Facebook slapped with French lawsuit over failure to prevent hate speech
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders announced Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Facebook in France, saying the website breaks its own terms by…
PTA blocks 500,000 ‘objectionable’ TikTok videos
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has blocked access to around 500,000 objectionable videos on the popular video-sharing application TikTok in the country, a single-member Peshawar High…
PTA orders telco firms to improve services, promises to resolve issues of businessmen
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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According to an emphatic statement delivered by Chairman Major General (Retd) Amir Azeem Bajwa, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will resolve issues of the business…
Global telecom giant VEON acquires full ownership of Jazz
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Dutch telecom megafirm, VEON Ltd, a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, has successfully concluded the acquisition of the 15 percent minority stake…
YouTube is testing automatic product detection in videos
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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YouTube is notoriously fond of testing interesting features and running experiments. One of its latest experiments involves testing an automated list of products detected in…
Pakistan’s IT exports maintain growth of 40% over 8 months
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Pakistan’s IT sector has remained impressive throughout the current financial year, with consistent growth of above 40 percent in exports between July 2020 and February…
Tesla cars have been banned from China’s military complexes for security reasons
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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The Chinese military has banned Tesla cars from entering its complexes, citing security concerns over cameras installed on the vehicles. According to sources who talked…
Apple to cough up almost $310mn for patent infringement
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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A federal jury in Texas said Apple must pay about $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications (PMC) for infringing a patent associated with digital rights…
Facebook is working on a version of Instagram for kids under 13
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Instagram for kids sounds like an ambitious concept, but Facebook is apparently working on just such a thing. According to BuzzFeed News, Head of Instagram…
SpaceX engineer found guilty of selling insider information on the dark web
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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An engineer working for Elon Musk’s SpaceX pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiracy to commit securities fraud by selling insider tips on the “dark web”,…
K-2 nuclear power plant successfully connected to national grid
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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In a highly-anticipated development for Pakistan’s energy sector, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) announced yesterday that it has finally connected the 1,100 MW Karachi…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plans to build two crypto mining farms
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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The Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is planning to build two hydroelectric-powered pilots “mining farms” to capitalize on a bullish global cryptocurrency market, a minister…
Islamabad police launches smart e-police desk to facilitate complaint registrations
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Islamabad police have introduced high tech e-police desk system for the registration of complaints without any human interaction. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Qazi Jamilur…
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