Facebook, Murdoch’s News Corp sign content-supply deal in Australia
CANBERRA, Australia: Media baron Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp reached a content-supply deal with Facebook Inc in Australia, the companies said on Tuesday, a step towards...
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Will Twitter survive Koo in India?
Koo is a social networking application for microblogging purposes developed by entrepreneur Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka. In simple words, Koo is an Indian alternative...
Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
CANBERRA, Australia: Australia has passed a world-first law aimed at making Google and Facebook pay for news content on their platforms. The news code legislation...
Facebook cuts deals with Australia, lifts ban on news pages
CANBERRA, Australia: Facebook has announced it will restore news content to its users in Australia after it reached an agreement with the government. The tech...
Facebook blocks Australia pages in dispute over proposed law
CANBERRA, Australia: Facebook has blocked Australian users of its platform from reading and sharing local and international news, stepping up its campaign against government plans...
Muslim Pro sells users’ data to US military for ‘counterterrorism’
NEW YORK, USA: The data from Muslim Pro, a prayer app with over 98 million downloads that reminds users about daily prayers and provides readings...
WhatsApp says ‘select group’ of users targeted in cyber attack
WASHINGTON DC, USA: WhatsApp confirmed on Tuesday that a security breach occurred on its messaging app platform which targeted a ‘select group’ of journalists, lawyers...
Media OutReach launches new media dashboard for newswire industry
HONG KONG: Media OutReach, Asia Pacific’s first global newswire has launched a pioneering Media and Journalist Insight Dashboard. The dashboard is aimed at gaining accurate...
PMN, Telenor sign agreement to digitise microfinance industry
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN) has signed an agreement with Telenor Microfinance Bank (TMB) to bring the unbanked and underbanked segment of the society...
Facebook opens Innovation Lab in Lahore, boosting tech innovation in Pakistan
LAHORE: Facebook and Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom along with the National Technology Fund (IGNITE) launched the first Facebook Innovation Lab in Pakistan...