Internal glitch, not hackers, behind GCash unauthorized deductions

Charie Abarca 11/20/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The unauthorized deduction on balances of some GCash users in early November was triggered by an internal glitch and not by hackers. This was according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian who was speaking on behalf…

When AI tells you to die: student receives threats from Google Gemini

Dale Arasa - @inquirerdotnet 11/18/2024

Google Gemini went viral after it asked a Michigan college student to “Please, die” while helping her with homework.  Vidhay Reddy told CBS News that the experience shook her deeply, saying the AI’s threatening message was terrifyingly…

Nobel chemistry winner sees engineered proteins solving tough problems

10/11/2024

WASHINGTON, United States – Whether it’s battling tumors or breaking down plastic, American scientist David Baker, co-recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has an answer: engineering proteins that don’t naturally exist — a concept once…

Apple unveils new iPhone built for AI

Agence France Presse 09/10/2024

CUPERTINO, United States — Apple on Monday announced a new iPhone built for generative artificial intelligence as it seeks to boost sales and show it is keeping up in the technology race. The tech giant has a…

Google Pixel 9 phones launched as AI race heats up

Agence France Presse 08/14/2024

MOUNTAIN VIEW, United States — Google on Tuesday unveiled new Pixel 9 smartphones, its latest salvo in the scramble by Big Tech to corner the market on nascent artificial intelligence. The Silicon Valley search giant has been…

Airlines eye ‘new frontier’ of AI ahead of global summit

Agence France Presse 06/03/2024

Airlines may not be replacing pilots with artificial intelligence anytime soon, but aviation industry experts say the new technology is already revolutionising the way they do business. “Data and AI are fantastic levers for the aviation sector,”…

AI-generated models could bring more diversity to fashion industry

Associated Press 04/15/2024

CHICAGO — London-based model Alexsandrah has a twin, but not in the way you’d expect: Her counterpart is made of pixels instead of flesh and blood. The virtual twin was generated by artificial intelligence and has already…

Browsing in incognito mode doesn’t protect you as much as you might think

Associated Press 04/03/2024

NEW YORK  — Although a private browsing mode known as “Incognito” in Google’s widely used Chrome browser has been available for nearly a decade, a legal settlement involving the way it works has cast new attention on…

In a doughnut in Japan, unlocking the power of the Sun

Agence France Presse 02/22/2024

With its tangle of pipes and pumps leading to a metal pot the size of a five-storey building, Japan’s JT-60SA machine looks to the untrained eye like a contraption from 1970s sci-fi. But inside it is a…

Flying sports car in the US: It’s closer to reality than you think

Mary Villegas - @inquirerdotnet 02/08/2024

Flying sports cars may be closer to reality than you think as a firm in the US is gearing up to make this cutting-edge technology happen. Can you picture flying sports cars and flying taxis zipping in…

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros Discovery to create joint sports streaming platform

Reuters 02/07/2024

Fox Corp, Walt Disney’s ESPN and Warner Bros Discovery said on Tuesday they would launch a sports streaming service later this autumn to capture younger viewers who would not be tuned in to television. The media companies…

NASA helicopter ends mission after 3 years in Mars

Agence France Presse 01/26/2024

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which made history by achieving the first powered flight on another world, has officially ended its nearly three-year mission after sustaining rotor damage during its last outing, the space agency said Thursday. The…

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