Microsoft announced Wednesday that its Azure cloud computing platform has generated more than $75 billion in annual revenue, marking a 34% increase from the previous year. The disclosure came as part of the company’s end-of-year earnings report and highlighted Azure’s central role in Microsoft’s growing artificial intelligence strategy. The report also showed a strong financial performance overall. Microsoft posted a ...

Gold purchases surged in Iran during the second quarter of the year, driven in part by a 12-day conflict with Israel, according to a report released Thursday by the World Gold Council. Despite high global prices, gold sales in Iran rose by 20 percent compared to the same period last year. The report highlighted a six-year high in demand for ...

Lionel Messi delivered two crucial assists – including one in the dying seconds – to help Inter Miami secure a dramatic 2-1 victory over Atlas in their Leagues Cup opener on Wednesday night. The match marked Messi’s return after serving a one-game suspension alongside teammate Jordi Alba for skipping the MLS All-Star Game. The Argentine superstar set up the game-winning ...

India head coach Gautam Gambhir clashed Tuesday with ground staff at the Oval cricket stadium ahead of the final test match of an occasionally fractious series against England. England leads the series 2-1. The fifth test starts Thursday. Video footage showed Gambhir in a confrontation with Lee Fortis, Surrey’s lead curator at the Oval in south London. Britain’s Press Association ...

The Bangladesh High Commission in London on Wednesday accorded a warm reception to two Bangladeshi swimmers, Mahfizur Rahman Sagar and Nazmul Haque Himel, for successfully crossing the English Channel, marking the feat by any Bangladeshi after nearly four decades. The swimmers were welcomed at the High Commission in the afternoon at the invitation of High Commissioner Abida Islam, according to ...

Trial against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has begun in six separate cases over alleged irregularities in plot allocation in Purbachal New Town. Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-5 Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun on Thursday framed charges against them. As the accused are absconding, the court issued arrest warrants against them ...

July fighters have blocked Shahbagh intersection in the capital demanding July charter. Around 11AM, nearly a hundred July fighters, carrying flags, were seen stationed at Shahbagh. Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies are on high alert in that area. According to the July fighters, the families of the injured and martyrs took to the street as the July charter is not prepared ...

Police have seized cheques worth Tk 2.25 crore and fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) worth Tk 20 lakh from the house of Abdur Razzak Riyad, who was earlier arrested for allegedly attempting to extort money from a former MP’s house in Gulshan. The recovery was made on Monday night based on information provided by Riyad, police said at a press briefing ...

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has decided to move its scheduled student rally on August 3 from the Central Shaheed Minar to Shahbagh, despite having secured permission for the original venue. Speaking at a press conference at the BNP’s Nayapaltan central office on Wednesday, JCD President Rakibul Islam Rakib said the decision was made in response to a request from the ...

A big bowl of steamed clams and juicy-crisp corn is summer eating at its finest. The combination is fresh, sweet and briny, almost like a chowder made for eating with your fingers. In this recipe from our cookbook “ Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook for Every Day of the Year,” we finish the clams and corn with a small ...