Senator Loren Legarda has lauded the signing into law of Republic Act No. 12181, or the Adjusted DFA Retirement Benefits Act, a measure she principally authored and co-sponsored. RA 12181 honors the service of officers and employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs and strengthens the foundations of Philippine diplomacy. Article continues after this advertisement “Our foreign service officers operate in complex and often high-risk environments, tasked with safeguarding national interests and strengthening bilateral and multilateral ties. This law allows for a more equitable retirement framework that reflects the strategic value of their work and ensures their welfare beyond active…
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Former employees at IBM were replaced with AI, the company’s CEO confirmed earlier this week. IBM CEO Arvind Krishna told The Wall Street Journal on Monday that the tech giant had tapped into AI to take over the work of several hundred human resources employees. However, IBM’s workforce expanded instead of shrinking—the company used the resources freed up by the layoffs to hire more programmers and salespeople. “Our total employment has actually gone up, because what [AI] does is it gives you more investment to put into other areas,” Krishna told The Journal. Krishna specified that those “other areas” included…
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LLMs, Agents, Tools, and Frameworks Generative Artificial intelligence (GenAI) is full of technical concepts and terms; a few terms we often encounter are Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, and agentic systems. Although related, they serve different (but related) purposes within the AI ecosystem. LLMs are the foundational language engines designed to process and generate text (and images in the case of multi-model ones), while agents are meant to extend LLMs’ capabilities by incorporating tools and strategies to tackle complex problems effectively. Properly designed and built agents can adapt based on feedback, refining their plans and improving performance to try…
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There are just some things you don’t do as an NFL team — one is giving away the number of a legendary franchise player to a rookie. That’s the exact thing the Falcons did this week, with Julio Jones’ No. 11 going to Jalon Walker, who Atlanta took in the first round. While it’s fair to note that Walker is simply keeping the number he wore at Georgia, this also feels so wrong. It’s unclear if Jones will ever make it into Canton. The threshold for receivers to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame is unfairly high, and he…
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at a campaign rally for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, in Nov., 2024. In January, Sanders announced plans to reprise an effort to institute work requirements for Medicaid, as Arkansas did under the first Trump administration. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP More than 70 million Americans who are low-income or disabled have health insurance paid for by the state and federal government called Medicaid. The main qualification currently is that you have to make below a certain income level. But there’s an idea that’s been popular with Republicans – that all those…
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When Disney’s Toy Story debuted in 1995, it was the first movie I watched that was 3D. Now, reminiscing about that movie, I was instantly wowed by the imagery, thinking it looked so real. This experience influenced my perception of art, and as a kid, I thought, “I want to create a 3D movie when I grow up.” Where I am going with this is that over a few years, even up to me writing this blog, I have explored many different hobbies and one of those hobbies included using tools like 3D modeling software.
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Image source: Unsplash Home is supposed to be your safe place, but for burglars, many homes are easy pickings. And more often than not, the reason is simple: the homeowners themselves. Whether due to routine habits, outdated locks, or overlooked blind spots, certain common mistakes can make your home far more appealing to criminals. The problem is that most homeowners don’t even realize they’re doing anything wrong. Small, innocent-seeming decisions—from the way you light your porch to where you hide a spare key—can add up to major vulnerabilities. If you want to keep your family and belongings safe, awareness is…
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Let me tell you a secret: I’m no graphic designer, but I’ve managed to pull off some pretty impressive designs over the years.
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Tom Cruise and Alden Richards. Image: Instagram/@aldenrichards02, @paramountpicsph Alden Richards could not seem to contain his excitement as he met, hugged and even engaged in a conversation with Hollywood star Tom Cruise in South Korea. The Filipino actor was able to meet face to face with Cruise during the Seoul red-carpet premiere of the latter’s “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” on Thursday, May 8. Article continues after this advertisement Richards and Cruise shook hands while the former was saying something, with the latter even initiating the hug. “Ethan meets Ethan… I have no words!” Richards captioned a video of…
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Shareholders of UnitedHealth Group, Inc. UNH filed a class-action lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the company of misleading investors by concealing the negative business impacts that followed the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The Details: The lawsuit alleges UnitedHealth withheld critical information regarding the backlash and regulatory scrutiny that arose after the CEO’s death, particularly concerning the company’s aggressive claims denial practices. Read Next: Disney’s New Abu Dhabi Theme Park Will Be ‘Authentically Disney And Distinctly Emirati,’ CEO Bob Iger Says According to the plaintiffs, the public outcry and scrutiny forced strategic, more “patient-friendly” changes that would reduce…