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Dev Ittycheria, CEO of MongoDBAdam Jeffery | CNBCMongoDB shares cratered more than 20% after the database software maker shared weak guidance that signaled a slowdown in growth.For fiscal 2026, the company said it expects adjusted earnings to range between $2.44 to $2.62 per share and revenue of $2.24 billion to $2.28. Analysts were expecting EPS of $3.34 and $2.32 billion in revenue.The weak guidance stems from slower growth in the company’s Atlas cloud-based database service. The revenue projection would imply 12.7% growth, the slowest for the company going back to its 2017 stock market debut.Finance chief Srdjan Tanjga said during…

Listen to article RAWALPINDI: All the 16 terrorists who carried out Tuesday’s massive gun and suicide attack on Bannu cantonment have been neutralised as intelligence reports confirmed that the brazen assault was orchestrated by terrorists operating from their sanctuaries in neighbouring Afghanistan. Five servicemen and 13 civilians were also martyred in the mass-causality attack staged by multiple suicide bombers allegedly belonging to the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group, an outlawed terrorist organisation based across the border. The group carried out a similar deadly attack on the same garrison last July, detonating an explosive-laden vehicle against the boundary wall. The military’s media wing shared…

On February 18, 2022, six days before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, then-United States President Joe Biden said he was “convinced” that Moscow had decided to invade Ukraine. When asked how he knew this, Biden said, “We have a significant intelligence capability.” At the time, Ukraine’s government under President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was unsure about Biden’s prognosis, insisting that a full-scale invasion was unlikely. Biden was right, Ukraine was wrong. Since the war broke out, the US has — in addition to billions of dollars in sophisticated weaponry — shared intelligence with Ukraine using its vast spying capabilities, helping Kyiv both defensively…

A rare tropical cyclone is heading towards Australia’s eastern coast, potentially bringing destructive winds and dangerous storm surges. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall near Brisbane, Australia’s third most populous city, late on Friday or early on Saturday. This is the first cyclone to hit the city of 2.5 million people in more than 50 years, raising concerns of severe flooding and damage in a region not accustomed to direct cyclone impacts. Here’s what we know so far about Alfred and its potential impact: What’s Cyclone Alfred? Alfred is a Category 2 tropical cyclone barrelling towards the densely…

LAHORE: Aiden Markram had one last look at the pitch as he walked off. The ball had sat up and he couldn’t adjust, offering a tame return to Rachin Ravindra at the Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing a mammoth 363 to win, South Africa had been reduced to 189-5 at the end of the 33rd over; the ghosts of the past returning to haunt them. In the crunch game of yet another ICC tournament, South Africa had flattered to deceive. Their dreams of Champions Trophy glory were quickly unravelling. About 10 overs ago, South Africa had seemed to have got…

Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls (L) eyes the basket as he is guarded by Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers.Vince Bucci | AFP | Getty ImagesRare pieces of memorabilia from two of the National Basketball Association’s biggest icons are hitting the auction block and are expected to sell for a combined $20 million.Sotheby’s announced on Thursday that it is putting up for auction Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant rookie jerseys that were worn during each of their first NBA games. The auction comes as rookie memorabilia has seen a recent surge in popularity and pricing.”The historical weight of…

Listen to article HYDERABAD: The educational boards in Sindh, awaiting appointments of full-time chairmen for several years, are likely to continue functioning under the interim heads as the Sindh High Court has stayed the recent appointments of eight chairmen for the boards. The Hyderabad circuit bench on Tuesday put the respondents, including the Sindh government through the chief secretary, Sindh Universities and Boards Department and the Search Committee besides the eight chairmen, on notice for March 26. “Until the said date, the subject summary shall not proceed to the adversity of the petitioners,” reads the order. The petitioners Abdul Jabbar Abbassi and…

Panamanian leader says sale of a Chinese company’s port operation to a US firm does not amount to retaking the waterway.Panama President Jose Raul Mulino has accused his American counterpart, Donald Trump, of lying when he told members of Congress that the United States is “reclaiming” the Panama Canal. In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, Mulino said the man-made waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans “is not in the process of recovery” by Trump and the US government. “Once again, President Trump is lying,” Mulino wrote on X. “I reject, on behalf of Panama and all…

Listen to article Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has said that the name of Arbab Niaz Stadium was changed in response to the public demand. Speaking to media representatives at the Peshawar High Court (PHC), Gandapur clarified that the renaming the cricket stadium was not his personal decision but rather a request from the public. However, he noted that someone had misinformed Imran Khan regarding the issue. He expressed his intention to meet Imran Khan to clear up any misunderstandings and provide a detailed explanation. The CM emphasized that reports about the stadium’s name change had been conveyed to the PTI’s…

Over the past few days, the Russia-Ukraine conflict seems to have reached its culmination – not on the battlefield but in the halls of power. On February 28, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faced verbal flagellation by United States President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the White House, which appeared to many staged and scripted. It all felt like Trump was looking for a pretext to break up with Ukraine. The decision to freeze military aid indeed materialised on March 4 and it was followed by the suspension of intelligence sharing on March 5, which will immediately affect…