EU seeks bigger role in Asia’s ‘theater of tensions’
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THE MAIN entrance of the European Union Commission headquarters is seen in Brussels July 1, 2013. — REUTERS TOKYO — European Union…
Biden seeks to keep China in focus by welcoming ASEAN leaders
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WASHINGTON — President Joseph R. Biden will host Southeast Asian leaders in Washington this week, seeking to show his administration remains focused…
Biden eyes new ways to bar China from scooping up US data
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has drafted an executive order that would give the Department of Justice vast powers to stop foreign…
Vietnam leader interested in Biden economic framework, but needs to study details
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam (right) meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III in Hanoi, Vietnam, July…
Google unveils new 10-shade skin tone scale to test AI for bias
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Monk Skin Tone Scale. — Image via skintone.google OAKLAND, Calif. — Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Wednesday unveiled a palette of 10 skin…
How Wall Street banks made a killing on SPAC craze
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Wall Street/Reuters NEW YORK — Investment banks have raked in billions of dollars by feeding the frenzy for blank-check companies, and they…
Marcos to focus on economic team after claiming poll victory
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photo by Kriz-John Rosales, The Philippine Star Philippine presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he is looking to build up cabinet…
Zoom urged by rights groups to rule out ‘creepy’ AI emotion tech
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LOS ANGELES — Human rights groups have urged video-conferencing company Zoom to scrap research on integrating emotion recognition tools into its products,…
Philippine GDP jumps 8.3% in Q1, beats market estimates
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The Philippine economy grew by 8.3% year on year in the first quarter, beating market estimates, buoyed by base effects and reopening…
Agricultural output shrinks in Q1
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A vendor arranges eggs at the Paco public market in Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL PALMA By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson,…