Friday, June 23, 2023

Let's Do The News! (June 23, 2023)

   

                                                                                      

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos says he will sign the recently passed Maharlika Investment Fund Bill "as soon as I get it".

- All five passengers onboard the missing OceanGate Titan submersible are presumed dead. The US Coast Guard says debris from the submersible was found around 500 meters from the bow of the Titanic wreck. The list of casualties includes OceanGate founder Stockton Rush, billionaire Hamish Harding, Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman.

- A US agency for international development says broken ceasefires in Sudan are preventing aid from reaching millions of people.

- Barbados calls for reforms to institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF to help combat climate change.

- Elon Musk jokingly says he and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have agreed to hold a cage fight.

- Infiniti unveiled its revised logo, a new 3D badge, and signature scent and sound. The luxury brand will launch revamped dealerships in the US this month.

- Toyota plans to unveil its GT3 racing machine as well as enter Lexus in the World Endurance Championship in 2026, according to reports.

- Microsoft warns that pausing the planned merger of Activision Blizzard will sink the historic deal as the five-day hearing kicked off in a case in which the FTC is arguing the merger deal will harm gamers and is looking to halt the agreement.

- SM Entertainment shares an update on the complaints filed against malicious comments about Girls Generation member Taeyeon.

- Filmmaker James Cameron comments on the recent OceanGate Titan tragedy, saying it is similar to the Titanic disaster itself.

TTFN.

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