How the Grab-GoTo merger could impact merchants across Southeast Asia

Grab has been in the news after reports surfaced of the company being in advanced talks to merge with Indonesian competitor GoTo. According to Reuters, the new round of merger talks, which were last held in 2024, resumed last December as investors were eager to reach an agreement this year. The companies reportedly seek to curb […]

ASICS appoints new global brand communications director

Japanese footwear brand ASICS has appointed Caroline Fisher (pictured left) as its global brand communications director. In her role, Fisher will focus on putting ASICS’ founding philosophy at the heart of the brand’s communications.  She will report to Gary Raucher (pictured right), global head of marketing and executive board member at ASICS, MARKETING-INTERACTIVE understands.  Prior […]

Federal workers fearful, outraged over ‘DEI watchlist’ website

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal workers across US health agencies say they are nervous and on edge after a conservative group published more than 50 of their names and photos on a website that at one point described them as “targets.” The so-called “DEI watchlist,” registered in November, triggered alarm among civil servants as it gained […]

Paige Spiranac Comes to Defend Taylor Swift After ‘Lame’ Super Bowl Action Takes the Spotlight

It was 2023 when the world got to know about Tayvis. Ever since Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been showing up for each other, the fans love it. Taylor Swift has appeared in many Chiefs games, and Kelce has shown up at many Eras Tour concerts too. They went gaga when the singer surprised […]

Trump sets 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum as trade war grows

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ordered a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, escalating his efforts to protect politically important U.S. industries with levies hitting some of the country’s closest allies. The tariffs will apply widely to all U.S. imports of steel and aluminum, including from Canada and Mexico, the country’s top two foreign […]

If you bought something in the Nintendo Museum, they might owe you some money for overcharging

Customers buying certain items have apparently been being overcharged ever since the museum opened, partial refunds now being offered. The biggest draws of the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto are massive displays of games, hardware, and toys chronicling the company’s history and the gigantically upsized controllers on which you play through classic Nintendo games as a […]

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. UN says take your time to do it right

Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century” — their plans on how they will cut emissions of heat-trapping gases. Most won’t make the deadline. The U.N. says that’s OK as long as they are working […]

As he targets the CFPB, Elon Musk looks to dismantle his own potential regulator

Elon Musk has spent years laying the groundwork to transform X into a digital payments platform. Now he appears to be helping dismantle the agency that would oversee it. Over the weekend, the Trump administration ordered a halt to effectively all work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the regulator that ensures companies like large […]

‘Back to plastic’: Trump pushes for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move to plastic. “It’s a ridiculous situation. We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump said as he signed an executive order to reverse federal […]

Bayer backs broadened effort to shield popular weedkiller from claims it failed to warn of cancer

DES MOINES, Iowa – A renewed and expanded effort from chemical giant Bayer to shield itself from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer brought dozens of protesters to the Iowa Capitol building Monday begging lawmakers to reject it. The legislation, pending in Iowa and at least seven other states, would protect pesticide […]

The Anime Industry Needs to Stop Trying to Make Rurouni Kenshin a Thing Again

Warning: The following story discusses criminal acts around the abuse of children that some readers may find distressing. As with Hollywood and video games, the anime industry is often guilty of carting out some of its older hit-making stories and remaking them for a new audience with mixed results. We’ve seen this time and time […]

It’s Been Almost 3 Weeks Since Donald Trump Has Taken Office. Here’s The Harsh Reality Of How Americans Are Feeling.

The last few weeks as an American have been a whirlwind, to put it lightly: from devastating natural disasters to watching executive order after executive order signed that eliminated diversity and inclusion programs, stripped LGBTQ+ rights, withdrew the US from the World Health Organization, and, unfortunately, so much more. Recently, redditor TraditionalMix4250 asked the question we’re all thinking: How […]

New York state bans DeepSeek from government devices

The state of New York has banned the Chinese artificial intelligence assistant DeepSeek on government devices. Gov. Kathy Hochul issued the directive on Monday, citing “serious concerns” about DeepSeek’s apparent censorship and its potential for foreign government surveillance. The AI app, created by a small research lab owned by Chinese hedge fund High-Flyer, has faced […]

Valentine’s Day warning as Perth woman conned out $780,000 in by cruel romance fraudsters

A Perth woman who twice thought she had found love is now homeless and couch surfing after she was conned out of close to $800,000. The 57-year-old inadvertently put herself in the scope of fraudsters when she turned to a dating app at the end of her marriage in 2018. She struck up a friendship […]

