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KARACHI: Engro Corporation said on Wednesday it will enhance its total equity investment in the telecom infrastructure vertical to Rs21.5 billion. According to a regulatory filing on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the holding company will make this investment in its wholly-owned subsidiary Engro Connect, which will serve as a platform for the conglomerate’s initiatives in the telecommunications sector. Speaking to Dawn, …

As Thailand struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, researchers in the country have developed a machine to draw out COVID-19 vaccine doses more efficiently and optimise lower-than-expected supplies. Using a robotic arm, the “AutoVacc” system can draw 12 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in four minutes from a vial, according to researchers at Chulalongkorn University, who made the machine …

Tags for identifying bitcoin, ethereum and other crypto assets will be launched in September in the latest sign of how the fast growing, unregulated market is adopting the hallmarks of mainstream investing. The ability to monitor cryptocurrencies has become a major worry for regulators as the ballooning market, which reached a record $2 trillion capitalization in April, has experienced wild …

ISLAMABAD: The GSMA, which represents the interests of 750 mobile operators worldwide, has projected that Pakistan will be at the lowest end in terms of smartphone users as well the 5G coverage among the selected countries of Asia Pacific region by 2025. However, Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque said key initiatives have been taken which …

Samsung Group unveiled a $205 billion investment blueprint on Tuesday aimed at making the company a leader in a range of technologies from semiconductors to robotics and creating 40,000 new jobs. The tech giant is South Korea’s largest conglomerate and its overall turnover is equivalent to a fifth of the national gross domestic product. Samsung Electronics, its flagship subsidiary, is …

Facebook is letting some users make voice and video calls within its main app on a trial basis, aiming to make it easier to place calls without opening its standalone Messenger app. The social media giant spun out Messenger from its main app years ago, meaning users would have to download a separate app in order to send messages and …

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) was on Monday conveyed that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and TikTok officials are engaged in talks to lift a ban on the video-sharing app. During a hearing of a case pertaining to a ban on TikTok headed by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, the court directed the PTA authorities to raise the issue of the …

Independent blog reporting on WhatsApp, WABetainfo, says the multimedia messaging app is adding multi-device support to now include iPads. Years after the service’s launch, its beta version today has revealed it will work on an iPad. WhatsApp allows both iPhone and Android users to use the service but currently, it doesn’t have native app operation available on iPads. As per …

PayPal will allow customers in the UK to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies starting this week, the company said on Monday. The roll-out, which marks the first international expansion of PayPal’s cryptocurrencies services outside of the United States, could inspire further mainstream adoption of the new asset class. With over 403 million active accounts globally, the San …

The effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 declines faster than that of the AstraZeneca jab, according to a new study published on Thursday. “Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech have greater initial effectiveness against new COVID-19 infections, but this declines faster compared with two doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca,” researchers at Oxford University said. The study, which has not been peer reviewed, is …