Hamza Zakir

Platonist. Humanist. Unusually edgy sometimes.

 

1174   stories by Hamza Zakir

YouTube fixes glitch that caused it to shut down worldwide

No, you weren’t alone. If you found you were unable to access YouTube at some point over the past...

in News
Nov 12 · >

Karachi Circular Railway to finally resume operations after two decades

Having last been fully functional back in 1999, the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) will finally resume its operations starting...

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Nov 11 · >

Fawad Ch urges UN to ensure availability of new COVID-19 vaccine for poor countries

Pfizer just launched a COVID-19 vaccine that has been making headlines for being the magical cure we have been...

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Nov 11 · >

E-commerce and digital payments industries set for major growth in Pakistan, survey reveals

The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing global lockdown have basically been a blessing for companies operating in the digital...

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Nov 11 · >

Rehman Malik causes uproar after mixing up Joe Biden and George Bush in recent tweet

Senator Rehman Malik is making headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. The Pakistan Peoples Party leader recently took...

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Nov 11 · >

MediaTek to launch new 6nm chipset for phones

MediaTek has been busy launching a series of high-performing 5G chipsets ever since November last year. Now, it has...

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Nov 11 · >

This 360-degree VR treadmill lets you physically run, jump, and crouch in video games

The gaming experience just got a whole lot more immersive. Texan e-sports and VR startup Virtuix has developed the...

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Nov 10 · >

K-Electric created a $1.7m renewable energy focused venture capital fund, here’s why

It looks like every organization is investing in venture capital funds these days, even if it’s an electric utility...

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Nov 10 · >

Samsung beats Apple to become top smartphone manufacturer in the US

In an unprecedented turn of events, Samsung beat fierce rivals Apple in the latter’s home ground by selling the...

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Nov 10 · >

Facebook says that its upcoming payments system is 7x times faster than Visa’s

Long gone are the days when Facebook was just a social network giant. Now, it’s an entire ecosystem, branching...

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Nov 9 · >

Provinces are trying to adopt Punjab’s digitization model

It is natural to look at how each of our provinces are doing when it comes to the adoption...

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Nov 9 · >

Fact check: Is Google REALLY launching operations in Lahore?

So, according to a recent tweet by PTI member Mujtaba Sharf, Google is about to launch its operations in...

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Nov 9 · >

Pakistan’s Business Optimism Index shoots up to a record 146.5 points, according to new report

Pakistan has been performing exceptionally well economically, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A week ago, we learnt...

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Nov 9 · >