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Lisbon , Portugal – 12 November 2024; Dan Rogers, CEO, LaunchDarkly, on SaaS Summit stage during day one of Web Summit 2024 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile | Getty ImagesCollaboration software maker Asana said Wednesday it has chosen former Rubrik and ServiceNow executive Dan Rogers to be its new CEO, replacing co-founder Dustin Moskovitz.Rogers will start at San Francisco-based Asana on July 21, the company announced. Rogers will leave his post as CEO of LaunchDarkly, a startup with software for carefully releasing code updates. Rogers joined LaunchDarkly in 2023.Moskovitz co-founded Facebook parent Meta before…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The newly inaugurated Jinnah Square project in the federal capital has come under heavy criticism after a section of the road collapsed during the season’s first monsoon rain, exposing serious concerns about construction quality. The road near Serena Chowk caved in just weeks after completion, causing significant traffic disruption and drawing public anger. Rs4.2 billion project was completed in just 84 days and had been hailed by the government as a model of rapid development. “This is a cruel joke on taxpayers. If a multi-billion-rupee road can’t withstand a single spell of rain, it reflects alarming negligence,” said…

Listen to article The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) alert for northern regions amid a combination of persistent high temperatures, intensified monsoon activity, and a prevailing westerly weather system. According to a statement from the National Emergencies Operation Centre on Wednesday, sustained heat over recent weeks has led to accelerated snow and glacier melt. Combined with ongoing monsoon rains and thunderstorms, the risk of sudden glacial outburst floods has significantly increased. “Valleys identified as highly vulnerable — including Reshun, Brep, Booni, Sardar Gol, Thalu 1 and 2, Badswat, Hinarchi, Darkut, and Hundur — are…

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is seen on stage next to a small robot during the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, on June 11, 2025.Gonzalo Fuentes | ReutersNvidia CEO Jensen Huang said other than artificial intelligence, robotics represents the chipmaker’s biggest market for potential growth, and that self-driving cars would be the first major commercial application for the technology.”We have many growth opportunities across our company, with AI and robotics the two largest, representing a multitrillion-dollar growth opportunity,” Huang said Wednesday at Nvidia’s annual shareholders meeting, in response…

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at a press conference following the U.S. Senate Democrats’ weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2025.Kent Nishimura | ReutersSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was treated for dehydration at a Washington area hospital Wednesday, his office said.”Leader Schumer was at the Senate gym this morning and got lightheaded,” said a spokesperson for the 74-year-old Democratic leader.”Out of an abundance of caution, he went to the hospital to be treated for dehydration and is now back at work in the Capitol. He wants to remind everyone to drink…

Listen to article US President Donald Trump hailed the swift end to war between Iran and Israel and said Washington would likely seek a commitment from Tehran to end its nuclear ambitions at talks with Iranian officials next week. Trump said his decision to join Israel’s attacks by targeting Iranian nuclear sites with huge bunker-busting bombs had ended the war, calling it “a victory for everybody”. “It was very severe. It was obliteration,” he said, shrugging off an initial assessment by the US Defense Intelligence Agency that Iran’s path to building a nuclear weapon may have been set back only by months.…

The price of bitcoin rose again on Wednesday, reaching above $108,000 at an intraday high, as investors looked past the recent tensions in the Middle East and the stock market hovered near an all-time record.But the trading in cryptocurrencies was uneven, with ether and solana both slipping modestly in afternoon trading.Washington, D.C., figured in a major way in the latest crypto headlines.Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke about crypto in his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday morning, saying the stablecoin industry has matured significantly over the past few years, and increasingly become part of the mainstream financial landscape. The…

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 taxis at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on May 16, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesARLINGTON, Texas — Southwest Airlines is considering airport lounges, more premium seating and even long-haul international flights to win over high-spending customers, CEO Bob Jordan said Wednesday.”Whatever customers need in 2025, 2030, we won’t take any of that off the table. We’ll do it the Southwest way but we’re not going to say ‘We would never do that,'” Jordan said in an interview with CNBC at an airport industry conference. “We know we send customers to other airlines because…

FILE PHOTO: Bryan Bedford, chairman and chief executive officer of Republic Airways Holdings Inc., speaks at the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) 2011 convention in Denver, Colorado, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011.Matthew Staver | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday voted 15 to 13 to approve the nomination of Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford to head the Federal Aviation Administration but is not hiking proposed funding to overhaul air traffic control. All Republicans voted in favor, while Democrats voted against after some cited Bedford’s refusal to commit to uphold the 1,500-hour training rule for co-pilots. Bedford…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: China has shown willingness to reschedule $1.8 billion debt for a period of two years, which is about half of the amount that Pakistan had requested last year but is still critical for meeting requirements of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. Islamabad sought the rescheduling of the government’s concessional loans, preferential buyer credit, and the buyer’s credit from the Export-Import (Exim) Bank of China, according to government officials. China has not agreed to reschedule the buyer’s credit loans, they added. There is now a possibility that China may reschedule $1.8 billion worth of government concessional loans and…