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Meta said Tuesday that it hired former Microsoft legal executive Curtis Joseph Mahoney to become its chief legal officer.Mahoney will replace Meta’s previous head lawyer Jennifer Newstead, who announced in December that she would be leaving Meta to become Apple’s general counsel in March. He joins Meta at a time when the company is facing a wave of child-safety related lawsuits around the country. That includes an ongoing case in New Mexico in which the state’s attorney general alleged that Meta failed to protect children from sexual abuse and human trafficking on its apps like Facebook and Instagram.”C.J. brings world-class legal expertise,…

An election tribunal in Peshawar, headed by Justice (R) Lal Jan Khatak, has dismissed the election petition filed by Taimur Saleem Jhagra, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed candidate for PK-79 (Peshawar 8), and upheld Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidate Jalal Khan’s victory in the provincial assembly elections. The tribunal completed the hearing on Monday and rejected Jhagra’s petition. Barrister Yaseen Raza represented Khan in the case. Read: PTI demands probe into Peshawar polls In his petition, Jhagra argued that according to Form 45, he had won by a large majority, but Khan was declared successful under Form 47 despite receiving fewer votes. His…

Trump critic, George Conway, attends an event for the group Principles First off site of the RNC on day three of the convention at Pabst Best Place on July 17, 2024. Sara Stathas | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesGeorge Conway, who was once married to a former adviser to the president before becoming a prominent anti-Trump voice, announced on Tuesday that he is running for a U.S. House seat in New York City, testing whether he can turn his strong social media following into votes in a crowded Democratic primary.Conway — who worked for years in New York City…

Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan visits PAF headquarters, Pakistan assures fast-tracked Super Mushshak deliveryBangladesh Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan with PAF Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu Bangladesh is in discussions to procure JF-17 Thunder fighter jets from Pakistan, marking a potential defence deal as Islamabad capitalises on growing international interest in its combat aircraft after the May 2025 conflict with India. A high-level defence delegation led by Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Bangladesh Air Force, held detailed discussions on the potential procurement during a visit to Air Headquarters, Islamabad, where they…

Hampton Inn, Lakeville, MN.Google EarthHilton Hotels said Tuesday that it will sever ties with a franchise hotel in the Minneapolis area after a new video showed a desk clerk there refusing to book rooms for a person claiming to be a Department of Homeland Security agent.Hilton’s statement came a day after the company that owns the location, Everpeak Hospitality, apologized for canceling a prior reservation for real DHS agents because of their work on immigration enforcement, and said that such a ban was not consistent with its policy of “being a welcoming place for all.””The independent hotel owner had assured…

A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and venture capital. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.With fears growing of an investment bubble in artificial intelligence infrastructure, the next phase of AI growth will come from private software companies already creating massive gains in productivity, according to Robert Smith, CEO of Vista Equity Partners.The soaring valuations of Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, OpenAI and other hyperscalers and large-language models have dominated the debate over AI opportunities and risks.…

Superintendent of Adiala Jail, district administration repeatedly instructed by court to install, activate video link The hearing in the May 9 GHQ attack case was adjourned for the 11th consecutive time on Tuesday in Rawalpindi’s Anti-Terrorism Court, with proceedings deferred until January 20. No progress could be made as the video link system remains non-operational at both Adiala Jail and the anti-terrorism court, despite more than two months having passed since the Home Department issued orders on October 30 to conduct trials through video link or WhatsApp calls. On each scheduled hearing, the court has repeatedly directed the superintendent of…

A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street November 13, 2024, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesA version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds and venture capital. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Private equity firms that raised funds in 2025 charged the lowest average management fee rates ever recorded, continuing a multiyear downward trend. Buyout funds of last year’s vintage asked investors to pay a mean rate of 1.61% of…

Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su said Tuesday that artificial intelligence has not slowed the pace of hiring at her company, but the candidates who have truly embraced the technology have become a priority.”I would say that we’re actually not hiring fewer people,” Su told CNBC’s Jon Fortt on Tuesday from the CES conference in Las Vegas. “Frankly, we’re growing very significantly as a company, so we actually are hiring lots of people, but we’re hiring different people. We’re hiring people who are AI forward.”AMD develops the graphics processing unit (GPU) chips that train models and run large AI workloads,…

The Security Council holds an emergency meeting on Venezuela at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 5, 2026. (Loey Felipe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)The U.S. raid that captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has sparked widespread international condemnation, with many countries and the UN Security Council denouncing it as a violation of international law and state sovereignty.by Xinhua writers Shang Xuqian, Yang DingduNEW YORK, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Washington has been facing sharp criticism worldwide for a Saturday raid on Venezuela and the kidnapping of its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on Venezuelan soil.U.S. President Donald Trump, who ordered the…