PTA urges Twitter to block any “trends and tweets” against the country’s judiciary

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Pakistan Telecom­munication Authority (PTA) has directed Twitter to immediately block and remove malicious “trends and tweets” vilifying superior judiciary of the country. “Twitter has…

Sindh cabinet approves 250 electric buses for six cities

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday presided over a seven-hour long cabinet meeting and discussed over 23 agenda items, including the approval…

5 popular freelancing skills courses on Airschool

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Airschool is welcoming more freelance and professional skill-based courses every month. This April, choose from 5 exclusive, quality courses created by the best domain experts…

Siri spills the beans on Apple’s next event, and it’s going to be special

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Siri can be pretty chatty sometimes. The virtual assistant went ahead and told users on Tuesday that Apple would be hosting a special event on…

Intel to produce chips for automakers in the midst of a global chip shortage

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The chief executive of Intel announced on Monday that the company is in talks to start producing chips for carmakers to alleviate a shortage that…

Pakistani trucking marketplace startup Truck It In raises $1.5m in pre-seed round

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s Truck It In has raised $1.5 million for its trucking marketplace in a pre-seed round led by Global Founders Capital. This is one of…

New study reveals that Facebook’s job ad algorithm discriminates based on gender

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook isn’t supposed to let advertisers target by things like age or gender for employment ads anymore, but a new study shows that the social…

UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The United Arab Emirates has selected the first Arab woman to train as an astronaut, as the Gulf country rapidly expands into the space sector…

Pakistani IT companies have been encouraged to invest in Jordan

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to Ambassador of Jordan to Pakistan Ibrahim Almadani, IT companies in Pakistan should invest in Jordan as it would open up more opportunities to…

Microsoft to buy AI firm Nuance for about $16 billion

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Microsoft is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire speech-recognition company Nuance Communications, according to a source quoted by CNBC. A transaction could be signed as…

Spotify to roll out a ‘Hey Spotify’ feature for some users

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

If you’re used to saying “Hey Siri” or “Hey Google” to launch features, Spotify is cooking up a wake phrase you might like. The phrase…

Sony remains the undisputed king of the smartphone camera market: report

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The smartphone image sensor market grew to $15 billion last year, up 13% year over year, according to data by Strategy Analytics. This is despite…

Facebook launches Hotline, a live Q&A feature for content creators

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook started public testing of a new application dubbed Hotline on Wednesday, where creators can speak and take live questions from an audience. As reported…

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