Philippines Business News

i2Cool Secures Tens of Millions of Yuan in Series B Funding from TopoScend Capital

The proceeds will support the development of standardized nanoparticle production lines, continued advancement of core technologies, recruitment of key talent, and commercial expansion across priority global markets. Financing Overview HONG KONG, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- i2Cool Shenzhen Limited ("i2Cool"), a platform company specializing in electricity-free passive radiative cooling materials, has completed a Series B financing round worth tens of millions of yuan, equivalent to several mil

What Shenzhen's transformation reveals about the path to an Asia-Pacific community

BEIJING, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily The transformation of a single city can reflect the prosperity of an entire region. As a window into China's reform and opening-up, Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong province has grown from a small border town into an international innovation hub over the past four decades. Its development has been closely intertwined with the process of economic integration across the Asia-Pacific. This year, Shenzhen will host the 33rd APEC

The Hashgraph Group and Merck with support from PwC Germany develop solution for cocoa traceability and digital product passports

Integrated solution combines physical authentication, Hedera-powered traceability and enterprise process design to strengthen cocoa transparency, quality assurance, compliance readiness and consumer trust. SCHWYZ, Switzerland, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hashgraph Group (THG) and science and technology company Merck, are piloting a cocoa traceability solution, with PwC Germany providing consulting and implementation support. The solution connects physical product authentication with blockc

TCL Earns Over 30 Global Honors at IFA 2026, Recognizing Cutting-Edge Innovations Across Display, AI and Smart Living

BERLIN, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL, a global leader in consumer electronics and the world's No. 1 Mini LED and ultra-large[1] TV brand, announced that it has received over 30 honors at IFA 2026, including seven IFA Innovation Award Honoree recognitions and five Global Product Technology Innovation Awards. The IFA awards come alongside multiple media honors from leading tech outlets including Android Authority, TechRadar, Tom's Guide and What Hi-Fi?. TCL Earns Over 30 Global Honors at IFA

Finmo Opens Singapore Global Headquarters as TreasuryOS Crosses US$1 Billion Monthly Transaction Volume

New Suntec City headquarters supports Finmo's continued growth and investment in AI and treasury innovation in Singapore SINGAPORE, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Finmo today opened its new global headquarters at Suntec City, marking its next phase of international growth. The Singapore-founded fintech plans to expand its local team while deepening its investment in AI and treasury intelligence from Singapore. From left: Raj Vimal Chopra, CTO & Co-Founder; Richard Oh, Co-Founder; Alvin Tan, Minis

Manny Pacquiao back in govt as NAPC lead convenor

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed former senator Manny Pacquiao as lead convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), replacing Lope Santos. Pacquiao took his oath of office before the President on Tuesday in Malacañang. Malacañang said the President expressed his confidence in Pacquiao’s leadership in intensifying the government's anti-poverty efforts, advancing social reform, and bringing programs and services closer to comm

Rubis: Availability of the 2026 half-year financial report

Paris, 8 September 2026, 9.00am Rubis announces today that its half-year financial report as of 30 June 2026 is available and has been filed with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the French Financial Markets Authority - AMF). The 2026 half-year financial report can be downloaded from Rubis’ website (www.rubis.fr), in the "Investors - Regulated information - Half-year financial report” section. This document is a translation of the original French document and is provided for information purp

Global Power Solutions Announces appointment of Lyle McChesney as Strategic Advisor.

Vancouver, BC, Canada, Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Power Solutions Corp. (TSX Venture Exchange: PWER; Frankfurt Stock Exchanges: NJA) ("Global Power” or the "Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lyle McChesney as a Strategic Advisor to the Company. Mr. McChesney brings extensive mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, equipment maintenance, and industrial systems experience to Global Power Solutions. His hands-on technical background and ability to diagnose, repair, and m

Media's future tense in AI-driven world

BEIJING, Sept. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- This is an op-ed from China Daily. Philip K. Dick's 1969 novel Ubik imagined a door that demands payment before opening - a fantasy then, but eerily prescient in today's AI-driven world. While Elon Musk predicts AI will bring global abundance, for traditional media that abundance has already arrived - with devastating consequences. The question is no longer whether AI changes media, but what role professional journalism can play when information is plentifu

USI Launches AI Smart Camera Solution to Accelerate Smart Manufacturing

NANTOU, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- USI today announced its next-generation AI Smart Camera solution, a comprehensive edge AI and vision platform that empowers manufacturers to accelerate digital transformation through AI-driven quality inspection, process automation, logistics optimization, and smart factory initiatives. Moving beyond conventional camera hardware, USI's AI Smart Camera integrates a high-performance, low-power edge computing platform, high-resolution imaging technology, and pr

Rising Oil Prices and Inflation Risks Put Markets on Edge as MoneySimpler Expands Free AI Automated Trading

NEW YORK, Sept. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rising oil prices and renewed geopolitical tensions are putting global financial markets under pressure, with investors increasingly focused on inflation and the direction of monetary policy. Brent crude recently climbed to around $97.50 per barrel, marking an increase of roughly 35% since February, as concerns over disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz intensified. At the same time, stronger-than-expected U.S. employment data has strengthened expec

LX Pantos Successfully Completes Complex Defense Logistics Project for Advanced Weapons

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LX Pantos (President & CEO: Lee Yong-ho) announced on September 8 that it had completed a cross-border defense logistics project for advanced weapons. The project transported air-to-air missiles (AAMs) from France to Korea for the Republic of Korea Marine Corps' Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) program, led by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). LX Pantos carried out the project for Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). *An air-to-ai

