AI giants promise publishers new way to block some scraping

Inquirer.net - Oct 31, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic pledged Friday to give media outlets and other websites a single way to prevent their content from being scraped to train artificial intelligence (AI) models, amid growing criticism and legal battles involving news publishers. Publishers currently have to implement multiple blocking commands for every bot that crawls

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MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has temporarily suspended all road excavations in national and city roads in Metro Manila. The suspension is meant to avoid worsening the expected heavy traffic congestion to be brought by the Christmas season. In an advisory on Saturday (October 31), the MMDA said that the temporary

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Oct 31, 2026

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Oct 31, 2026

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MANILA, Philippines — No illegal items like guns and knives have been confiscated in Manila North Cemetery on the eve of Undas (All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day), according to the police. Police Major Philipp Ines, public information office chief of the Manila Police District, attributed this to the law enforment’s effective information dissemination.

Cops destroy P108.8-M marijuana plants in Tinglayan, Kalinga

Oct 31, 2026

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Is Beijing’s 2027 military milestone now a US readiness deadline over Taiwan?

Oct 31, 2026

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Oct 31, 2026

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BAGUIO CITY—Around 100 koi were released into Burnham Lake recently as part of the city’s efforts to control algae growth and improve water quality. According to the Baguio City Public Information Office on Friday (Oct. 30), local volunteer and recreational development consultant Rafael Serrano and Baguio City Jail Male Dormitory warden Atty. Dexter Ngipol led

With ‘Kissinger moment’ over, US and China urged to foster new ‘bridge builders’

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