Marvel’s She-Hulk hopes Disney+ fans like her when she’s angry
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is the latest Marvel Comics superhero to get the TV series treatment.Tatiana Maslany stars as Jen Walters, who struggles to embrace her Hulk-like superpowers and instead wants to continue her life as
Peso weakens on hawkish signals from US Fed
BW FILE PHOTODESPITE the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) delivering a rate increase on Thursday, the peso continued to weaken against the dollar after the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish signals to tame inflation.The local unit closed at P55.888 per dollar
Coca-Cola teams up with Grab to boost growth, digitalization in Southeast Asia
BEVERAGE manufacturer Coca-Cola Co. has partnered with superapp Grab to drive growth and digitalization in Southeast Asia.In a statement on Thursday, Coca-Cola said that its regional partnership with Grab will allow for collaboration on impact initiatives to boost digital skilling
Meet the woman shaping post-pandemic cybersex
THE FOUNDER of Raspberry Dream Labs, Angelina Aleksandrovich, poses for a photograph with a VR headset she gives volunteers for her cybersex experience using XR, a combination of virtual and augmented reality, haptic stimulators, sounds and scent, amid the coronavirus
BSP, PhilSA, DoST install satellite internet services for two rural banks
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and other agencies have test deployed satellite internet services for two rural banks to help boost their operations and give their clients better access to financial services in remote areas.The central bank, the Philippine
Haus Talk income triples to P15M on property sales
HAUS TALK, Inc. reported that its attributable net income nearly tripled to P15.25 million in the second quarter from P5.37 million last year driven by a surge in its real estate sales.Its topline for the April-June period jumped by more
Filipinos ‘most optimistic’ about metaverse in SEA — survey
UNSPLASHFilipinos are the “most optimistic” in Southeast Asia when it comes to the implications of the metaverse, a survey showed.The Digital Frontiers 4.0 survey by multi-cloud service provider VMware found that 55% of consumers in the Philippines — the highest
Peso weakens on hawkish signals from US Fed
BW FILE PHOTODESPITE the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) delivering a rate increase on Thursday, the peso continued to weaken against the dollar after the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish signals to tame inflation.The local unit closed at P55.888 per dollar
PHL stocks flat as investors remain on sidelines
REUTERSLOCAL stocks were flat on Thursday, as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) widely-expected rate hike. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) inched up 0.08% to close at 6,824.63 on Thursday, while the
Energy UK calls on Government to offer loans to businesses in face of ultra-high bills
One of the country’s leading energy bodies has called for the Government to work with industry and financial institutions,, and bring in a deficit tariff scheme to keep bills down this winter. Energy UK has written to the Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi,
Royal Mail workers vote for further action ahead of four days of strikes
More than 115,000 UK postal workers have voted overwhelmingly for further industrial action over working conditions, ahead of four days of strikes already planned for later this month and early September. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said almost 99% of members
Agents seize P220 million worth of sugar in three separate raids
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS FACEBOOK PAGECUSTOMS agents seized 44,000 sacks of hoarded sugar worth P220 million in separate raids north of Manila, the capital on Wednesday and Thursday as part of a crackdown amid rising sugar prices and tight supply.The agents
Marcos, Chinese envoy meet to discuss relations
BBM FB PAGEPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has met with China’s envoy to the Philippines in a bid to improve ties between the two nations, he said in a Facebook post on Thursday.“We are very grateful for the visit,
Philippine DoJ indicts BPI official for involvement in Wirecard fraud
REUTERSGOVERNMENT prosecutors have indicted an assistant manager of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) over his alleged involvement in a financial fraud at German payment company Wirecard AG, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said on Thursday. The bank official
PHL seen on track for 6-7% growth in 2022
THE economy’s 7.8% expansion in the first half, driven by investment and consumer spending, keeps it on pace for 6-7% growth for the full year even amid a global slowdown, First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) and the University of Asia