX is currently working with Vietnam's Ministry of Finance to meet the requirements for establishing a wholly-owned local unit

White House to hold meeting on TikTok

Trump will consider on Wednesday a final proposal related to TikTok ahead of an April 5 deadline for the app to find a non-Chinese buyer

Google says it resolved global outage affecting cloud services

The company says Gmail, Google Chat, Meet, Calendar, Drive, Voice, Tasks, and Cloud Search were fully restored

Alphabet on pace to hit $4 trillion market value as AI gains momentum

Shares rise 4.1% to $331.7 in premarket trade, putting the company on track to cross the milestone at the open

Learn how Facebook targets its users with advertisements

NEW YORK: If you want to tailor a Facebook ad to a single user out of its universe of 2.2 billion, you could. Trying to...

Microsoft laying off thousands of workers globally

Redmond, Wash: Microsoft is laying off thousands of employees in a shake-up aimed at selling more subscriptions to software applications that can be used...

Chinese group plans entry into Pakistan’s tech, energy sectors

The group shows interest in telecom towers, data centers, cloud systems, EV charging stations, smart city technologies, and advanced materials

‘Large number’ of Americans’ metadata stolen by Chinese hackers

Metadata is stolen in a sweeping cyberespionage campaign by Chinese hacking group "Salt Typhoon"

Instagram surpasses YouTube in ad revenue

Court filing reveals Instagram's massive contribution to Meta's earnings since its acquisition in 2012 for $1 billion 

Adobe brings Photoshop to iPhone for the first time with free and premium options

Adobe offers a Photoshop Mobile and Web plan at $7.99 per month or $69.99 annually, unlocking premium features such as expanded Firefly tools

Pakistan to launch first AI policy by early 2025

The policy aims to transform Pakistan into a "Digital Pakistan" by deploying AI to detect and respond to cyber threats in real time

CME Group starts Bitcoin futures trading

NEW YORK: CME Group Inc, the world’s largest derivatives exchange operator, began trading bitcoin futures on Sunday, with the contract opening at what is...

BOI chief lauds Chinese investment in Pakistan’s services sector

Chinese company Timesaco is launching five e-services in Pakistan, including 'Buraq' taxi service ISLAMABAD: Board of Investment (BOI) Chairman and State Minister for Investment...

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