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Meta introduces ad-free plans for Instagram, Facebook in Europe

Meta Platforms said on Monday it will offer users in Europe a subscription plan to use Facebook and Instagram...

Published 30 Oct, 2023 06:45pm

Technology

Meta’s Instagram, Facebook to charge EU users for ad-free service: source

Meta Platforms is looking to introduce ad-free subscription plans for Instagram and Facebook users in Europe, two...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 04:43pm

Technology

Norway threatens $100,000 daily fine on Meta over data

OSLO: Norway’s data protection agency said Monday it would ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the...

Published 17 Jul, 2023 05:27pm

Technology

Twitter rival Threads signs up 100 million users in five days

PARIS: The Threads app launched by Instagram as a rival to Twitter has signed up more than 100 million users in less...

Published 10 Jul, 2023 03:01pm

Technology

Musk threatens lawsuit as Twitter rival Threads takes off

WASHINGTON: Twitter threatened to sue Meta just hours after the Instagram parent company launched Threads, an app it...

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 03:43pm

Technology

Instagram back up after global outage affecting thousands of users

Meta Platform Inc’s Instagram was back up for most users, the company said on Sunday, after a technical issue that...

Published 22 May, 2023 09:46am

Technology

Social media starts getting restored, official notification still awaited

Social media websites including Twitter and YouTube have started to get restored after being suspended last week....

Published 15 May, 2023 07:56pm

Business & Finance

Mobile service, access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube restored

KARACHI: Mobile internet services in country have been reinstated after a disruption lasting more than 72 hours,...

Published 13 May, 2023 05:59am

Technology

Suspension of mobile broadband: telecom operators lose Rs820mn, source says

Ride-hailing, food delivery cite ‘drastic’ impact in business

Updated 10 May, 2023 07:16pm

Technology

The ‘AI obsessed’ photographer who tricked Instagram

PARIS: Jos Avery was given a camera almost four decades ago, sparking a lifelong fascination with photography. But...

Published 09 Apr, 2023 10:07am

Life & Style

India’s ‘brown beauty’ make-up influencers go global

MUMBAI: Under the glow of a ring light in the spare bedroom of a Mumbai high-rise apartment, Indian make-up maven...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 01:03pm

Technology

US state to require parental consent for social media

LOS ANGELES: Utah on Thursday became the first US state to require social media sites to get parental consent for...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 11:37am

Technology

Meta explores decentralized social network app for text updates

Meta Platforms Inc is exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates, a company...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 12:32pm

Technology

E-commerce scams: Meta partners with PTA, TDAP to raise awareness

LAHORE: Meta, formerly the Facebook Company, has partnered with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Technology

Facebook, Instagram roll out paid subscription in Australia, New Zealand

SYDNEY: Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing...

Published 24 Feb, 2023 10:07am

World

Facebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 10:28pm

World

US Supreme Court takes on immunity for tech giants

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court this week examines a quarter-century old law that has protected tech companies from...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 11:40am

World

Protest-hit Iran says WhatsApp, Instagram to remain blocked

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has vowed that WhatsApp and Instagram will remain blocked in the country,...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 08:45pm

Technology

Meta slapped with 5.5mn euro fine for EU data breach

DUBLIN: Social media giant Meta has been fined an additional 5.5 million euros ($5.9 million) for breaches of EU...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 06:11pm

Technology

Meta set to make decision on Trump’s return to Facebook

Facebook owner Meta Inc is preparing to announce whether it will allow former US President Donald Trump back on to...

Published 01 Jan, 2023 11:32am

Technology

Twitter aims to diversify beyond advertising, but can it be done?

