Technology

United States authorities on Wednesday put the Israeli maker of the Pegasus spyware which was at the centre of a scandal over surveillance of journalists and officials on a blacklist of restricted companies. The company, NSO, was engulfed in controversy over reports that tens of thousands of human rights activists, journalists, politicians and business executives worldwide were listed as potential targets of …

Netflix on Tuesday rolled out its mobile games globally to members with Android devices, exploring new ground as competition stiffens on the video streaming pioneer’s home turf. Users will only require a Netflix subscription to play those games and there will be no additional fees or in-app purchases, the company said. Offering games for free to current subscribers echoes the …

Ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, hit an all-time high on Wednesday, catching up with bitcoin’s rally and riding on news of wider blockchain adoption. The ether token, which underpins the ethereum blockchain network, rose to as high as $4,643 in Asian hours, breaching the previous day’s $4,600 and taking the week’s gains to more than 10%. In the days since …

BEIJING: US internet services company Yahoo said on Tuesday it has pulled out of mainland China, becoming the latest tech firm to withdraw as a crackdown by Beijing on the industry gathers pace. The move comes just days after American gaming giant Epic said it will shut its popular game “Fortnite” following the imposition of strict curbs on the world’s …

Apple Inc has cut back production of iPad tablets to allocate more components to the iPhone 13, a sign the global chip supply crunch is hitting Apple harder than previously indicated, Nikkei said on Tuesday, citing multiple sources. Production of the iPad was down half from Apple’s original plans for the past two months, the newspaper said on its website, …

Apple has cut back production of iPad tablets to allocate more components to the iPhone 13, a sign the global chip supply crunch is hitting Apple harder than previously indicated, Nikkei said on Tuesday, citing multiple sources. Production of the iPad was down half from Apple’s original plans for the past two months, the newspaper said on its website, adding …

WhatsApp has introduced several updates for its web and mobile phone versions. In a Twitter announcement, WhatsApp said that with the new updates, users will be able to add stickers and text or crop and rotate their photos from any WhatsApp screen, whether it’s a smaller or big one. In terms of sticker suggestions, users can now incorporate the perfect …

KARACHI: Although the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) did not file any complaint over a cyberattack this past weekend, a team of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybersecurity wing visited the bank’s head office on Monday and discussed with its senior officials ways to trace the motive, origin and people behind the assault. The head of the FIA team informed the media …

The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) assured on Sunday that customers’ financial data has not been compromised and “has remained protected, confidential and secured”, following a cyberattack on its IT infrastructure on night of Oct 29. In a tweet on Friday, the State Bank of Pakistan had said that the NBP had “reported a cyber security related incident which is being investigated.” …

Indonesia has approved the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11, its food and drug agency said on Monday, following the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the Pfizer vaccine for younger kids. Until Monday, Indonesia had cleared the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine only for people aged 12 and above, of which it has the most amount in its arsenal …