In Germany, growth of covid-19 cases declined after a series of three social distancing interventions, detectable at a two-week delay following each intervention. However, it was only after the third—a far-reaching contact ban—did cases decline significantly. These results from a modeling study …Continue reading
The numbers: Three months after the coronavirus pandemic made its way to Pakistan, the total number of its cases has reached 64,028 with 1,317 deaths as of Friday afternoon. While 22,305 patients have recovered from the virus, Punjab has 22,964 of the …Continue reading
By May end, covid-19 had claimed over 350,000 lives and sent one-third of the world’s population into quarantine. This translated into a drastic hit to the economies with industrial manufacturing shutting down, businesses pausing operations, as well as road and air traffic …Continue reading
Wifigen–gives free Wi-Fi to customers in exchange for their information. What does it take for a man to reach his full potential? Good advice – more than anything else. And this was exactly what Bilal got during his journey in creating Wifigen …Continue reading
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alumnus and preeminent physicist, Dr. Hoodbhoy is currently Zohra and Z.Z. Ahmad Distinguished Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Forman Christian College, Lahore. Earlier, he taught at the Quaid-i-Azam University for 40 years. He graduated from …Continue reading
Used but branded items now available online with low price tag. While the concept of online buying and selling is now not new in Pakistan, the idea of selling used but branded original items such as clothes, shoes and bags etc., is …Continue reading
For many people, 2020 started with anxiety over how they would be managing their lives better. We let go of humorous resolutions and opted for serious reflection. Why? Because it seemed like the ‘internet’ thing to do. Let’s be honest though. Both …Continue reading
In Germany, growth of covid-19 cases declined after a series of three social distancing interventions, detectable at a two-week delay following each intervention. However, it was only after the third—a far-reaching contact ban—did cases decline significantly. These results from a modeling study …Continue reading
On March 16, the Imperial College London COVID-19 Response Team published a paper, forecasting an alarming mortality rate from the novel coronavirus. The study estimated that the number of deaths in the United States alone may rise to 2.2 million. The research …Continue reading
Ayesha Khanna is CEO of ADDO AI, an artificial intelligence solutions provider. She is the author of Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization. Managing Editor, Areej Mehdi sat down with Ayesha about her vision for a smart city and a …Continue reading
The 021Disrupt conference, organised by The Nest I/O in Karachi in November 2019, was unprecedented on multiple fronts. Captioned with the motto ‘nothing innovative ever stood still’, the conference, designed to link up investors and budding entrepreneurs in Pakistan, was more than …Continue reading