SAN FRANCISCO: Is it a pipe dream or a possibility? Elon Musk wants to meaningfully diversify Twitter’s revenue...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Perspectives

Gen Z: hiring them means HR needs to evolve as well

From employer branding to achieving balanced rewards strategy, companies need to take various factors into account to hire the 'right' candidates

Published 19 Nov, 2022 10:01pm

Technology

Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff

PARIS: Facebook owner Meta will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in “the most difficult changes we’ve made...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:13am

Technology

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram services restored after brief outage

Several users reported development, according to outage tracking website Downdetector

Updated 02 Nov, 2022 06:31pm

World

Delhi police raid The Wire office, homes of its editors

NEW DELHI: Indian authorities must stop harassing employees of the news website The Wire and let them work freely,...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 04:37am

Technology

Instagram looking into outage as thousands of accounts 'suspended'

Instagram is looking into an issue that has prevented thousands of its users from accessing the photo-sharing...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 09:03pm

Technology

Turkish competition board fines Meta Platforms $18.6 million

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s competition authority has fined Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc 346.72 million lira ($18.63...

Published 26 Oct, 2022 02:30pm

Opinion

Amid high US inflation, online insurance offers mislead elderly

One advertisement on Facebook promises zero-cost dental care for elderly Americans hit hard by rising medical bills....

Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Perspectives

Metaverse: a new world of opportunities and challenges

Social media is all set to take the leap onto the next level and upgrade itself in a bid to give users a deeper...

Published 25 Sep, 2022 03:49pm

Pakistan

Facebook parent Meta donates Rs125m for flood relief efforts in Pakistan

Donation will support emergency aid, food, water, sanitation and help children get back to school

Published 14 Sep, 2022 06:13pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Mod. / Dec 7 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	2.16 ▲ 0.60 (38.46%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 7 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	4 ▲ 1.00 (33.33%)
Treet Corp. (R) / Dec 7 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	4.14 ▲ 0.76 (22.49%)
LSE Propetech / Dec 7 LSE Propetech Limited(LSEPL)	4.55 ▲ 0.79 (21.01%)
F.Credit & Inv / Dec 7 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.51 ▲ 1.00 (18.15%)
Hascol Petrol / Dec 7 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	6.69 ▲ 1.00 (17.57%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 7 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	3.80 ▲ 0.49 (14.80%)
LSE Ventures / Dec 7 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	5.57 ▲ 0.71 (14.61%)
F. Nat.Equities / Dec 7 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	6.70 ▲ 0.80 (13.56%)
Redco Textile / Dec 7 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	6.90 ▲ 0.80 (13.11%)

Stock	Price
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 7 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	7.51 ▼ -0.74 (-8.97%)
Ist.Dawood Bank / Dec 7 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.30 ▼ -0.19 (-7.63%)
Kohat Textile / Dec 7 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	19.81 ▼ -1.61 (-7.52%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 7 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	208.72 ▼ -16.92 (-7.50%)
Shadman Cotton / Dec 7 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	14.42 ▼ -1.17 (-7.50%)
Land Mark Spinning / Dec 7 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	16.47 ▼ -1.33 (-7.47%)
SME Leasing Ltd / Dec 7 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	1.90 ▼ -0.15 (-7.32%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.47 ▼ -0.40 (-6.81%)
Suraj Cotton / Dec 7 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	136.50 ▼ -9.50 (-6.51%)
J.K.Spinning / Dec 7 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	44 ▼ -3.00 (-6.38%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	143,393,681 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	82,309,654 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	56,884,642 ▲ 0.02
Hascol Petrol / Dec 7 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	54,169,500 ▲ 1.00
Pak Refinery / Dec 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	53,701,236 ▲ 0.84
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 7 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	37,662,460 ▲ 0.06
P.T.C.L. / Dec 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	36,098,500 ▲ 0.03
Pak Petroleum / Dec 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	35,317,902 ▲ 0.99
Oil & Gas Dev. / Dec 7 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	31,154,943 ▼ -0.61
The Searle Co. / Dec 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	28,673,613 ▲ 3.11

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 6	284.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 6	284.13
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 6	147.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 6	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 6	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 6	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 5	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 5	4567.18
Nasdaq / Dec 5	14229.91
Dow Jones / Dec 5	36124.56
India Sensex / Dec 6	69555.66
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 6	33445.90
Hang Seng / Dec 6	16427.53
FTSE 100 / Dec 6	7516.04
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 6	16541.49
France CAC40 / Dec 6	7392.44

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 5	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 5	189043
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 6	72.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 6	2021.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 6	80.12

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