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Approximately 49,000 workers were laid off in 2026 as companies adopted a more AI-reliant business model. Meta has reportedly begun cutting staff in Singapore as the company executes a plan to reduce employee numbers by 8,000 to lean more heavily on AI.  Emails were sent out at 4 a.m. Singapore time to affected employees, and staff in the US and Europe were also expected to be notified that morning, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Meta’s engineering and product teams are expected to be hit hardest.  Meta is one of several Big Tech firms cutting staff while investing heavily in AI infrastructure in an effort to streamline operations and reduce costs. An estimated 49,135 layoffs have occurred at US companies in 2026 as a result of AI integration.  Read more

Massie's concession on Tuesday night included a dig at Gallrein’s purported relationship to Israel.

According to the forecast prepared by Prof. Sergio DellaPergola, ultra-Orthodox Jews could account for nearly a third of the Jewish population in Israel by 2050. Little change is foreseen in the breakdown of the Israeli population between Jews and Arabs

The remittance company partnered with Stripe-incubated blockchain Tempo to support stablecoin settlement and help validate transactions across its global payments network. MoneyGram partnered with payments-focused blockchain Tempo to support stablecoin settlement and help validate remittance transactions on the network, as remittance companies increasingly adopt blockchain technology for cross-border transfers. The companies said Stripe plans to settle transactions to MoneyGram using Tempo’s infrastructure as part of efforts to move treasury and payment flows onto stablecoin rails. Tempo is a Layer 1 blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm that focuses on stablecoin transfers and cross-border payments. In April, Visa became an early validator on Tempo, alongside companies including Stripe and Zodia Custody. Read more

Презентован новый Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door второго поколения. Он кардинально изменился и превратился в сверхмощный электромобиль.

В Украине официально вступили в силу изменения в правила пересечения государственной границы. Они отменяют ограничения для женщин, работающих в государственных органах, местном самоуправлении, судах и на государственных предприятиях.

Биотехнологическая компания Colossal Biosciences, которая занимается возрождением вымерших видов, провела еще один эксперимент. Компания объявила об успешном вылуплении живых цыплят в искусственной среде.

Известная загадка физики элементарных частиц, которая намекала на существование пятой силы природы наконец-то решена.

The company is well within the top 20 in this list.

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that departmental proceedings against employees of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) can only be conducted under the special Efficiency and Discipline Rules framed in 1978, holding that the Civil Servants Efficiency and Discipline Rules 2020 do not automatically apply to FIA employees.

77-летнюю российскую певицу, которая осудила режим Владимира Путина, незаметно сняли на видео во время прогулки. Сейчас артистка вместе с мужем Максимом Галкиным и детьми живут за границей.

ISLAMABAD - The opposition on private members day blocked the legislative business by disrupting the National Assembly session, taking advantage of lack of required quorum in the House.

ISLAMABAD - A high-level delegation of senior civil servants from Bangladesh visited the Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan on Tuesday and held detailed discussions on constitutional governance, judicial reforms, and institutional cooperation with Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan and other judges of the court.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Russia yesterday agreed to deepen coordination on international security issues.

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday raised objections over the non-submission of certified copies of Supreme Court orders during the hearing of miscellaneous petitions seeking early hearing of appeals filed by convicted human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha in the controversial social media.

In de horeca is het verloop groot en honkvast personeel schaars. Deze personeelsleden op leeftijd laten zien hoe mooi hun werk is.

The bill follows several other recent attempts to advance antisemitism legislation in Congress.

Ahead of Eidul Azha, the Punjab government has prohibited several activities “injurious to public health” and that also disturb public peace under Section 144 from May 27 to June 2. A notification issued by the Punjab Home Department, dated May 19, said that during Eidul Azha, people sit by the roadside and roast the heads and feet of sacrificial animals, which caused “unhealthy smoke” and an unpleasant smell. It said that people also throw the entrails of sacrificial animals by the roadside and or in drains, which resulted in unsanitary conditions and the blockage of the sewerage system. It stated that citizens also swim and bathe in canals, ponds, lakes, river banks, and distributaries during Eidul Azha holidays, which may endanger their lives. It further stated that cattle sellers illegally set up points for the sale of sacrificial animals within populated areas, which hindered traffic and contributed to the spread of diseases. The Home Department said that the aforementioned activities “are not only injur...

Spinner Taijul Islam took six wickets to lead Bangladesh to a 78-run win over Pakistan in the second Test and clinch a famous 2-0 series win on Wednesday. Pakistan, who started the fifth day on 316-7 while chasing a record 437, were bowled out for 328 in the first session in Sylhet after Mohammad Rizwan hit a valiant 94. It was Bangladesh’s first Test series win at home against Pakistan and a second successive sweep after their 2-0 triumph on Pakistani soil in 2024. Wicketkeeper Rizwan kept Pakistan in the hunt for an unlikely win with a 166-ball stay after the visitors had slumped to 162-5 on day four. Rizwan put on an eighth-wicket partnership of 54 with overnight partner Sajid Khan, who made 28. Taijul broke through to dismiss Sajid for his 18th Test five-wicket haul and Shoriful Islam had Rizwan caught in the next over to end Pakistan’s resistance. Taijul took the final wicket of Khurram Shahzad to return figures of 6-120 and trigger Bangladesh celebrations. The left-arm spinner also took 3-67 during Paki...

ISLAMABAD - May 19:President Asif Ali Zardari’s official visit to China from April 25 to May 1 marked a major step forward in Pakistan-China relations, with the two countries signing five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and one agreement spanning defence, agriculture, healthcare, industrial cooperation and technology sectors.