UK issues £500000 fine to Facebook for Cambridge Analytica scandal

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

British regulators have issued a maximum fine possible to Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica scandal that shook the social media network. Facebook will now have…

Pakistani Hackers Hacked Indian Website

Israeli crypto-company Bancor loses $23.5 million tokens in a hack

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

An Isreali crypto company, Bancor, has lost around $23.5 million tokens in a hack. The cryptocurrency tokens majorly belonged to its users. The hack occurred…

Pakistani digital artists can win a grant up to $50,000 and work in Silicon Valley

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Tech Museum of Innovation has launched its Tech+Arts Incubator Grant that will award $50,000 to participatory digital art projects, produced in collaboration with Silicon…

Meet Arghawan Hatif, empowered by Karandaaz, who turned her skills into a business venture

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Hazara Town, a minority community at the outskirts of Quetta, stands Hatif Art Gallery, a solace for the troubled community. It is here that Arghawan…

6 must-follow podcasts for all startup enthusiasts

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Are you struggling to take a leap of faith and kickstart your entrepreneurial journey? Or have you already started building the next big innovation? Are…

PML-N shares agenda for the growth of entrepreneurship and IT sector of Pakistan

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

In PML(N)’s tenure, IT exports of Pakistan expanded to over 100 countries with its growth rate jumping to 125%. Various initiatives such as National Incubation…

PPP unveils its agenda for the Information Technology sector of Pakistan

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

General Elections of Pakistan have almost arrived and contesting political parties are gradually releasing their manifestos. We are eager to learn how much attention is…

5 days remaining to apply for P@SHA ICT Awards 2018

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) is inviting applications for the P@SHA ICT Awards 2018. The annual awards aim to provide local and international exposure to…

CodeGirls kicks off its Karachi boot camp to empower young women with IT & business skills

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

CodeGirls has kicked off its first two cohorts of their Karachi boot camp on June 30th to empower young girls and women with vocational coding…

Pakistan’s first EdTech company acquired in a deal sub $100 million

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 6 min read

360training, a Pakistani-American e-learning platform for industry-focus skills, has been acquired by a New York-based private equity firm, PWP Growth Equity. While the financial details…

EVERYTHING you need to know about She Loves Tech competition

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 6 min read

CIRCLE, a social enterprise focused on economic empowerment of women, is bringing back She Loves Tech, a women-centric global technology startup competition to Pakistan. The…

Meet the first startup cohort of Innovation District 92

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Innovation District 92, the entrepreneurship facility backed by Superior Group, has inducted its first incubation cohort comprising of seven diverse startups. The facility received a…

Instagram now lets you video chat as you browse

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Lately, Instagram has been introducing a lot of interesting features and revamping the app to cater to the needs of its one billion users. One…

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