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In one day: Telegram founder says over 70mn new users joined during Facebook outage

MOSCOW: Messaging app Telegram gained over 70 million new users during Monday's Facebook outage, its founder Pavel...

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 11:05pm

World

Facebook outage shows need for more players, EU's Vestager says

BRUSSELS: Facebook's six-hour outage the previous day shows the repercussions of relying on just a few big players...

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 08:04pm

Technology

Russia says Facebook outage shows why it needs internet sovereignty

Russia has sought for years to assert greater sovereignty over its internet segment, putting pressure on foreign tech firms to delete content and store data in Russia

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 04:57pm

Technology

Facebook blames ‘faulty configuration change’ for nearly six-hour outage

Company does not specify who executed the configuration change and whether it was planned

Updated 05 Oct, 2021 11:32am

Technology

Facebook, Instagram & other services affected globally by outage: PTA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Monday said that Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp services have...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:34am

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by global outage

NEW YORK: Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went offline for users across the globe, the social media giant said on...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:05am

Life & Style

Netizens take to Twitter, share frustration at Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram

Facebook, WhatsApp and its photo-sharing platform Instagram went down around 8:30 PM (PST) for thousands of users on...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 09:37pm

Technology

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp suffer global outage

In Pakistan, within minutes, #Facebook, #WhatsApp became the top trends on Twitter as users took to the platform to inquire whether the services were down

Updated 04 Oct, 2021 10:25pm

Life & Style

Celebrity Instagram content linked to negative feelings, Facebook researchers say

Research indicates Facebook knew its apps have harmed the mental health of some teenage girls and young users
Singer Ariana Grande and model Kendall Jenner were among the celebrities who followers felt more negative social comparison

Updated 02 Oct, 2021 03:50pm

Sports

Warner loses spot in IPL team with World Cup approaching

MUMBAI: Australia's out-of-form opening batsman David Warner will head into next month's Twenty20 World Cup without...

Published 28 Sep, 2021 12:11pm

Life & Style

Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to share stories of people fighting for human rights

She gained 7.6 million followers just days after creating her account.

Published 23 Aug, 2021 03:52pm

Life & Style

What's next for Amazon's Jeff Bezos? Look at his Instagram

Though the Amazon CEO is stepping down, he's got plenty of other interests to keep him busy.

Updated 06 Jul, 2021 11:28am

Life & Style

Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users

NEW YORK: Social media platforms Facebook and Instagram were down for thousands of users on Saturday, according to...

Published 04 Jul, 2021 03:41am

Sports

Germany's Kroos announces retirement from international football

"I would have dearly wished, and I gave everything again, that there would have been 109 internationals in the end and that this one big title, the European Championship, would have been added at the end."

Published 02 Jul, 2021 07:34pm

Sports

Denmark's Eriksen says 'I'm fine' from hospital

He wrote in a post accompanying a photo of him smiling and giving a thumbs-up.

Published 15 Jun, 2021 12:55pm

Life & Style

Instagram lets users pick preferred gender pronouns

SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram on Wednesday began letting English-language users enhance profiles to show new gender...

Published 17 May, 2021 06:14am

World

Facebook oversight board to announce decision on Trump ban on May 5

Facebook blocked Trump's access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts over concerns of further violent unrest following the Jan. 6 storming of the US Capitol by his supporters. It later handed the case to the oversight board.
The board, created by Facebook in response to criticism over its handling of problematic content, in mid-April said it had extended the public comment period on the case.

Published 03 May, 2021 07:45pm

Pakistan

Social media platforms restored in Pakistan after a brief shut down

Several social media services were shut down from 11 am to 3 pm.
PTA said it was done on the orders of the Interior Ministry to maintain public order and safety.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 05:32pm

Pakistan

Pakistan temporarily blocks major social media sites including Facebook and Twitter after TLP's violent protests

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has shut down social media apps till 3 pm
The decision has been taken to maintain the law and order in the country following violent protests by a banned religious party

Updated 16 Apr, 2021 12:25pm

Technology

Zuckerberg urged to nix kids' version of Instagram

The children's advocates were dubious about the proposed youth version.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 10:23am

Technology

Instagram launches test where users can choose to see likes

The photo-sharing site, which is owned by Facebook Inc , said this latest test came after seeing mixed responses to its experiments in which it removed likes, commonly used as a measure of popularity.
Users in the Instagram test will still be able to privately see their own like count. The test will involve a small percentage of global users, but the company declined to say how many.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 08:32pm

World

Facebook says technical issue caused global outage of WhatsApp, Instagram

We resolved this issue for everyone, and we apologize for any inconvenience, Facebook said.
On Friday, Facebook-owned Instagram and WhatsApp, as well as the Facebook Messenger app, went down globally for more than 30 minutes.

Published 20 Mar, 2021 11:04am

Technology

Social networks tuning into talk

Since its launch nearly a year ago, Clubhouse has been letting users host talks on topics of their choosing in virtual "rooms" that other members of the service are free to enter.

Published 19 Mar, 2021 09:37am

World

Instagram boosts child protection tools, including age prediction

WASHINGTON: Facebook-owned Instagram unveiled technology Tuesday aimed at preventing underage children from creating...

Updated 17 Mar, 2021 09:44am

Business & Finance

‘Instagram Lite’ rolls out to 170 countries, extending reach

WASHINGTON: Facebook said a lightweight version of Instagram would be rolling out to 170 countries, extending the...

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

Sports

Osaka's sister Mari retires, saying she 'didn't enjoy' tennis

Mari gave a different take on their matches, however.

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 05:23pm

World

LinkedIn China suspends new sign-ups to ‘respect law’

BEIJING: Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn has halted new member sign-ups for its service in China while it...

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 09:47am

Technology

Instagram Live Rooms adds group streaming of up to four users

SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram on Monday began allowing up to four people to live stream together in virtual "rooms,"...

Published 02 Mar, 2021 05:50am

World

Rihanna sparks new India outrage with topless Hindu god photo

NEW DELHI: Pop icon Rihanna has been accused of mocking a Hindu god after she was pictured topless with a pendant of...

Published 18 Feb, 2021 04:08am

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

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
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Diesel/Litre / Apr 25	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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