Facebook plans to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse. This next name change signals the company’s desire to be known for something other than social media and its ills. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed rebranding the company during the company’s Connect conference on October 28th but could be announced sooner.
The Indian government announced on Monday that Dubai has signed an accord to build infrastructure in Indian occupied Kashmir. The announcement came at a time when the Himalayan region is seeing a resurgence in the freedom movement. The MoU by Dubai is the first investment agreement by a foreign government in the disputed region following the withdrawal of Kashmir’s autonomy.
The Chinese have reportedly carried out a test of a hypersonic missile that circles the globe before hitting its target. US intelligence agencies were unaware of the existence of this missile, which is believed to be capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The missile circled the globe before cruising towards its target, which it missed by about two dozen miles.
Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Pakistani Taliban as a schoolgirl, has urged Afghanistan’s new leaders to let girls attend school. After seizing power in August, the Taliban banned girls from returning to secondary schools while ordering boys to resume classes. According to the Taliban, girls will be allowed to return once security and a stricter separation system are in place.
Angry Indians express their opposition to the attacks on the Indian Army through the trending topic Ban Pakistan Cricket on Indian Twitter. The incident occurred during an operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts. India believes Pakistan is behind the attack on the Indian army.
A new study has identified mysterious radio waves coming from the Milky Way’s center. Nevertheless, researchers still do not know what lies behind them, the report stated. Scientists from around the world used the CSIRO radio telescope in Western Australia to discover the object. Apparently, the strange signal will be called ASKAP J173608.2-321635. The signal will be referred to as “Ghost”.
The employees of Amazon and Google have called on their companies to stop a $1.2 billion military contract with Israel. They have written an open letter to each of their companies asking that Project Nimbus be discontinued. The Project Nimbus was intended to provide cloud services to the Israeli government and military.
Arab countries are launching social media campaigns calling for the ‘boycott of Indian products’ in protest of the police’s violence against Muslims in Assam. Assam police conducted an eviction drive against Muslims in September. Several countries condemned the use of deadly force by Indian police after a video went viral showing the shooting of an unarmed Muslim man.
Newcastle United has appointed Gen Raheel Sharif, the current commander-in-chief of the Islamic Military Counter Terror Coalition (IMCTC) and former chief of the Pakistan army staff, as their new manager. The announcement came moments after the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund took over the football club. Following an announcement of the takeover by Saudi Arabia, several names were considered to replace Bruce.
Cricketer Moazzam Ali Baig from Karachi was named captain of Malawi in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup qualifying round. Moazzam Ali Baig will lead Malawi’s 14-member squad for the Group A match of the Africa Sub-Regional Qualifiers. The ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup qualifying matches will be played in Kigali, Rwanda from October 14.