https://www.axios.com/experts-predict-ai-machines-will-soon-become-to-superior-to-humans-2429612829.html There’s a 50% chance AI machines will accomplish virtually every task better and more cheaply than human workers in the next 45 years, and once that is achieved, AI systems will rapidly become superior to humans, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Oxford and Yale.

By Celso Amo (The Philippine Star), Jun 4, 2017 LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – A construction worker was decapitated after he fell from a scaffolding in Malabog, Albay on Saturday.

by Michelle Jamrisko, Jun 2, 2017 Tariffs on U.S. carbon emitters could overshadow any benefits Trump says pullout spares jobs, ‘draconian’ economic burdens President Donald Trump argued that leaving the Paris climate accord would save jobs at home, yet possible trade wars sparked by his decision could nullify any additional benefit to American workers.

by Paul Muggeridge, Aug 11, 2015 Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor since the Fukushima disaster of 2011. The number one reactor at Sendai Nuclear Power Plant was brought back online under stringent new safety guidelines – the cost of these new safety systems exceeded US$100m at Sendai alone.

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by Rachel Cooper, Jun 1, 2017 If you invest in a girl, she becomes a woman and she invests in everyone else.” Melinda Gates delivered this call to action from the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in April 2017. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim echoed her sentiments.

by Rachel Cooper, Jun 1, 2017 If you invest in a girl, she becomes a woman and she invests in everyone else.” Melinda Gates delivered this call to action from the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in April 2017. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim echoed her sentiments.

The Paris agreement China and Europe plan to lead climate efforts Jun 1st 2017 goo.gl/swSG1rcontent_copy IN THE end, not even the pope’s pleas were enough to persuade Donald Trump to go back on his campaign promise to leave the Paris agreement. The arguments of his advisers, such as strategist Steve Bannon and the head of…

by Callum Brodie, Jun 1, 2017 Swiss voters have come out in favour of swapping nuclear power for renewable energy, despite warnings the transition will lead to a hike in household bills.

Hundreds of AI experts predict when their models will beat humans at everything. By Liam Tung | June 1, 2017 Google has hung up its AlphaGo gloves after trouncing the world’s best human Go players, but when will AI beat humans at other tasks, such as writing a best-selling novel or doing surgery?

by Ceri Parker, June 2, 2017 Women work an average of 8 hours and 39 minutes a day – nearly an hour longer than men, when both paid and unpaid tasks are taken into account.

By ANGELA CELIS, Malaya, Jun 1, 2017 Assuming it could be achieved , the Philippines’ revenue collection target of P1.83 trillion — “quite steep” by standards — will still be moderate when compared to those generated by other Southeast Asian economies.

by Anna Felicia Bajo/BAP, GMA News, Jun 1, 2017 Four minors were rescued from an online child pornography syndicate in Iligan City. According to a report by GMA News’ Mariz Umali on “State of the Nation with Jessica Soho” on Thursday, one of the victims is a two-year-old child of one of the suspects.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Jun 1, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Strong economic performance has propelled the Philippines to a notch higher or to 41st spot in this year’s World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) rankings of the International Institute of Management Development (IMD).

by FEDERICO CRUZ, MANILA BULLETIN, Jun 1, 2017 Filipino children have seen far worse childhood than their counterparts in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. A global report by child rights advocate Save the Children brought forth this disturbing news.

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by Santiago Castagnino, Michael Buehler, Ibrahim S Odeh, May 31, 2017 According to the US National Association of Homebuilders, 82% of construction companies consider their main concern to be a shortage of construction workers. Sure enough, figures show that the average age of the workforce is rising faster than ever: the UK Chartered Institute of…

by Thaddeus Metz, May 31, 2017 On the face of it, there are many situations in which doing something that makes us happier fails to make our lives more meaningful. Some recent examples from my life include: having taken a gloriously hot shower, watched several episodes of the HBO comedy series “Veep” while eating chocolate…

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by Chris Weller, Business Insider, 31 May 2017 One of the biggest criticisms of basic income, a system of giving people modest salaries just for being alive, is that it discourages people from working. A new report on an ongoing cash-transfer program launched in 2011 in Iran may cast some doubt on the claim.

by Thaddeus Metz, May 31, 2017 On the face of it, there are many situations in which doing something that makes us happier fails to make our lives more meaningful. Some recent examples from my life include: having taken a gloriously hot shower, watched several episodes of the HBO comedy series “Veep” while eating chocolate…

by Chandran Nair, May 30, 2017 The Times Higher Education World University Rankings – often regarded as the who’s who of higher education – is the subject of much debate. Will the top university be American or British? Will Harvard keep its position as the world’s most respected university? And will a European university break…

By Paolo Romero and Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star), May 30, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The bicameral conference committee yesterday approved the bill granting free college education in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the Philippines, which senators described as a major reform in the country’s education system.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), May 30, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Employers are strongly opposing provisions included in over two dozen House bills that seek to amend the provisions of the Labor Code on security of tenure and contractualization.

by Raynan F. Javil, Businessworld, May 30, 2017 THE security of tenure of workers is “not an absolute right,” the Employer’s Confederation of the Philippines (ECoP) said, noting that businesses also have a right to pursue a reasonable return on investment.

By James Watkins, the Daily Dose, May 30, 2017 Because nothing in this world is safe. This article is NSFW — Not Safe for Work. Not because of sex or drugs or images of scantily clad women. For that, or for at least two of the three, check out my colleague’s repertoire. But if you’re…

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By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), May 29, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – A Japanese firm operating at the Cavite economic zone has been ordered to pay its workers P26 million in unpaid benefits.

by Businessworld, May 29, 2017 A GRAY DINOSAUR statue outside south Florida’s largest power plant is meant to symbolize two decommissioned fossil fuel reactors, but it also could be seen to represent a nuclear industry crumpling under mounting costs. Almost a decade ago, Turkey Point was aiming to become one of the country’s largest nuclear…

By Francis J. Kong (The Philippine Star), May 28, 2017 So you just graduated college and you are now entering your first job. Maybe you have been promoted to a higher position, transferred to a new department or you are now made as a team leader and have never led anyone before in your life.…