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Xiaomi’s profit jumps as smartphone shipments surge

Xiaomi on Tuesday reported a 19% jump in third-quarter net profit, beating estimates, as the Chinese smartphone maker’s shipments over the quarter surged by 45.3% on a year earlier.

November 24, 2020
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‘Animation, video gaming programme going to be a game-changer: Fawad Ch

Federal Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has announced the plan for introducing animation and video gaming certification programme for youth which will be a ‘game-changer’ for Pakistan,on Tuesday

November 24, 2020
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Critics cry foul over govt's sweeping rules to control social media

The federal government's new "Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight, and Safeguards) Rules, 2020" under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (PECA) have invited strong criticism from internet service providers, digital…

November 22, 2020
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Stakeholders up in arms as social media rules notified

The Ministry of Information Technology on Wednesday notified social media rules that all other stakeholders, including internet service providers as well as digital rights activists, have rejected, terming them draconian and violation of cyber laws…

November 19, 2020
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Halloween: PUBG announces spooky surprises for players via new gameplay

Popular multiplayer game, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, has announced multiple "spooky" surprises for its loyal players via a new themed gameplay on the mobile version as the Halloween season starts with a shriek!

November 4, 2020
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Govt plans to launch electric train from Islamabad airport to Murree

Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, announced on Monday that the government is studying a proposal to run an “electric automatic train from Islamabad airport to Murree”.

November 2, 2020
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Car transforms into flying vehicle ‘in less than three minutes’

A company, Klein Vision, has managed to transform a car into an aeroplane in Slovakia after 30 years of research and development on a prototype, called ‘AirCar’.

November 1, 2020
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Make Science Great Again: US researchers dream of life after Trump

From his lab in Toulouse, France, Benjamin Sanderson models the range of extreme risks to humans from climate change — research he hopes can inform policymakers planning for worsening wildfires and floods. It is the…

October 29, 2020
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Instagram users can now stream live for four hours

Facebook-owned Instagram on Tuesday announced extending the maximum length of a stream to four hours.

October 28, 2020
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US appeals court rejects immediate WeChat ban

A US appeals court on Monday rejected a Justice Department request that it allow the government to immediately ban Apple and Google from offering Tencent’s WeChat for download in US app stores.

October 27, 2020
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WhatsApp will not be free for all anymore

The widely-used messaging application WhatsApp will not be free for all anymore, as it has now announced to charge business customers for some of the services it offers.

October 26, 2020
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Dubai introduces facial recognition on public transport

Dubai is introducing a facial recognition system on public transport to beef up security, officials said Sunday, as the emirate prepares to host the global Expo exhibition.

October 25, 2020
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Internet group asks govt to make draft of social media rules public

Pakistan has not shared the final draft of the proposed social media rules with the umbrella group of internet and technology companies in Asia-Pacific region, according to the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC).

October 25, 2020
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Users can now file content removal appeal to Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’

Facebook’s Oversight Board has announced that users can now submit appeals on content removal to the global body for an independent review.

October 23, 2020
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