Ministry of commerce to submit final draft framework of e-commerce policy
ISLAMABAD: After accommodating the recommendations of Prime Minister Secretariat, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is going to submit the final draft of...
Huawei unveils AI-equipped Nova 3, Nova 3i in Pakistan
Huawei threw a grand celebration at the launch of its Nova 3 Series in Pakistan for the first time. The series features two...
Robots to make robots at ABB’s new factory in China
‘China is expanding its robot workforce, as wages for human workers rise’
ZURICH: Robots will make robots at a new ABB factory in...
Walmart in talks to purchase 40pc share in India’s Flipkart
MUMBAI: Walmart Inc is in talks to purchase a stake of more than 40 percent in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart, a direct...
Karachi-based CreditBook raises bet on digitising MSMEs with $1.5mn in seed funding
“Never has anyone been able to successfully digitise the MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) because of a lack of user trust,”...
Bitcoin surges to all-time high of $6,450
LONDON: Bitcoin climbed to a new all-time high of $6,450 on Wednesday, boosted by bets the cryptocurrency could enter the financial mainstream...
Instagram debuts IGTV, set to challenge YouTube’s domination
IGTV will be available as part of Instagram’s app and as a separate app
Beaconhouse, LIVC invest big to promote digital education in Pakistan
The Beaconhouse School System (BSS), Lakson Investments Venture Capital (LIVC) and Knowledge Platform Pakistan, in a bid to revolutionise education in the...
National Incubation Centre graduates its second cohort of 15 startups
ISLAMABAD: The National Incubation Centre – a public-private partnership of Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom (MOITT), Ignite (formerly National ICT R&D Fund),...
Qualcomm signs $12b deals with Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo
BEIJING: Qualcomm Inc has signed $12 billion worth of potential deals with three Chinese mobile handset makers on the sidelines of a...
Netsol to invest $2.5 million in Delaware-based WRLD3D inc
LAHORE: A bourse notification filed Wednesday by Netsol Technologies Limited revealed it would be investing $2.5 million over a period of one...
Microsoft to shut down LinkedIn in China, cites ‘challenging’ environment
BEIJING: Microsoft Corp is pulling the plug on LinkedIn in China nearly seven years after its launch, marking the retreat of the...
Apple’s holiday sales disappoint, as share price dips 1.4 percent
CALIFORNIA: Apple Inc’s hint of returning a ton of cash to shareholders was not enough to move investors who worried more about...
Karachi-based Bazaar Technologies secures $6.5m in seed funding to digitise mom-and-pop stores
With recent funding, Bazaar plans to expand its footprint across Pakistan, build its product capabilities and offer value added services to customers
Pakistani fintech SadaPay raises $7.2m in seed round
LAHORE: SadaPay, a Pakistani FinTech startup, has announced raising $7.2 million in the recent seed round, totalling its funding to $9.3 million...