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The Third Overseas Chinese Talent Conference for Development is held in Fuzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Dec. 1, 2025. Under the theme of “Uniting Overseas Chinese Talent, Forging a New Era of Innovation,” the Third Overseas Chinese Talent Conference for Development kicked off here on Monday. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)This photo shows robots displayed at the Third Overseas Chinese Talent Conference for Development in Fuzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Dec. 1, 2025. Under the theme of “Uniting Overseas Chinese Talent, Forging a New Era of Innovation,” the Third Overseas Chinese Talent Conference for Development kicked off here on Monday. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)This photo…

MongoDB shares rose 15% in after-hours trading on Monday after the company announced third-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street estimates and issued a strong forecast.The database software maker reported a revenue of $628 million, which was up 19% year over year, blowing past the $592 million expected by LSEG analysts. The company’s adjusted earnings per share of $1.32 also beat Wall Street’s projections of 80 cents per share.CEO Chirantan “CJ” Desai told CNBC’s Jon Fortt on Monday that the company saw “significant growth” in its large enterprise segment during the third quarter, driven by rising demand in the Americas, Europe,…

Hassan Omar Hassan, the secretary-general of the United Democratic Alliance of Kenya, speaks at a forum on the English edition of the fifth volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Dec. 1, 2025. A forum on the English edition of the fifth volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” was held in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Monday, with about 200 participants attending the event. The China-Kenya Readers Forum on “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” was co-hosted by China’s State Council Information Office, China International Communications Group and the Chinese…

Interior minister warns K-P to align with federal security policy amid resistance to Afghan migrant repatriation Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday announced a sweeping crackdown against fake news, warning that social media misinformation had reached a point where “90 per cent of online news is false” and would now face coordinated action from the state. Speaking at a press conference in Lahore, Naqvi said the information ministry and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) would initiate action “on a massive scale”, adding that the state would no longer allow individuals to “declare a living person dead, a dead…

John Giannandrea.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesApple’s AI chief is stepping down, the company announced Monday in the most visible shake up yet to the iPhone maker’s artificial intelligence group since launching its Apple Intelligence suite in 2024.John Giannandrea, who held the position since joining the company in 2018, will be replaced by Amar Subramanya, an AI researcher who most recently worked for Microsoft and was previously part of Google’s DeepMind AI unit, according to his LinkedIn profile. Giannandrea was a senior vice president and reported to Apple CEO Tim Cook. He will continue to serve as an…

A shopper exits a Costco store in Centerville, Ohio, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCostco is suing the Trump administration to get a full refund of new tariffs already paid by the warehouse retail giant this year, and to block those import duties from continuing to be assessed as a Supreme Court case plays out.Costco, in the suit filed Friday, noted that it risks losing the money it has already paid to satisfy the tariffs even if the Supreme Court eventually upholds lower court rulings that found President Donald Trump did not have…

After years of largely trading together, stocks related to artificial intelligence and the data center are starting to move in different directions, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said.”The Google complex cohort roared while the OpenAI complex got hammered. Meanwhile, the hyperscalers with great balance sheets held up much better than the ones with strained balance sheets,” he said. “Just keep in mind that things change very fast in the AI space, so what was true last month might not necessarily stay true this month or next year.”He pinpointed a difference in the performance of AI companies linked to OpenAI — like Nvidia,…

Urges federal government to implement constitutional process on the resolution without any delayKP Assembly in session. PHOTO: AFP In a historic unanimous decision, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has passed a resolution calling for the creation of Hazara as a separate province. The resolution urges the provincial government to complete all constitutional and legal arrangements and forward its recommendations to the federal government so that the long-standing demand of Hazara people is fulfilled. The resolution, presented by ruling party member Nazir Abbasi, emphasises immediate initiation of the constitutional process under Article 239 of the Constitution for the establishment of Hazara province. It…

Hassan Omar Hassan, the secretary-general of the United Democratic Alliance of Kenya, speaks at a forum on the English edition of the fifth volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Dec. 1, 2025. A forum on the English edition of the fifth volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” was held in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Monday, with about 200 participants attending the event.The China-Kenya Readers Forum on “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” was co-hosted by China’s State Council Information Office, China International Communications Group and the Chinese Embassy…

Authorities routinely offer apologies after such incidents but fail to take concrete action Lahore High Court took up a miscellaneous petition seeking measures to curb smog and issued notices to the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) and other respondents over the alleged cutting of trees in Nasir Bagh. Justice Shahid Karim heard the petition filed by Advocate Azhar Siddique. The petitioner contended that despite clear court orders, trees were felled in Nasir Bagh, and earlier, a banyan tree had also been cut in the Cantonment area. The petition stated that authorities routinely offer apologies after such incidents but fail to…