Maisah Bustami, Author at Digital Phablet

January 23, 2026

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, announced on Thursday that it has completed a deal to form a primarily...

PTA Denounces Fake Alert on Mobile Tax Relief

January 23, 2026

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has denied circulating rumors about a "fake notification" on social media claiming that mobile taxes...

Google Ads: New Call & Messaging Ads Terms Unveiled

Google Ads has introduced new terms related to call and messaging ads that advertisers are required to accept before using...

Apple Introduces Two New Siri Updates with iOS 26.4 & 27

Apple is planning to launch two new versions of Siri, one this year integrated with iOS 26.4, and another next...

Snapchat Avoids Trial by Settling Social Media Addiction Claim

Snapchat confirmed on Wednesday that it reached an agreement to settle a U.S. civil lawsuit accusing the platform, along with...

UK Upper House Approves Social Media Ban for Under-16s

Britain’s upper house of parliament approved a measure on Wednesday to ban social media use for individuals under 16, intensifying...

YouTube Adds AI Likeness Feature Similar to OpenAI

YouTube unveiled its latest plan on Wednesday, enabling users this year to craft AI-powered versions of themselves for video content,...

Google Ads Not Yet on Gemini Despite OpenAI’s ChatGPT Ad Reveal

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, stated at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that Google currently has no...

Google Search Rankings See Increased Fluctuation Again on January 21

Last week, Digital Phablet reported on a significant Google Search ranking fluctuation that began around January 15th, characterized by intense...

Pakistani-American Attorney Leads Major Role at TikTok

Zunaira Tariq, a Pakistani-American lawyer and operations leader for TikTok's Mobility division, has been named Operations Leader at TikTok's U.S....

Scientists Prepare Deep-Sea Mission to Explore ‘Dark Oxygen’