PAKISTAN:
PTA INVITED APPLICATION FROM INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRONIC PLATTFORM:
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority ( PTA ) has invited application from participants interested in establishing an electronic platform that would enable mobile bank account holders to conduct financial transactions across the country.
MOIT HAS PREPARED A SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR IT SECTOR COVERING ENHANCEMENT IN EXISTING INCENTIVES, RATIONALIZATION OD DUTIES/ TAXES:
Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom ( MoIT) has prepared a special package for IT sector covering enhancement in existing incentives, rationalization of duties/taxes and simplification of tax regime envisaging to promote local assembly/manufacturing of IT hardware and double software exports, it is learnt.
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 10 CREATORS UPDATE WILL LET YOU SETUP YOUR PC USING YOUR VOICE:
Window 10 Creators update is about to release to PCs later this week. Report indicates, in update version of Window 10, the Redmond-based tech giant will be making the process of setting up your PC smooth.
NSA CYBER WEAPONS USED TO HACK PAKISTAN MOBILE SYSTEM:
Wikileaks releases the news about America’s involvement in hacking Pakistan mobile system. This leak points to NSA’s cyber weapons which include code related to the hacking of Pakistan mobile system.
150,000 PAKISTANI FREELANCERS, EARNING COMBINED REVENUE OF ROUGHLY $1 BILLION:
It is well known that Pakistan is one of the top four countries with the highest number of online freelancers. Therefore, the recently launched e-Rozgar scheme in Punjab is a step in the right direction.
PTA INVITED APPLICATION FROM INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRONIC PLATFORM:
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority ( PTA ) has invited application from participants interested in establishing an electronic platform that would enable mobile bank account holders to conduct financial transactions across the country.
MOIT HAS PREPARED A SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR IT SECTOR COVERING ENHANCEMENT IN EXISTING INCENTIVES, RATIONALIZATION OF DUTIE/TAXES:
Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom ( MoIT) has prepared a special package for IT sector covering enhancement in existing incentives, rationalization of duties/taxes and simplification of tax regime envisaging to promote local assembly/manufacturing of IT hardware and double software exports, it is learnt.
PAKISTAN WOULD BE THE FIRST COUNTRY IN SOUTH ASIA TO TEST 5G IN CELLULAR SERVICES:
Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman said Pakistan would be the first country in South Asia to test 5th generation cellular services for fast connectivity. Speaking at the Information Communication Technology (ICT) awards ceremony, organised by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), Ms Rehman said: “Pakistan recently won the GSMA award and ranked third in the list of mobile telecom operator groups.”
ZONG CELEBRATING 9 YEAR OF THE FIRST CHOICE OF CUSTOMERS:
In the last 9 years, Zong has been the pioneer in leading the digital revolution in Pakistan, introducing high speed internet at affordable rates for the Pakistani people.
THE MOST EXCITING THING ABOUT THE IPHONE 8 MIGHT NOT BE ITS SCREEN:
Every day we wake up and hear another leak or rumor about the iPhone 8 and it keeps getting crazier. A new report from Verifier claims that the iPhone 8 will be coming with “Smart Connector” similar to the three-pin connector on iPad Pro which will be used for interfacing between AR or VR headset.
ADVANCES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COULD LEAD TO MASS UNEMPLOYMENT:
Academics say half of US jobs could be automated within a decade or two Rapidly improving manufactured intelligence could lead to mass unemployment as experts have shown their concerns over Google’s leaks the purchase of a London-based start-up devoted to developing this technology.
THE DIGITAL YOUTH SUMMIT 2017 IS GOING TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH:
The Digital Youth Summit 2017, now in its third edition, is scheduled to take place in Peshawar from the 5th to 7th of May. Organized by the KP IT Board and the World Bank, DYS 2017 features three days of panel discussions, networking, and a startup pitch competition with cash prizes of up to US$5,000 for the winning team.
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INTERNATIONAL:
WE DID NOT STEAL GOOGLE’S SELF-DRIVING TECH:
Uber has said claims it used self-driving technology stolen from Google were “demonstrably false”. Waymo – a company spun out of Google – filed a lawsuit in February claiming former employee Andrew Levandowski had stolen 14,000 documents relating to LiDAR, a core technology used to guide autonomous vehicles.
TWITTER FORCES US TO DROP DEMAND FOR TRUMP CRITIC’S DETAILS:
The US government has dropped its request for the identity of an anti-Trump Twitter account, just a day after Twitter went to court over the issue.
GOOGLE ADDS SEARCH RESULTS ‘FACT CHECK’ FLAG:
Google has added its fact check feature to search results globally, in a bid to help tackle the spread of “fake news”. The search giant will now highlight “authoritative sources” in search results, with a summary of claims that have been fact-checked.
WEB FOUNDER ON FAKE NEWS:
The battle to curb the spread of fake news has been raging ever since last year’s US election. It’s just one phenomenon that has made the early optimism about the potential of the web to improve the way we communicate look misplaced.
YOUTUBE CHANNELS NEED 10,000 VIEWS FOR ADVERTS:
YouTube is changing the rules about when users can start earning money through carrying adverts on their video channels. New channels will have to get 10,000 views before they can be considered for the YouTube Partner Program, the firm announced in a blog post.
RUSSIAN ARRESTED IN SPAIN ‘OVER MASS HACKING’:
Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer following US allegations of large-scale hacking. Pyotr Levashov was held in Barcelona on Friday and is remanded in custody.
PLANE-TRACKING APP EXPLORES AIRSPACE IN 3D:
A new app lets people explore UK airspace in 3D and see hundreds of planes flying in almost real-time. Airspace Explorer is based on software used by air traffic controllers at the company NATS, although some planes are hidden from view.
GOOGLE’S AL SEEKS FURTHER GO GLORY:
Google has challenged China’s top Go player to a series of games against its artificial intelligence technology. It said the software would play a best-of-three match against Ke Jie, among other games against humans in the eastern Chinese city of Wuzhen from 23-27 April.
‘NSA MALWARE’ RELEASED BY SHADOW BROKERS HACKER GROUP:
The “Shadow Brokers” hacker group has released malware allegedly created by the US National Security Agency (NSA). The group, which earlier tried to sell the encrypted cache of hacking tools in an online auction, released a password for it via a blog on 8 April.
UBER PR BOSS RACHEL WHETSTONE LATEST TO QUIT COMPANY:
Uber’s head of communications has become the latest executive to leave the embattled ride-sharing firm; Chief executive Travis Kalanick confirmed Rachel Whetstone’s departure in an all-staff email.
MICROSOFT PATCHES SERIOUS WORD BUG ‘TARGETED BY SCAMMERS’:
A bug in Word apparently targeted by scammers trying to steal banking logins will be patched, Microsoft has said. The previously undetected, or “zero-day”, vulnerability had been reported over the weekend.
AL WINS $290,000 IN CHINESE POKER COMPETITION:
An artificial intelligence program has beaten a team of six poker players at a series of exhibition matches in China. The AI system, called Lengpudashi, won a landslide victory and $290,000 (£230,000) in the five-day competition.
IMAX REVEALS EUROPEAN CINEMA EXPANSION PLAN:
Imax has struck a deal to more than double the number of its large screens in European cinemas run by the continent’s biggest operator. AMC – which owns Odeon among other brands – plans to create 25 new Imax theatres over the next three years, about 10 of which will be in the UK.