ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reaffirmed that access to information was a fundamental and democratic right of every citizen, emphasising its vital role in ensuring transparency, accountability and good governance. In their separate messages to mark the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), both leaders underscored…
Venture capitalists have convinced themselves they’ve found the next big investing edge: using AI to wring software-like margins out of traditionally labor-intensive services businesses. The strategy involves acquiring mature professional services firms, implementing AI to automate tasks, then using the improved cash flow to roll up more companies. Leading the charge is General Catalyst (GC),…
While US President Donald Trump denounces climate action as a “con job” at the UN and China commits to modest emission cuts by 2035, the real story is neither about moral leadership nor environmental salvation—it is about industrial strategy dressed as climate diplomacy. Beijing has calculated that the optics of being the “responsible power” while…
Jordan RaananSep 28, 2025, 07:32 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and can be heard hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers is feared to have a torn ACL, a source told ESPN, after he…
It was a “you had to be there” moment, and for about 4,000 lucky lottery ticket holders at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Friday night, they were. The occasion was a surprise, one-off performance by Sir Paul McCartney and his longtime touring band, a dress rehearsal for the Beatle’s 2025 Got Back tour, officially kicking…
As the controversy over her alleged inclusion in Pakistan’s United Nations delegation deepens, columnist and social media activist Shama Junejo on Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had formally included her as an adviser. In a post on X, Junejo asserted that she had been working for the prime minister for “the past many…
Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Seelen UI is a desktop environment for Windows. With this app, you can achieve a Linux or MacOS look. Seelen UI is free to use and install on Windows 10/11. As a longtime Linux user, my opinion of…
Rachel ClunBusiness Reporter Reuters Luxury department store Harrods has been contacted by hackers after data relating to 430,000 customer records was stolen in an IT breach. Harrods said it would not engage with the “threat actor” and added the affected data, taken from a third-party provider, was limited to basic information and did not include…
Dolly Parton has postponed her upcoming Las Vegas concerts due to “health challenges.” The country music legend announced the news in a message posted Sunday on Instagram. “I want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts,” she wrote. “As many of…
Sep 28, 2025, 03:14 PM ET The latest AP poll is out. It was a tough week for ranked teams. Four teams in last week’s top 10 — the Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Penn State Nittany Lions and the Florida State Seminoles all lost. The Ole Miss Rebels knocked off LSU to jump into the…
