Google plans to turn YouTube into a shopping hub

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

If you had a rupee for every time you’ve watched a YouTuber showcase a product in one of their videos, you’d be a billionaire by…

Disney is reorganizing itself to focus on its streaming business

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

Disney is officially going all-in on streaming. Just yesterday, the company announced that it would be undergoing a massive reorganization that would bring its media…

Drug used to treat stomach ulcers is effective against COVID-19 as well, say Hong Kong scientists

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

An affordable drug proven to be successful against the coronavirus is always a ray of hope in this day and age, and that is the…

Punjab witnesses 200 corona cases in a day as country’s positivity rate rises above 2pc

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

Punjab experienced its largest daily increase in coronavirus cases in two months as it witnessed more than 200 new cases on Sunday alone. Minister for…

Japan wants to recruit Pakistani tech workers

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

What used to be the world’s second largest economy at one point in time is now fervently looking for tech workers from various parts of…

TikTok says it’s working to return to Pakistan despite recent ban

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

TikTok might have been banished by the Pakistani government, but it appears that the Chinese social media app is not willing to go down without…

PTA to officially start banning content that violates ‘decency and morality’

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

Upon the consultation of concerned stakeholders, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MOITT) has drafted a new series of rules that bound service providers…

Jannat Mirza becomes first Pakistani TikToker to hit 10 million followers

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

TikTok might just have been banned in Pakistan, but its legacy of content creators and viewers will live on for quite a while. The platform…

PTA creates regulatory framework for IoT and 5G ecosystems

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

In view of the latest trends of IoT and 5G, PTA has created an industry working group. The aim of this working group is primarily…

Twitter suspends accounts linked to Saudi Arabia for spreading disinformation

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

With social media platforms open to all kinds of operations carried out by simple individuals to state-sponsored outfits, they are starting to resemble the Wild…

Facebook to stop running political ads after the US election ends

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

Facebook has announced that it will stop running all political and social-issue advertisements after polls close in the 2020 US presidential elections on the 3rd…

Sindh govt. makes biometric verification mandatory for car buyers to combat car theft

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

The Sindh government is attempting to curb the intense levels of vehicle theft in the province by introducing a much-needed addition to the system of…

ICT sector holds great potential for jobs and revenue generation, says PM Imran Khan

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

Prime Minister Imran Khan emphasized the importance of focusing on skills development for the youth of the nation and the potential possessed by the IT…

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