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Facebook to invest $1 billion in news industry after Australia row

Facebook on Tuesday restored Australian news pages, ending an unprecedented week-long blackout.

Published 25 Feb, 2021 01:15pm

Technology

Facebook to invest $1bn in news industry after Australia row

The social network's commitment to the news industry follows Google's $1 billion investment last year, as technology giants come under scrutiny over their business model as well as the proliferation of misinformation on their platform.
In a blog detailing its version of the showdown, Facebook said the news ban was related to a "fundamental misunderstanding" of the relationship between the company and news publishers.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 08:06pm

Technology

Google fires another lead AI ethics researcher

SAN FRANCISCO: Google said Friday it fired a lead artificial intelligence ethics researcher, following controversy...

Published 21 Feb, 2021 05:10am

World

Canada vows to be next country to go after Facebook to pay for news

Facebook blocked all Australian news content on its service over proposed legislation requiring it and Alphabet Inc’s Google to pay fees to Australian publishers for news links.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 11:35am

World

Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs will testify about misinformation before U.S. Congress

This will be the seventh time Zuckerberg has testified before Congress since 2018.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 10:30am

Technology

Australia and Facebook in talks over sweeping news ban

The data also suggested users were not yet leaving Facebook in response to the ban, however, with no apparent rise in Google search traffic recorded.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 09:58am

Technology

Facebook news blackout over media law sparks Australia backlash

Facebook and other tech firms have pushed back hard against Australia's world-first legislation, fearing it could create a global precedent and hit their business model.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 10:09am

World

Facebook blocks news content in Australia as it blasts proposed law

The Australian federal government has said it plans to put the legislation, which effectively force Google and Facebook to strike deals with media companies or have fees set for them, to a vote in the coming weeks.
The move, announced in a blog post on Wednesday, represents a divergence in responses among the big tech giants under attack by news publishers, which have blamed the companies for destroying their advertising business.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 01:43am

Technology

News Corp signs news partnership deal with Google

As part of the agreement, the companies will develop a subscription platform and will share advertising revenue through Google's ad technology services.
The deal includes the development of audio journalism and "meaningful investments in innovative video journalism by YouTube."

Published 17 Feb, 2021 07:34pm

Technology

How COVID-19 impacted the Pakistanis search in 2020?

As per the report, Google's search for 'gender equality' by Pakistanis has increased by 40pc in 2020.
The impact of the Corona outbreak on mental health and other psychological issues has led to a 100pc increase in the search for mental health information.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 10:57am

World

Australia's political opposition to support Facebook, Google legislation

Outside Australia, Google and a French publishers' lobby group agreed in January to a copyright framework for the tech firm to pay news publishers for content online.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 11:55am

World

Tech giants ‘close’ to deals with Australian media

SYDNEY: Google and Facebook are “very close” to deals with major Australian media to pay for news, a top...

Updated 16 Feb, 2021 09:39am

Business & Finance

Google’s $76m deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated

PARIS: Alphabet Inc’s Google has agreed to pay $76 million over three years to a group of 121 French news...

Published 14 Feb, 2021 03:49am

Technology

Facebook, Twitter CEOs in talks to testify at House hearing as early as March: Politico

Facebook has discussed making its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, available to appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the report added, citing two people. Twitter and its chief, Jack Dorsey, have discussed the same, Politico said, citing one person.

Published 13 Feb, 2021 12:11pm

‘Long-term planning is inevitable for development’

LAHORE: Long-term planning was inevitable for any country’s development, said Prime Minister Imran Khan at the...

Published 13 Feb, 2021 04:11am

Technology

Google tests dark mode for desktop search

Google is testing a dark mode for its desktop search on Windows 10 and macOS.

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 05:56pm

Markets

Nasdaq sets another closing high

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq scaled a new closing high on Tuesday, but the broad market barely missed eking out a seventh ...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan

Unlawful content rules: AIC submits letter to AGP over removal and blocking

ISLAMABAD: The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) has submitted a letter to the Attorney General of Pakistan stating that...

Published 10 Feb, 2021 04:12am

Technology

Google moves away from diet of ‘cookies’ to track users

SAN FRANCISCO: Google is weaning itself off user-tracking “cookies” which allow the web giant to deliver...

Published 09 Feb, 2021 04:43am

Business & Finance

Alphabet profit rockets, fueled by Google ads

SAN FRANCISCO: Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday reported that its quarterly profit rocketed some 50 percent to ...

Published 08 Feb, 2021 03:46am

Technology

Google moves away from diet of 'cookies' to track users

"There is a machine learning black box that is going to take in every bit of everything you have even done in your browser and spit out a label that says you are this kind of person," Cyphers said.

Published 07 Feb, 2021 10:19am

Business & Finance

PayPal halting online payment services within India

NEW DELHI: Online payments giant PayPal said Friday it will halt domestic financial transactions within India, ...

Published 07 Feb, 2021 04:07am

Business & Finance

Ford to speed up push to electric autos, digitization

NEW YORK: Ford announced Thursday a dramatic acceleration of its investment push into electric autos and signaled...

Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am

Technology

Google adds heart & respiratory rate monitors to Pixel Phones

Pixel phones will now be able to read your heart and respiratory rates with their cameras.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 03:35pm

Technology

Google fitness app to catch breath and heart rate

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Thursday unveiled an upgraded fitness app which uses smartphone camera capabilities to...

Published 05 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Technology

Google phone cameras will read heart, breathing rates with AI help

Health programs available on Google Play's store and Apple Inc's App Store for years have provided the same functionality.
Apple's Watch, Google's Fitbit and other wearables have greatly expanded the reach of continuous heart rate sensing technologies to a much larger population.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 09:51pm

World

'Is Rihanna Muslim?' Indians search Google for pop star's religion

The pop icon became the subject of interest in India after her tweet in support of protesting farmers went viral on social media
Search strings like ‘Is Rihanna Muslim?’ and ‘Rihanna religion’ stood out as people frantically tried to know if they could connect the pop-star’s religion to her tweet

Published 04 Feb, 2021 12:23pm

Markets

Wednesday’s early trade: Alphabet shares power S&P, Nasdaq

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq climbed on Wednesday, lifted by heavyweight Alphabet Inc’s shares after...

Published 04 Feb, 2021 04:13am

Markets

Wall Street jumps as Amazon, Google stocks up

NEW YORK: US stocks finished sharply higher for a second straight day on Tuesday, helped by gains in Amazon.com and...

Published 04 Feb, 2021 04:13am

Markets

Japanese shares rise on earnings optimism, Wall Street boost

Pandemic-beaten transport shares gained, with West Japan Railway rising 5.19% and East Japan Railway gaining 3.47%. Japan Airlines jumped 4.2% while ANA Holdings rose 1.7%.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 12:14pm

Forex
World
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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