T-Mobile & Sprint merger plan gathers steam
Washington: T-Mobile U.S. Inc and Sprint Corp plan to announce a merger agreement without any immediate asset sales, as they seek to...
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...
Samsung Electronics profits surge as CEO tenders surprise resignation
Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday its CEO and Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun plans to step down from management, deepening...
Bitcoin shatters $5,000 barrier to touch all-time high
London: Bitcoin smashed through the $5,000 barrier for the first time ever on Thursday, jumping as much as 7 percent to chalk...
Google’s Waymo seeks $1b damages from Uber to settle high-profile trade secret lawsuit
San Francisco: Alphabet Inc’s Waymo sought at least $1 billion in damages and a public apology from Uber Technologies Inc as conditions...
Qualcomm’s legal woes mount with $774m fine
Hong Kong: Qualcomm Inc faces an antitrust fine in Taiwan, the latest in a years-long streak of regulatory setbacks to its business...
Systems Limited to help Khaadi expand its retail footprint
Lahore: In one of the leading ties-up in recent memory, Pakistan’s foremost IT company Systems Limited has entered into a partnership with...
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announces $15b for overseas R&D program
Beijing: China’s top e-commerce firm, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, is launching a $15 billion drive to build overseas research hubs as the...
A bridge between restaurants and patrons
‘’With the app, it takes just 30 to 40 seconds to place an order,’’ said Nauman Sikandar Mirza, CEO EatOye and Foodpanda,...
Tetra Pak, a marvel of technology
Presently the Managing Director of Tetra Pak Pakistan, a position he took up in November 2015, Jorge Montero joined the Tetra Pak group about...
Onecoin: Cryptocurrency for the gullible
Our society seems to be fascinated with credulity and self-delusion. I first noticed this back in 2013, when “Engineer” Agha Waqar came...
Iranian startup’s keep growth trajectory despite sanctions
London: Low on cash but high on hope, Iran’s technology entrepreneurs are learning to live with revived hostility in the United States...
Vivo commits to invest $30m in Pakistan
Lahore: Vivo has committed to investing $30m in Pakistan with the intention of becoming the country’s number one smartphone company.
In China, Vivo...
Google launches Google Pixel 2, XL 2 and voice-enabled home speakers
San Francisco: Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday unveiled the second generation of its Pixel smartphone along with new voice-enabled home speakers, redoubling...
MyDoctor.pk and FonePay partner for promotion of digital healthcare services
Lahore: Upcoming healthcare based startup MyDoctor.pk has added another feather to its cap by entering into a strategic partnership with FonePay for promotion of...