Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday chaired a high-level review meeting on promoting a cashless economy, lauding the federal and provincial governments for shifting salaries, pensions and vendor payments to the Raast digital payment system. Officials informed the meeting that between July 2025 and January 2026, payments worth Rs1.6 trillionContinue Reading
Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence platform suffered widespread outages this week, disrupting access for thousands of users across multiple regions and highlighting the growing dependence on cloud-based AI tools. Users began reporting issues early Monday, with monitoring platforms showing a sharp rise in complaints from North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.Continue Reading
The Embassy of Pakistan in Abu Dhabi has introduced an online registration system for Pakistani nationals residing in the United Arab Emirates, aiming to strengthen community outreach and streamline assistance during emergencies. In a statement, the embassy urged members of the Pakistani community to complete the online form and circulateContinue Reading
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that could change how users share status updates. According to WABetaInfo, the messaging platform is testing the feature in limited regions, enabling users to share status updates with people not saved in their contacts but with whom they have recently interacted via chatContinue Reading
A fire broke out at an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centre in the United Arab Emirates after it was reportedly struck by an Iranian missile, causing a major disruption to cloud infrastructure in the region. The incident affected the mec1-az2 availability zone, where emergency responders were forced to cutContinue Reading
Microsoft may be gradually shifting its focus away from Xbox as part of a broader pivot toward artificial intelligence, according to Seamus Blackley, one of the original founders of the gaming platform. In a recent interview with GamesBeat, Blackley said he believes Microsoft is “winding down” Xbox under what heContinue Reading
Kaspersky Threat Research has uncovered a widespread malware campaign involving a loader known as “RenEngine,” which is being distributed through pirated games and cracked software across multiple countries. According to Kaspersky, samples of RenEngine were first identified in March 2025, with the company’s security solutions already providing protection at thatContinue Reading