–South Korea has also become first country to launch nationwide 5G services SEOUL: Telecom giant Samsung Electronics on Friday released the Galaxy S10 5G, the world’s first available smartphone with built-in fifth-generation…
WASHINGTON: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg called Saturday for governments to play a “more active role” in regulating the internet, urging more countries to adopt versions of sweeping European rules aimed at safeguarding user…
On the 30th anniversary of the birth of the World Wide Web, here is a look back at the development of the internet, now used by billions of people. 1969: father of…
Pakistan suffered internet blackout 11 times less than India over the last three years, Indian media outlet, News18 has reported. According to data from Access Now, a non-profit human rights group dedicated…
LAHORE: Internet services across Pakistan were disrupted on Wednesday evening as customers complained of slow browsing. The exact nature of the fault hadn’t been ascertained till the filing of this report; however, several…
NEW DELHI: Authorities in northeastern India have cut internet access after crazed mobs beat three people to death in lynchings sparked by rumours spread on smartphones, officials said Friday. They were the…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said he signed into law a bill renewing the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program, sealing a defeat for digital privacy advocates. “Just signed…
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday passed a bill to renew the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance programme for six years with minimal changes, overcoming objections from civil liberties advocates that…
GENEVA: Violent extremists use the Internet to attract younger audiences, to disseminate content and to foster direct dialogue with young people, a United Nations agency-backed study found. However, more research is needed…
KARACHI: Sindh government has banned cellular services in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur in context of law and order situation ahead of 12 Rabiul Awwal–Eid Milad-un-Nabi. The authorisation was given by the Interior Ministry on…
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would overhaul aspects of the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program in an effort to install additional privacy protections. The…
WASHINGTON: Internet giants, including Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Facebook (FB.O), are moving to compromise on several major policy issues as they adjust to an abrupt shift in the political winds in Washington.…
Israeli ministers on Sunday voted to give government backing to a bill that would require internet service providers to block access to pornographic websites, as well as other sites defined as offensive,…
Sub-Committee of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms approved the biometric system to register overseas Pakistanis enabling them to cast their votes for their favourite candidates through the internet. “National Database and…
A Silicon Valley internet mogul who sold his startup for $300 million at the age of 25 and appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as a highly eligible bachelor was sentenced Friday…
Girls in Britain as young as 11 are being forced into marriage via the internet while others are being secretly wed over the phone, according to two charities. Imams in Britain and…
When a landslide created a huge, turquoise lake that cut them off from the world, the farmers of Gulmit were left destitute and unable to sell their potatoes. Their solution: to drag their Himalayan valley in Pakistan’s far north into the Internet age.