Top AI Expert: Elon Musk Buried His Most Important Filing Under the Biggest Headline of the Year, On Purpose

A new free presentation argues Musk timed a quiet FCC filing to disappear beneath his own trillion dollar IPO news, and lays out what the AI expert believes the document was designed to keep hidden. Baltimore, MD, Sept. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When the world's largest IPO dominated headlines, artificial intelligence expert James Altucher was watching something else. A separate document, filed with the FCC around the same time, that almost no one else seemed to notice. In a newly released fr

JUNEiNTER Unveils the LCP Game Revenue Estimation Model

Special Event for F2P Game Developers Launches Alongside the Announcement SINGAPORE- Media OutReach Newswire - 17 August 2026 - With the global game market grown to an approximate value of US$200 billion annually, JUNEiNTER unveils a model designed to estimate the future revenue of individual games. JUNEiNTER announced the release of the "LCP Model," which estimates future revenue based on operating data from live service games and a public event of a free-trial marking its launch. Whereas games

GET READY WITH KATSEYE x ALL ACCOR - FROM THE MIRROR TO THE STAGE : WHEN THE HOTEL BECOMES THE STARTING POINT OF THE CONCERT

PARIS, Sept. 04, 2026 On the occasion of KATSEYE’s concert at the Accor Arena on September 9, 2026, ALL Accor - Accor group’s booking platform and loyalty program - treats a selection of guests (members* and contest winners) to an exclusive experience that immerses them in the world of the concert, from the very first preparations all the way to the stage. In a Parisian hotel of the Accor group, a room entirely reimagined around the world of KATSEYE becomes the playground of the pre- show: beaut

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New agentic AI platform sounds death knell for manual presentation tools

Sembly AI launches Sembly 3.0 in biggest evolution since 2019 SYDNEY, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sembly AI launches Sembly 3.0, an agentic AI platform that transforms an organisation's documents, meetings, and CRM content into finished, fully branded presentations, proposals, case studies and reports in minutes in over 45 languages. L-R Gil Makleff, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder of Sembly AI and Artem Koren, Chief Product & Technology Officer, Co-Founder of Sembly AI The launch m

Lion Announces Plan to Implement ADS Ratio Change

SINGAPORE, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lion Group Holding Ltd. ("Lion" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: LGHL), operator of an all-in-one trading platform that offers a wide spectrum of products and services, today announced that it plans to change the ratio of its American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") to its Class A ordinary shares (the "ADS Ratio"), par value US$0.0000001 per share, from the current ADS Ratio of two hundred ninety-two thousand and five hundred (292,500) Class A ordinary shares, to a

'Grand Theft Auto VI' makers face employment case in Scotland over sackings

LONDON — Rockstar Games, the studio behind the highly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto VI, will appear before an employment tribunal in Glasgow from Thursday over the sacking of 31 workers. Since the 1997 original, the gangster shooter "Grand Theft Auto" series has sold over 470 million copies worldwide. The union bringing the case and Rockstar Games' lawyers said Monday the hearing before the Glasgow employment tribunal will run from September 10 to October 16. It comes before the

Nyxoah Announces First Patient Implanted in BREATHE, the U.S. Post-Approval Study of the Genio® System

Nyxoah Announces First Patient Implanted in BREATHE, the U.S. Post-Approval Study of the Genio® System BREATHE is scheduled to implant up to 229 patients at up to 25 U.S. centers, followed for up to five years, to evaluate the long-term safety and effectiveness of the Genio therapy in real-world clinical practice First implant performed by Rolando Molina, MD, South Florida ENT Associates, with Edward Mezerhane, MD, of PharmaDev Clinical Research Institute as Site Principal Investigator Mont-Sain

How Facebook’s revolutionary News Feed kicked off the age of algorithms

It is two decades since Facebook introduced the News Feed – letting loose a world in which algorithms would shape ever more of our lives. In 2006, Facebook was facing something of a crisis. Its internal data suggested that for the first time since its launch two years earlier (as TheFacebook), the company had stopped growing. People weren’t joining, and existing users weren’t spending more time on the site. The solution co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and colleagues came up with, th

King Charles clarifies status of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, after their return to the UK

LONDON — King Charles III has reiterated that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, remain non-working members of the royal family following their return to the United Kingdom. A letter sent on behalf of the king to senior government officials said the couple will continue to refrain from using their royal titles as they have done since stepping back from official royal duties in 2020. Any charity work the couple undertakes will be carried out in a private capacity, and operational security d

Under the Patronage of His Highness Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Highness Saud bin Saqr Inaugurates the AIM Investment Summit 2026 in Dubai

AIM 2026 Annual Investment Meeting 2026 AIM 2026 Annual Investment Meeting 2026 HH Saud bin Saqr: "Under the vision and leadership of Mohamed bin Zayed, the UAE continues to strengthen its role as a global hub for cooperation. Through thoughtful planning and trust-based partnerships, Ras Al Khaimah has succeeded in diversifying its economy.”Ras Al Khaimah’s business ecosystem encompasses more than 73,000 companies from over 100 countries, reflecting confidence in the emirate as a destination for

Tulfo files bill honoring Lea Salonga after historic Hollywood Walk of Fame star

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Erwin Tulfo filed a resolution honoring and commending Broadway star Lea Salonga for being the first-ever Filipino to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In filing Proposed Senate Resolution 635, Tulfo said it is incumbent upon the Senate to recognize Salonga, one of the greatest and most distinguished Filipino actresses and singers who continues to bring pride and honor to our country. "Lea Salonga is the only Filipino to be included in the Hollywood W