Pfizer, Moderna vaccine news leads to $1 trillion invested in the S&P 500

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The past 10 days have caused US stocks to hit record highs, with Big Pharma companies like Pfizer and Moderna releasing their COVID-19 vaccine data.…

AI discovers old arthritis medication that helps the elderly survive COVID-19

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

An old arthritis medicine can potentially reduce the risk of dying in older COVID-19 patients, says a new study conducted by AI. Baricitinib, a once-daily…

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Foreign Direct Investment doubles to $317.4 million in October 2020

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

As per the latest statistics issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country increased by 151 percent…

You can play this one game anywhere, for free, with Google Stadia starting tomorrow

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

Google Stadia is officially allowing you to play a popular game for free on its platform, regardless of wherever you are in the world. Destiny…

Bitcoin hits $17k for the first time in three years

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

Bitcoin has been on a roll this year. The world’s best-known cryptocurrency just hit $17,000 (approx. PKR 2,700,000), a valuation that it has not reached…

Google adds ‘major performance enhancements’ to Google Chrome

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Earlier this year, Google made major changes to their popular internet browser, Google Chrome. These updates mainly focused on how Chrome handles tabs and how…

PTI government allocates $100m for early procurement of coronavirus vaccine

By Taha Abdullah ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the allocation of $100 million to buy coronavirus vaccines as soon as they become available. Once procured, people most…

Janssen begins final stage trials of COVID-19 vaccine in UK

By Taha Abdullah ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The UK will become the first country to start final stage trials of a coronavirus vaccine developed by pharma company Janssen. The trial will take…

UNDP delegation to support PMs Digital Pakistan Initiative

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Earlier this month, the United Nations Development Program sent over a high-level tea from their end to observe, admire, and support Pakistan’s Digital Transformation. They…

iPhone 12 has been a hit so far for this one surprising reason

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

Apple never ceases to amaze the world. It is no secret that the iPhone 12 arrived in this world with its fair share of flaws.…

PSEB launches Digital Content Contest 2020, registrations open till 4th December

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

The Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) has officially launched Digital Content Contest 2020 in a bid to challenge budding Pakistani content creators to channel their…

Google partners with Harvard Global Health to update its COVID-19 Public Forecasts

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

Back in August of this year, Google launched a set of prediction models for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in collaboration with the Harvard Global Health…

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Pakistan’s economy rising at a pace unrivaled by anyone in the region says PM Imran Khan

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

At a time when the world is under extreme economic stress due to multiple waves of COVID-19, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, says that Pakistan’s…

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