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Elon Musk, during a news conference with President Donald Trump, inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on May 30, 2025.Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration plans as soon as Tuesday to formally axe a program launched by billionaire former Trump adviser Elon Musk requiring federal employees to summarize their five workplace achievements from the prior week, two people familiar with the matter said.The Office of Personnel Management, the federal human resources agency that implemented Musk’s push to slash the federal workforce, plans to announce the end of the “five things” email…

Customers walk out of a Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurant during lunchtime in Los Angeles, California. Kevork Djansezian | Getty ImagesLooking for the next CEO for your restaurant chain? Try mining the ranks at Yum Brands.The restaurant conglomerate, which owns Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell and reported quarterly results Tuesday, has supplied rival eateries with CEOs for decades. Between its globally recognized chains, massive international footprint and company culture, Yum has quietly become an incubator for future industry leaders.”They have such a strong focus on leadership development, and in the past couple of decades, they have had very,…

Listen to article LAHORE: The Opposition in the Punjab Assembly lambasted the government for its double standards, stating that, on one hand, it expresses solidarity with Kashmiris against their mistreatment and cruelty, but on the other hand, it subjects the Opposition to similar treatment. Speaker of the Punjab Assembly, Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, condemned the act of setting fire to houses, banks, and state properties under the guise of a protest or rally. Speaking to journalists, he said, “Peaceful protest is everyone’s right, but turning such an event into chaos and violence cannot be allowed under any circumstances.” He added that August…

State broadcaster Pakistan Television on Tuesday announced that it had secured domestic broadcasting rights to all Asian Cricket Council (ACC) events from 2025 to 2027. “PTV Sports proudly announces the acquisition of television rights in Pakistan for all ACC events from 2025 to 2027!” it said in a post on Instagram. It said the events included in the package were the Men’s Asia Cup 2025 and 2027, Women’s Asia Cup 2026 and the U19 and Emerging Asia Cup tournaments. The Men’s Asia Cup is scheduled to be held from September 9 to 28 at its new venue — the United…

Fox Corp. will launch its direct-to-consumer streaming service, Fox One, on Aug. 21, ahead of the NFL season, the company said Tuesday.The new streaming service will cost $19.99 per month, and pay TV subscribers will receive access for free, said CEO Lachlan Murdoch during the company’s earnings call.Fox One will host the entirety of the Fox TV portfolio — namely, live sports such as NFL and MLB that appear on its broadcast network, as well as news programming from its Fox News and Fox Business cable TV networks.Fox airs NFL games on Sundays during the regular season, which kicks off…

Listen to article Japan recorded its highest-ever temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius (107.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, prompting the government to advise residents to stay indoors and promise steps to ease weather-related damage to rice crops. Readings in the eastern city of Isesaki, in Gunma prefecture, surpassed the previous high of 41.2 C marked last week in the western city of Tamba in Hyogo prefecture, the country’s meteorological agency said. A digital thermometer display shows a temperature of 41 degree Celsius in front of JR Isesaki station in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan August 5, 2025. Photo: Reuters So far this summer, more…

Palantir stock popped more than 8% Tuesday after the software analytics provider lifted its full-year outlook, boosted by the artificial intelligence wave.CEO Alex Karp called the earnings results a “once in a generation, truly anomalous quarter” during an earnings call with analysts.”We’re very proud and we’re sorry that our haters are disappointed, but there are many more quarters to be disappointed, and we’re working on that too,” he added.U.S. revenues grew 68% year over year $733 million, while U.S. commercial revenues nearly doubled to $306 million.Palantir’s U.S. government revenues rose 53% from the year-ago period to $426 million as the…

A ferry passenger looks at a cargo ship full of shipping containers at the port of Oakland, California, U.S., August 4, 2025. Carlos Barria | CbThe U.S. trade deficit narrowed in June on a sharp drop in consumer goods imports, and the trade gap with China shrank to its lowest in more than 21 years, the latest evidence of the imprint on global commerce President Donald Trump is making with sweeping tariffs on imported goods.The overall trade gap narrowed 16.0% in June to $60.2 billion, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Tuesday. Days after reporting that the…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s longstanding stance that India must grant the people of Kashmir their right to self-determination in accordance with United Nations resolutions. Ishaq Dar addressed participants at a rally held in Islamabad to mark Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir (Kashmir Exploitation Day). “We will continue to extend diplomatic, political, and moral support to the Kashmiri people until their inalienable right to self-determination is realized”. The rally started from the Foreign Office and culminating at D-Chowk, with participation from federal ministers, politicians, Hurriyat leaders, students, and citizens from various walks of life. He…

Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp., attends the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 5, 2025. Mike Blake | ReutersLinda Yaccarino, the former chief executive of Elon Musk’s social media platform X, is pivoting into health care. The digital health company eMed Population Health on Tuesday announced it has appointed Yaccarino as its new CEO. EMed is developing a population health management platform for the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs called GLP-1s, the company said. It had raised a total $22 million as of 2022, according to PitchBook. Yaccarino, who rose rose to the…