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TikTok has introduced a series of updates designed to help people better understand, identify, and control their experience with AI-generated content on the platform. TikTok believes AI can inspire creativity, support discovery, and enhance safety when used responsibly and transparently. These updates aim to give the community clearer information and more choices about how they interact with AI. A new control for AI-generated content will soon be tested within the “Manage Topics” feature. This setting will allow users to adjust how much AI-generated content appears in their For You feed. People who enjoy AI-created storytelling or educational clips will be…

Pakistan’s gaming and animation ecosystem enters a transformative phase as the Centre of Excellence in Gaming and Animation (CEGA), backed by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) through Ignite, rolls out its first incubation program across the country. The long-awaited program brings together emerging startups inside a state-of-the-art facility equipped to support high-quality game and animation production. Over twenty startups from Karachi and Lahore centers of Cohort 1 of CEGA, now have access to dedicated labs, high-end workstations, virtual machines, and specialized rendering studios, enabling them to focus on developing market-ready projects from day one. CEGA’s Excellence centers…

Pakistan’s leading digital microfinance bank, Mobilink Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with IMARAT Group, one of the country’s premier real estate conglomerates, to enhance access to housing finance, and drive economic empowerment through technology-driven banking solutions. Pakistan currently faces a housing crisis, with World Bank estimates placing the housing shortage at around 12 million units. The situation is further aggravated by declining affordability, rising property prices, and higher mortgage rates. Mobilink Bank simplifies access to housing finance by offering inclusive, customer-centric solutions that enable low-income and underserved households to secure affordable and dignified homes. The bank’s partnership with…

Alibaba.com, a leading global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform, today announced the collaboration with UPS Authorised Service Contractor in Pakistan to provide cost-effective and reliable logistics services for Pakistani exporters. This initiative aim to helping local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) connect seamlessly to over 200 countries and regions, optimizing delivery speed, pricing transparency, and customer experience globally. The collaboration comes as Alibaba.com continues to deepen its investments in Pakistan, achieving a nearly 50% year-over-year increase in new suppliers from April to September and a significant surge in online transaction scale, marked by a nearly 150% rise in monthly order volume…

Dr. Herbalist by Hemani successfully launched its innovative new range of 11 functional wellness gummies in Karachi on 25th November 2025. The star-studded evening featured the brand’s ambassador, cricket legend Wasim Akram, along with Founder and CEO Zohair Hemani, The event marked a significant milestone for a brand that is available in more than 87 countries worldwide and continues to champion simple, accessible wellness. Speaking at the launch event, Zohair Hemani shared his enthusiasm for the brand’s latest breakthrough,“We’re excited to launch our new range of 11 functional gummies with Wasim Akram, a partnership that reflects our commitment to simple,…

As Pakistan’s leading life insurance provider, Jubilee Life Insurance partnered with InsurTech 2025 as the Title Sponsor, facilitating the Summit’s theme of marking “Pakistan’s Insurtech Decade: Vision 2030”. The event brought together industry leaders, innovators, and technology experts to explore the future of digitization, financial inclusion, and the growing influence of artificial intelligence in reshaping the insurance sector. The Summit serves as a significance of the insurance sector’s commitment to accelerating Pakistan’s digital insurance evolution and supporting platforms that drive meaningful industry-wide progress. Pakistan’s insurance sector is undergoing a rapid shift, powered by rising internet penetration, a growing fintech ecosystem,…

Telenor Pakistan has entered into a strategic alliance with Data VaultPakistan to launch the country’s first AI-Ready Sovereign Cloud,enabling enterprises to securely access advanced GPU-acceleratedcomputing and locally hosted AI infrastructure for the first time. This landmark partnership is poised to accelerate Pakistan’s AIadoption across sectors such as finance, healthcare, manufacturing,public safety, logistics, agriculture, and government services byproviding the high-performance compute power and compliance-readyenvironment needed for modern AI applications. A National First: Secure AI Infrastructure Kept Entirely Within Pakistan For years, Pakistani enterprises and public institutions relied onoffshore cloud regions for AI workloads, raising concerns around datasovereignty and compliance. This alliance…

K-Electric (KE) kept its momentum of customer outreach and community engagement, conducting four separate customer facilitation camps in areas where electricity theft and bill defaults challenge the utility’s resolve to supply uninterrupted supply of electricity. Camps were held at Perfume Chowk, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, P&T Colony in Gizri, Surjani and Machar colony in Lyari. “These camps are meant to facilitate the public and help them pay their bills on time while also clearing their outstanding dues,” said Moonis Alvi, KE CEO, who visited the camps in P&T Colony and Perfume Chowk and interacted with the public. “As you are aware, electricity rates…

Bank Alfalah is one of the leading commercial bank and awarded for its digital excellence for four consecutive years by Pakistan Banking Awards, recently announced the launch of ‘Alfa Business – Merchants Payment Solutions’. The aim is to accelerate digitisation across millions of merchants across Pakistan. This initiative will help merchants move from cash transactions to digital payments by integrating into a fully digitised and efficient platform, helping Pakistan move towards a cashless economy. Alfa Business supports a diversified merchant ecosystem and helps businesses of every size manage their daily transactions digitally. It offers digital payment acceptance, sales monitoring for…

The Cisco Partners Award Night brought together key players from the IT Technology Sector to recognize outstanding achievements for the fiscal year 2024-2025. The event, hosted by Cisco and Ingram, celebrated the success and innovation of partners who have made significant contributions to the technology landscape. Among the evening’s honorees, DWP Technologies received multiple accolades, including the Enterprise Partner of the Year FY 2025, Software Partner of the Year FY 2025, and the Individual Excellence Award, presented to Waseem Sher. These recognitions reflect the company’s ability to execute complex and large-scale projects with a high level of technical proficiency. Speaking…