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Telegram users surge over 25mn within hours after WhatsApp privacy policy update

According to the announcement made by Telegram, the total number of active users of the application has exceeded 500 million since the recent increase.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 12:41pm

Technology

Facebook can’t see your private messages, calls says WhatsApp amid privacy row

We want to be clear that the policy update does not affect the privacy of your messages with friends or family in any way. Instead, this update includes changes related to messaging a business on WhatsApp, which is optional, and provides further transparency about how we collect and use data,” said WhatsApp in an official statement to address the issue.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 11:01am

Technology

WhatsApp Head clarifies new privacy policy amid strong criticism

Cathcart in a message shared on the social networking site Twitter stated that WhatsApp's new policy will not affect users, nor will their data be shared with anyone.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 10:31am

Business & Finance

Byco rejects WhatsApp Groups information regarding production from two units

Byco Petroleum stated that it ‘strongly denies’ the accuracy of the information stated in above mentioned WhatsApp circulation, clarifying that it does not reflect the factual position on the matter.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 11:52am

Technology

WhatsApp Privacy Policy: Pakistan mulling to bring ‘strong’ data protection law

Opining on the privacy policy issues, the minister said that instead of a unilateral approach such policy changes should have been made after wider consultation.

Published 11 Jan, 2021 10:26am

Technology

After latest update, WhatsApp will now share User information with Facebook

If the user doesn’t agree to the new Terms and Privacy policy, they can no longer access the platform after February 8, 2021.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 11:23am

Technology

WhatsApp may not run on these smartphones from January 1st

But the bad news is that the customers of some old Apple and Android phones will have no choice but to give up and buy a new phone. Such phones are still used in large numbers around the world.

Updated 30 Dec, 2020 04:02pm

Technology

WhatsApp, Google can thrive as super-apps in India

Of course, big companies might choose to hold back.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 09:55am

Technology

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

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

Published 22 Dec, 2020 10:53am

Business & Finance

WhatsApp to bring voice and video calls to desktop next year

WhatsApp said it has already rolled out the feature to some desktop users on a trial basis in time for the holiday season, a move first reported by tech blog WABetaInfo.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 09:36am

Business & Finance

WhatsApp tests voice and video calls on desktop version – report

The move to facilitate calls over large screens would put WhatsApp on par with video-conferencing bigwigs Zoom and Google Meet that have seen a meteoric rise in usage during the pandemic, but it is unclear if it has ambitions to compete with the two.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:21pm

Business & Finance

Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding EU privacy rules

Those companies and others have European head offices in Dublin, and the UK's exit from the EU will change its legal relationship with Ireland, which remains in the Union.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 06:54pm

Technology

Australia sues Facebook over user data, echoing US antitrust case

Facebook is defending that action. The ACCC is also suing Google alleging it misled users about data collection.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 10:13am

World

An antitrust lawsuit in US calls for the breakup of Facebook

FTC alleges that the social network used monopoly power with the intention of suppressing and deterring serious competitive threats
Facebook says the US government wants a do-over with no regard for the impact that precedent would have on the broader business community

Published 10 Dec, 2020 11:44am

Technology

Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

Facebook also bought Giphy, a popular website for making and sharing animated images, or GIFs, in May. That acquisition has already drawn scrutiny from the United Kingdom's competition watchdog.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 08:56am

Technology

Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

With the filing of the twin lawsuits, Facebook becomes the second big tech company to face a major legal challenge this fall.
The FTC said in a statement that it would seek an injunction that "could, among other things: require divestitures of assets, including Instagram and WhatsApp."

Updated 10 Dec, 2020 01:45am

Markets

Facebook's WhatsApp starts payments service in India

WhatsApp, which counts India as its biggest market with more than 400 million users, had been running a peer-to-peer payments service with limited users for over two years, awaiting regulatory approvals.

Published 06 Nov, 2020 12:01pm

Technology

WhatsApp lauches disappearing messages feature

Note that Facebook has introduced a similar feature before, while Snapchat was the first to provide this option to users.

Published 06 Nov, 2020 11:55am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16205.02
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7834.89
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17717.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	80.67
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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