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CHICAGO, NielsenIQ (NIQ), the world’s leading global consumer intelligence company, announced two breakthroughs in artificial intelligence that further validate its leadership position. BASES AI and the CPG industry’s first large language model will help NIQ clients harness the power of responsible AI to drive innovation and grow market share. NIQ will also be speaking about AI trends in consumer buying intelligence and innovation at a panel on Thursday, September 19th at 2:20pm ET titled ‘Does AI Know What We Truly Want? How Synthetic Respondents Are Disrupting Product Innovation.’ BASES AI is a platform that uses consumer-permissioned data on consumption patterns

PUTRAJAYA, The Ministry of Health (MOH) detected one positive case of mpox clade II variant yesterday. Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said the case was identified from 58 suspected mpox cases referred to the ministry this year. He said the patient is a male citizen who began exhibiting symptoms of fever, sore throat, and cough on Sept 11, with a rash appearing on Sept 12. ‘The individual, who is currently in isolation, has no history of overseas travel within the 21 days prior to the onset of symptoms and is now in stable condition. ‘All contacts of

A top official of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) stressed the urgent need to address ongoing issues in the collection and payment systems. Speaking at the PULSE (Promoting UHC Through Linkages, Synergy and Engagement) event on Tuesday, PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. emphasized the importance of strengthening the collection mechanism to streamline revenue flow and expand service coverage. ‘First, stabilizing revenue through improved premium collection is crucial. While premium rates are established by law, problems in collection and payment systems remain. Addressing these issues is an urgent priority,’ Ledesma said. He said modernizing the process

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the allotment of PHP7.9 billion for the Department of Health’s (DOH) national immunization program, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa announced on Tuesday. Marcos gave the approval during a sectoral meeting with DOH officials led by Herbosa at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Tuesday morning. In a Palace press briefing after the sectoral meeting, Herbosa said the approved budget was higher than the previous PHP6.4 billion budget allotted for the DOH’s immunization program. ‘Naibigay ni Presidente ‘yung aking ni-request na full budget. First time po ito. Lagi pong 60 to 70 percent lang nang

KUANTAN, A tree fell on five vehicles at a hotel parking lot in Genting Highlands this afternoon, according to the Malaysian Fire Department and Rescue Department (JBPM) today. In a statement, Pahang JBPM public relations officer Zulfadli Zakaria said firefighters from the Genting Highlands fire and rescue station rushed to the location following a distress call at 5.23 pm. He said the firefighters cut and removed the tree using chainsaws, adding that the incident did not result in fatalities or injuries. Meanwhile, the Perlis Civil Defence Force (APM) said 14 cases of uprooted trees were reported in the state today