ezWiFi raises six-figure amount in pre-seed funding as it gears up internet sharing service
Islamabad-based internet sharing startup ezWiFi has raised a six-figure US dollar amount in pre-seed funding round to expand its internet service which...
Pakistan’s Bookme.pk raises $7.5m in Series-A round amid plans to launch in Myanmar market
LAHORE: Lahore-based Bookme.pk announced today that it has closed a $7.5 million Series-A funding round for its digital ticketing platform, as the...
Retailo announces raising $36mn funding in Series-A round
B2B eCommerce marketplace Retailo Technologies has claimed to have raised $36 million in Series-A funding.
The round was led by Silicon Valley-based Graphene...
Barclays, PayPal announce partnership, as big banks mull big tech threat
LONDON: British bank Barclays and digital payments firm PayPal have announced a partnership that will see them explore ways to combine their...
Global financial watchdogs take aim at Big Tech’s data dominance
LONDON: Google, Alibaba and other “Big Tech” companies could be forced to share data on financial services customers with banks and financial...
Pakistan’s first ‘smart wheelchair’ aims to facilitate differently-abled
The electric wheelchair can be operated through smartphones, voice commands
ADB to provide loan for IT park in Karachi
ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Country Director for Pakistan Xiaohong Yang on Tuesday informed the Minister of State for Information Technology (IT)...
Apple ‘docked’ as lawsuits ensue over deliberate slowing down of iPhone’s
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc defrauded iPhone users by slowing devices without warning to compensate for poor battery performance, according to eight lawsuits...
Google’s new app ‘Datally’ to make people more mobile data savvy
KARACHI: Google has just launched its new ‘Datally’ in Pakistan, the app’s most important feature is to save ‘treasured’ mobile data but...
Telecom operators invested $287.6m in first six months of FY 2016-17
Islamabad: Telecom operators in the country, witnessing a positive growth in the sector, have invested a significant amount of US $287.6 million...
Careem becomes first Middle-East startup to attain $1 billion valuation
LAHORE: Careem has become the first Middle East startup to achieve the $1 billion or a unicorn valuation, highlighting its ascendancy in...
Pakistan’s largest automobile expo kicks off in Lahore
LAHORE: National Assembly Member Shaista Pervaiz Malik and Italian Ambassador in Pakistan Stefano Pontecorvo inaugurated the Pakistan Auto Show 2018 at the...
Careem launches in Multan, Gujranwala and Sialkot
Careem is set to create a million jobs by 2020 with its aggressive expansion across Pakistan.
Careem, Pakistan’s leading ride-hailing app has announced...
Logging user’s call, text history requires their permission: Facebook
CALIFORNIA: Facebook Inc, responding to reports in some technology industry media that it has been logging users’ call and text history without...
Microsoft bans police face recognition sales as big tech reacts to protests
Microsoft Corp on Thursday said it would await federal regulation before selling facial recognition to police departments, making it the latest big...