Sunday, January 18, 2026

Dell pondering IPO, acquisitions to boost profits

TEXAS: Dell’s board of directors will meet later this month to consider the biggest shakeup in the company’s history since it acquired data storage...

Chinese robots to be employed for Matiari-Lahore transmission line 

ISLAMABAD: China is all set to employ first Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to the infrastructure projects being constructed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, as...

Intel aims to push beyond phones with 5G infrastructure deals

Intel Corp on Monday announced new chips and partnerships that it hopes will persuade its investors that the billions of dollars in research and...

Careem set to expand operations to 30 new cities in Pakistan

LAHORE: Popular ride-hailing service Careem which operates in more than 10 cities in Pakistan intends to expand its operations to 30 new cities within...

iPhone 8 adoption could get affected in China due to $1000 above price tag

Beijing: Apple Inc will launch an expected “iPhone 8” on Tuesday, hoping the number’s auspicious connotations in China will help turn around fortunes in...

British Airways cancels flights following IT failure

LONDON: British Airways was forced to cancel some flights to and from London on Wednesday after it suffered "a systems issue". Reports suggested dozens of flights...

Musk gets more time to respond to U.S. SEC lawsuit over Twitter stake

SEC says Musk delayed 11 days in disclosing 5% Twitter stake, letting him buy over $500 million in shares at lower prices

Apple loses $1 trillion status after soft holiday forecast

The dip in Apple’s shares to $208.50 knocked around $67 billion off its value and put Amazon and Microsoft Corp back in the mix in the race among the United States’ big tech players to be the world’s most valuable company

Kenyan digital payment company planning to open operations in Pakistan

Till March this year, 10 percent of the transactions or $24 million being handled by BitPesa included countries in Asia

Netflix’s ad-supported tier hits 70 million users

Netflix’s lowest-priced ad-free plan costs $15.49 per month

Amazon challenges EU’s very large online platform status under digital content law

Amazon argues its store differs from social media platforms and that the rules do not help prevent the spread of counterfeit or illegal goods

USAID launches ‘Challenge Fund’ to support local SMEs, entrepreneurs

ISLAMABAD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the Challenge Fund in order to support the growth of small and medium-sized...

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

E-banking volume grows 24pc in Oct-Dec FY21: SBP

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that 296.7 million e-banking transactions (valuing Rs21.4 trillion) were carried out during the second quarter (October-December)...

Efforts afoot to introduce 5G technology in Pakistan by 2020: Anusha Rahman

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Anusha Rahman on Friday said the government was making all-out efforts to ensure 5G technology...