Google highlights tools, partnerships to promote safer internet in Pakistan
To mark ‘Safer Internet Month’, Google highlighted a range of tools, technologies, and educational initiatives designed to help students, parents, and educators in Pakistan navigate the AI era safely and responsibly.
Adil Aziz
InnoVista Unveils Pakistan’s First Agentic AI Hackathon with Google, PAFLA & Systems Ltd
InnoVista (Pvt.) Ltd., Pakistan’s premier innovation ecosystem enabler, and Pakistan Freelancers Association (PAFLA) announced the launch of the National Agentic AI Hackathon 2025, a pioneering initiative to harness the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence in solving Pakistan’s most pressing challenges.
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Advergic Could Be the Most Important AdTech Update for Pakistan in a Decade
Advergic is the only ad tech company in Pakistan officially partnered with Google to directly onboard publishers to Google Ad Manager (GAM). For publishers, it means what actually counts: higher earnings, full control over ad inventory, and access to global ad demand that was never in reach before.
Mehfooz
Google to produce 0.5M Chromebooks in Pakistan by 2026
Tech giant Google launched an initiative to produce half a million Chromebooks in Pakistan, marking the occasion by presenting the first device to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at a ceremony. President of Google Asia Pacific (APAC) Scott Beaumont presented locally manufactured chromebook to the prime minister.
Jazz, Google, Tech valley mark milestone achievement with ‘Digital Safar’
Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator, in collaboration with Google and Tech Valley, a social enterprise, celebrated the remarkable success of their flagship initiative, Digital Safar.
Google doubling down support on AI skills for Pakistanis with Google AI Essentials course, Google Career Certificate scholarships and new programs
Google is committed to ensuring that everybody can benefit from AI, and we believe that skilling is the first step. Google has launched Google AI Essentials, a new course to help more people unlock AI skills for the future, provides up to 45,000 scholarships for Google Career Certificates in 2024, and adds two new programs to upskill freelancers and women.
Jazz , Tech Valley join forces to empower young minds with ‘Digital Safar’ Program
Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator, has partnered with Tech Valley, a Google for Education partner, to introduce the ‘Digital Safar’ program to schools across Pakistan to equip more than 300,000 students with foundational coding skills and essential internet safety practices, preparing them for the opportunities and challenges of the digital landscape.
You Tube lays off 100 employees from operations and creator management teams
You Tube lays off 100 employees from operations and creator management teams
Spotify to use Google’s AI to tailor podcasts, audiobooks recommendations
Swedish streaming music app, Spotify expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to use large language models (LLMs) to help identify a user’s listening patterns across podcasts and audiobooks in order to suggest tailor-made recommendations.
SECP Strikes Down Illegal Personal Loan Applications
In order to safeguard the public from falling into debt traps of illegal loan apps, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), in coordination with Google, Apple and the PTA, has ensured removal of 120 illegal Loan apps that were previously available at Google and Apple Stores. The phenomenon of illegal personal Loan Apps…
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