Valentine’s Day warning as Perth woman conned out $780,000 in by cruel romance fraudsters

A Perth woman who twice thought she had found love is now homeless and couch surfing after she was conned out of close to $800,000. The 57-year-old inadvertently put herself in the scope of fraudsters when she turned to a dating app at the end of her marriage in 2018. She struck up a friendship […]

The Trump administration just handed foreign agents a big gift.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Buried among the many executive actions taken in the first three weeks of the new Trump administration is a Feb. 5 memo, signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, that must have Russian, Chinese, and […]

2 sectors lead the market. Broadcom may have another custom chip partner

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market moves: Stocks were higher to start the new week, with the Dow , the S & P 500 , and the Nasdaq shrugging off the […]

What To Buy and Skip

Presidents Day, which falls on Monday, Feb. 17, is the first big three-day holiday sales weekend of the year, and consumers plan to spend an average of $197 while shopping, according to a survey by RetailMeNot, a deal-finding and cash back site. If you have something on your wishlist, now is the time to buy. […]

Trafficking and crime will rise after US foreign aid freeze, experts say

Abdus Salam was enticed to move to Cambodia by the promise of a $US1,000 ($1,592) monthly salary as a computer operator.  But after the textiles engineer from Bangladesh arrived in the capital Phnom Penh he was driven by a broker to Dara Sakor, a remote area 270 kilometres away, and trafficked into a cyber scam […]

‘I’m not ready’ – Tiger Woods pulls out of Genesis Invitational as he’s ‘still processing’ shock death of his mum

TIGER WOODS has pulled out of the Genesis Invitational event as he continues to grieve over the passing of his mother. The golf legend’s mum, Kultida, died at the age of 81, with Woods breaking the tragic news on social media last week. 3 Tiger Woods has pulled out of the Genesis Invitational following the […]

Chinese foreign minister to visit Ireland next week amid Trump uncertainty over international alignment

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi will visit Ireland next week amid signs of a shift in the European Union’s approach to Beijing following Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Mr Wang is the second top-level Chinese political figure to visit Ireland in just over a year, following a trip by premier Li Qiang in […]

OpenAI is reportedly getting closer to launching its in-house chip

OpenAI could finalize its AI chip design this year, according to a report from Reuters. OpenAI could finalize its AI chip design this year, according to a report from Reuters. Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and […]

Manila Standard: In the groove

“Advertisers keep on coming because of our credibility” ONLY 60 hours prior to posting, Manila Standard Publisher Rolando Estabillo perked up the staff in the run up to their 38th anniversary since hitting the news stands in Metro Manila’s financial capital, with words that fitly boosted their morale. “We are now 38; we’re not young, […]

Asil Nadir, Polly Peck tycoon turned fugitive, dies aged 83

Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir, once a fugitive from justice for stealing millions from his British Polly Peck conglomerate, has died, a social media post by his wife said. He was 83. The news was confirmed to the Times newspaper by his British lawyer Giles Bark-Jones. Nadir was being treated at a hospital in the […]

EU urged to cut regulation to catch up in artificial intelligence race

European politicians are coming under pressure to relax guardrails put on artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help Europe make up ground it has lost to the United States and China in the global race to dominate the sector. World leaders and tech executives are gathering in Paris on Monday for a two-day summit on AI, […]

China’s stunning new campaign to turn the world against Taiwan

The Economist Feb 10, 2025 – 2.42pm Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? For those anxious about Chinese aggression towards the self-ruled island of Taiwan, there was a welcome signal at the end of Donald Trump’s third week back […]

Space and time get all jumbled up in the Showa-style Cafe de Paris in Tokyo

Coffee and sandwiches are all relative. Despite his dedication to online shopping, our reporter Masanuki Sunakoma leads an active lifestyle that takes him to all sorts of places around Japan. And as such, he’s been known to stumble on some hidden gems people might not ordinarily come across. This happened just recently when Masanuki found […]

Will Donald Trump’s new sweeping tariffs cause a US stock market crash? History couldn’t be any clearer

This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated. The last two-plus years have been paradise for optimists on Wall Street. Since the start of 2023, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJX: .DJI), widely followed S&P 500 Index (SP: .INX), and growth stock-inspired Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQ: .IXIC) have respectively increased in value by 35%, 58%, […]