Philippine refiner Petron buys Russian crude, eyes more if Iran war persists
Petron Corp., the Philippines鈥 only refiner, has procured 2.48 million barrels of crude oil from Russia as the Southeast Asian nation scours the world...
Iran War: Trump is depleting a more powerful weapon than US missiles
IT WAS REPORTED last week that the Iranian missile inventory has been depleted from about 5,000 to a thousand or so, and that the US and its allies are now firing one or two Patriots at each incoming airborne threat, in place of the clusters unleashed at the start. In other words, both sides are experiencing munitions shortages.
Gold becomes more useful as a piggy bank than a haven
GOLD鈥檚 reputation as the ultimate store of value has been tarnished by its 15% decline since the Iran conflict began.
AI washing is masking an insidious labor crisis
SINGAPORE-BASED CRYPTO.COM said last week that it was cutting 12% of its workforce, the latest company among a growing cohort from Atlassian Corp. to Block, Inc. to cite artificial intelligence (AI) adoption for job losses.
Banksy鈥檚 anonymity is what gives 鈥 gave? 鈥 his art its power
THE REVELATION that the artist Banksy is a 50-something man from Bristol, England, named Robin Gunningham, according to a Reuters report*, has shaken the art world. It may be the ultimate test of what actually determines value in contemporary art.
The Iran war is costing China dearly, too
TO THINK about how the Iran war affects China, you might take a look at Yiwu, a global trading hub in the eastern Zhejiang province that hosts sprawling wholesale markets selling goods from hair clips to toys.
Philippines鈥 Marcos says grounding planes is a 鈥榙istinct possibility鈥
The Philippines says grounding planes due to a shortage of jet fuel brought on by the war in Iran is a 鈥渄istinct possibility,鈥 according...
Marcos won鈥檛 spend all reserves on peso, sees 6% growth by 2028
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signaled that his government will tolerate weakness in the peso, saying there is a limit to their defense of...
BTS comeback show鈥檚 turnout falls short, sparking Hybe sell-off
HYBE CO.鈥橲 shares plunged as much as 15% after a heavily promoted comeback concert by K-pop megastars BTS drew a smaller crowd than authorities...
South Asia鈥檚 Industrial Revolution is switching off gas
OMER ASHRAF isn鈥檛 losing any sleep over the impact of the Iran conflict on his fleet of energy-hungry cement plants.
AI is hastening the r茅sum茅鈥檚 demise. Good riddance
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) isn鈥檛 just being blamed for killing jobs; it鈥檚 exposing the fundamental flaw in one of hiring鈥檚 oldest tools: the r茅sum茅.
Anthropic, OpenAI talk safety. Their headcounts don鈥檛
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) presents a transformative moment for society, but it appears that the number of people focused on making sure it鈥檚 safe might fit on a single transatlantic flight.