Meta builds AI search engine to cut Google, Bing reliance, the Information reports

Meta Platforms is working on an artificial intelligence-based search engine as it looks to reduce dependence on Alphabet's  Google and Microsoft's  Bing, the Information reported...

Pakistani IT firms showcase AI and Big Data solutions at European expo

REACH THE GLOBE, ICILtek, NorthBay Solutions, and Sofizar/ConstellationCK participate in the “AI and Big Data Exhibition Europe” in Amsterdam

Mari Petroleum launches data centres initiative in Karachi

MPCL plans to establish data centres across Pakistan to host data for public and private institutions

IT exports surge 27% YoY to $298 million in August 2024

Higher global client base and SBP policy changes drive export growth

Is registering your VPNs with the PTA a problem?

Why is the PTA suddenly so big on monitoring VPN traffic and how complicated is it for the user and for the PTA itself?

PTA uses Web Monitoring System to block online content, NA told 

Controversial system, acquired in 2018, was upgraded in December 2023 and tested on landing stations for submarine internet cables

IT minister blames VPNs as actual cause of internet slowdown

Shaza Fatima Khawaja terms reports suggesting the government's involvement in throttling the internet as completely false

Nine departments of MoST left without permanent heads

Irrelevant officials running key organizations on ad hoc basis

Internet firewall could cost Pakistan’s economy $300 million: P@SHA

Government's lack of transparency on firewall sparks distrust; global IT clients fear privacy compromise; P@SHA calls for immediate and unconditional halt to this digital siege

NA committee seeks explanation from PTA over internet, social media disruptions

WISPAP expresses concerns over govt's recent measures to enhance online surveillance, citing severe impacts on the digital economy

NETSOL-led consortium to establish National Incubation Center in Lahore

Consortium will host 50 startups annually in its incubation program and 10 startups annually in acceleration program

Two emerging technologies projects launched under PSDP

Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal inaugurated Common Criteria Pakistan and Quantum Communication Projects 

Govt to shut down or privatise certain institutions attached to Ministry of IT & Telecom

Telecom Foundation to be privatised, NITB to undergo major restructuring; PSEB instructed to increase its revenue to at least Rs1 billion

Intel to cut over 15% of its workforce, suspend dividend in turnaround push; shares fall

I need less people at headquarters, more people in the field, supporting customers, says CEO Pat Gelsinger 

Pakistan earns $2.9 billion from IT services in FY 2023-24

23.33% growth in IT services exports, led by computer and telecommunication services