Google has quietly abandoned its long-held promise not to use artificial intelligence for weaponry, declaring that “free countries” should be able to harness the technology for national security purposes. The policy shift emerged when two senior figures, James Manyika (Google-Alphabet’s senior vice-president) and Sir Demis Hassabis
Citigroup has confirmed it will press ahead with hybrid working for most of its global workforce, bucking a growing shift among Wall Street rivals towards five days a week in the office. The US banking giant’s chief executive, Jane Fraser, recently assured managing directors that Citi
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) face mounting criticism from Westminster over controversial plans to restrict transparency on corporate ownership, prompting accusations of a “shameful” effort to shield the jurisdiction’s role in money laundering and tax evasion. A newly released consultation paper, proposing to limit public access
Employees at Santander UK are braced for a new wave of redundancies, following a 38% drop in full-year profits and the bank’s decision to press ahead with cost-cutting measures. The British division was one of only two units within Madrid-based Banco Santander to report lower profits
BW FILE PHOTOPHILIPPINE SHARES surged on Wednesday, with the bellwether rising to the 6,200 level, on continued bargain hunting and as inflation was steady in January, which would support further rate cuts by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi)
BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO rose to an over one-month high on Wednesday as the dollar dropped overnight following weak US job openings data and the delayed US import tariffs on Mexico and Canada.The local unit closed at P58.095 per dollar on Wednesday, strengthening by 24.5
VICE PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE — FACEBOOK.COM/MAYORINDAYSARADUTERTEOFFICIALBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, ReporterTHE House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached Philippine Vice-President (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio for alleged abuse of power and constitutional violations stemming from her use of confidential funds, paving the way for her trial by the
Mercia Marina, Derbyshire – Solutions for Accounting, a leading provider of finance and business management software, celebrated its 27th year in business by opening a state-of-the-art head office in the heart of Derbyshire on Thursday, January 30th. The company held a welcome event at Mercia
PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterTHE newly appointed chief of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Wednesday vowed to speed up the processing of healthcare claims and expand the benefits for members, calling systemic problems of the agency as “illnesses” that
BW FILE PHOTOA SENATOR on Wednesday urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to certify as urgent bills that seek to raise the minimum wage to help Filipinos cope with spiraling prices.“Minimum wages should keep up with the rising prices of goods, transportation and monthly bills,”
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOPRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos, Jr. has “approved in principle” a proposal to remove U-turn slots on C5 road along Kalayaan Avenue Interchange to improve the traffic flow in Metro Manila, according to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).At a Palace briefing on Wednesday,
FACEBOOK.COM/SENATEPHTHE PHILIPPINE Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading a priority bill that seeks to make internet access more affordable by promoting fair competition in the data transmission industry.With 17 yes votes, senators approved Senate Bill No. 2699 or the Konektadong Pinoy bill,
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