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Tech giants launch open-source AI security alliance after attack

Published 28 Jul, 2026 05:33am

SAN FRANCISCO, (United States): Nvidia and more than 30 tech companies on Monday launched an alliance to develop...

Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under Trump

Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:42am

PARIS: Global tax plans targeting billionaires and multinational companies are running aground, with the United...

EU hits tech titans with tougher market restraints

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Wednesday unveiled the list of digital giants — including Apple, Facebook owner...

Satellites could beam poorest nations out of digital desert

Published 06 Mar, 2023 08:05am

DOHA: Only a third of people in the world’s poorest countries can connect to the internet, the UN telecoms agency...

UAE’s latest bet on tech: a ministry in the metaverse

Published 04 Oct, 2022 05:55am

The United Arab Emirates, which already boasts the world’s tallest skyscraper and has launched a bold Mars ...

Tech giants clamp down on Russia state-linked news

Published 01 Mar, 2022 11:30am

SAN FRANCISCO: Tech firms from Facebook to TikTok and Microsoft moved Monday to curb the reach of Russian...

Hong Kong shares rise as tech giants Alibaba, Tencent bounced back

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares edged up on Thursday as tech giants Alibaba and Tencent bounced back after continuous...

Tech mega-caps knock 1pc off Nasdaq; banks lift Dow

Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq index slipped more than 1% on Monday as investors swapped technology heavyweights for stocks...

Tax or no tax, UAE aims to remain magnet for investors

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

DUBAI: Tax advantages paired with a life of luxury have long drawn foreigners and multinationals to the UAE, which ...

Pakistan-origin Lina Khan becomes chair of US Federal Trade Commission

Published 16 Jun, 2021 01:35pm

Confirmation hailed by US Senator Elizabeth Warren
Khan, a Big Tech critic, previously worked at the FTC as a legal adviser

HP commits to reducing its emissions by half this decade

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 08:29pm

HP has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by half during this decade.
The company hopes to reach net zero emissions by 2040 and push its suppliers towards more environment-friendly practices as well.

Reliance Jio splashes out $8bn in Indian airwaves auction

Published 02 Mar, 2021 09:10pm

Jio picked up a total of 488.35 megahertz (Mhz) in frequency bands of 800 Mhz, 1800 Mhz and 2300 Mhz, India's telecoms secretary Anshu Prakash told reporters.
The top three Indian wireless carriers - Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea - together bought airwaves worth 778.15 billion rupees ($10.60 billion) at the close of the two-day auction, Prakash said.

Facebook cuts deal with Australia, will restore news pages in the coming days

Published 23 Feb, 2021 11:02am

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook said a compromise had been reached on key aspects of the law, which was fiercely opposed by the tech companies
A global outrage sparked last week after the social media platform blacked out news for its Australian users and inadvertently blocking a series of non-news Facebook pages

IBM to become more environment friendly by 2030

Published 17 Feb, 2021 02:12pm

IBM sets new climate goals to get rid of carbon emissions from its operations by 2030.

Tech giants ‘close’ to deals with Australian media

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

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G becomes the lowest priced foldable phone

Published 02 Feb, 2021 09:13am

Samsung slashes the price for its Galaxy Z Flip 5G by $250.

Google to pay $2.5m to disadvantaged females and Asian applicants

Published 02 Feb, 2021 08:29am

The US Department of Labor find that hiring and pay variations at Google deprived female and Asian applicants for Google engineering positions.

Facebook Investigated in UK for its $400m purchase of Giphy

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:49pm

Facebook Inc. is being investigated in the UK for its $400 million purchase of Giphy Inc by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK

Apple warns iPhone 12 and MagSafe Users to stay away from Pacemakers

Updated 25 Jan, 2021 08:18pm

Apple warns users of iPhone 12 and MagSafe accessories to maintain a distance of more than 6 inches away from implanted medical devices like pacemakers.

India's TCS becomes Most Valued IT Company in the World

Published 25 Jan, 2021 07:51pm

India's Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) overtakes Accenture to become the most valued IT services company in the world today.
TCS's market capitalization rose to US$ 169.9 billion ahead of its rival Accenture.

Netflix upgrade to improve the sound experience on Andriods

Published 25 Jan, 2021 07:26pm

New Netflix Android upgrade reduces buffering time and improves audio quality.

Microsoft reverses its controversial Xbox Live price hike

Published 23 Jan, 2021 05:41pm

Microsoft has announced that it will be reversing the controversial increase in the price for Xbox Live.

Apple to bring a thinner MacBook Air with Magnetic Charger

Updated 22 Jan, 2021 05:00pm

Apple Inc. plans on launching a thinner and lighter MacBook Air with a magnetic charger during the second half of this year or in 2022.

Twitter buys Social Podcasting App Breaker

Published 05 Jan, 2021 02:07pm

Twitter announced that it has acquired Breaker, a social broadcasting app, to build Twitter Spaces.

Slack Struggles with the First Worldwide Outage of 2021

Updated 05 Jan, 2021 02:07pm

Slack declares a worldwide downtime as the new year witnesses its first major outage

Adobe Flash Player Officially been Laid to Rest in 2021

Updated 01 Jan, 2021 03:40pm

Adobe has officially bid farewell to its Flash Player, announcing that it would not be receiving any more security updates in 2021.

Sony PS5 Sales break records in 2020, setting higher targets for the New Year

Updated 01 Jan, 2021 03:52pm

Sony managed to sell 3.4 million PS5 units in just 4 weeks of launch and plans on selling up to 18 million units in 2021.

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

Published 22 Dec, 2020 10:53am

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

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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