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VC Firm 92Partners Launches in Pakistan

VC Firm 92Partners Launches in Pakistan Newly created Venture Capital Firm, 92Partners, based out of Lahore, Dubai & California today announced the launch of its Pakistani Operations for Netpreneur’s, Socialpreneur’s & Inventrepreneur’s of the country. 92’s Ventures will have on-the-ground coverage of investment opportunities worldwide. In the U.S., 92Partners will have offices in California and

Lahore Blast: Facebook Mistakenly Enabled its Safety Check Globally

Lahore Blast: Facebook Mistakenly Enabled its Safety Check Globally   Facebook today turned on its “safety check” tool after deadly blast in Lahore that has killed over 50 innocent people — mostly children and women — till now. Facebook’s “Safety Check” tool automatically sends notifications to people thought to be with-in the troubled/attacked area and

TeamNUST and their Hult Prize Journey

TeamNUST and their Hult Prize Journey One of the most coveted startup-accelerator for university students around the world, The Hult Prize Foundation aspires young social entrepreneurs emerging from the world’s universities to share ideas that can solve some of the world’s fundamental social problems. Every year the foundation holds a competition in the associated universities

The World Unites to Express Solidarity and #PrayforPakistan

The World Unites to Express Solidarity and #PrayforPakistan There was a global outpouring of solidarity and support for Pakistan through a #PrayforPakistan hashtag on social media in the wake of the terrible suicide attack that left scores dead and injured in Lahore yesterday. We’re here in Dallas, Texas, USA for Pakistan National Day, and I

This Pakistani Startup Aims to Bring VR and Augmented Reality to You

This Pakistani Startup Aims to Bring VR and Augmented Reality to You Virtual reality gaming is coming back in a big way. Big names such as Sony, HTC, Facebook and Samsung are all dipping into the VR scene, with many of their offerings going well over Rs. 50,000 range. That price tag, out of reach

QMobile LINQ L20 Flies Off the Shelf in Daraz’s 23rd March Sale

QMobile LINQ L20 Flies Off the Shelf in Daraz’s 23rd March Sale QMobile’s LINQ L20, a smartphone with distinctive design, great camera, crisp display and an affordable price tag of Rs 11,550, was a popular item during Daraz.pk’s 23 March Sale. The phone was featured on the website at a 20% reduced price for the

This is awkward: Verizon’s enterprise security division suffered a data breach

This is awkward: Verizon’s enterprise security division suffered a data breach A recent thread posted on a guarded cybercrime forum advertised a database containing contact information for roughly 1.5 million Verizon Enterprisecustomers for sale at $100,000 for the lot, reports Krebs on Security. Verzion confirmed in a statement that it had identified and fixed a

You can now design and 3D print accessories for the Steam controller

You can now design and 3D print accessories for the Steam controller Gaming giant Valve made waves when it released its revolutionary trackpad-based Steam Controller last June after two years in the making. Now, it’s looking to its community of users to help design accessories and alternative versions for the gamepad. The company has released

No, don’t call the police when Snapchat isn’t working

No, don’t call the police when Snapchat isn’t working West Midlands Police in the UK occasionally posts inappropriate emergency calls on its SoundCloud account, and the latest is a doozy. I mean, I like Snapchat as much as the next person but I wouldn’t say the app being down is a top-proirity matter for the

7 of our favorite Easter eggs hidden on the Web (and your Terminal)

7 of our favorite Easter eggs hidden on the Web (and your Terminal) How is your Friday? This weekend is Easter. You know, that one holiday with the egg-stashing chocolate bunnies. Or, depending on the version you celebrate, Jesus basically going: And then three days later he was all like: In honor of the holiday