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Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesMicrosoft’s Outlook email service malfunctioned for several hours Wednesday and Thursday, prompting some people to post on social media about the inability to reach their virtual mailboxes.The issue began at 6:20 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, according to a dashboard the software company maintains. It affected Outlook.com as well as Outlook mobile apps and desktop programs. At 12:21 ET the Microsoft 365 Status account posted that it was rolling out a fix.”Our configuration changes have effectively resolved impact in targeted infrastructure. We’re now deploying the changes worldwide to resolve impact for all users,” Microsoft said in…
Listen to article RAWALPINDI: The military top brass strongly asserted that decisive and holistic actions at all levels are imperative to combat Indian-backed and sponsored terrorist proxies across the country. “It is imperative to take decisive and holistic actions at all levels against the Indian backed and sponsored proxies,” the forum asserted. Field Marshal Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir chaired the 271st Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Thursday, wherein key security issues and regional threats were discussed, according to the military’s media wing. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the forum stated that,…
A vehicle Tesla is using for robotaxi testing purposes on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, US, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Tim Goessman | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is expanding its robotaxi service area and bringing xAI’s Grok to vehicles as it rolled out a new iteration of the artificial intelligence chatbot.Shares gained about 3%.Musk said on X that Grok, his AI chatbot that praised Adolf Hitler and posted a barrage of antisemitic comments recently, will be available in Tesla vehicles “next week at the latest.”xAI officially launched the Grok 4 update overnight as…
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesSpace startup Varda announced on Thursday that it has raised $187 million in Series C funding, led by venture capital firms Natural Capital and Shrug Capital, to continue advancing drug manufacturing in space.The latest round included participation from Peter Thiel, Lux Capital, Khosla Ventures and Caffeinated Capital. It brought the total capital Varda’s raised to $329 million.”By expanding, we can support work on more complex molecules and ultimately increase cadence to achieve the turnaround times the pharmaceutical industry expects,” Chief Science Officer Adrian Radocea said in a press release Thursday.Varda’s main mission is to launch…
* Held in the birthplace of Confucius, the town of Nishan, Qufu, in east China’s Shandong Province, the Nishan Forum on World Civilizations brings together scholars and political leaders to explore how diverse civilizations can collaborate for a shared future.* The 11th edition of this forum, themed “Beauty in Diversity: Nurturing Understanding Among Civilizations for Global Modernization,” emphasizes the importance of respecting the diversity of civilizations, particularly from a Confucian perspective.* Sun Chunlan, president of the International Confucian Association, said that different countries and ethnic groups have developed unique forms of civilization, and there are no superior or inferior civilizations.…
Listen to article Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has unveiled a plan to relocate all Palestinians in Gaza to a tightly controlled camp built on the ruins of Rafah, that could amount to crimes against humanity. According to a report by Israeli publication Haaretz, Katz said he had instructed the Israeli military to prepare for what he called a “humanitarian city” in Rafah. Palestinians would be subjected to “security screening” before entry and barred from leaving the site, he said during a briefing with Israeli journalists. Meanwhile, at least 35 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since dawn, hospital sources told Al Jazeera…
KARACHI: Six months. That’s how long it took for the death of Pakistani actor Humaira Asghar to make it to the headlines. Not because no one knew but because no one cared. Her quiet departure from this world, unnoticed and unacknowledged, reflects not just individual tragedy but the profound fractures in the structure of Pakistan’s entertainment industry. Let’s be clear: Humaira is not a wake-up call. She’s a brutal reminder of an industry built on illusion, a glitzy machine that feeds off curated beauty, filtered realities, and ruthless hierarchies. In this world, if you’re not talented enough to break through,…
Key PointsA third of investment firms of the ultra-rich have invested in sports, according to a new family office survey by BNY Mellon.While billionaire sports-team buyouts get the headlines, family offices are increasingly investing in adjacent assets like live-viewing venues and betting apps.Here’s how the family offices of ultra-rich sports team owners like David Blitzer and Dan Gilbert are spreading their bets.A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. 2025 has been a banner…
This photo shows a view of the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Ain Sokhna district of Suez province, Egypt. (TEDA Investment Holding Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)Egyptian-Chinese relations in the last 10 years have become a model for a comprehensive partnership built on respect, trust, understanding and shared interests.by Assem HanafiOver the past decade, relations between Egypt and China — officially established in May 1956 — have gained unprecedented momentum, marked by deepening political cooperation and robust economic engagement.The shared vision of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Chinese President Xi Jinping was crucial in establishing the comprehensive…
At least 11 more people have died in rain-related incidents as monsoon rains pour over different districts in northern Pakistan. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a high alert for several regions, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Sialkot, Gujranwala, and parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan. Heavy rains are expected to continue until July 11, with flash floods anticipated in local nullahs and streams. The Express Tribune had earlier reported at least 79 deaths recorded across the country by the National Disaster Management Authority since June 26. Of the 11 deceased, two children and a woman were killed in Kasur…