Business
Netflix Q3 earnings beat at 87 cents a share, but stock falls 6% on lower ad forecast
Revenue matched forecasts at $12.87 billion, but Netflix cut its 2026 ad revenue outlook to $2.7 billion and admitted US viewing has slowed.
21 Oct 2026
News
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Latest news from Pakistan and the world for readers here: economy, prices, government decisions, cricket and technology, updated six times a day.
Technology
Tesla and SpaceX merger: both boards form special committees, Musk says it is not certain
Musk calls a combined $3.5 trillion company a good idea, but Tesla would need half of all its shares to vote yes. SpaceX's AI revenue rose 830% to $7.6 billion.
21 Oct 2026
Pakistan
Punjab bans camera smart glasses for 30 days under section 144, use and sale both covered
The Home Department order took effect on 20 October and covers wearing and selling smart glasses and disguised cameras. Phones and laptops are exempt.
21 Oct 2026
MMA
Shakur Stevenson leaves Dana White's Zuffa Boxing without a fight, 100 days after signing
The unbeaten WBO 140-pound champion asked for his release and is starting his own promotion. Eddie Hearn calls it an embarrassment for Zuffa.
20 Oct 2026
Snooker
Mark Allen reveals 10-week mental health clinic stay before his NI Open return
The world No 12 thanked fans a day after losing to Jordan Brown in Belfast and said he will continue treatment before deciding on his future.
20 Oct 2026
Education
Maryam Nawaz announces laptops for position holders, five buses for Kinnaird College
At Kinnaird's 89th convocation in Lahore, the Punjab chief minister also promised instalment plans for e-bikes for women. No notification yet.
20 Oct 2026
Entertainment
Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS five years after diagnosis
The Dead to Me star learned she never had multiple sclerosis, but her symptoms remain and doctors start a new investigation next week.
20 Oct 2026
AI
Spotify pulls 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from recommendations in a year
Another 75 million spam tracks were removed outright. Spotify now labels AI-generated artists and keeps them out of recommendations, and says complaints have fallen.
20 Oct 2026
World
Sudan drone strikes kill more than 300 in West Kordofan and Abyei, including mourners
A truck of funeral-goers and a fuel market near Abyei were among the targets. A military source told the BBC the army hit the market, which it called an RSF fuel point.
20 Oct 2026
Sports
Ten Hag on Ronaldo: 'He let the team down, and he let me down' at Manchester United
The former United manager says Cristiano Ronaldo 'didn't prepare himself' in 2022, the season that ended with the forward leaving Old Trafford.
20 Oct 2026
Health
Novo's CagriSema obesity shot cut women's weight by 25% in 68 weeks, new analysis shows
The Wegovy successor, due to launch early next year, worked across menopause stages in a follow-up look at its late-stage trial. Here is what the numbers mean.
20 Oct 2026