Elon Musk on Monday warned that he might walk away from his $44 billion offer to acquire Twitter Inc if the social media network failed to provide data on spam and fake accounts. In a letter to Twitter, the billionaire reiterated his request for details on bot accounts and said he reserved all rights to terminate the merger as the …

CUPERTINO: Apple Inc on Monday announced it would more deeply integrate its software into cars, while the iPhone maker rolled out a slew of features for collaboration and safety. Apple also announced that its new MacBook Air laptop was redesigned around its new M2 silicon processor, which it says is 35pc faster than the previous M1 chip. The new laptop …

LONDON: A relieved Joe Root said the England Test captaincy had taken a toll on his personal health after he guided his side to a memorable five-wicket win against New Zealand on Sunday in his first match since relinquishing the role. The 31-year-old stepped down as skipper in the aftermath of England’s 1-0 series defeat in the Caribbean in March, …

COLOMBO: Australia have picked three pacemen for the first T20 International against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, hoping their World Cup-winning formula will work in their favour again. With conditions in Colombo likely to suit fast bowlers, Kane Richardson is recalled for the rested Pat Cummins and joins Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood in the attack. Skipper Aaron Finch included just …

PARIS: Rafael Nadal would probably not have played any Grand Slam other than the French Open with the chronic foot injury that needed numbing injections in Paris, the 14-time Roland Garros champion said on Monday. The Spaniard’s record-extending triumph on the Paris clay earned him an all-time best 22nd men’s singles major with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 crushing of Norway’s …

MULTAN: After whitewashing Netherlands in the cool Amstelveen weather, the West Indies squad will have less than two days to acclimatise to twice as hot temperatures as they arri­v­ed here on Monday to play a three-match One-day Inte­r­n­a­tional series against Pakistan. On the other hand, the hosts have undergone a four-day training camp in Lahore before arriving to Multan on …

ISLAMABAD: Even though 10 distribution companies (Discos) of ex-Wapda faced over 7,440MW of shortfall on Monday, the government claimed the shortage was about 4,000MW and promised to reduce the prevailing four-hour power outages by half an hour within 24 hours. Speaking at a joint news conference with ministers for information, power and petroleum, former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said …

ISLAMABAD: The prevailing political uncertainty and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme-led economic stabilisation efforts are likely to slow down the country’s growth prospects and keep the inflation rate elevated next fiscal year (FY2022-23), as the federal and provincial governments adopt fiscal and monetary tightening policies. This is said to be the central theme of next year’s macroeconomic framework and …

• Proposals include ‘luxury tax’ on big houses, big vehicles • Tax on rental income under consideration • DC rates likely to be revised • Regulatory duty to be raised on items ISLAMABAD: The coalition government is mulling introducing a string of new tax measures in the upcoming budget to raise around Rs300 billion in additional revenue in 2022-23 (FY23) …