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The signing of the Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act Monday sets the tone for the administration’s national policy to ensure that technology should only be used to improve people’s lives, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday. “Moving forward, it is my hope that we will be able to enact even more measures … Read more
The Federal Reserve has been gradually increasing interest rates over the past few years, and there’s no sign of that stopping anytime soon. This can be good news for savers, but it can also be bad news for investors. If you’re not careful, an interest rate hike can eat into your investment returns. But don’t … Read more
A little Martian dust appears to go a long way. A small amount of simulated crushed Martian rock mixed with a titanium alloy resulted in a strong high-performance material in a 3D-printing process that could one day be used on Mars to make tools or rocket parts. Materials were developed by Washington State University researchers with as … Read more
Topic News PR, a professional PR distribution provider focused on the Asian market, is pleased to announce its new media partnerships in several Asian countries including Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan. With these new partners, Topic News PR will be able to reach users on trending online media outlets in Asia, including ThailandScoop.com (Thai News), Words.vn (Vietnamese … Read more
For the first time, University of Rochester researchers and collaborators have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometers. In the process, they discovered that the most energetic is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, some 9,000 kilometers in diameter. The team, led by Hussein Aluie, used the same coarse-graining technique developed by his lab to document energy … Read more
Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. graced the 19th edition of the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) through a pre-recorded video message during its opening ceremony. With a strong invitation to welcome new opportunities to the country, the president highlighted that the Philippines is “very much open for business.” CAEXPO is an annual international event held since 2004 … Read more
The South Korean military is planning to enlist the members of K-pop “supergroup” BTS for mandatory military service, though the public is still sharply divided over whether they should be exempted or not. Mr. Lee Ki Sik said that it would be “desirable” for the members of BTS to finish their military service so that … Read more
US regulations have moved beyond letters sent to machine tool companies KLA Corp, Lam Research Corp, and Applied Materials Inc this year. These letters requested that the companies stop shipping equipment to Chinese-owned factories manufacturing advanced logic chips. The new regulations have immediate effect. The recent introduction of various US policies could lead to the … Read more
Samsung Electronics has announced plans to launch some game-changing memory chips over the next two years.It’s going to start making fifth-generation 10-nanometer DRAM chips next year and then a ninth-generation Vertical NAND a year later. Samsung announced the news Wednesday at the Samsung Tech Day in Silicon Valley.Fifth-generation DRAM will be much thinner, meaning more … Read more
The WHO has launched a probe into the recent deaths of 66 children in Gambia from acute kidney injuries.According to the WHO on Wednesday, the deaths may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by Indian drug manufacturer, Maiden Pharmaceuticals. A spike in cases of acute kidney injury among kids under five years … Read more