Climate change and its records around the globe

The arctic epidemic that has gripped the heartland of the nation for the past week for many, particularly people living in the South, is the kind of cold that only occurs once in a century. There were countless record cold temperatures set. Conditions overloaded the Texas power system, cutting millions of residents off fuel and …

Facebook restricts all Australian news from its platform

After Australian government passed a law that social media platforms like Facebook and Google would pay for their news feed to appear in Australia, social media giant Facebook has halted all Australian news. Australian media organisations will be refrained from posting content to the platform from February 18. All users will be blocked locally and …

TikTok in hot water for breaching consumer laws across the UK

BRUSSELS: On Tuesday, the Chinese-owned short video sharing app TikTok was hit by many lawsuits from EU consumer organizations for allegedly breaching the consumer laws of the bloc and for failing to shield children from secret ads and inappropriate content. TikTok, particularly among teenagers, has been rapidly growing in popularity around the world. Following a …

Mastercard to allow merchants cryptocurrency payments

Mastercard (MA) plans to provide merchants with the possibility of accepting cryptocurrency payments later this year. The feature would see Mastercard customers’ digital currency purchases resolved in crypto at participating retailers, a first for the financial giant, according to a source familiar with the matter. The firm has not yet revealed the, or when, digital …

Microsoft emphasizes the need to encourage girl learners to embrace STEM subjects

Karachi: “It’s evident by the significant investments into skills development and educational programmes that Microsoft believes in upskilling our youth to have the right skills to succeed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. But even as we strive to include as many young learners in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects as possible, our girl …

PTCL Group successfully conducts 5G trial in a limited environment

Karachi: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) Group, one of the country’s largest telecom groups and the backbone of connectivity in Pakistan, has successfully tested 5G technology at a special ceremony held at PTCL Headquarters, which was graced by Syed Amin UlHaque, Federal Minister for Information Technology & Telecommunication as the Chief Guest. The 5G trial …

Google Tests the Dark Mode SERP for Desktop

Apparently, Google is ramping up the SERP page and testing for the dark mode of Google Search, before releasing a larger feature rollout. One of the favourite new additions of late 2019 and early 2020 was the dark mode, with the dark theme coming from the previous year of the most popular applications and services. …

Here is the sneak peek of Android 12 redesign

If the company sticks with its past release timeline then we are soon going to see Google’s Android 12 launching this year amid this fall. But before digging into that let’s just see a few betas, the first of which, again going on what happened for past versions, should appear within a few weeks. While …

Telegram beats WhatsApp, becomes the most downloaded app

WhatsApp’s new privacy policy was unveiled recently, after which users started deleting WhatsApp and using its alternative apps. Recently, the latest report has been released by the mobile app rating company Sensor Tower, according to which the mobile chat application Telegram has become the most downloaded app in the world in January last year. According …

Elon Musk to set an exemplary tunnel under Miami city

Elon Musk told Miami’s mayor Friday that The Boring Company could dig a two-mile tunnel under the city for as little as $30 million and asked them to complete the work within six months, which is originally done in four-years. In a video posted on Twitter, Mayor Francis Suarez shared this information about his “wonderful …

Companies to address the selfie camera notch dilemma

Apparently, many firms are attempting to address the selfie camera notch dilemma in different ways. Oppo has a concept that they could introduce as early as this year that allows a single pop-up camera module to use mirrors to take both front and backward images from a single unit. A light path deflecting mirror will …

Google union in turmoil after global alliance announcement

Following Monday’s declaration of an international coalition, the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) is in chaos. Alpha Global, the coalition, was billed as a worker-led project, but US union members admit they didn’t hear about it until an exclusive was released by The Verge. The piece contained a quotation from AWU executive council member Parul Koul’s …

New Feature: Users can retrieve their Instagram data now

Karachi: Instagram has recently introduced a new feature to allows Instagrammers to restore deleted posts and videos. According to details, this new feature of the World’s largest photo-sharing platform was introduced last week which meant to allow users to retrieve their deleted posts. While explaining the feature, the social site said the aim of this …

PayPal to shut down domestic payments business in India

From April 1, American digital payments major, PayPal has decided on Friday to shut down its domestic payments business in India. In a statement on Friday, the company informed, San Jose said that instead, PayPal will concentrate on its cross-border payments business, ensuring that global clients will still be able to use the app to …

Vivo is all set to introduce “Made in Pakistan” smartphones

Karachi: Vivo Company has officially begun making smart mobile phones in Pakistan. “Made in Pakistan” mobiles from Vivo smartphones are ready to arrive in stores across the country. Earlier, the news started surfacing that tech company Samsung is looking to establish a smartphone assembly plant in Pakistan. With 200,000,000 users around the world, VIVO is …

Facebook is likely to tackle harmful ads content

Facebook recently has said that it is working on tools to stop ads containing political and criminal topics to curb hatred and violence. The social site will test “topic exclusion” controls with a small number of advertisers before it officially incorporates the tool on its platform. According to the Facebook authorities, it will furnish advertisers …

Can wearing two masks help prevent coronavirus?

A Leading epidemiologist in the United States Dr. Anthony S. Fauci has revealed That wearing two common masks together provides the same protection as the N95 mask and significantly reduces the risk of epidemics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been recommending people wear face masks since early April. Because of the …

Apple cautions: iPhone 12 can affect the “pacemaker” in the heart

Karachi: Apple has warned that iPhone 12 series phones could potentially lead to electromagnetic interference in medical devices such as pacemakers. This warning was issued last week by Apple while updating the support document of the iPhone 12 series. Apple insisted that the MagSafe accessories do contain radio signals and that their magnetic and electromagnetic …

First Space Museum to set up in Pakistan

Karachi: Fawad Chaudhary, the Federal Minister of Science and Technology made an important announcement during a meeting, the National Astronomical Observation Commission’s Science Committee is likely to erect a space museum in Islamabad. In a tweet, Fawad Chaudhary broke the news about “a pioneer initiative”, that has been started to establish Pakistan’s first-ever space museum …

Trending on twitter today

Karachi: Today, new Hashtags emerged on the biggest Trending platform, Twitter, as many events took place. #بجلی_کے_بل_جلاؤ [burn electricity bills] In an infamous announcement by the government came to light of an increase in power tariff by Rs1.95, people showed resentment and soon the hashtag #بجلی_کے_بل_جلاؤ [burn electricity bills] started trending. Here are some of …

Google issues an ultimatum to disable its search engine in Australia

The threat of Google to cut off Australian users’ quest and walk away from $4 billion in sales has prompted warnings that the digital experts are not bluffing over regulations intended to require them to pay for news. According to news, google has warned Australia that its search engine will stop working owing to the …

What’s Trending on Twitter Today?

Twitter is one of the most powerful platforms that can change the history of politics and even start a movement. We see daily news that so and so politician and actor said whatsoever, and the next minute it starts trending. Today we have brought some of the most trending hashtags to you. However, there is …

Youtube’s new feature will benefit sellers

Karachi: Shopping links inside videos could soon be added by YouTube. The video streaming site will experiment with embedding links within videos that it says would assist both sellers and users. In order to help creators connect with the viewer and have useful references through other YouTube channels, the platform also uses connections in the …

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