December 5, 2023
SEOUL: Bitcoin on Monday rose past $40,000 for the first time since May last year, boosted by hopes that the United States will soon allow broader trading of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency. The digital asset has skyrocketed this year, gaining nearly 150 percent, with expectations growing that US regulators will allow the creation of exchange-traded
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NAIROBI: Chinese automotive brand Changan has been launched in the Kenyan market and will be distributed by Inchcape Kenya, a motor dealer. Sylvia Agani, the regional sales manager of Changan Automotive, said at a briefing in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Friday evening that the Chinese vehicles have been tailored for local clients who value
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AS organizations have tried to stay ahead of cybercriminals, faces and other biometrics have become the passwords for so many everyday functions. From unlocking phones to accessing financial and government services, important tasks are completed by verifying that the correct face is the one behind (or in front of) the camera. However, like with traditional
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From being on stage and on camera, actress Bianca Lapus now butters her bread in managing events “In any business, it’s always a risk. You’ll never know if it will succeed or not. We are still in the learning and growing process.” SHE was named after Miss Universe 1963 third runner-up Lalaine Bennett. Actress-turned-corporate executive
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SAN FRANCISCO, California: Meta filed a lawsuit late Wednesday arguing that US regulators planning to change the terms of a 2020 privacy settlement are overstepping their authority and should be stopped. In this file photo taken on January 4, 2023, the Meta logo is seen in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Silicon Valley tech giant, known
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HONG KONG: Asian markets drifted on Friday following a mixed day on Wall Street, with data showing a continued fall in US inflation unable to relight the buying that characterized much of November. There was little desire to jump back in the ring at the start of a new month after a tough week in
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THE peso rebounded on Friday following the release of positive economic data, and the stock market also rose as investors hunted for bargains, analysts said. The currency strengthened by 8-and-a-half centavos to P55.4 against the dollar while the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) advanced by 21.45 points, or 0.34 percent, to end the week
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IN a bid to prepare the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for cross-border trade, the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations Coordinating Committee on MSMEs (ACCMSME) launched free virtual training courses focusing on capacity-building and knowledge-sharing. On Thursday, the ACCMSME said in a statement that it is offering free online courses for MSMEs, dubbed
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JOYCELYN BUENSALIDO, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Buensalido and Associates Public Relations “If success is defined as being happy with what you’re doing, I suppose I can call myself a success because I am happy.” “THE key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance — and then even the small
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IT is estimated that the average person makes 35,000 conscious decisions per day. Assuming that you sleep 7 hours a night, that breaks down to about a decision every 2 seconds. By the end of the day, some people are so mentally exhausted from all of the decisions they have to make that they find
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