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This photo taken on July 2, 2025 shows a sign of the 2025 Global Digital Economy Conference in Beijing, capital of China. With the theme “Building a Digital-Friendly City”, the 2025 Global Digital Economy Conference opened here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)This photo taken on July 2, 2025 shows the inaugural ceremony of the Global Digital Economy Cities Alliance during the opening ceremony of the 2025 Global Digital Economy Conference in Beijing, capital of China. With the theme “Building a Digital-Friendly City”, the 2025 Global Digital Economy Conference opened here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)This photo taken on July 2, 2025 shows…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has introduced a 120-day FBR tax-free mobile registration facility for overseas Pakistanis. According to the details released by the PTA, under the authority’s policy, mobile devices can be registered tax-free for a period of 120 days. The facility is free of charge and provided through an automated temporary mobile registration system. Overseas Pakistanis can avail FBR tax-free mobile registration facility for 120 days per each visit under the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) policy.The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is facilitating this service through its free, automated Temporary Mobile… pic.twitter.com/GkqSruaVOc — PTA (@PTAofficialpk) July…

Amazon logo on a brick building exterior in San Francisco on Aug. 20, 2024.Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesAmazon is discontinuing its stand-alone free streaming TV service next month as it looks to consolidate its content offerings under Prime Video.The service, called Freevee, launched in 2019 underneath IMDb, the film and TV site Amazon bought in 1998. It offered a stable of free, ad-supported video, including original series and some Prime Video content, primarily through an app.The Freevee app will shut down in August, at which point users will be able to watch shows and movies…

Listen to article South African Air Force (SAAF) Chief Lt General Wiseman Simo Mbambo paid an official visit to Pakistan, where he met with Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu at Air Headquarters in Islamabad, according to the military’s media wing. Upon his arrival, the visiting dignitary was welcomed with a formal Guard of Honour by a smartly turned-out contingent of the Pakistan Air Force, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. During the meeting, the PAF chief highlighted the strong bilateral relationship between Pakistan and South Africa, emphasising the…

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesOpenAI is distancing itself from Robinhood’s latest crypto push after the trading platform began offering tokenized shares of OpenAI and SpaceX to users in Europe.”These ‘OpenAI tokens’ are not OpenAI equity,” OpenAI wrote on X. “We did not partner with Robinhood, were not involved in this, and do not endorse it.”The company said that “any transfer of OpenAI equity requires our approval — we did not approve any transfer,” and warned users to “please be careful.”Robinhood announced the launch Monday from Cannes, France, as part of a broader product showcase focused on tokenized equities,…

Listen to article Pakistan, in a strongly worded statement at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), accused India of widespread human rights abuses, religious persecution, and sponsoring terrorism within Pakistan. Responding to remarks made earlier by the Indian representative, Second Secretary at Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN Rabia Ijaz said she was compelled to reply to what she termed a “misleading and hypocritical narrative” presented by New Delhi. “This is a classic case of an oppressor masquerading as the victim,” she said, adding that India had “weaponised hate, normalised mob violence, and institutionalised discrimination” against its own citizens, particularly religious minorities, as…

Bottles of Modelo beer are displayed on a shelf at a BevMo store on January 05, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesConstellation Brands’ beer sales fell 2% in its latest quarter as President Donald Trump’s deportations and consumers’ broader economic fears weighed on demand.In April, Constellation CEO Bill Newlands said that Hispanic consumers are spending less due to their concerns about Trump’s hardline immigration policy and possible job losses in industries with high Latino employment bases. During Wednesday’s earnings conference call, Newlands acknowledged that raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were making it difficult to…

Listen to article A deadly bomb blast struck the Nawagai area of Bajaur district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Wednesday, killing at least five people and injuring 16 others, according to local officials. The explosion occurred on Nawagai road near Sadiqabad Phatak in Khar Tehsil, targeting a government vehicle. The deceased include Assistant Commissioner Nawagai Faisal Ismail, Tehsildar Abdul Wakeel, Constable Zahid, and a passerby, Fazal Manan. Sub-Inspector Noor Hakeem, who was critically wounded in the attack, succumbed to his injuries while being transported to Peshawar for medical treatment. Rescue 1122 teams promptly arrived at the site and shifted the injured to the…

CANNES — Robinhood stock hit the $100 mark for the first time, capping off a week of fresh all-time highs and renewed investor confidence. Shares are now tracking their best performance since April, up more than 30% since the trading app was snubbed from the S&P 500.The milestone follows a major strategic swing in Europe, where Robinhood unveiled its most ambitious crypto expansion to date — one aimed at re-engineering the financial infrastructure itself. At an event held in a Belle Époque mansion along the French Riviera, Robinhood executives laid out a vision to bring thousands of tokenized stocks, ETFs,…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: In a significant development aimed at strengthening bilateral defence cooperation, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu undertook an official visit to the United States of America. The visit marks the first by a serving PAF chief in over a decade and serves as a strategic milestone in Pakistan-US defence relations, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement issued on Wednesday. The high-profile visit, which concluded successfully, proved instrumental in deepening institutional ties, while addressing key regional and global security issues, it added. During the course of…