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China Warns of Global Chip Shortages as Nexperia Row Worsens
China’s commerce ministry has raised the possibility of another global semiconductor supply chain crisis due to “new conflicts” between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary.

By The Financial District
Mar 131 min read


OpenAI Head of Robotics Quits After Cutting Deal with Pentagon
Caitlin Kalinowski, head of robotics and consumer hardware at OpenAI, has announced her resignation, citing concerns about the company’s agreement with the Department of Defense.

By The Financial District
Mar 111 min read


Trump Bought Netflix, Warner Bros. Bonds at Height of Bidding War vs Paramount
US President Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million worth of Netflix bonds over the last three months as the streaming giant unsuccessfully fought Paramount-Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

By The Financial District
Mar 111 min read


Anthropic to Fight Hegseth Over Bad Rap on Claude AI
Anthropic vowed to fight the Department of Defense’s designation of the company as a supply chain risk in court as its high-profile standoff with the federal government escalated.

By The Financial District
Mar 111 min read


Trader Joe’s Recalls Food Products Over Possible Glass Contamination
Trader Joe’s has issued an urgent warning to customers about four popular frozen foods that have been included in a massive recall affecting 36 million pounds of various products.

By The Financial District
Mar 101 min read


Wife of Vietnam’s Richest Man Named Chairwoman of Ride-Hailing Operator
The wife of Vietnam’s richest man, Pham Nhat Vuong, has been named chairwoman of GSM, the operator of ride-hailing service Xanh SM.

By The Financial District
Mar 101 min read


Rare Earths Norway Raises Estimate of Europe’s Biggest Deposit by 81%
An estimate of the mineral resources at a mine being developed by Rare Earths Norway, Europe’s largest rare earth project, has soared 81% since the last evaluation two years ago.

By The Financial District
Mar 91 min read


Nvidia Halts China-Bound H200 Output, Shifts Capacity to Vera Rubin
Nvidia has stopped production of its second-most advanced artificial intelligence chips, known as H200 chips, intended for the Chinese market.

By The Financial District
Mar 91 min read


Netflix Is $2.8 Billion Richer After Dumping Warner Bros. Deal
Netflix is no longer contemplating a future that includes Warner Bros., having ceded the heated M&A battle to Paramount Skydance.

By The Financial District
Mar 92 min read


CNN Chief Urges Staff to Keep Calm Over Paramount’s Purchase of Parent Firm
Word had barely spread about Paramount’s apparent victory in the competition to buy Warner Bros. Discovery before CNN chief Mark Thompson wrote to staff members.

By The Financial District
Mar 91 min read


Iran Conflict Jolts Global Markets, Aboitiz Power Illustrates Risks to Philippine Blue Chips
The escalating military operations between the United States, Israel, and Iran—carried out under the codenames “Epic Fury” and “Roaring Lion”—have rattled global markets and interrupted what had been a promising recovery for Philippine equities.

By Lito U. Gagni
Mar 83 min read


Anthropic CEO Says He Can’t Accede to Pentagon’s Demands for AI Use
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that the artificial intelligence (AI) company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow unrestricted use of its technology.

By The Financial District
Mar 71 min read


Trump Orders U.S. Agencies to Stop Using Anthropic Tech
The Trump administration on Friday ordered all US agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology and imposed other major penalties, escalating an unusually public clash between the government and the company over AI safety.

By The Financial District
Mar 61 min read


Dorsey’s Job Cuts at Block a Case of "AI-Washing," Says Critic
When Block laid off nearly half its staff last week, co-founder Jack Dorsey offered a seemingly simple explanation—artificial intelligence was allowing the company to do more with fewer employees.

By The Financial District
Mar 61 min read


Canadian Miner Finds Deposit of 15 Rare Earth Minerals in Botswana
Canadian mineral exploration company Tsodilo Resources Ltd. has confirmed a sizable rare earth and critical minerals deposit in Botswana, giving Canada a key role in the intensifying rivalry between the U.S. and China to secure strategic supply chains.

By The Financial District
Mar 61 min read


Altman Announces Amendments to OpenAI Deal with Pentagon
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said on Monday that the ChatGPT-maker is working with the US Department of Defense to make some changes to their agreement.

By The Financial District
Mar 61 min read


Japan to Push Rapidus to Hike Domestic Chip Output
The Japanese government said Friday it has become the largest shareholder in state-backed chipmaker Rapidus Corp., holding 11.5% of its voting rights in its latest push to establish a stable domestic supply of semiconductors.

By The Financial District
Mar 51 min read


SC Rules vs. Private Prison Firm Being Sued by Immigration Detainees
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled against a private prison company facing a lawsuit alleging that immigration detainees were forced to work and were paid only $1 a day in Colorado.

By The Financial District
Mar 51 min read


U.S. Defense Secrets Sold to Russians for Millions in Crypto
A man working for an American defense contractor has been jailed in the United States for seven years for selling trade secrets to a buyer with ties to Russia.

By The Financial District
Mar 51 min read


Bossjob Partners with TESDA
Bossjob, the chat-first career platform for professional hiring in Southeast Asia (SEA), has partnered with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to bridge the gap between industry-standard skills and actual employment.

By The Financial District
Mar 52 min read


The Simplicity Revolution in Customer Feedback
As customer expectations rise across Southeast Asia, businesses are learning that the most powerful feedback systems are often the simplest ones.

By The Financial District
Mar 55 min read


Judge Will Order Greenpeace to Pay $345-M in Oil Pipeline Protest Case
A North Dakota judge said he will order Greenpeace to pay damages expected to total $345 million in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline nearly a decade ago — a sum the environmental group says it cannot afford.

By The Financial District
Mar 41 min read


Mexico Weighs Suit vs. Musk for Linking President to Drug Cartels
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she is considering legal action after tech billionaire Elon Musk alleged she was connected to drug cartels.

By The Financial District
Mar 41 min read


Dell Expects AI Server Revenue to Double Next Year
Dell said it expects revenue from its key artificial intelligence (AI)-optimized server business to double in fiscal year 2027 and promised to return more cash to shareholders.

By The Financial District
Mar 41 min read
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