A mum has revealed the 'huge shock' of her daughter being born with a 'permanent smile' and is now sharing the family's life on TikTok to raise awareness about the rare condition. Cristina Vercher, 21, and her husband Blaize Mucha, 20, from Adelaide, South Australia, welcomed their daughter Ayla Summer Mucha in…

In an outlandish offer, a cruise company has told passengers that they will get a complete refund if their ship disappears during their trip to the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. Picture Credits:   NDTV The Bermuda Triangle is a popular mystery with many ships and flights having disappeared in the region. Reasons behind the disappea…

After four years of begging, a Madhya Pradesh beggar bought his wife a motorcycle costing Rs234,000 (INR90,000). His wife complained of a backache from sitting on the tricycle he had previously had, so he spent all of his savings on the bike. This story is from Amarwara village, where a beggar named Santosh Sahu bought a tiny motorc…

Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif will attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland next week where he will meet global leaders, the CEOs of energy sectors, and commerce delegations. He will also meet with PayPal representatives and invite the company to launch its services in Pakistan. PayPal is a f…

Messi is the new tourist ambassador for Saudi Arabia! Lionel Messi in Saudi Arabia Picture Credits:   MARCA Lionel Messi, the football legend, arrived at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport. On his arrival in the Kingdom on Monday night, the Argentine footballer was greeted with a royal welcome. As part of his visit …

In 2021, Pakistani investors earned more than 98 Billion rupees in crypto profits. According to Chainalysis, an analytics firm, Pakistanis bought heavily into the crypto arena last year, with scores of individuals making over $604.5 million. At the average digital exchange rate, this amounts to more than Rs. 98 billion in total pr…

A 16-year-old girl from the capital city of Pakistan has won the New York Times’ Invent a World challenge by suggesting a noun for some leaders of the globalized economy. Rohana Khattak has invented “oblivionaire” which means a billionaire who chooses to be blind to the disparity and inequality that his or her wealth is creating. …

Just a week after hinting he might build his own social media platform, Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter making him the social media platform’s biggest shareholder. Shares of Twitter surged about 26% in premarket trading immediately after the news. The stake, which was revealed Monday in a regulatory filing, is worth abo…

Intel announced at CES 2022 the 12th gen processor Core i9-12900KS, which can run at 5.5GHz max frequency. The chip can hit the speed on up to two cores for the first time, giving the ultimate performance to hardcore gamers. This special edition processor (hence the S at the end of the name) will finally be available starting Apri…

Amid rising poverty in the second-most populous country, an Indian beggar has gone digital asking people to pay him via a QR code placard which he dons around his neck along with a tablet . The 40-year-old Raju Prasad is keeping up with the times after hearing excuses from daily commuters as people don’t carry change in their pock…

Egyptian live learning Edtech startup, Orcas, has raised $2.1M in its latest funding round co-led by CIRA's NFX Ventures, and Access Bridge Ventures. This pre-series A round recorded participation from Algebra Ventures, Launch Africa Ventures, Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund, and Seedstars International. Source:  Wamda Orcas aims …

Pakistan Telecommunicati on Authority (PTA) has set a target to launch 5G commercially in the first quarter of 2023 in the country. The authority will complete various stages before commercial launch, including the issuance of a strategic plan, the hiring of the consultant for the auction process, finalization of policy directives…

The first SMS ever sent over a mobile phone in 1992 was sold recently as an NFT at auction for 107,000 euros ($120,600), the Aguttes auction house said. The buyer, whose identity was not disclosed but is a Canadian involved in the tech sector, is now the owner of a unique digital replica of the first SMS message in the form of a N…

In October, Ken Pillonel, a robotics engineering student, uploaded a video showing how he created the very first iPhone with a USB-C port. A month later, Pillonel has sold the modified iPhone X on eBay for over $86,000. The auction started out at $1, but as the ten-day auction progressed, that number quickly soared from the thou…

Pakistan’s leading eCommerce platform, Daraz recorded sales worth 66 crore in the first one hour of 11.11 making it the biggest sale of the year in the country. The eCommerce giant’s sales surged as 43% of Pakistan’s digital population visited the platform over the last 30 days resulting in its userbase and orders growing up to 3.…

WhatsApp is reportedly working on a ‘voice message transcription’ feature to turn your voice inputs into text. The benefit of the option is, of course, people don’t have to rely on typing, especially for long messages. WhatsApp already offers the option to sent Voice Notes that recently got an upgrade to manage playback speed…

Broadband subscriptions in Pakistan have surpassed 100 million, thanks to supportive government policies, strong competition among telecom operators, and the Pakistan Telecommunicati on Authority's (PTA) commitment to implement and use innovative technologies. In 2012, Pakistan had fewer than 2 million subscriptions; however, …

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There are several tools you can use to edit and save images to ensure that they are the right size, format, and resolution. The most popular tool amongst web professionals is Adobe Photoshop . (In fact, professional web designers often use this software to design entire sites.) The full version of Photoshop is expensive, but t…