Tech
February 22, 2023
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Wednesday’s top tech news: Section 230 on trial

[ Yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google, which is a case with potentially huge ramifications for Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (aka, “The Twenty-Six words that Created the Internet”). My colleague Adi Robertson has a great writeup of the day’s proceedings, which centers around whether YouTube’s video recommendation […]

Pakistan News
February 22, 2023
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Pakistan delegation visits Kabul to discuss security concerns | The Express Tribune

[ KABUL: A high-ranking delegation led by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is in Kabul today to meet with officials of the Afghan Taliban government to discuss security matters including counter-terrorism measures, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday. The delegation includes Inter-Services Intelligence Director General Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum and Pakistan\’s special envoy on […]

Pakistan News
February 22, 2023
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Chinese bank approves $700m to Pakistan, says Dar | The Express Tribune

[ Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday announced that the board of China Development Bank (CDB) approved a loan of $700 million for Pakistan. Earlier this month, the country\’s foreign exchange reserves slipped to the alarming level of below $3 billion for the first time in nine years, reducing import capacity to slightly over two […]

Economy
February 22, 2023
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ANALYSIS | Bank of Canada might need to raise rates if companies keep raising prices, Macklem warns | CBC News

[ It may sound like a circular argument, but the only way to stop inflation is to stop companies from raising prices. And the only way to stop that is to get inflation under control. And that could mean an end to the interest rate hike pause. After Tuesday\’s latest release of inflation data, warnings from Bank of Canada governor Tiff […]

Pakistan News
February 22, 2023
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Loan talks revived after govt bows to IMF diktat | The Express Tribune

ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday announced sending its mission to Pakistan next week in a bid to break a deadlock over critical conditions regarding plugging a fiscal hole of around Rs2.5 trillion through a combination of taxation, expenditure and power tariff measures. “At the request of the (Pakistani) […]

Pakistan News
February 22, 2023
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Economic stability will be restored soon: Ayesha | The Express Tribune

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Ayesha Ghaus Pasha has said that economic stability will be restored in the country very soon as Pakistan has taken all the necessary steps as per the request of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Pakistan has a strategy to get out of economic problems, so Pakistan should not default, […]