Pakistan’s IT exports increase 4.3pc to $1bn

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned $1 billion by providing different information technology (IT) services to various countries during the first eleven months of the...

IFC to invest $2.5m to support tech startups in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will invest $2.5 million in Sarmayacar, one of the first...

Huawei still number two smartphone seller despite US sanctions

Samsung's market share increases to 22pc, Huawei to 17pc and Apple 11pc WASHINGTON: Huawei remained the number two global smartphone vendor in the...

Huawei outsells smartphone rivals in China, tightens market grip amid US spat

Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi and Apple saw a decline in shipments and market share during the second quarter HONG KONG: China’s Huawei Technologies cemented...

Companies using Facebook ‘Like’ button liable for data: EU court

BRUSSELS: Companies that embed Facebook’s “Like” button on their websites allowing users’ personal data to be transferred to the US social network can...

NHA launches e-billing system to ensure transparency

'By launching mobile application and now e-billing system, NHA has made all its record public' ISLAMABAD: Communications and Postal Service Minister Murad Saeed...

Apple will face tariffs on components imported from China: Trump

President Donald Trump warned Friday that he would snub Apple's requests for tariff exemptions on device components imported from China, as he...

Huawei rolls out 5G phone and flags first Hongmeng device

HONG KONG: Huawei Technologies on Friday released its first 5G phone in China and said it would soon launch smart TVs equipped with...

BOI chief lauds Chinese investment in Pakistan’s services sector

Chinese company Timesaco is launching five e-services in Pakistan, including 'Buraq' taxi service ISLAMABAD: Board of Investment (BOI) Chairman and State Minister...

Why do connected Pakistani millennials underutilise public transportation system?

With a population of 200 million (plus) people, Pakistan ranks as the world’s 5th most populous nation. As its urban centres continue...

EU launches probe into Amazon data misuse allegations

The EU's powerful antitrust authority launched an in-depth investigation into Amazon on Wednesday, amid suspicions the US-based online behemoth misuses merchant data...

Huawei planning major job cuts in US: WSJ

BEIJING: Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, which is subject to US sanctions over concerns about its ties to the government in Beijing, is planning...

This EdTech startup wants to change the way Pakistani children learn mathematics

Ask any primary or lower secondary school student about the most difficult subject they have to study and, more often than not,...

US regulators approve $5bn Facebook settlement over privacy issues

The US Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc over its investigation into the social media company’s handling of...

Ford, Volkswagen expand alliance to electric autos

NEW YORK: Auto giants Volkswagen and Ford announced Friday they were expanding their alliance to include the development of self-driving cars. The announcement...