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Australia launches ‘landmark’ bill to ban social media for children under 16

SYDNEY: Australia’s centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 11:09am

Technology

Snap to lay off 10% of its global workforce

Snap said on Monday it would cut around 528 employees, or 10% of its global workforce, joining other tech and media...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 08:06pm

World

Backlash after Macron calls to ‘cut off’ social media

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron’s government faced a backlash Wednesday after the centrist leader called for powers...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:22pm

Technology

Snapchat seeks path to profit without losing its way

SANTA MONICA: Snapchat parent Snap on Wednesday unveiled new tactics including the increased use of artificial...

Published 20 Apr, 2023 12:03pm

Technology

Real life, right now: BeReal photo app claims to capture authenticity

SAN FRANCISCO: It's not all sunsets and selfie smiles — people are flocking to a new social network app that calls...

Published 07 Sep, 2022 03:22pm

Technology

Russia fines WhatsApp, Snapchat owner over data storage violations

MOSCOW: A Russian court on Thursday fined Meta Platforms Inc’s WhatsApp messenger and Snapchat owner Snap Inc for an...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 02:01pm

Technology

Snap to slow hiring after dismal earnings pummel stock price

SAN FRANCISCO: Snapchat's owner plans to "substantially" slow recruitment after bleak results Thursday wiped 25...

Updated 22 Jul, 2022 02:34pm

Business & Finance

UK watchdog orders Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy

LONDON: Facebook owner Meta has been told by the UK competition watchdog to sell popular animated images platform...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

Technology

Google Cloud, Snapchat, Spotify and several other sites down

Several social media apps and services were down on Tuesday, users reported, according to outage tracking website...

Updated 17 Nov, 2021 03:12am

Technology

Facebook's WhatsApp rolls out option for disappearing photos, videos to take on Snapchat

The feature, called View Once, will let photos and videos disappear from the chat after they have been seen, Facebook said in a blog post on Tuesday

Published 04 Aug, 2021 07:15pm

Technology

Snapchat claims 500m monthly active users

SAN FRANCISCO: Snapchat, the social network popular with young smartphone users, said Thursday it has 500 million...

Updated 24 May, 2021 08:34am

Technology

Snap adds more users than Wall Street expected as improved app takes hold

Most of the user growth continued to come from outside North America, rising 57% from the prior-year quarter.

Published 24 Apr, 2021 10:29am

Technology

Facebook tests feature in India to share Instagram reels on its news feed

Instagram's reels feature is the company's version of ByteDance's TikTok wherein users can record short mobile-friendly videos, and add special effects and soundtracks pulled from a music library.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 10:58am

Business & Finance

Looming Apple privacy changes weigh on Snap despite revenue growth

Apple’s planned changes, to ask iPhone users for consent to track their data for personalized ads, could present a “risk” to advertiser demand, Snap said, but added it was unclear how that could affect business in the long-run.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 10:26am

Technology

YouTube extends ban on Trump channel ahead of inaugeration

The supporters of Trump who attacked the US Capitol were "provoked" by the president and "fed lies," Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 09:59am

Technology

Twitter chief says Trump ban sets 'dangerous' precedent

"Having to take these actions fragment the public conversation," Dorsey said.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:41am

World

Facebook exec says 'no plans' to end Trump ban

Facebook is also keeping in place a pause on all ads in the US about politics or elections, meaning no ads from politicians including Trump, according to Bickert and Rosen.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 11:21am

Technology

Amazon pushes Parler offline after Capitol attack

Google pulled Parler from its app store for allowing "egregious content" that could incite deadly violence like that seen at the Capitol.

Published 10 Jan, 2021 10:50am

World

Facebook bans Trump 'indefinitely' for inciting violence

Snapchat confirmed Thursday that it locked Trump out of the photo sharing platform amid concerns over his dangerous rhetoric.

Published 07 Jan, 2021 09:50pm

Business & Finance

Reddit to buy TikTok rival Dubsmash

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a spokeswoman for Reddit said the acquisition was based on a combination of cash and stock.

Published 14 Dec, 2020 08:39pm

Technology

Twitter users can now share tweets to Snapchat

Users on the iOS platform can now post tweets on stories, or send them as individual messages on Snapchat by tapping on the share icon, Twitter said.

Published 11 Dec, 2020 01:05am

Technology

Snapchat Launches Spotlight to Take on TikTok and Instagram Reels

Snapchat launches a new section of its app called the Spotlight, which will showcase user-created video, and offer serious competition to Instagram Reels and TikTok.

Updated 24 Nov, 2020 12:56pm

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 23	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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