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New WhatsApp Privacy Terms Boost Rival's Downloads

Interest in WhatsApp's competitors surged after the messaging service changed its privacy terms.

Updated 19 Jan, 2021 05:16pm

World

Facebook to appoint Turkey envoy to comply with media law

The US social media giant's announcement came a day before it and other non-complying platforms were due to face advertising bans in Turkey.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 07:25pm

World

Italy suspends flights from Brazil in response to new coronavirus variant

Such rules will remain in place until Jan. 31, the order issued on Saturday by the health minister showed.

Published 17 Jan, 2021 12:49am

Technology

Amid public backlash WhatsApp extends data sharing deadline till May

“We will make sure users have plenty of time to review and understand the terms. Rest assured we never planned to delete any accounts based on this and will not do so in the future,” WhatsApp added.

Published 16 Jan, 2021 11:17am

Technology

As Wikipedia turns 20 it aims to reach more readers

Wikipedia continues to be a volunteer-driven effort, with each language site built up independently from original contributions rather than translated articles.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 09:26am

World

Google backs Biden's immigration reform plan for 'dreamers'

Google has announced that it would support President-elect Joe Biden's efforts to pass a new United States immigration law, helping to cover application fees for immigrants seeking lawful work.
Google announced its philanthropic aim to pay for the application fees of nearly 500 young immigrants, seeking employment under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme.

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 05:16pm

Technology

Facebook says it removed record number of disinformation campaigns in December

"Deceptive campaigns like these raise a complex challenge by blurring the line between healthy public debate and manipulation," the company said in a blog post.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:46pm

World

US FTC's antitrust case against Facebook gets new judge

The state attorneys general requested last month that the cases be consolidated. Facebook objected to the consolidation, saying it was "premature and unnecessary" but did not object to the same judge hearing both cases.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:27pm

Technology

Facebook can’t see your private messages, calls says WhatsApp amid privacy row

We want to be clear that the policy update does not affect the privacy of your messages with friends or family in any way. Instead, this update includes changes related to messaging a business on WhatsApp, which is optional, and provides further transparency about how we collect and use data,” said WhatsApp in an official statement to address the issue.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 11:01am

World

Pence rejects calls to oust defiant Trump, but impeachment looms

"I do not believe that such a course of action is in the best interest of our nation," Pence wrote in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shortly before the House was set to vote on a measure calling on Pence to use the amendment to strip Trump of power.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 10:02am

World

Google, Facebook and Microsoft among other corporate giants to suspend political spending

In the aftermath of the violent attack on the Capitol Building last week, Facebook, Microsoft and Google have joined a growing list of corporations that are pausing their political spending.
As corporate responses have escalated, some companies have suspended donations to lawmakers who objected to the certification of the election, while many have halted all of their political donations for a few months.

Updated 12 Jan, 2021 04:34pm

World

Facebook exec says 'no plans' to end Trump ban

Facebook is also keeping in place a pause on all ads in the US about politics or elections, meaning no ads from politicians including Trump, according to Bickert and Rosen.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 11:21am

World

Facebook shuts Uganda accounts ahead of vote

Social media giants have come under increasing scrutiny over the content they allow to spread on their networks.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 05:03pm

World

Turkey probes Facebook's move to collect WhatsApp data

The Competition Board said it ruled the data-collection requirement should be suspended until the probe is complete
WhatsApp updated its terms of service last Wednesday, allowing Facebook and its subsidiaries to collect user data

Published 11 Jan, 2021 04:32pm

Technology

WhatsApp Privacy Policy: Pakistan mulling to bring ‘strong’ data protection law

Opining on the privacy policy issues, the minister said that instead of a unilateral approach such policy changes should have been made after wider consultation.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 10:26am

Technology

Amazon pushes Parler offline after Capitol attack

Google pulled Parler from its app store for allowing "egregious content" that could incite deadly violence like that seen at the Capitol.

Published 10 Jan, 2021 10:50am

Technology

Facebook to pay $4.7M to Italian developer for copying its ‘Nearby’ feature

Milan-based appeals court ruled the Facebook's ‘Nearby’ feature was copied from Business Competence's Faround app.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 01:18pm

World

Facebook bans Trump 'indefinitely' for inciting violence

Snapchat confirmed Thursday that it locked Trump out of the photo sharing platform amid concerns over his dangerous rhetoric.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 09:50pm

World

Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump accounts as tech giants respond to storming of U.S. capitol

One woman was shot and killed inside the Capitol building in the chaos.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 10:10am

Technology

Facebook drops 'likes' button from public pages

Facebook Pages will only show followers and have a dedicated News Feed where users can join conversations, interact with peers and engage with fans, the company said in a blog post.
“We are removing Likes and focusing on Followers to simplify the way people connect with their favorite Pages,” Facebook said about the redesign.

Updated 06 Jan, 2021 08:37pm

Business & Finance

Facebook will add Georgia to political ad ban after election runoffs

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it will not allow advertisements about the Georgia runoff election starting early Jan. 6 on its social media platform.

Published 06 Jan, 2021 03:44am

Technology

Facebook bans Australian celebrity chef over virus misinformation

Several companies recently ditched Evans and his books were pulled from the shelves after he posted a "black sun" Nazi symbol on social media.

Published 24 Dec, 2020 11:19am

World

Google, Facebook agree to join hands against potential anti-trust lawsuit: Report

Google and Facebook were aware that their cooperative agreement could potentially trigger anti-trust investigations, and subsequently strategised on how to deal with them.
According to a spokesperson from Google, such agreements over anti-trust threats are extremely common in the industry, to avoid any unprecedented legal challenges.

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 01:07pm

Technology

Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Dell join legal battle against hacking company NSO

That in turn "means dramatically more opportunities for those tools to fall into the wrong hands and be used nefariously," the brief argues.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 10:53am

Technology

Watchdog highlights shortcomings in EU rules to curb tech companies

The Regulatory Scrutiny Board, which reviews policies and legislation proposed by the European Commission.
It should consider the negative consequences of curtailing the size advantages following from network economies and economies of scale for consumers.

Updated 21 Dec, 2020 06:33pm

Technology

Australia regulator chief Sims says Google and Facebook draft laws fair, critical for media future

"We thought they were comfortable with that so we were very surprised that they're still complaining about that," Sims said in an interview on Monday for Reuters Next.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 11:12am

Business & Finance

WhatsApp to bring voice and video calls to desktop next year

WhatsApp said it has already rolled out the feature to some desktop users on a trial basis in time for the holiday season, a move first reported by tech blog WABetaInfo.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 09:36am

Business & Finance

WhatsApp tests voice and video calls on desktop version – report

The move to facilitate calls over large screens would put WhatsApp on par with video-conferencing bigwigs Zoom and Google Meet that have seen a meteoric rise in usage during the pandemic, but it is unclear if it has ambitions to compete with the two.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:21pm

Technology

Facebook accuses Apple of anticompetitive behavior over privacy changes

Apple is behaving anticompetitively by using their control of the App Store to benefit their bottom line at the expense of creators and small businesses. Full stop.
It said in a blog post that Apple's own personalized ad platform would be exempt from the new prompt requirement the iPhone maker is planning to impose on other companies.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 12:59am

Business & Finance

Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding EU privacy rules

Those companies and others have European head offices in Dublin, and the UK's exit from the EU will change its legal relationship with Ireland, which remains in the Union.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 06:54pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	80.89
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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