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Geena Rocero opens up about making Playboy history

Geena Rocero opens up about making Playboy history

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Updated as of Jun 24 06:44 PM

Filipino trans rights activist and model Geena Rocero made history, as the first transgender AAPI to pose as a Playboy playmate in its gender and sexuality issue on Pride Month. Read more »

AI may not take your job, but It could become your boss

AI may not take your job, but It could become your boss

Kevin Roose, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 24 07:11 AM

For decades, people have fearfully imagined armies of hyper-efficient robots invading offices and factories, gobbling up jobs once done by humans. But in all of the worry about the potential of artificial intelligence to replace rank-and-file workers, we may have overlooked the possibility it will replace the bosses, too. Read more »

NBA: Heat acquire second-round pick from Hawks

NBA: Heat acquire second-round pick from Hawks

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 07:47 AM

The Miami Heat acquired the 44th overall pick in Thursday's draft from the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, in exchange for a 2024 conditional second-round pick and cash considerations. Read more »

BuzzFeed News joins union wave at digital media outlets

BuzzFeed News joins union wave at digital media outlets

Marc Tracy, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 19 10:18 AM

The BuzzFeed News Union, which came to life four months ago when the staff decided to join the national News Guild, invoked an online trope in the bio of its Twitter account: “Building a stronger newsroom while staying nimble — get you a union who can do both.” Read more »

Trump trade war worsens slowdown in global economy: analysts

Trump trade war worsens slowdown in global economy: analysts

Jeanna Smialek, Jim Tankersley and Jack Ewing, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 19 08:27 AM

Recent softening in Europe, Australia and other parts of the world coincides with Trump’s intensified trade fight with China and other partners. Economists warn that further escalation by Trump — like tariffs on more Chinese goods or levies on foreign autos — could slow global growth to a crawl. Read more »

Hong Kong’s retreat chips away at Xi’s iron image

Hong Kong’s retreat chips away at Xi’s iron image

Steven Lee Myers, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 17 12:10 PM

The move, the biggest concession to public pressure during Xi’s nearly 7 years as China’s paramount leader, suggests that there are still limits to his power, especially involving events outside the mainland, even as he has governed with an increasingly authoritarian grip. Read more »

Airlines try new ways to build pilot ranks

Airlines try new ways to build pilot ranks

Christine Negroni, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 17 12:02 PM

The biggest need for pilots is in Asia, where an improving economy in China has resulted in more people traveling. More people are flying in the United States as well and, at the same time, pilots are hitting the mandatory retirement age of 65. Read more »

Philippines denounces China in 'barbaric' sinking of boat

Philippines denounces China in 'barbaric' sinking of boat

Jason Gutierrez and Hannah Beech, New York Times
Updated as of Jun 14 08:57 AM

Tensions in the disputed South China Sea ratcheted up Thursday as the Philippine government protested the sinking of a Filipino boat by a Chinese fishing vessel, which left 22 Filipino fishermen floating at sea before they were rescued by a Vietnamese boat. Read more »

As China looms, Australia’s military refocuses on Pacific neighbors

As China looms, Australia’s military refocuses on Pacific neighbors

Jamie Tarabay, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 12 08:25 AM

Australia has always tried to maintain military forces near home strong enough to deter any potentially hostile power from moving into the South Pacific. But in recent decades, it has not faced such a challenge in the region, and instead has sent its troops again and again to support the United States in faraway conflicts. Read more »

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