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Former Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., nominee to be commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Friday removed Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long and is replacing him temporarily with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, three sources with knowledge of the matter told NBC News.Long was only just sworn in as commissioner in June. The change also comes days after Trump’s sprawling new tariffs took effect, and a month after the president signed several tax…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday strongly condemned the Israeli cabinet’s approval of a plan to take control of Gaza City, calling it an illegal and illegitimate action. In a statement, he described the move as a dangerous escalation in the ongoing war against the Palestinian people. “This amounts to a dangerous escalation in an already catastrophic war against the people of Palestine. This expansion of military operations will only worsen the existing humanitarian crisis and derail any prospects for peace in the region,” PM Shehbaz said, stressing that such actions are detrimental to regional stability. We strongly…
Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, appears at an event organized by the company.Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesIntel CEO Lip-Bu Tan addressed “misinformation” about his previous roles after President Donald Trump called for his resignation and raised ethical concerns.” I want to be absolutely clear: Over 40+ years in the industry, I’ve built relationships around the world and across our diverse ecosystem – and I have always operated within the highest legal and ethical standards,” he wrote in a memo to employees on Thursday.Tan said that Intel is working with the White House to address the situation and that…
RAWALPINDI: The Rawat Police on Thursday unearthed a gang involved in illegal organ transplantation, arresting one member during a road at a private housing society. Six other suspects, including a surgeon and his accomplices, managed to escape during the raid. According to a Rawalpindi Police spokesman, a police team during its routine patrolling received information about the illegal organ transplantation site. The police immediately raided the place and released a man tied to a stretcher. The victim later told the police that he was called to the place on the pretext of a job, and then his various medical tests…
Jeff Green, CEO of The Trade Desk.Scott Mlyn | CNBCShares of The Trade Desk plummeted almost 40% on Friday and headed for their worst day on record after the ad-tech company announced the departure of its CFO and analysts expressed concerns about rising competition from Amazon.The Trade Desk, which went public in 2016, suffered its steepest prior drop in February, when the shares fell 33% on a revenue miss. In its second-quarter earnings report late Thursday, the company beat expectations on earnings and revenue, but the results failed to impress investors.The Trade Desk, which specializes in providing technology to companies that want…
Signage is displayed outside a permanently closed Bed Bath & Beyond retail store in Hawthorne, California, on May 1, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesBed Bath & Beyond is back — kind of. The bankrupt home goods chain is being resurrected by the owners and licensees of its intellectual property, which opened the first new Bed Bath & Beyond store in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday with potentially dozens of more to come. This time around, the store has a new name — Bed Bath & Beyond Home — and marks a “fresh start” for the beloved brand, said Amy Sullivan,…
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives for the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence has been a shot in the arm for digital advertising.Meta and Alphabet both reported sales and earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the strength in digital ad spend was notable.Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during the earnings call that AI helped imbue “greater efficiency and gains across our ad system,” thus contributing to the 22% year-over-year increase of second-quarter sales that hit $47.52 billion.Meta finance chief Susan Li also told…
Guests inaugurate the 2025 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 8, 2025. The 2025 WRC that kicked off on Friday in Beijing unveiled future development trends of embodied intelligent robots, focusing on fields such as cognition, decision-making and safety. Co-hosted by the Chinese Institute of Electronics and the World Robot Cooperation Organization, the five-day event features forums, exhibitions, competitions and networking events, with over 200 robotics companies from around the world presenting their latest innovations. (Xinhua/Xie Han)BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — The 2025 World Robot Conference (WRC) that kicked off on Friday in Beijing unveiled future…
Listen to article Police submitted on Friday the initial report on senior lawyer Khawaja Shamsul Islam’s murder before an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi, identifying eight suspects. The report, presented before the ATC in Karachi Central Jail’s anti-terrorism complex, stated that the case was registered on the complaint of the victim’s brother, Khawaja Faisal, under charges of murder, attempted murder, and provisions of the anti-terrorism act. The senior Supreme Court lawyer was attending the last rites of an acquantance after Friday prayers at the Quran Academy on Khayaban-e-Rahat, when suspect Imran Afridi shot him near the mosque stairs before fleeing to the…
Lu Zhuoling of China competes during the Taijiquan competiton of women’s Taijiquan-Taijijian Final of Wushu event at the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Aug. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)CHENGDU, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Lu Zhuoling won the women’s Wushu Taijiquan-Taijijian on Friday night, securing China’s first gold at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu.The 21-year-old scored 9.796 points to top the standings after the morning’s Taijiquan and finished third in the evening’s Taijijian, combining for 19.522 points to win the gold.”This gold medal is the best birthday gift I could ask for,” said Lu, who turns 22…