Institutions will be able to combine custody, banking and stablecoin services through a single onboarding process. Standard Chartered has become the first globally systematically important bank (G-SIB) to let institutional clients mint and redeem USDC directly through its banking platform, the lender has said. The service removes the need for eligible clients to open separate…
Maritimers are being told to prepare for a couple of days of high temperatures and humidity as a heat wave that began earlier this week in Ontario and Quebec has made its way east. An Environment Canada meteorologist said the high temperatures on Thursday in the Maritimes are expected to last until Saturday in many…
LAHORE: Police in the provincial capital on Thursday registered a case against five suspects on charges of kidnapping for ransom and sexually assaulting two foreign women. The Police Emergency Helpline 15 received a call from Spain, made by the father of one of the women, reporting the incident. The alleged victims, who are nationals of…
Meta is getting into gaming with the launch of a new app called Pocket, which allows people to generate small, interactive apps and games using AI prompts. The software, a result of Meta’s acquisition of the team at the vibe-coded gaming platform Gizmo earlier this year, describes itself as “a creative platform for making and…
Representational image of different medicine pills seen in their original packaging in Brussels, Belgium August 9, 2019. — Reuters Consumers can verify expiry dates, price information. Drug makers must add 2D barcodes on medicine packs. Serialisation data to be mandatory on all medicines. ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal said that the federal cabinet…
Bitcoin (BTC) passed $62,000 at Thursday’s Wall Street open as crypto reacted to weak US employment figures. Key points: US nonfarm payrolls data delivers a crypto market boost as job additions for June fall short. Investors eye an easing in the inflation outlook as optimism over BTC prices increases. Crypto begins its forecast “green July”…
Swifties around the world are counting down to pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s wedding, which is reportedly taking place over the July 2-4 U.S. long weekend. The wedding has long been rumoured to take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The couple, who announced their…
British actress Millie Bobby Brown is set to make her reality television debut, following a string of blockbuster Netflix projects such as Enola Holmes and Stranger Things. During her recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the 22-year-old actress candidly told host Josh Horowitz that she is a massive fan of reality TV. “I’m…
Mike Hesson is optimistic about Pakistan chances at the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2027. Photo: AFP/File KARACHI: Mike Hesson has backed the newly introduced central contracts system that would help players perform better in all formats. In an exclusive interview with Express Tribune, Mike Hessonstated that the new central contracts allow players to focus on the formats they want to play…
When SpaceX announced last month that it had agreed to acquire the popular AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion, investors believed the deal would be a boon for both companies. Cursor would benefit from getting the computing resources of a major AI lab, which it could use to train its own models. In turn,…
