Trump considers tariff cuts to secure TikTok sale deal
ByteDance faces an April 5 deadline to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations or risk a ban under a 2024 law citing national security concerns
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 today unveiled...
Craving for the cosmetic
During his five-year stint at Glasgow University as under- and post-graduate in telecommunication and Master’s in Business Administration, Naveed Azhar – presently the director...
Xiaomi set to cross 2017 revenue target, as IPO talks loom
HONG KONG: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc has told bankers it would top its annual revenue target by as much as 18 percent, sources...
Meta Oversight Board criticizes company’s policy overhaul on content moderation
The board operates independently and expressed concerns that the changes were implemented hastily without clear public information
Indonesia central bank warns over cryptocurrencies
JAKARTA: After China’s complete ban and American Securities and Exchange Commission’s warnings regarding cryptocurrencies, Indonesia’s central bank has issued a fresh warning about trading...
Moody’s appreciates SBP move to prohibit virtual currencies
LAHORE: Moody’s on Monday stated the State Bank of Pakistan’s prohibition on banks from dealing in digital currencies was a credit positive move.
The credit...
Senate panel criticizes IT ministry for selective collaboration on Pakistan’s first AI project
Committee expresses concerns over exclusion of other stakeholders in development of Pakistan’s indigenous Large Language Model; IT Secretary clarifies Jazz and NUST independently launched project, self-financed without public funds
Nest I/O organizes Startup Weekend in Karachi
Startup Weekend was organised by the technology incubator The Nest I/O from the 24th to 26th of March in Karachi. This event is convened...
Pakistan’s strengthening financial market attracts Chinese fintech giant
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistani market is attracting the attention of the Chinese entrepreneurs, a popular Chinese Fintech company, Webull, is all set to jump in...
Nvidia CEO says quantum computing at a turning point
Jensen Huang says quantum computing is expected to solve problems that would take years for Nvidia's most advanced AI systems to handle
Google unveils new Gmail redesign , looks to lure away customers from Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc’s Google unveiled on Wednesday its first Gmail redesign since 2013, capping what the company says was expensive overhaul two years...
Fintechs: Goliaths of today, dinosaurs of tomorrow?
Innovation is not the done thing in Pakistan’s commercial banking and soon Pakistan’s financial services industry is expected to witness a David-and-Goliath contest of sorts, with Fintechs with negligible capital taking on commercial banks with billions, even trillions, in assets – and beat them
Study finds artificial intelligence cannot predict decisions
Contemporary methods for predicting consumer choices have been found to be largely inaccurate, worsened by the finding that increasing methodological sophistication only leads to diminishing returns
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
