MacBook Neo: Apple launches entry-level laptop

03/06/2026

New York — A brand new entry-level MacBook Neo made its debut recently in the US. The MacBook Neo is a 13-inch laptop  packed with Apple’s A18 Pro chip (also found in the iPhone 16 Pro), 256GB…

BuCor bans staff from using socmed, cellphone in prison facilities

Benjamin Pulta 11/22/2024

MANILA – The Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) has barred its officers and staff from accessing all social media (socmed) platforms within all its facilities to enhance security and maintain professionalism. In a news release Fridau, the BuCor…

Echelon Philippines 2024 wraps up as Echelon Singapore 2025 gears up for its first time at Suntec

10/10/2024

The first-ever Echelon Philippines 2024, organized by e27 in partnership with Brainsparks, has just concluded, setting a high benchmark for tech and startup events in Southeast Asia. The event welcomed over 2,500 attendees, featured 90 insightful speakers,…

AI flaw? Study shows image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children

12/21/2023

Hidden inside the foundation of popular artificial intelligence image-generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a new report that urges companies to take action to address a harmful flaw in the technology they built. Those…

PCSO FB page not hacked—DICT  

Luisa Cabato 12/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The inappropriate photos posted on the Facebook account of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) could be due to “carelessness” and not hacking. This is the statement of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)…

What’s the future of AI? Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators

12/06/2023

Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), but they’re also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor. That’s not to say they all want the…

Cesafi Esports: USC ready for finals battle with CIT-U

Glendale G. Rosal 11/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors are ready to take on the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Wildcats in the Cesafi Esports League (CEL) finals tomorrow, November 18-19 at the International Eucharistic Center (IEC)…

OpenAI unveils personalized AI apps

11/07/2023

SAN FRANCISCO—OpenAI unveiled a marketplace on Monday that enables users to access personalized artificial intelligence “apps” for tasks like teaching math or designing stickers, signaling an ambition to expand its consumer business. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared…

Musk to integrate xAI with social media platform X

11/06/2023

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI will be integrated into his social media platform X and also be available as a standalone app, he said on Sunday in a post. The billionaire also said xAI released…

Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all counts at fraud trial

11/03/2023

Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty Thursday by a New York jury on all seven counts of fraud, embezzlement and criminal conspiracy. The panel reached its decision after five weeks of trial, and Bankman-Fried now…

Confidence in e-wallet safety is put to the test

Julie M. Aurelio, Tyrone Jasper Piad 05/11/2023

The unauthorized deductions in GCash users’ account balances have raised concerns on whether or not the use of e-wallets is safe for Filipinos who have gotten used to transacting via these financial platforms, especially during the pandemic…

Worry for tech startups after Silicon Valley Bank failure

Agence France Presse 03/12/2023

New York, United States — Silicon Valley Bank’s stunning collapse has led to the freezing of tens of billions of dollars stored there by startups and their private equity backers, raising fears of a wider tech sector fallout.…

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