Facebook to launch device with camera that follows people around
Was this the best way forward for a company which has lost public trust amid recent data privacy scandals that resulted in millions opting out of the social media site?
KP govt to enhance IT exports’ volume to $10bn in five years
CM's assistant says KP govt has chalked out an inclusive plan to establish computers laboratories in over 1,000 schools by next year
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Xiaomi in trouble after admitting it puts ads in phones
A Reddit user recently shared his experience of seeing more-than-frequent advertisements in Xiaomi’s MIUI app, which also includes the music application and...
Govt’s tax collection can go through the roof
From an academic to leading Punjab’s digital revolution, PITB Chairman Umar Saif has overseen the largest land record digitisation in Pakistan in an effort to not just end corruption and land grabbing but in a bid to promote land as a liquid asset
Marham wins audience choice award at Google Demo Day
Marham, a Pakistani healthcare startup, has won the audience choice award at the Google Demo Day Asia held in Shanghai on Sunday.
The...
This tech giant is actually coming out with a foldable phone next year
News and rumours surrounding the new Samsung Galaxy X phone launching next year have been making waves and technology wizards are increasingly...
Ignite to fund game-changing startups in Pakistan
LAHORE: In an exclusive interview with Profit, Ignite’s Chief Executive Officer Yusuf Hussain shared his vision of how the ‘national’ tech fund...
‘No plan to dissolve PTA’
-- IT minister says the capacity of institution will be enhanced to facilitate masses
ISLAMABAD: Information Technology and Telecommunication Minister Dr Khalid Maqbool...
JUMO to expand in Asia with Goldman Sachs backing
-- The South African fintech helps individuals and small businesses access savings and credit products through their mobile devices
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa-based financial...
Saudi sovereign wealth fund pumps in $1 billion in Tesla’s electric car
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund invested over $1 billion Monday in an American electric car manufacturer just weeks after Tesla CEO...
Apple announces new iPhones and Apple Watch Series 4
Apple just announced the new iPhones (XS, XS Max, and the XR) and the Apple Watch Series 4.
The world's most valuable company...
8 breakthrough energy projects approved for funding at Ignite Â
LAHORE:Â Ignite is a non-profit entity that has been rebooted from what was previously known as the National ICT R&D Fund. Owned by...
Discos making do in the absence of 50,000-plus critical staff
ISLAMABAD: With the power sector’s circular debt standing at an astronomical Rs1.18 trillion and a whopping 20 percent in reported technical losses...
How Jack Ma became the role model for China’s startup generation
Ma represents the first international generation of Chinese entrepreneurs.
By Lulu Yilun Chen and David Ramli
Long before he became China’s most globally prominent...
Cash-cow consumer-tech poised to drive future business
Rapid advances in technology have seen the rise and fall of many businesses, products, and technologies in the last couple of decades....