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...
Singapore central bank chief warns of risks to data localisation measures
A number of other countries in Asia and elsewhere are pursuing data localization laws as they seek greater control over the internet
Alibaba nets record $30 billion in Singles’ Day haul, but growth rate plunges
Despite the record haul, the annual sales growth rate fell from 39 percent to 27 percent, at the low end of analyst estimates, and the slowest rate in the event’s 10-year history
Turkey to host ‘Blockchain Economy Istanbul Summit’ for crypto investors
The most in-depth blockchain and cryptocurrency conference of the region with the best names of the field in the international arena will...
Twitter cuts suspect users from follower counts again, blames bug
Pop star Katy Perry lost about 861,000 followers, according to social measurement firm Social Blade and Twitter’s own account lost 2.4 million followers
Netflix CEO Hastings says no plans for cheaper India offerings
Netflix currently has more than 130 million subscribers worldwide
Apple finds quality problems in some iPhone X and MacBook models
Apple said displays on iPhone X, which came out in 2017 with a starting price of $999, may experience touch issues due to a component failure, adding it would replace those parts for f
SBP, FIA versions differ on ‘banking fraud’
FIA Cyber Crime Wing has cautioned that security of every Pakistani bank had been compromised because many complaints from various parts of Pakistan were coming in regarding money being transferred via security breach
Hackers steal data from ‘almost all Pakistani banks’: FIA
A cybersecurity service says at least 19,864 debit card details belonging to 22 Pakistani banks are being sold on the dark web
Pakistan re-elected to ITU’s Administrative Council
The re-election is a recognition of the contribution that Pakistan has made in global ICT policy arena
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan won a four-year term...
Here’s how OLX makes money. Hint: It’s not just the Ads
The OLX Group is a global online marketplace operating in 45 countries and is in the list of the largest online classified...
Habib Bank makes the pivot towards FinTech
Pakistan’s largest bank announces a big push into branchless banking, investments in technology infrastructure
Facebook, privacy, and the impact on Pakistani e-commerce
The global tech giant’s troubles may seem far removed from local concerns, but Pakistani Facebook users need to be more vigilant, says digital rights activist
Possible fraud causes banks to disable int’l ATM transactions
So far no other bank has reported any cyber attack or fraudulent activity within their accounts.
Apple loses $1 trillion status after soft holiday forecast
The dip in Apple’s shares to $208.50 knocked around $67 billion off its value and put Amazon and Microsoft Corp back in the mix in the race among the United States’ big tech players to be the world’s most valuable company