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MUMBAI: Meta has tapped Indian fintech founder Kunal Shah as the new head of WhatsApp, as the US tech giant seeks ways to monetise the messaging app’s massive user base.The announcement, made Monday night (Jun 22), was accompanied by news that Meta would also lead a US$900 million funding round in Shah’s consumer finance firm CRED.”Kunal built CRED into one of India’s most important technology companies,” Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement.”He brings the kind of builder mentality and global perspective that will serve him well in running the world’s biggest messaging app.” Shah, a serial entrepreneur and…

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Google ended its worst day on the stock market in over a year, as artificial intelligence concerns mounted and two high-profile researchers departed for rivals in recent days.Shares of parent company Alphabet closed down about 5% on Monday, underperforming both the Nasdaq and the other tech megacaps. It was the steepest slide since about a 7% decline in May 2025.The brain drain concerns began last week when Google’s vice president of engineering and a co-lead of its Gemini AI models, Noam Shazeer, announced Wednesday that he was leaving the company to join rival OpenAI. Shazeer’s departure came less than two…

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Belgium has issued five visas to a Taliban delegation to attend a European Union meeting on migration in Brussels and discuss the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers from European nations.The meeting, expected to take place on Tuesday, will be the first time the EU has hosted the group since it returned to power in Afghanistan almost five years ago.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA spokesperson from the Belgian Foreign Ministry told reporters that the five visas were granted on Monday after a security assessment and that they are valid for Belgium for one day only.The European Commission said…

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Washington — The Senate passed a bill aimed at lowering housing costs on Monday after a major breakthrough and rare bipartisan consensus that comes as affordability remains top of mind for voters heading into the midterm elections.  In an 85-5 vote, the Senate approved the legislation along wide bipartisan margins. It now heads to the House for approval. The bill, known as the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, aims to increase housing supply and bring down costs, including by limiting institutional investors from purchasing certain single-family homes.The Senate approved an earlier version of the package in March, before the House…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Connecticut man jumped to his death at a concert over the weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York, with witnesses telling authorities that he appeared to be “intoxicated,” according to a report.Paul Kueker, 51, a father of two, was celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary with his wife at Saturday’s Goose concert when he was captured on video falling head-first from a balcony in the 300s section and landed on other concertgoers below, according to the New York Post.Kueker appeared to be “intoxicated” and “under the influence” before going over the 4-foot…

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Other notable PH candidates for the Johor state election include Batu Pahat MP Onn Abu Bakar, Pulai MP Suhaizan Kayat of Amanah and Johor PKR Youth chief Faezuddin Puad, local news outlet Free Malaysia Today reported.Onn has been named the coalition’s candidate for Senggarang while Faezuddin will stand in Kempas. Suhaizan – who is a former speaker of the Johor legislative assembly – has been fielded in Larkin.According to the NST, PH’s electoral line-up reflects a clearly segmented strategy, with DAP allocated 17 seats focused largely on urban strongholds, PKR taking the largest share with 29 constituencies as the main contesting force…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Street Profits are up and they have gold.Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins defeated Austin Theory and Bron Breakker on “Monday Night Raw” in London to become the new world tag team champions. It’s the fourth time they will hold tag team gold in their careers as a duo.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The Street Profits, Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford, make their way to the ring during RAW at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn., on May 11, 2026. (Michael Owens/WWE)The rivalry between…

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