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AI summit a start but global agreement a distant hope

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak championed a series of landmark agreements after hosting the first artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit but a global plan for overseeing the technology remains a long way off.

Food trends for 2024 bared

Whole Foods Market, a US-based multinational supermarket chain, has released its food trends forecast for 2024, predicting the rise in popularity of caffeine with added benefits, use of cacao pulp, water stewardship, and complex heat from peppers, among others.

Japan-funded rail projects all on track as committed

The Department of Transportation on Friday said the railway projects funded by the government of Japan are all on track to full completion as scheduled.

Late payment charge never an unusual practice – Globe

Globe Telecom Inc. on Friday said the late payment fee is "standard practice" in other sectors in Philippines and abroad.  The Ayala-led telco said the...

TPB, WTCMM to strengthen MICE promotions

The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) and World Trade Center Metro Manila (WTCMM) are strengthening their support for the meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) industry in the years forward as they consider MICE promotions one of the pillars of tourism marketing.

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FAO warns global food system at risk from Gulf conflict

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a stark warning about the escalating conflict in the Persian Gulf, highlighting severe disruptions to global energy, fertilizer, and agrifood systems that could undermine food security worldwide.

PEZA implements measures to ease oil shock 

Rising global oil prices, fueled in part by Middle East tensions, are increasingly pressuring export-oriented firms. The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is acting to shield its locators by boosting logistics efficiency within ecozones, Director General Tereso Panga said.

Alternergy switches on Nueva Ecija hydro plant

Renewable energy firm Alternergy Holdings Corporation has begun commercial operations of its 5-megawatt Dupinga run-of-river hydro power plant in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, marking its second facility to go online this year.

Maharlika consortium rolls out P2.1B microgrids nationwide 

A private consortium is ramping up rural electrification with a P2.1-billion investment to deploy one of the Philippines’ largest portfolios of off-grid microgrids, targeting underserved island communities.
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