Abdul Wasay explores emerging trends across AI, cybersecurity, startups and social media platforms in a way anyone can easily follow.
Why New Social Media Apps Keep Failing Against the Giants
New social media apps keep launching every year, but very few of them actually survive against the dominant giants. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X remain…
Here Are All the Halloween Features Meta Just Added to Instagram and Edits
Meta’s Edits video editing app has rolled out a batch of new Halloween-themed options alongside major editing upgrades. The announcement came through Meta’s creator channels…
Overseas Pakistanis Can Now Access More NADRA Services from UK, Saudi, and Dubai
NADRA has expanded its overseas services for Pakistani citizens. However, the rollout of QR-code-enabled National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOPs) continues in phases. The…
PVARA Joins Pakistan’s Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA)
The Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has officially entered the country’s anti-money laundering framework. The National Executive Committee on AML-CFT approved adding PVARA to…
Here Is How Small Security Teams Can Finally Fight AI Hackers
Bitdefender has launched a new security product called GravityZone Exposure Management. The tool maps attack paths across a company’s systems and shows exactly which fix…
Google Wallet Is About to Let You Pay in China with a Visa or Mastercard
Google Wallet is quietly working on a new QR code payment feature. The feature could let Android users pay abroad through Alipay+. However, Google has…
AI Agents Just Broke Into Anthropic’s Internal Systems in Under 12 Hours
A cybersecurity startup called Cathedral used AI agents to breach Anthropic’s internal business systems in under 12 hours. The researchers accessed meeting transcripts, employee salary…
Everything You Need to Know About Pakistan’s New Chromebook Scheme & How to Apply
Pakistan has officially launched the PM Youth Chromebook Scheme to distribute 500,000 Chromebooks to students over the next two years. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated…
The 5 Best Book Apps for Pakistan’s Readers and Book Clubs
Several new book-tracking apps have moved past Goodreads to offer deeper personalization, community features, and reading analytics. Fable, Bookshelf, Pagebound, StoryGraph, and Margins each take…
A Critical Flaw in a Compression Library Just Forced Microsoft to Patch .NET
Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band patch for a critical vulnerability in its .NET platform. The flaw, called Node2Shell, sits deep inside Brotli, the compression…
Islamabad Court Issues Show-Cause Notice to CDA Chairman
A district court in Islamabad has issued a show-cause notice to the Chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA). The notice comes over the non-implementation…
Features: Here Is How Instagram Plans to Steal Watch Time From YouTube and TikTok
Instagram has started testing a new long-form video format called Features. The format allows videos up to 90 minutes long. Adam Mosseri, the head of…
This Karachi PropTech Startup Is Riding Saudi Vision 2030 to Growth
Pakistani PropTech startup Fortify has formally expanded into Saudi Arabia after completing the legal setup for its Riyadh entity. The Karachi-based company secured a Ministry…
