WE keep asking why the same names resurface in scandal after scandal. Why some lawmakers who were once jailed or shamed for pork-barrel abuses now appear again in flood-control rackets and ghost ...

Super VC Marc Andreessen talks with Blake Masters and Amjad Masad, CEO and co-founder of Replit, a cloud-based coding ...

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If you use 7-Zip to handle your ZIP files, it’s time to update right away. Two serious security flaws discovered by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) can let attackers run code on your computer ...

SALEM — Developers are finalizing plans for what would be the largest redevelopment project the city has seen since the Great Salem Fire of 1914. Prime Group Holdings is continuing its community ...

The state seismologists pointed out that the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck offshore Manay, Davao Oriental on Friday morning was due to the movement of the Philippine Trench. So what is the ...

German chemicals giant BASF agreed to sell a majority stake in its auto-coatings business to Carlyle for about 5.8 billion euros ($6.71 billion). BASF said Friday that the deal is valued at 7.7 ...

Manila, Philippines — A 7.4-magnitude earthquake Friday morning off the southern Philippines killed at least two people, damaged a hospital and schools, knocked out power and prompted evacuations of ...

Coming in second doesn’t make Atherton (ZIP code 94027) an affordable place to live, though. For perspective, the cheapest home sold in 2025 so far went for $3 million. Meanwhile, the most expensive ...

Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank Group is buying a robotics company as the financial behemoth says physical AI is its next frontier. SoftBank announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Zurich ...

Ah, 2010. The year when Apple launched the iPad, but the limelight was stolen by something else entirely: Antennagate. Soon after the launch of the iPhone 4, users discovered that when they held the ...

SoftBank to buy ABB’s robotics arm for $5.4 billion in its latest AI-focused deal. ABB drops plans for a spin-off; expects $5.3 billion in cash proceeds. Deal expected to close by mid-to-late 2026, ...