TikTok’s parent company is about to raise $2B before its IPO

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

Say what you will about TikTok (and there has certainly been no shortage of opinions on it since the infamous PTA ban), but the social…

MIT researchers create algorithm that helps doctors pick the right antibiotics

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

We know about smart algorithms that can diagnose diseases once you input a patient’s symptoms, but how about taking it one step further? What if…

Public sector needs to work with experienced founders to develop the startup ecosystem: MAGNiTT CEO

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

n a recent podcast conducted by Karavan VC’s Amad Mian and CEO of MAGNITT Philip Bahoshy, Pakistan’s fairly new yet exciting startup ecosystem was discussed…

Pakistan and Japan agree to increase cooperation in the IT sector

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

In the aftermath of MoUs signed with Bosnia-Herzegovina for improvement in trade volume, Pakistan has strengthened economic ties with yet another country. In a meeting…

Nintendo predicts it’ll sell 24m Switch consoles this year as home gaming increases

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

Japanese gaming titan Nintendo has boosted its sales forecast for its popular Switch consoles for the year ending March 2021 to 24 million consoles. This…

Korean govt donates $500K for boosting corona response efforts in Pakistan

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

The Government of Korea has provided a helping hand to Pakistan during these tough times by providing in-kind assistance worth $500,000 to the World Health…

Pakistan and Bosnia sign MoUs for cooperation in science and tech

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

In a significant milestone for the relationship between the two countries, Pakistan and the European nation of Bosnia-Herzegovina have agreed to improve the volume of…

Registrations for 021Disrupt 2020 Wired are LIVE NOW

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

The wait for Pakistan’s most sought-after entrepreneurship conference is finally over. Registrations for 021Disrupt 2020 Wired are now live. If you want to register for…

PTA unveils strategy for faster 4G LTE and 5G in Pakistan

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has published “Rolling Spectrum Strategy 2020-2023”, observing that C-band (3.6 – 4.2 GHz) is a core spectrum band for 5G deployment…

#CryptoKoLegalKaro trends in Pakistan as people urge PM to legalize crypto

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

If ever there was a buzzword that took the world by storm, it would be “crypto”. And for Pakistan right now, it holds even more…

PM’s Industrial Energy Package will boost productivity, lower costs: Minister of Industries & Production

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

Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a comprehensive package yesterday to provide energy to industries at low rates. Termed the Industrial Energy Package, the package will…

Education ministers to discuss the closure of schools on Thursday

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

To close or not to close? This is the question that will weigh heavily on the minds of the provincial education ministers who will gather…

Govt plans to launch an electric train from Islamabad Airport to Murree

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

Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhary clearly has big plans for the country’s transportation future. After signing an MoU for the assembly of electric…

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