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Workers repaint the NASA logo on the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center on May 28, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesNASA’s live programming, including rocket launches, spacewalks and views of Earth from space, will begin streaming on Netflix this summer.NASA said the move is part of its effort to reach a global audience, according to a press release. The agency noted that the content will remain free and ad-free on the NASA app and website, where it already has live programming.NASA+ launched in 2023 as a way to give the public easier access to…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has officially signed the Finance Bill 2026 into law following its approval by both the National Assembly and the Senate. The signing took place after the bill was passed through the necessary legislative processes. In accordance with the Constitution, the bill, which includes various fiscal measures for the upcoming financial year, was presented to President Zardari after being debated and passed in both houses of Parliament. Following the president’s signature, the official Gazette notification has been issued, making the bill’s provisions effective immediately. On June 10, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb unveiled a Rs17.6 trillion…

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta shares hit a record high on Monday, underscoring investor interest in the company’s new AI superintelligence group.The company’s shares reached $747.90 during midday trading, topping Meta’s previous stock market record in February when it began laying off the 5% of its workforce that it deemed “low performers.”Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been on an AI hiring blitz amid fierce competition with rivals such as OpenAI and Google-parent Alphabet. Earlier in June, Meta said it would hire…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The government on Sunday notified an increase in the fixed charges on gas bills by 50% and also jacked up gas tariffs for non-residential consumers. According to a notification issued by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Sunday, the fixed charges were increased by Rs200 to Rs600 for the protected category of domestic consumers. In the non-protected category, the fixed charges were increased from Rs1,000 to Rs1,500 for monthly consumption of up to 1.5 hm3. Likewise, the fixed charges for consumption exceeding 1.5 hm3 were jacked up to Rs3,000. The protected category includes a domestic consumer…

CANNES — Fifteen years after flipping burgers at a McDonald’s and teaching himself to code at night in a cramped apartment near the French Riviera, Robinhood crypto chief Johann Kerbrat is back.The last time he lived around Cannes, he was 21 — with no connections, no funding, and no formal business training. But he had a knack for programming and a drive to solve real-world problems.Kerbrat, who is now senior vice president and crypto GM at Robinhood, quit his job just before starting university in nearby Nice, and soon after launched his first fintech startup: a no-code payments company built…

The White House will likely ask more countries to drop their digital services taxes as part of ongoing trade talks, a senior Trump administration official said Monday after Canada rescinded its DST over the weekend.”My expectation is that the digital services taxes around the world will be taken off, and that that will be a key part of the … ongoing trade negotiations that we have,” National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.”The remark from one of President Donald Trump’s top advisors came the day after Canada walked back its DST in order to “advance…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China are working on a proposal to establish a new regional organisation that could potentially replace the now-defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Discussions between Islamabad and Beijing are now at an advanced stage as both sides are convinced that a new organisation is need of the hour for regional integration and connectivity, according to diplomatic sources familiar with the development. The recent trilateral meeting of Pakistan, China and Bangladesh held in Kunming, China, was part of those diplomatic maneuvers. The meeting attended by senior diplomats from three countries was first of its kind…

Napheesa Collier, #24 of the Minnesota Lynx, scores the game-winning basket during the game against the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 10, 2024.Nathaniel S. Butler | National Basketball Association | Getty ImagesThe WNBA announced on Monday it has awarded three new expansion teams to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia, growing the league to 18 teams over the next five years.WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert called it a “truly monumental day” for the league.”These are powerful cities filled with passionate fan bases,” she said. “This is a bold…

Listen to article A six-story residential building partially collapsed early Monday morning, near the Barra Imam bargah in Karachi’s Kharadar area, trapping at least 22 people, rescue officials said. The incident occurred around 7:30 am when a portion of the building’s roof collapsed onto the staircase, blocking all exits and leaving residents stranded on the upper floors. Initial reports suggest that the collapse extended from the roof down to the fourth floor.  Read: Civic infrastructure caves in to single rain spell All 22 people have been rescued. No casualties have been reported. Emergency response teams from Edhi Foundation, Chhipa Welfare, and local police…

Google on Monday announced a partnership with Commonwealth Fusion Systems, or CFS, a private company spun off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which marks the tech giant’s first commercial commitment to fusion.The company unveiled plans to buy 200 megawatts of clean fusion power from what CFS describes as the world’s first grid-scale fusion power plant, known as ARC, based in Chesterfield County, Virginia.ARC is expected to come online and generate 400 megawatts of clean, zero-carbon power in the early 2030s, which is enough energy to power large industrial sites or roughly 150,000 homes, according to CFS. The agreement also…