Pakistan’s SnappRetail raises $2.5m to digitise retailers, as it plans countrywide expansion
Retail digitiser SnappRetail has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding for its microenterprise system for retailers to help them compete with modern hypermarkets like...
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
RadioScore gauging radio audience
When Raza Rehman Khan started his career at Nestle back in 2007, he was unaware that during his stint there he would stumble upon...
Twitter calls all users to change passwords after glitch
The social network disclosed the issue in a blog post and series of Tweets on Thursday afternoon, saying it had resolved the problem and an internal investigation had found no indication passwords were stolen or misused by insiders
India’s Vodafone Idea in talks with Starlink for satellite services
The move comes a week after Starlink signed agreements with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, to distribute satellite internet services in India
Florida sues Snapchat owner Snap for violating children’s mental health law
The lawsuit says Snap misleads Florida parents by not removing users under 13 or requiring consent for ages 14 and 15
Apple faces $502 million payout in long-running 4G patent case
Optis makes no products and their sole business is to sue companies using patents they buy, says Apple spoeksperson
UAE and U.S. sign deal to build largest AI campus outside America
A 10-square-mile AI campus in Abu Dhabi hosts data centers built by G42 and run by U.S. firms
Huawei to set up ICT academy at Air University
ISLAMABAD: A strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Air University and Huawei Technologies Pakistan for the establishment of the Huawei ICT Academy...
President emphasizes use of modern technology
Islamabad: The use of modern technology in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)-related energy projects will alleviate the energy crisis in Pakistan and play a key...
Nvidia allowed to ship H20 AI chips to China under U.S. strategy
Allowing these exports is part of a broader strategy to manage competition in advanced technology, says White House economic adviser
Elon Musk’s X in talks to raise funds at $44 billion valuation
The talk comes as Musk’s businesses rise post-Trump’s victory, with Tesla up 40%, SpaceX at $350 billion, and xAI seeking $10 billion
Samsung heir sentenced to five years in jail for bribery
Seoul: The heir to the Samsung empire was convicted of bribery and other offences Friday and jailed for five years in connection with the...
Fidelity to experiment with virtual reality for employee training
Boston: The company’s innovation unit Fidelity Labs said in a blog post on Friday that it had developed and tested a virtual reality prototype...
Budget 2018-19: 21 types of computer part imports to be exempted from tax
Duty on import of fiber optic cable reduced to 10 percent from 20 percent in the federal budget 2018-19
