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Detained in The Hague, Philippines’ Duterte wins hometown mayoral election

[ASIA] MANILA – Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was almost certain to be elected mayor of his home city by a landslide on Monday, unimpeded by his detention at the International Criminal Court on charges of murder as a crime against humanity.     With 80% of votes counted in an unofficial tally, Duterte, who was brought Continue Reading

Microsoft Build 2025: What to expect, from Azure to Copilot upgrades

[TECH AND FINANCIAL] Microsoft is hosting its annual Build developer conference next week from May 19 to 22. The event is guaranteed to include announcements regarding new AI integrations, services, and apps, including for Windows. At last year’s Build, Microsoft announced an integration of Copilot into Microsoft Teams, Copilot+ AI-powered PCs, Windows Volumetric Apps for Continue Reading

Associate/Officer/Sr. Officer

Job title: Associate/Officer/Sr. Officer Company: Wipro Job description: backs to customers to record feedback and ensure compliance to contract /SLAs ͏ Build capability to ensure operational… Performance Parameter Measure 1 Process No. of cases resolved per day, compliance to process and quality standards, meeting… Expected salary: Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu Job date: Sun, 04 May Continue Reading

Coming Out of the Closet Was a Liberation. Why Are Some Peeking Back In?

To some, it also feels — there is no way to express this that is culturally or politically defensible, so let’s lay that aside for the moment — kind of hot. Many people get off on the transgressive, and there’s an argument to be made that today, being gay isn’t, but being closeted is. Films Continue Reading

Who blinked first? How the US and China broke their trade deadlock

[TECH AND FINANCIAL] The first meeting to break the US-China trade deadlock was held almost three weeks ago in the basement of the IMF headquarters, arranged under cover of secrecy. US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent, who was attending the IMF spring meetings in Washington, met China’s finance minister Lan Fo’an to discuss the near complete Continue Reading

Samsung may finally give the Galaxy Z Flip a larger cover screen

The Galaxy Z Flip 7 might feature a cover screen that looks very similar to the Razr Ultra, according to animation files dug up by Android Authority from a leaked version of One UI 8. Up until now, the biggest difference between Samsung’s foldable flip phones and Razr’s is that Razr has offered a cover Continue Reading

TEM Analyst

Job title: TEM Analyst Company: Atos Job description: Experience: 5+ years Highest Qualification: Any Full Time Graduate Mission Reporting to the Telecom Expense Manager, The… with Finance and Procurement Work with TEM Manager to close and/or consolidate telco BANs Manage British Telecom usage monthly… Expected salary: Location: Pune, Maharashtra Job date: Sun, 11 May 2025 Continue Reading

US and China agree to slash tariffs as trade war eases

Nick Edser, Jonathan Josephs & Lucy Hooker Business reporters, BBC News Watch the moment US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces the tariff reduction Share markets jumped on Monday after President Trump said weekend talks had resulted in a “total reset” in trade terms between the US and China, a move which goes some way to Continue Reading

Fake passports, hidden cameras: 6 Bulgarians who led Russian spy ring are jailed in UK

[ASIA] A UK court Monday handed down jail terms of up to 10 years to six Bulgarians convicted for belonging to a Russian espionage cell described as like something from a “spy novel”. Fake passports, hidden cameras, a spy love triangle and secret online chats about potential abductions and honeytraps were uncovered by investigators. Orlin Continue Reading