Technology

There is a global trend of social media companies reducing their use of human fact-checkers and turning to AI instead. PHOTO TikTok removed more than 25.4 million videos in Pakistan between April and June 2025 for violating its Community Guidelines, according to the platform’s Q2 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report. The short-form video app said … Read more

Teens who felt bad about their bodies saw over triple the eating disorder content on Instagram The researchers stressed that their findings did not prove that Instagram was making users feel worse about their bodies. PHOTO: PIXABAY Meta researchers found that teens who report that Instagram regularly made them feel bad about their bodies saw … Read more

Platform says 99.7% of removed content was proactively identified, 96.2% taken down within 24 hours of being posted TikTok removed more than 25.4 million videos in Pakistan between April and June 2025 for violating its Community Guidelines, according to the platform’s Q2 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report. The short-form video app said 99.7% of the … Read more

A failure in DynamoDB DNS lookup caused cascading outages for dozens of popular platforms On 20 October 2025, a major internet outage knocked dozens of popular websites and apps offline, leaving users worldwide unable to log in, pay, or use familiar services for several hours. Amazon Web Services (AWS) — the cloud company that hosts … Read more

Canva is currently experiencing a widespread outage, with many users unable to access services Popular design platform Canva is currently experiencing a widespread outage, with many users unable to access the site or its design features. According to Canva’s official status page, the team is aware of the issue and is actively investigating it to … Read more

WhatsApp is testing message limits across countries and will warn users as they near their monthly cap The company has not disclosed the exact threshold, saying it is testing different limits across countries in the coming weeks. PHOTO: PIXABAY WhatsApp will begin limiting the number of messages users and businesses can send to people who … Read more

PUBLISHED October 19, 2025 A 23-year-old from Alpha unit of the London Metropolitan Police monitors Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube to predict and prevent gang violence and knife crime, using nothing more than publicly available information and online tools that can be used by practically anyone, anywhere. Young men and women of Interpol lead a multinational … Read more

It also enhances early warning systems, post-disaster assessments for floods, landslides In a landmark achievement that marks a new era in Pakistan’s space exploration journey, the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) has successfully launched the country’s first-ever Hyperspectral Satellite (HS-1) from China. The breakthrough not only represents a major technological leap for … Read more

Meta’s new opt-in AI scans phone photos to find “hidden gems” and suggest edits or collages Meta stressed the content will not be used to train its AI models unless users choose to edit or publish the suggested creations. PHOTO: PIXABAY Meta Platforms has begun testing an optional Facebook feature in the United States and … Read more