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Cebu officials welcome Marcos' Sona tax relief, economic aid pledges

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Cebu officials welcome Marcos' Sona tax relief, economic aid pledges

Cebu's top officials on Monday, July 27, welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), particularly his proposed tax relief measures and economic assistance aimed at cushioning rising fuel and…

Fintech Plata Adds Ex-Regulator, Former Ambassador to US Board

Fintech Plata tapped a former US regulator and a former US ambassador to Russia to join the board of its US holding company as the lender expands into Colombia and eyes an eventual public listing.

The A.I. Debate That’s Driving a Wedge Through Big Tech

The New York Times

The A.I. Debate That’s Driving a Wedge Through Big Tech

Investors and policymakers must contend with the competing camps that view open and closed artificial intelligence models as key to the sector’s future.

The New York Times

Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation

Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation

Artificial intelligence firm should provide $100m for cyber defences, says Hugging Face CEO Business live – latest updates The boss of the startup hacked by an OpenAI agent has called for the investigation into the incident to show…

Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady. Here's what that means for consumers

CNBC

Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady. Here's what that means for consumers

The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its overnight rate unchanged at the conclusion of its July meeting.

CNBC

How wildfires in France and Spain may affect your travel plans

BBC

How wildfires in France and Spain may affect your travel plans

For those who have upcoming holidays to the affected regions, here is what you should know about how it might impact your plans.

BBC

AstraZeneca boss urges western drugmakers to move at ‘Chinese speed’

AstraZeneca boss urges western drugmakers to move at ‘Chinese speed’

Europe and US risk being outpaced on innovation, as happened in the car industry, warns Pascal Soriot AstraZeneca must operate at “Chinese speed” to ensure it doesn’t suffer the fate of the western automotive industry by losing out to more…

Malta Recycled Nearly 11,000 Tonnes Of Bottles And Cans Through BCRS In 2025

Lovin Malta

Malta Recycled Nearly 11,000 Tonnes Of Bottles And Cans Through BCRS In 2025

Malta’s Beverage Container Refund Scheme (BCRS) continued to improve its recycling performance in 2025, collecting almost 11,000 tonnes of beverage containers despite more bottles and cans entering the market than the year before…

Lovin Malta

Person dies in Mirpur's Kotli as scuffles, rigging allegations mar first phase of AJK elections

Dawn

Person dies in Mirpur's Kotli as scuffles, rigging allegations mar first phase of AJK elections

A person, whom the PPP said was its political worker, died in Kotli district’s Nakyal tehsil as the first phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections was underway in the 13 constituencies of Mirpur division on Monday. Polling began at…

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Arnault Joins X as LVMH CEO Fights Off Rumors of Family Disunity

Europe’s richest person has finally joined the social media fray.

The US agency that fights workplace discrimination just voted to stop measuring it | Jamil Smith

The US agency that fights workplace discrimination just voted to stop measuring it | Jamil Smith

Republicans have moved to dismantle a 60-year-old demographic reporting system. Now the agency wants to choose what it sees Workplace discrimination isolates. When a Black manager is passed over for a promotion, or a pregnant worker is…

For 44 years this investor held aces in the long-bond game. He just folded.

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