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A growing share of Americans are turning to TikTok for news, with one in five adults now saying they regularly use the platform to stay informed – up sharply from just 3% in 2020, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. Among TikTok users specifically, news consumption has risen steeply. PHOTO PEW RESEARCH TikTok, … Read more
Meta announced Friday that Facebook and Instagram users in the UK will be able to buy ad-free subscriptions, extending a model already in place in Europe, to comply with regulation. Starting in the coming weeks, UK-based users can opt out of personalised ads by paying a monthly fee of £2.99 ($4) on the web, or … Read more
ITCN Asia 2025: a potential glimpse into Pakistan’s future Photo Credits: Syed Alihasan Agha Karachi just hosted ITCN Asia 2025, and instead of the usual dry tech fair vibes, it felt like stepping into a mash-up of Silicon Valley ambition and local startup hustle. Picture AI that overlays onto NASA maps, VR headsets dropping you … Read more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will on Friday announce plans to mandate digital ID cards for all adult citizens as part of his plans to address illegal immigration, according to multiple media reports on Thursday. The government has previously said it was considering such measures, which could be used to make it harder to employ … Read more
“You now have the leaders of the biggest technology companies in the world saying, effectively in unison, that they do not care how much it costs to build all the way to A.G.I.”
Walking through the buzzing halls of Karachi’s Expo Centre, dodging eager exhibitors and the occasional drone demo gone rogue, ITCN Asia 2025 felt less like a tech expo and more like a portal to Pakistan’s digital future. Over 67,000 attendees converged to explore 300+ global brands showcasing innovations in AI, cybersecurity, fintech, and more. Let … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (PSX) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) have entered a strategic partnership to enhance oversight of the capital markets through a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement, formalised at a ceremony at PSX on September 23, 2025, grants SECP direct access to PSX’s New Surveillance … Read more
Meta said Thursday it was activating so-called "teen accounts" with additional protections for adolescent Facebook and Messenger users worldwide, months after their deployment in major English-speaking countries. "We've placed hundreds of millions of teens in Teen Accounts across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, and now we're expanding them to teens around the world on Facebook and … Read more
Microsoft said it found that Israel was violating some terms of service for its products and that it does “not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians.”
The case could rewrite the rules on how businesses make money on Google’s smartphone operating system.