Tech For Awam

28/03/2024

Pakistan youngest vlogger Muhammad Sheraz met Pakistan PM Shebaz Sharif in Islamabad.

27/03/2024

Researchers have set a new world record for internet speed that is 4.5 million times faster than the average broadband.

An international team that included scientists from Aston University in Birmingham set the new record of 301 terabits per second – the equivalent of 9,000 HD films – using a standard optical fibre.

At this speed, it would take just one minute to download every single movie listed on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

For comparison, the average broadband speed in the UK is 69.4 megabits per second, according to an Of com performance report from last September.

The record-breaking data transmission rate was achieved by developing a new optical processing device that opened up new wavelength bands that have not been previously used in fibre optic systems.

27/03/2024

, Mumbai has emerged as Asia's new billionaire capital, surpassing Beijing, according to the latest Hurun Research Institute report. The financial hub of India now boasts 92 billionaires, overtaking Beijing's count and solidifying its status as a thriving center for wealth creation.

26/03/2024

uzum an e-commerce startup offering online shopping, fintech and food deliveries to millions of customers in Uzbekistan, has raised $114 million in funding, becoming the country’s first unicorn with a valuation of $1.16 billion.

Uzum recognized the opportunity to create a comprehensive marketplace akin to Amazon. It established logistics, a fleet, and pickup points for next-day deliveries. Since its launch in October 2022, it has gained over 8 million monthly active users and 9,000+ merchants.

Following its success in e-commerce, Uzum ventured into fintech with a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) product, which constitutes a significant portion of its transactions. It also entered the food delivery business and established a digital bank.

The startup secured $114 million in a Series A round, with plans to raise $200 million in a Series B round. Funds will primarily support fintech expansion and e-commerce infrastructure enhancement. Uzum aims to combine its businesses into two super apps and launch a large logistics complex for e-commerce.

While similar global companies exist, Uzum perceives little competition in Uzbekistan due to its diverse service offerings and potential for higher margins by integrating e-commerce and fintech services.

Investors, led by Fin Sight Ventures, express confidence in Uzum's potential to become a national tech leader in Uzbekistan, drawing parallels to successful ventures in neighboring regions like Kazakhstan's Kaspi.kz.

25/03/2024

25/03/2024

اقوام متحدہ کی سلامتی کونسل (یو این ایس سی) غزہ میں اسرائیل اور فلسطینی تنظیم حماس کے درمیان فوری جنگ بندی کے ساتھ ساتھ تمام قیدیوں کی رہائی پر زور دیتی ہے۔
کونسل کے دس منتخب اراکین کی طرف سے پیش کی گئی قرارداد کو باقی چودہ کونسل کے اراکین کی حمایت حاصل تھی۔
اس قرارداد میں رمضان کے مسلمانوں کے روزے رکھنے والے مہینے کے لیے فوری طور پر جنگ بندی کا مطالبہ کیا گیا ہے، جو دو ہفتوں میں ختم ہو رہا ہے، اور 7 اکتوبر کو جنوبی اسرائل پر قبضے میں لیے گئے تمام قیدیوں کی رہائی کا بھی مطالبہ کیا گیا ہے۔

25/03/2024

The very first Apple logo was designed in 1976 by Ronald Wayne, one of the company's co-founders.

The original logo featured an illustration of Issac Newton sitting under an apple tree with a quote from William Wordsworth inscribed around it.

A year later, Steve Jobs declared the that logo was outdated and then employed Rob Janoff to create the iconic rainbow-colored apple with a bite taken out of it, which was used for more than 20 years.

In the late 1990s, the company unveiled a new monochrome logo with a sleek, silver apple, which was used until the introduction of the current logo in 2007.

Today, the iconic Apple logo is composed of a minimalistic silhouette of an apple with a bite taken out of it, which symbolizes knowledge, ingenuity, and innovation.