IJR News — today's news from every sideIJRSenators Not Keen On Banning AI From Surpassing Humans Despite Alarm BellsNicole Silverio · 5 min · 1h
Filipiñana Wins Sundance Award, Examines Philippine InequalityEntertainment — Sep 3, 2026Filipiñana, Rafael Manuel’s satirical feature about a 17-year-old tee girl at an exclusive Manila country club, uses extreme heat and a lush golf-course setting to critique colonialism, inequality, and the slow pace of social change, earning Sundance’s Special Jury Award for Creative Vision. The film foregrounds climate stress and a climate-poverty trap while drawing connections between land privatization, elite privilege, and deeper Filipino societal issues, with festival exposure and distribution plans expanding its international reach.
30 Sundays reports $6.7 million Series A to fund AI travel expansionBusiness — Jul 21, 2026Gurugram-based travel tech startup 30 Sundays has raised about ₹61 crore ($6.7 million) in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Info Edge Ventures and Eximius Ventures, boosting its total funding to around $7.5 million. The funds will accelerate AI-driven itinerary planning, product development, and brand-building while expanding into new international markets such as Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and the Philippines, following recent launches in New Zealand and Mauritius, and a reported annualised gross booking value of roughly ₹200 crore across Bali, Vietnam, the Maldives, and Thailand.
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On X · @btschartsxdailyBTS Nominated for Best Group at 2026 MTV VMAs; Fan Voting Opens September 21 via Instagram StoriesBTS has been nominated in the Best Group category at the MTV VMAs with fan voting starting September 21 on Instagram Stories. Reactions are overwhelmingly supportive within the ARMY fandom, focused on excitement and voting mobilization, with minimal confusion or competitive banter but no meaningful opposition to the nomination itself.1,515 likes · 16m 
