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Meta agrees to pay $18 billion to settle US lawsuits over children's social media addiction

Published 27 Aug, 2026 12:30am

The focus of this case was to protect our kids

Social media addiction trial: US jury finds Meta and Google liable

Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am

LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet’s Google and Meta liable for $3 million in damages on Wednesday in a...

Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia

Published 02 Feb, 2026 12:13pm

As of the end of January, Snapchat said it had blocked or disabled 415,000 Snapchat accounts in Australia belonging to under-16s

Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month

Published 15 Jan, 2026 06:07pm

It is clear that eSafety’s regulatory guidance and engagement with platforms is already delivering significant outcomes

Australia social media watchdog sees common cause with US as age ban begins

Published 10 Dec, 2025 10:28am

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Australia was entitled to restrict access to social media, just as it applied safety rules to any imported good

Amazon says AWS cloud service is back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide

Published 21 Oct, 2025 09:37am

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon.com cloud service returned to normal operations on Monday afternoon, the company said, after...

‘Snap Schools’: Dubai partners with Snapchat to empower influencers

Published 26 Jul, 2025 01:25pm

The partnership will include workshops and augmented reality masterclasses

Australian children able to bypass age limit set by social media platforms, report shows

Published 20 Feb, 2025 12:15pm

Children in Australia are able to easily bypass the minimum age limit imposed by social media platforms, a report by...

Australia launches ‘landmark’ bill to ban social media for children under 16

Published 21 Nov, 2024 11:09am

SYDNEY: Australia’s centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media...

Snap to lay off 10% of its global workforce

Published 05 Feb, 2024 08:06pm

Snap said on Monday it would cut around 528 employees, or 10% of its global workforce, joining other tech and media...

Backlash after Macron calls to ‘cut off’ social media

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:22pm

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron’s government faced a backlash Wednesday after the centrist leader called for powers...

Snapchat seeks path to profit without losing its way

Published 20 Apr, 2023 12:03pm

SANTA MONICA: Snapchat parent Snap on Wednesday unveiled new tactics including the increased use of artificial...

Real life, right now: BeReal photo app claims to capture authenticity

Published 07 Sep, 2022 03:22pm

SAN FRANCISCO: It's not all sunsets and selfie smiles — people are flocking to a new social network app that calls...

Russia fines WhatsApp, Snapchat owner over data storage violations

Published 28 Jul, 2022 02:01pm

MOSCOW: A Russian court on Thursday fined Meta Platforms Inc’s WhatsApp messenger and Snapchat owner Snap Inc for an...

Snap to slow hiring after dismal earnings pummel stock price

Updated 22 Jul, 2022 02:34pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Snapchat's owner plans to "substantially" slow recruitment after bleak results Thursday wiped 25...

UK watchdog orders Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

LONDON: Facebook owner Meta has been told by the UK competition watchdog to sell popular animated images platform...

Google Cloud, Snapchat, Spotify and several other sites down

Updated 17 Nov, 2021 03:12am

Several social media apps and services were down on Tuesday, users reported, according to outage tracking website...

Facebook's WhatsApp rolls out option for disappearing photos, videos to take on Snapchat

Published 04 Aug, 2021 07:15pm

The feature, called View Once, will let photos and videos disappear from the chat after they have been seen, Facebook said in a blog post on Tuesday

Snapchat claims 500m monthly active users

Updated 24 May, 2021 08:34am

SAN FRANCISCO: Snapchat, the social network popular with young smartphone users, said Thursday it has 500 million...

Snap adds more users than Wall Street expected as improved app takes hold

Published 24 Apr, 2021 10:29am

Most of the user growth continued to come from outside North America, rising 57% from the prior-year quarter.

Facebook tests feature in India to share Instagram reels on its news feed

Published 09 Mar, 2021 10:58am

Instagram's reels feature is the company's version of ByteDance's TikTok wherein users can record short mobile-friendly videos, and add special effects and soundtracks pulled from a music library.

Looming Apple privacy changes weigh on Snap despite revenue growth

Published 05 Feb, 2021 10:26am

Apple’s planned changes, to ask iPhone users for consent to track their data for personalized ads, could present a “risk” to advertiser demand, Snap said, but added it was unclear how that could affect business in the long-run.

YouTube extends ban on Trump channel ahead of inaugeration

Published 20 Jan, 2021 09:59am

The supporters of Trump who attacked the US Capitol were "provoked" by the president and "fed lies," Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday.

Twitter chief says Trump ban sets 'dangerous' precedent

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:41am

"Having to take these actions fragment the public conversation," Dorsey said.

Facebook exec says 'no plans' to end Trump ban

Published 12 Jan, 2021 11:21am

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.

Amazon pushes Parler offline after Capitol attack

Published 10 Jan, 2021 10:50am

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

Facebook bans Trump 'indefinitely' for inciting violence

Published 07 Jan, 2021 09:50pm

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

Reddit to buy TikTok rival Dubsmash

Published 14 Dec, 2020 08:39pm

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a spokeswoman for Reddit said the acquisition was based on a combination of cash and stock.

Twitter users can now share tweets to Snapchat

Published 11 Dec, 2020 01:05am

Users on the iOS platform can now post tweets on stories, or send them as individual messages on Snapchat by tapping on the share icon, Twitter said.

Snapchat Launches Spotlight to Take on TikTok and Instagram Reels

Updated 24 Nov, 2020 12:56pm

Snapchat launches a new section of its app called the Spotlight, which will showcase user-created video, and offer serious competition to Instagram Reels and TikTok.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	125.34 ▲ 11.38 (9.99%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Premier Sugar / Oct 1 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	388.99 ▲ 33.18 (9.33%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	124 ▼ -40.01 (-24.39%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Imperial Limited / Oct 1 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.55 ▼ -2.14 (-8.67%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	45.12 ▼ -3.8 (-7.77%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	45.01 ▼ -3.51 (-7.23%)
Agro Processors & Atmospheric / Oct 1 Agro Processors & Atmospheric Gases Ltd(SOYASUP)	28.55 ▼ -2.21 (-7.18%)
Fateh Sports / Oct 1 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	145 ▼ -10 (-6.45%)
J.K.Spinning / Oct 1 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	315.15 ▼ -20.25 (-6.04%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	77,763,453 ▲ 0.37
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,451,749 ▼ -2.9
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,313,435 ▼ -0.03
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	15,239,888 ▲ 0.02
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15,143,551 ▲ 1.43
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,977,406 ▼ -0.12
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11,116,044 ▲ 0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,855,015 ▲ 0
Yousuf Weaving / Oct 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	10,660,706 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,639,802 ▲ 0.05

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