Tesla adds Oracle founder Larry Ellison to its Board of Directors

By Adeel Aslam ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Tesla named Oracle Corp co-founder Larry Ellison, a shareholder and a close friend of Chief Executive Elon Musk, to Tesla’s board to provide the independent…

PTCL is injecting 4 Billion Rupees in U Microfinance Bank to help it grow in Pakistan

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has signed an agreement for PKR 4 Billion Unsecured Subordinated Debt Facility (Tier 2 capital) with U Microfinance Bank (U…

This Pakistani Startup is using artificial intelligence to combat water shortage faced by local farmers

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

With the water crisis situation growing out of hand and the country on the verge of drying out by 2025, a Pakistani startup ‘Aqua Agro’,…

One of the early pioneers of Internet, Lawrence Roberts dies at 81

By Abdul Wahab ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Internet’s earliest pioneer, Lawrance Roberts, died on December 26th, aged 81. According to the New York Times, Roberts’ son Pasha said that the cause of…

Huawei Launches its Flagship Experience Store and HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro in Pakistan

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Huawei has launched its first Huawei Experience Store in Pakistan. The store, located at Lucky One Mall, Karachi is the largest store of its kind…

Chinese schools adopt ‘Smart Uniforms’ with GPS that tracks student location

By Adeel Aslam ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Chinese schools are adopting a smart uniform which will help them track the location of their students and inform parents and teachers about their whereabouts.…

Netflix discontinues in-app subscription option for iPhone and iPad users

By Abdul Wahab ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Following other prominent companies, the uber-popular video streaming service, Netflix will no longer allow iOS users to subscribe to Netflix’s services via iTunes. Netflix started…

17 year old Muslim student finds a new way for diamond extraction

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A Muslim student from the University of Alberta has found a cutting-edge procedure to extract diamonds, an achievement which is making waves among the circles…

Trump wants to ban US companies from using China’s Huawei and ZTE made equipment

By Adeel Aslam ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Trump administration is considering an executive order in the new year to declare a “national emergency” that would bar U.S. companies from using telecommunications…

Internet to get a lot faster as Cloudflare launches three new data centers across Pakistan

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Here’s some really good news for internet users in Pakistan: the experience is about to get a lot better as Cloudflare, one of the world’s…

Quetta Safe City Project all set to be developed with Rs. 2.28 billion

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Balochistan’s provincial government has formally given approval of the Quetta Safe City Project. After being in a lot of limbo, the work on Quetta Safe…

Jazz to digitize medical consultations through new partnership with Sehat Kahani

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Jazz, one of Pakistan’s leading digital communications company, has partnered with Sehat Kahani, an enterprise working across market segments to create quality healthcare and increase…

Careem to disrupt Pakistan’s payment industry through CareemPay

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Careem is working on CareemPay, a new payment gateway which will allow users to spend Careem credits on much more than simply just paying for…

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