Pakistan’s MedIQ raises $1.8mn in pre-seed funding to power healthtech for businesses
Islamabad-based healthtech startup MedIQ has raised $1.8 million in a pre-seed round to enable businesses to provide healthtech services to their members.Â
The round was...
PTA to deactivate all smuggled phones by Jan 2019
The Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar has announced that mobile phones sold after 1st December 2018 that are not customs duty paid (i.e....
Inbox technologies postpones plan to hold IPO
Karachi: Inbox Business Technologies Limited has decided to postpone its book-building process for its initial public offering (IPO) which was initially scheduled to take...
Telenor retains Ogilvy as its creative agency in Pakistan, hands boutique agency deal to IAL Saatchi & Saatchi
The WPP owned creative agency has retained the telecommunications business for the fourth year in a row and has demonstrated a track record of creative effectiveness
Alibaba plots move to extend dominance in brick & mortar retail push
HANGZHOU: In a small village shop near the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, store owner Lu Qiwei uses his smartphone to place orders to...
Apple plans to integrate AI search options into Safari
Apple’s move to introduce AI-driven search options indicates a potential disruption to Google’s dominant position in the search market
UAE launches advanced Arabic AI model amid Gulf tech race
Falcon Arabic model is designed to capture the linguistic diversity of the Arab world using a high-quality native Arabic dataset
OpenAI secures $200 million deal with U.S. Defence Department
Pentagon says the company will create prototype frontier AI systems for use in both military operations and administrative functions
Samsung to double mobile devices powered by Google’s Gemini to 800 million units this year
We will apply AI to all products, all functions, and all services as quickly as possible, says Samsung’s co-CEOÂ
Microsoft says European cloud data will stay in Europe
Company says remote access by Microsoft engineers to European data systems will be approved and monitored in real time by Europe-based staff
Govt to launch national tourism promotion app
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) would launch a national tourism promotion application to provide the necessary and latest information to the local...
Reddit accuses AI startup Anthropic of scraping site data without permission
Reddit says Anthropic has refused to enter into a licensing agreement, unlike other AI companies such as Google and OpenAI
Great year for Wall Street sets stage for multi-billion-dollar IPOs in 2018
NEW YORK: A relentless bull-run in U.S. stock indexes this year has set the stage for a strong IPO market in 2018, with several...
PCA urges for abolishing GST on part, accessories of computers
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Computer Association (PCA) Islamabad Chapter on Tuesday called for abolishing GST on parts and accessories of computers as it was hampering computer...
Pakistan’s 24SEVEN announces $6mn pre-Series A raise to power an innovative model for kiryana stores
Pakistan-based eCommerce and retail startup 24SEVEN (formerly 24seven.pk) has announced closing a $6 million pre-Series A round as the former grocery delivery startup concentrates...
