Technology

PTA won’t block VPNs, says regulator

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Monday that neither the regulator had blocked any virtual private network (VPNs) in the country till-date, nor it planned to do so in
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IT minister acknowledges slow internet speeds in Pakistan, vows improvement

State Minister for Information Technology, Shaza Fatima, has acknowledged the slow internet speeds in Pakistan, addressing concerns about the country’s connectivity issues. Speaking at the National Broadband Network Forum in
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Unannounced internet outages across the country, everyone worried

Nowadays internet is required by everyone and cannot tolerate any interruption or disruption but in Pakistan these days citizens face this situation daily. Unannounced internet shutdowns, slow downs and VPN
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Russian watchdog blocks Viber messaging app

Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Friday it had blocked access to the Viber messaging app, the latest in a line of social media services banned by Russian authorities. Prevention
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Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience

Meta ( META.O ), opens new tab, said on Thursday it is releasing an artificial intelligence model called MetaMotive, which can control the movements of a human-like digital agent, in
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Meta platforms face global outage

Meta-owned platforms WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook faced a global outage on Wednesday, causing widespread disruption for millions of users. Android, iOS and desktop platforms. On WhatsApp, users faced problems sending
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Google parent Alphabet jumps on quantum chip breakthrough

Shares of Google parent Alphabet rose nearly 5 percent on Tuesday after it unveiled a new-generation chip that the company said helped overcome a key challenge in quantum computing. Google
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IHC to take up X ban plea in February

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed February 6 for hearing a petition challenging the ban on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The petition, which was last
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ByteDance, TikTok seek temporary halt to US ban pending Supreme Court review

China-based ByteDance and its short-form video app TikTok asked an appeals court on Monday to temporarily halt a law that would have given parent company ByteDance until January 19 to
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How did water come to earth? Interesting discovery by scientists

Scientists say that comets may have been the cause of water in Earth’s early days. When the world formed about 4.6 billion years ago, some water was present in gas
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