Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Let's Do The News! (December 5, 2023)

                                        

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- The Hinatuan Municipality was placed under a state of calamity following a magnitude 7.4 quake rattling Surigao del Sur on December 2nd.

- Alfredo Panlilio retires as president and CEO of PLDT after about three years due to health concerns and Manuel Pangilinan will take over his post at the start of next year.

- China says its swarming of militia ships at the Julian Felipe Reef is "justified and lawful".

- The world's biggest nuclear fusion reactor in Japan was activated with the goal of "bring us closer to fusion energy", mimicking the process that takes place inside the sun.

- The United States said that Israel's targeted evacuations in Gaza 'an improvement' but Washington says it's too early to say if it's heeding advice to protect civilians.

- The president of the United Nations climate summit says he's dismayed by what he called the constant attempts to undermine his work.

- Your first look at the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI coming this 2025. The new installment brings back Vice City and it will feature the series' first female protagonist.

- Skybound Entertainment, the studio behind The Walking Dead TV series and the Prime Video original cartoon Invincible, launched its Japan division with Ash Nukui heads the Skybound Japan branch.

- Mnet launches Vocal Boy Group Survivor reality series, to be hosted by Lee Da Hee. The reality survival show will air this 2024.

- The Florida State team beats Stanford at the score of 5-1 to win the Women's College Cup. Florida State became the first undefeated champion in over a decade, joining the 2011 Stanford squad that went 23-0. The Seminoles and Cardinal made history in the first NCAA Division I women's national championship game pitting two undefeated teams.

- Australia's Gold Coast pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

- Spotify canceled the Heavyweight and Stolen podcasts.

- SAG-AFTRA members debate deal merits ahead of the ratification vote as concerns over AI protections have become a major flashpoint inside the guild.

- SiriusXM CEO Jennifer Witz talks about the proposed Liberty Media merger as well as the new app for young customers. “We all agree that something simpler makes sense,” Witz said of a proposed new public company merging the satellite radio giant with the Liberty SiriusXM tracking stock group.

TTFN.

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