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Indonesia’s free meals marred by missed payments and poisoning

May 1, 2025

‘What payments can be garnished for my defaulted student loans?’ Answers to questions as collections resume.

April 25, 2025

IRS to send 1 million taxpayers up to $1,400 in ‘special payments.’ How to know if you’re eligible.

December 24, 2024

Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments

October 20, 2024

Siam Commercial Bank launches stablecoin-based cross-border payments

October 16, 2024

How to thrive with AI agents — tips from an HP strategist
The rapid rise of AI agents is sparking both excitement and alarm. Their power lies in their ability to complete tasks with increasing autonomy. Many can already pursue multi-step goals, make decisions, and interact with external systems — all with minimal human input. Teams of AI agents are beginning to collaborate, each handling a specialised…
FDA panel says Covid vaccines can stay the same for fall amid access concerns
A sense of unease permeated the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee meeting Thursday. The advisers had convened for what’s become a standard practice over the past few years: selecting a new strain for the fall’s updated Covid vaccines. Complicating matters, however, were new FDA rules for the updated Covid vaccines, announced just days…
Startup uses ancient bacteria to turn Texas CO2 into green chemicals
Again, the German-Danish startup using ancient bacteria to turn CO2 into new chemicals, is building a new bioreactor plant in Texas. The facility will be located at Texas City, a major petrochemicals park located on the Gulf Coast. The industrial centre is run by Diamond Infrastructure Solutions — a joint venture between chemicals giant Dow…
What we know about the suspect in the Capital Jewish Museum shooting
Federal officials are reviewing writings that they say may be those of the man charged Thursday in the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., as they investigate whether the attack was motivated by antisemitism. Washington police identified the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, who they say shouted “Free, free…
Japanese medical device makers stand up to Trump tariff pressure
TOKYO — Japanese medical device manufacturers are showing resilience to U.S. tariff threats thanks to their specialized manufacturing expertise, focus on niche markets and pricing power. Leading manufacturers such as Terumo and Olympus, both based in Tokyo, are expected to pass on at least some of the tariff costs to U.S. customers.
Tuxedos, luxury SUVs and a former NBA star
“The president is attending it in his personal time. It is not a White House dinner. It’s not taking place here at the White House,” said Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secret. But event organizers did not market it as a personal event. The dinner’s website says: “President Donald J. Trump is Known as…
South Korea’s presidential candidates pledge to nurture AI economy
SEOUL — South Korea’s presidential candidates have pledged to nurture an artificial intelligence economy, promising to develop the country’s own large language model (LLM) to let people use generative AI services for free. Lee Jae-myung of the liberal opposition Democratic Party said that, if he wins the June 3 election, his administration would support South…
RFK Jr. on chemicals, sick kids and that swim in contaminated water
As the Trump administration pushes for deep cuts in federal health agencies, Robert F Kennedy Jr. has produced a 72-page summ on the environmental toxins, chemicals and ultraprocessed foods he said are causing an “existential crisis” in the United States. In an interview Thursday afternoon with Tom Llamas, senior national correspondent for NBC News and…
Biden-era Pepsi price discrimination lawsuit dropped by FTC
The Federal Trade Commission voted to dismiss a lawsuit filed in the last days of the Biden administration that accused PepsiCo of offering sweetheart pricing to big retailers. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson dissented to the suit when it was filed in Janu, when he was one of the regulator’s commissioners. Now the agency’s leader, Ferguson…