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The Philippines: DICT Fair Brings Digital Job Opportunities to Bicol

The Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has brought digital employment opportunities to workers in the Bicol region through its Trabahong Digital Job Fair (TDJF), connecting jobseekers with employers offering around 1,200 vacancies. Held from 13–14 August at Robinsons Naga, the event was the second nationwide TDJF organised by DICT. It brought together […]

Syrian foreign minister to Axios: Israeli bombing of airbase was unjustified

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani told Axios Wednesday that he made clear to Israel his government wasn't working with Turkey to amass a military presence at a Syrian airbase — but Israel went ahead and attacked the site anyway.Why it matters: The early Tuesday morning strike on the Abu al-Duhur airbase has heightened tensions among three close U.S. partne

The data center fight is hitting a fever pitch. Here's how they actually work

Data centers have become the face of AI backlash, with celebrities, politicians and protesters pushing to slow their growth.Why it matters: America's sharply rising public opposition to data centers — which fuel our everyday use of the internet — could pose an existential threat to AI's growth.

Moderna and Merck shares soar on mRNA cancer vaccine

Moderna and Merck shares soared on Wednesday after the companies said a personalized mRNA treatment hit its target of preventing skin cancer from recurring or spreading in a late-stage clinical trial. Why it matters: The results come at a pivotal moment for Moderna and mRNA research, after <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" targe

U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz

The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day — a notable success even as the broader war remains at a stalemate, two U.S. officials told Axios.Under the operation, which has been underway for the last several weeks, 15–20 tankers have entered and exited the strait each night through a southern chann

NASA aborts attempt to save dying space telescope

A rendering of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Image: NASANASA is calling off an attempt to save a space observatory falling out of orbit, dooming it to a fiery death in Earth's atmosphere.Why it matters: The Sw

Trump's profits irk Americans as Dems test anti-corruption message

A majority of Americans believe President Trump has profited inappropriately from a cryptocurrency empire while in office and disapprove of his family's global business activity, according to recent polls.Why it matters: Democrats are <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/house-democr

From spectacle to scale: why China’s robotics firms face a ‘critical juncture’

At China’s annual World Robot Conference (WRC) that kicked off on Wednesday, the hall was filled with humanoid robots wowing visitors with feats of dexterity: from playing table tennis to performing drum solos. These eye-catching displays have helped China’s robotics industry win global attention – and raise huge amounts of capital – over the past couple of years. But at this year’s summit, the overriding sentiment among executives, investors and policymakers was starkly pragmatic: the era of...

Planned Dangote Refinery IPO boosted by $1bn underwriting deal

How Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will elevate the Africa Business Investment Summit