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Meta poached Apple’s top AI engineer Pang Ruoming with pay package over $256 million
Meta's new “superintelligence” team has some of the highest compensation of any corporate job. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Former DOGE official rushed grant to Trump-backed Gaza aid group over staff objections
WASHINGTON - A top U.S. State Department official waived nine mandatory counterterrorism and anti-fraud safeguards to rush a ...
Rubio to meet Russia's Lavrov in Kuala Lumpur, US official says
KUALA LUMPUR - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of ...
Philippines plans to negotiate with US to lower tariffs, envoy to Washington says
US President Donald Trump is imposing a 20 per cent duty on imports from the Philippines. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
Microsoft touts over $600 million in AI savings while slashing jobs
The tech giant is keen to show staff how much AI is transforming its own workplace. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...
El Salvador recalls ambassador to Mexico after drug trafficking claims
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday that he was recalling the Central American nation's ambassador to Mexico for consultations after Mexico's security minister claimed a drug ...