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Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesElon Musk received a court summons last week in connection with the SEC’s lawsuit over his alleged failure to properly disclose purchases of Twitter stock in 2022 before bidding to buy the company, according to a filing on Thursday.A process server delivered the civil summons to Musk on March 14, at the headquarters of SpaceX in Brownsville,…
Listen to article Energy Minister Awais Ahmad Leghari has dismissed former finance minister Miftah Ismail’s recent remarks on energy policies as “misleading and baseless,” accusing him of presenting incorrect statistics to misguide the public. Responding to Ismail’s criticism, Leghari underscored that the government remains committed to promoting renewable energy as a key priority. “The government has encouraged the public to adopt solar energy. Following amendments to net metering regulations, solar energy costs have decreased. As a result, over 4,000 megawatts of solar-generated electricity have already been integrated into the national grid,” he stated. Looking ahead, the minister projected that within the next…
Washington, DC – Nader Hashemi, a professor of Middle East and Islamic politics at Georgetown University, has been a vocal critic of efforts to silence pro-Palestine protesters and academics amid Israel’s war in Gaza. Those efforts reached new heights under the administration of President Donald Trump, which last week took the extraordinary measure of detaining and seeking to deport Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident married to a US citizen. Then, immigration authorities came for one of Hashemi’s own students. Earlier this week, agents detained Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center…
A visitor experiences a gaming cockpit equipped with a curved monitor during the 2025 Appliance & Electronics World Expo (AWE2025) in east China’s Shanghai, March 20, 2025. With the theme of “AI For All”, the AWE2025 kicked off here on Thursday. More than a thousand enterprises from all over the world gathered at the expo to showcase their latest innovations. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)Visitors interact with an intelligent robot during the 2025 Appliance & Electronics World Expo (AWE2025) in east China’s Shanghai, March 20, 2025. With the theme of “AI For All”, the AWE2025 kicked off here on Thursday. More than a…
Listen to article Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Thursday denied having any information regarding reports of its citizens travelling to Israel, stating that investigations into the matter were ongoing. Addressing a weekly press briefing, Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said the government was gathering information on reports of Pakistanis visiting Israel. He added that any comment on the situation would be made once details were confirmed. Khan strongly condemned Israel’s ongoing military strikes in Gaza and Khan Younis, reaffirming Pakistan’s stance against the violence. Speaking on national security, he said Pakistan’s missile and defence capabilities were solely for the country’s security and…
Signage outside the Micron offices in San Jose, California, on Dec. 17, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicron shares popped 6% in extended trading Thursday after the company reported second-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates and offered better-than-expected guidance.Here’s how the company did:Earnings per share: $1.56, adjusted vs. $1.42 expected by LSEGRevenue: $8.05 billion vs. $7.89 billion expected by LSEGRevenue increased 38% from $5.82 billion during the same period in 2024, Micron said in a press release. The memory and storage solutions company reported net income of $1.58 billion, or $1.41 per share, up from $793 million, or…
Burned Teslas are shown at a Tesla Collision Center after an individual used incendiary devices to set several vehicles on fire on March 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty ImagesAttorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday touted federal cases against people accused of setting fire to Tesla cars and property, adding to the Trump administration’s growing vocal support for Elon Musk’s company.Bondi decried a “wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties” in a Department of Justice press release that highlighted three defendants charged in connection with Molotov cocktail attacks on Tesla property.Despite the DOJ claiming that Bondi “announced”…
Listen to article Pakistan is set to formally recognise cryptocurrency as it moves towards legalising digital assets and establishing a regulatory framework aimed at attracting international investment. Bilal bin Saqib, the newly appointed Chief Advisor to the Finance Minister for the Pakistan Crypto Council, shared the country’s crypto vision in an interview with Bloomberg TV, highlighting the need for clear regulations. “Pakistan is done sitting on the sidelines, we want to have regulatory clarity. We need to have a legal framework that is pro-business,” Bilal said. “We want Pakistan as a leader in blockchain-powered finance, and we want to attract international investment…
Coventry wins the race to succeed Thomas Bach and will be first African to become International Olympic Committee chief.Kirsty Coventry has smashed through the glass ceiling of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to become the organisation’s first woman and first African president in its 130-year history. The Zimbabwean swimming great, already a towering figure in Olympic circles, emerged victorious on Thursday in the race to replace Thomas Bach, securing the top job in world sport and ushering in a new era for the Games. “It’s a really powerful signal,” she smiled as the victory sunk in. “It’s a signal that…
Listen to article Israel has intensified its airstrikes on Gaza for a third consecutive day, killing at least 91 people overnight and early Thursday, including a newborn baby, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Palestinian outlet Quds News Network reported that at least 20 people were killed in Khan Younis after Israeli forces struck several houses in the southern Gaza city. Meanwhile, in northern Gaza, an attack on a family home in the as-Sultan neighborhood west of Beit Lahiya claimed at least seven lives. “The Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have intensified, especially at dawn, when at least 11 residential buildings…