THE DAY ASIA’S BRIGHTEST MINDS WERE CONFRONTED BY A HARD TRUTH

Everyone expected triumph. What unfolded was a reckoning.MANILA — At the heart of the Philippines’ premier university, Asia’s brightest students—engineers, economists, AI researchers—converged to see the future of trading laid bare by machines.They expected Plazo to preach automation, unveil breakthroughs, and fan their enthusiasm. They