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Pakistan is poised to make significant advances in the field of quantum technology. National Centre for Quantum Computing This was announced by Minister of Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal. The initiative marks a significant step towards overcoming the global quantum divide, provided Pakistan can overcome associated challenges such as economic constraints and significant brain drain. The quantum technology market is growing rapidly worldwide. Estimated to be $106 billion by 2040This growth is driven by strong investment. Private investors put in $1.5 million $1 billion will be pumped into quantum startups in 2023 alone. Public sector investment is also significant. $38…

table of contentsintroduction The Basics of D&I in MarketingStrategies for building an inclusive marketing community introductionDiversity at all levels within a company is one of the leading indicators of a marketing firm’s success and productivity. Therefore, implementing diversity and inclusion (D&I) will not only increase a company’s buy-in and revenue, but it will also help improve hiring and retention, customer acquisition, and loyalty. This also means that marketing leaders can make their organizations more diverse in a competitive market, resulting in more knowledge and potential customers in the long run. A recent report stated that over 48% of customers would…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It can happen to anyone — anyone who takes their smartphone near a pool, bathtub, lake, or ocean. Take your eyes off it for just a second, and boom, it falls. Luckily, it’s not a surefire way to die like it was a few years ago: newer smartphones are water-resistant, and some can even be submerged in water to a certain depth and for a certain amount of time. Still, you’ll need to act fast to improve your phone’s chances of survival. Needless to say, every situation is different, but here are some ways to protect your…

Is the industry really giving her what she wants? Getty Global beauty revenue was $570 billion last year, and the industry grew 9.3% and is predicted to grow 8.4% annually through 2028, according to Euromonitor International. Numbers like these don’t happen in most industries, especially one as large as beauty, so it’s no surprise that investors looking for growth are willing to pay high valuations even for smaller companies. The high prices paid to beauty companies continue to attract entrepreneurs to the industry. As a result, they create more and more startups that attract more investors. The cycle continues: consumers…

Sports media brand Overtime has expanded its reach by partnering with brands like BAPE, Snapchat and Paramount, and built an e-commerce business that will exceed eight figures in annual sales by 2023.Overtime, led by chief brand and commercial officer Tyler Rutstein, began selling products targeted at its core customers, Gen Z and millennial sports fans, in 2019.The media company made its name streaming high school sports on video before moving to producing its own programming and running its own sports leagues. Like other media companies, it has expanded into merchandise, selling hoodies, T-shirts, joggers, shorts and compression tights. Overtime is…

David Hruska woke up Monday to the roar of a dam near his Minnesota home. He’s lived there for 44 years and it’s a sound he’s fallen asleep to and woken up to thousands of times. But that day, the sound was drowned out by his sister and brother-in-law knocking on his door, urging him to come and see the destruction outside.Hruszka ran outside and saw that about 600 feet of land between his Mankato home and the Rapidan Dam had been ripped away, along with a substation and trees. Rising waters on the Blue Earth River had partially breached…

The ongoing election campaigns in France, the UK and the US are the latest examples of the shortcomings of centrist politics. The big question is whether there are alternatives that can thwart the rise of right-wing, nationalist politics and deliver positive policy outcomes.Centrist politics refers to the style of figures such as Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Labour prime ministerial candidate Keir Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who are in many ways following in the ideological footsteps of former US presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and former British prime minister Tony Blair.This centrism has three main tenets.…

An Islamabad court on Thursday rejected a plea for suspension of the sentences of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, whose marriage is illegal under Islamic law.Khan has been embroiled in more than 200 legal cases since he was ousted in April 2022 in a campaign to remove him from power. The 71-year-old and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were sentenced to seven years in prison in February after it was determined that under Islamic law they had married too soon after Bibi’s divorce. An AFP reporter at an Islamabad district court said the judge postponed the request…

The purge targeted Li Shang-fu and Wei Feng-he, and the expulsions coincided with rising tensions with the United States over Taiwan.China’s Communist Party ousted former Defense Minister Li Shang-fu, who disappeared and was sacked last year, and his predecessor as part of a crackdown on corruption, state media said. President Li Keqiang and his predecessor Wei Fenghe were expelled for “serious violations of party discipline and the law,” state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. The expulsion comes amid rising tensions between China and the United States over the fate of Taiwan. Li was dismissed from office in October 2023…

Dresdner Advisory’s Wisdom of Crowds Enterprise Performance Management Market Study Reveals User Trends Nashua, New Hampshire, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Enterprise performance management usage has grown from 62% in 2023 to 71% in 2024, according to Dresner Advisory Services’ 2024 Wisdom of Crowds® Enterprise Performance Management Market Study. Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Market Survey, now in its 10th yearNumber This edition is Dresdner’s extensive assessment of the market, taking a comprehensive look at key user behaviors, attitudes and intentions and comparing the results with the previous year. The report examines the overall importance of EPM, adoption trends, implementation and…