MANILA, Philippines — Fellow Southeast Asian country Singapore is the top international destination for Filipinos during the first half of 2023, according to data collected by online booking website Agoda. Following Singapore were Hong Kong and the Thai capital Bangkok, which was also the top international overall for Agoda users, …
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The Auto Strike Threatens a Supply Chain Already Weakened by Covid
Aarian Marshall Business Sep 15, 2023 7:50 PM The Auto Strike Threatens a Supply Chain Already Weakened by Covid A prolonged autoworker strike would be especially painful for smaller players inside the complex auto supply chain. It could also impact thousands more workers and push up car prices. Supporters and …
Read More »If Elon Musk Had Been a Happy Child, Would He Still Be Launching Rockets?
Steven Levy Business Sep 15, 2023 12:00 PM If Elon Musk Had Been a Happy Child, Would He Still Be Launching Rockets? “Biographer of Genius” Walter Isaacson thinks he cracked the code to Elon Musk—the entrepreneur’s brutal childhood fueled his frenzied achievements in space, AI, brain chips, and electric cars. …
Read More »Teachers Are Going All In on Generative AI
Khari Johnson Business Sep 15, 2023 7:00 AM Teachers Are Going All In on Generative AI Surveys suggest teachers use generative AI more than students, to create lesson plans or more interesting word problems. Educators say it can save valuable time but must be used carefully. Photograph: krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images …
Read More »Nespresso’s smallest, most stylish machine yet
Nespresso officially launched its latest innovation that promises to elevate café-quality experience in the local market. Called Vertuo Pop, it is designed to be compact and stylish as the brand's smallest yet most impactful Vertuo machine to date. In other words, the small wonder offers big-time taste with every brew. …
Read More »Barista cup at home with Breville
Many coffee lovers resort to cafes to get their daily cup in a jiffy. But for those who still want to enjoy the process of making a cup of coffee that tastes like it's made by a pro barista, there are Breville machines that can help them. The Breville Barista …
Read More »Is Britain broken? Strikes, schools at risk of collapse expose broader challenges facing U.K.
In the U.K., a growing mound of public infrastructure problems — understaffed prisons, schools that are literally crumbling, several public-sector strikes — is feeding a deep sense of gloom across the country that has an election on the horizon. There's a sense country is 'hopping from one crisis to the …
Read More »Zelenskyy comes to Ottawa as Ukraine scrambles to shore up allies’ support
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touched down in Ottawa late Thursday night — and experts say the political headwinds he'll face in Canada likely will be less chilly than those he experienced in Washington. Support for Ukraine among U.S. Republicans has softened in the past year Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touched …
Read More »Retiree out $300K after Canada Post loses inheritance cheque sent by registered mail
A $300,000 certified cheque is missing after it was sent through Canada Post registered mail from Ontario to Quebec. The only way to get a new one leaves the man who sent it liable if the original is cashed by the wrong person. Certified cheques are 'almost as good as …
Read More »Manufacturers say American autoworker strike could idle Canadian supplier plants
The ongoing strike by autoworkers at automotive plants in the United States will idle manufacturing plants in Canada in a matter of days, according to industry experts. UAW has threatened to expand strike action if no 'serious progress' in negotiations American autoworkers will strike at 38 more supplier plants as …
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