UK regulator moves to curb Apple and Google’s app store control
CMA says it plans to designate both companies as holding strategic market status due to their control of mobile platforms
OpenAI CEO calls DeepSeek’s AI model impressive
DeepSeek trains its V3 model with less than $6 million in computing power using Nvidia’s lower-capability H800 chips
Japan’s corporate regulator to investigate more cryptocurrency exchanges
TOKYO: Japan’s financial regulator will this week launch on-site checks of several cryptocurrency exchange operators potentially vulnerable to cyber-attacks, and may widen its inspections,...
Amazon launches Alexa+ to upgrade voice assistant with generative AI
Alexa+ will be free for Amazon Prime members and cost $19.99 per month for non-Prime users
Kubient goes public on Nasdaq
The digital advertising cloud-based infrastructure solution provider announced its IPO this week and will be joining the Nasdaq technology community as a public company
Musk’s Tesla signs $16.5 billion chip supply deal with Samsung
Elon Musk says he will visit the facility to speed up progress and adds that the deal value is a minimum estimate, with output likely higher
Barclays, PayPal announce partnership, as big banks mull big tech threat
LONDON: British bank Barclays and digital payments firm PayPal have announced a partnership that will see them explore ways to combine their services for...
SBP reviews blockchain technology to protect electronic financial transactions from cyber crimes
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is currently studying blockchain technology solution model to be adopted by central and commercial banks, as banks the...
Samsung wins UK court ruling for interim use of ZTE’s mobile phone patents
The case is part of a wider global dispute over fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms for patent licensing in the telecom industry
Trump calls DeepSeek’s AI a wake-up call for U.S. tech
DeepSeek’s cheaper and faster AI development methods could challenge U.S.-based AI leaders, says Trump
Provinces brief Senate on IT plans, developments
ISLAMABAD: All four provinces on Tuesday briefed the Senate’s Standing Committee on Information Technology on the details of projects, development of services and future plans...
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
Apple to use OLED screens in all iPhone models from 2019
Japan Display's stock was down 10 percent at the end of Tuesday’s morning session, giving it a market value of about 105 billion yen ($965 million)
DeepSeek claims 545% daily cost-profit ratio for V3 and R1 models
However, the company cautions that actual revenue is significantly lower due to its pricing structure and limited monetization
Student develops IoT based ‘smart’ helmet for miners in Balochistan
Tech-savvy CM Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan tweeted about Smart Helmet and assured govt's support, after watching Ignite CEO Yusuf Hussain talk about the project in a television show

















