“Tech Destination Pakistan” initiative launched to turn Pakistan into one of the top tech players

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The IT Minister Syed Aminul Haque on Wednesday announced the launch of “Tech Destination Pakistan” – an initiative to promote Pakistan’s IT industry. According to…

Alibaba’s browser deleted from Chinese app stores

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Alibaba’s internet browser has been removed from several app stores in China as its feud with the Chinese government worsens, reports CNBC.  Android app stores,…

Companies banned from using “dark patterns” that trick users in California

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

If you’ve encountered mazes when opting out of a subscription or deleting an account, these are “dark patterns” — user interfaces that are designed to…

DHL’s first delivery to the moon: You can now send a selfie with your partner to the moon

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

DHL, one of the biggest courier companies globally, is presenting a unique and potentially “once in a lifetime opportunity” to people across the globe. People…

Top 30 Pakistani startups to pitch at the IT Ministry’s PAKImpactInvest competition

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Top 30 selected startups from all over Pakistan will be pitching at the IT Ministry’s PAKImpactInvest competition and competing for grand prizes; it was announced…

Pakistan’s economy reaches its peak production levels, record growth of 9.1% reported

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Minister for Industries and Production, Hammad Azhar, has announced that large scale manufacturing, including automobiles, textile, sugar, and medicine, in Pakistan has grown by…

KPK launches Pakistan’s first ever crypto advisory committee, Waqar Zaka claims credit

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The science and technology advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ziaullah Bangash, has announced that the inaugurating meeting of Pakistan’s first advisory committee for Cryptocurrency…

Digital payments giant, Stripe is now more valuable than Elon Musk’s SpaceX

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Stripe’s value reached a new high of $95 billion after the latest funding round, leaving behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX, worth $74 billion, as the most…

Getting vaccinated no longer a choice as the era of vaccine passports ushers in

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Vaccine passports – evidence that you have received vaccination against COVID-19 are all set to become a reality soon. Countries such as Seychelles, Cyprus, Georgia,…

Pakistan’s next election will have E-voting, the IT minister announces

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The federal Minister for IT and Telecom, Syed Amin-Ul-Haq, has said that the E-voting system will be introduced by the next election, allowing the maximum…

WhatsApp CEO exposes Apple, puts up serious allegations

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The long-running rivalry between Facebook and Apple is nothing new, with both companies’ CEOs, i.e. Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg, having explicitly criticized each other’s…

40 software technology parks in the works under public-private partnerships

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Ministry of Information Technology on Sunday announced while quoting the Minister of IT, Syed Amin Ul Haq, that work is under progress to establish…

China is all set to become a world leader in A.I, leaving the US behind

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

There is a lack of realization that China is on course, to become an A.I world leader and “several key Chinese AI companies have already…

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