Facebook to deploy AI capabilities in combating terrorism on its network

San Francisco: Facebook has started deploying its artificial intelligence capabilities to help combat terrorists' use of its service. Company officials said in a blog...

Pakistan would be a part of G20 world economies by 2030 says: Ishaq Dar

Islamabad: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday said Pakistan would be part of an elite club of leading world economies G20 by...

Saudi’s Kingdom Holding buys 7% of Careem ride app

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding Co. said on Thursday it has bought a stake in car ride-hailing business Careem, its latest venture...

End of an era for Yahoo as Verizon completes $4.48b acquisition

New Jersey: Verizon Communications Inc said on Tuesday it closed its $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo Inc's core business and that Marissa...

No better time than now, to move back!

I moved back to Lahore close to the end of 2015, with a heavy heart, worried about the lack of attractive digital-business...

PITB e-Stamping project generates record revenue of Rs30.24b

E-Stamping generates Rs30.24b annual revenue, a record Lahore: In a high-level meeting chaired by Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), Dr Umar Saif...

Toshiba not impressed by Western Digital’s last-ditch chip bid

Toshiba favours the higher bid of Broadcom  Tokyo: Toshiba Corp  said on Friday it was not convinced by Western Digital Corp CEO Steve...

Ministry of information and technology seeks government approval to test 5G

MoIT forwards draft proposal to cabinet for 5G testing Islamabad: With 5G the next buzz in mobile internet technology, the Ministry of Information...

Softbank buys robotics leader Boston Dynamics from Google

Softbank acquires robotic pioneer Boston Dynamics from Google Tokyo: Japanese internet, solar and technology company SoftBank Group Corp. is buying robotics pioneer Boston...

Punjab Budget FY 2017-18: Confusion persists over sales tax on internet services

In the budget unveiled for Financial Year 2017-18 by the Punjab government, it has been decided that 19.5pc sale tax would be...

Uber reports $708m loss as revenue grows

 Ride-hailing giant Uber has reported another multi-billion dollar loss even as its revenues grow. The San Francisco-based company said Thursday that its losses...

Inbox tech IPO planned for June

One of Pakistan’s largest IT company by revenue, Inbox Business Technologies Limited is seeking to raise Rs1.5b in an initial public offering...

IT sector exports reach $3.1b in FY 2016-17

The Information Technology sector is exhibiting accelerated progress with total turnover of $3.1 billion, including both exports and domestic revenue this year. According...

Budget 2017-18: E-payment gateway to be launched by SBP at cost of Rs200m

The budget presented by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday for financial year 2017-18 has introduced certain measures for the benefit of...

Digital Pakistan Policy 2016-17 being formulated to transform IT sector

Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoIT) is formulating a proposed Digital Pakistan Policy 2016-17 to rapidly transform the IT and related sectors...