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Ireland fines Meta 251mn euros over Facebook hacks

DUBLIN: An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy said Tuesday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 06:22pm

World

Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund

Meta Platforms has donated $1 million to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, a company spokesperson...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 06:05pm

Technology

Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows

WhatsApp, Meta's messaging application, also down for users in many countries

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 03:51am

Markets

Meta shares hit record high after US appeals court upholds TikTok ban

NEW YORK: Shares of Facebook-owner Meta Platforms hit a record high on Friday after a U.S. appeals court upheld a...

Published 07 Dec, 2024 01:34am

World

Meta says no sign of AI bedevilling elections in 2024

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta on Tuesday said fears that artificial intelligence would unleash a torrent of misinformation to...

Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am

World

EU fines Meta $840m for ‘abusive’ Facebook ad practices

BRUSSELS: The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by ...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:32am

Pakistan

Meta supports creators in Karachi to inspire new wave of content

KARACHI: Meta connected with content creators in Karachi through various engagements starting with an event that...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Life & Style

Pharrell Williams to bring star power to Web Summit tech event

PARIS: Singer Pharrell Williams is due to kick off one of Europe’s biggest tech events on Monday, the Web Summit in...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 07:15pm

Markets

Wall St slides as Meta, Microsoft warnings trigger fears over AI trade

NEW YORK: Wall Street tumbled on Thursday, after warnings from Microsoft and Meta Platforms about escalating AI ...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:33am

Technology

Meta, Microsoft lift AI spending, worrying Wall Street ahead of Amazon results

Big tech including Microsoft and Meta are stepping up spending to build out AI data centers in a rush to meet vast...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 11:08am

Technology

Meta builds AI search engine to cut Google, Bing reliance, the Information reports

Meta Platforms is working on an artificial intelligence-based search engine as it looks to reduce dependence on...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 09:01pm

Technology

Meta says it will expand production of mixed reality headsets in Vietnam

HANOI: Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it will expand investment in artificial intelligence innovation in Vietnam,...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 11:13am

Technology

Meta bets big on celebrity AI voices and augmented reality glasses

MENLO PARK, United States: Meta launched AI chatbots voiced by Hollywood celebrities including Judi Dench and John...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 09:05pm

World

Meta bans Russian state media for ‘foreign interference’

NEW YORK: Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media...

Published 17 Sep, 2024 09:04pm

Pakistan

Meta to support youth’s digital citizenship

ISLAMABAD: Simon Milner, Meta’s Vice President of Public Policy for the Asia Pacific region, joined Talha Ahad ...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am

Perspectives

Zuckerberg was ‘pressured’ to censor Covid content: is the same happening with Palestine?

Earlier this week, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration had pressured the company to...

Updated 28 Aug, 2024 11:35pm

World

Zuckerberg says Biden admin pressured Meta to ‘censor’ COVID-19 content

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration had pressured the company to “censor” COVID-19...

Published 27 Aug, 2024 07:45pm

World

Meta welcomes Turkiye lifting access ban on Instagram, spokesperson says

ISTANBUL: Instagram parent Meta said on Tuesday that the company welcomed Turkiye’s reopening of access to the...

Published 13 Aug, 2024 05:15pm

Business & Finance

PSX holds gong ceremony to mark listing of BigBird Foods Ltd

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday held a gong ceremony to mark the listing of Big Bird Foods Limited...

Published 10 Aug, 2024 06:51am

Technology

Kaspersky study: ‘47pc users including Pakistanis believe covering webcam will maintain privacy’

ISLAMABAD: A global cyber security company found that 47 percent users including Pakistanis believed that covering...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

World

Malaysia PM outraged over removal of Facebook post on Haniyeh assassination

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday accused Meta Platforms of cowardice after his...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 11:55am

Technology

Nigeria fines Meta $220mn for ‘violations’

LAGOS: Nigeria has issued a $220 million fine against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, for...

Published 20 Jul, 2024 05:30pm

Pakistan

Meta holds workshop on digital transformation for govt partners in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Meta organised a workshop on Digital Transformation for government partners in Pakistan at the Ministry ...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:48am

Pakistan

Pakistani Facebook community: Meta drives conversations on responsible content creation

KARACHI: Meta has collaborated with Ali Gul Pir - Pakistani content creator and comedian - to host a four-episode...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:30am

Life & Style

Meta drives conversations on responsible content creation with Pakistan’s Facebook community

KARACHI: Meta has collaborated with Ali Gul Pir – Pakistani content creator and comedian – to host a four-episode...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 07:14pm

Technology

Meta identifies networks pushing deceptive content likely generated by AI

NEW YORK: Meta said on Wednesday it had found “likely AI-generated” content used deceptively on its Facebook and...

Published 29 May, 2024 11:29pm

World

India’s influencers still struggle years after TikTok ban

ROHTAK: Choreographer Sahil Kumar found fame showcasing folk dances on TikTok, but his profile has been dormant...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 11:31am

Technology

Meta team calls on IT minister

ISLAMABAD: A two-member delegation of Meta called on Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Technology

Meta releases beefed-up AI models

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta on Thursday introduced an improved AI assistant built on new versions of its open source Llama...

Published 19 Apr, 2024 12:15pm

World

Meta ‘temporarily’ closes Threads network in Turkiye

ISTANBUL: Facebook owner Meta said Monday it would “temporarily” shut down its Threads short-messaging service in...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 07:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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