In water-stressed Singapore, a search for new solutions to keep the taps flowing

02/26/2024

SINGAPORE (AP) — A crack of thunder booms as dozens of screens in a locked office flash between live video of cars splashing through wet roads, drains sapping the streets dry, and reservoirs collecting the precious rainwater…

PH to boost farming with space technology

Jordeene B. Lagare 02/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines —The Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) are using space technology to enhance farming and transportation efficiency. In an agreement they signed, the two agencies agreed to use…

Apple rolls out iMessage upgrade to withstand decryption by quantum computers

02/22/2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple is rolling out an upgrade to its iMessage texting platform to defend against future encryption-breaking technologies. The new protocol, known as PQ3, is another sign that U.S. tech firms are bracing for a…

One Tech Tip: Ready to go beyond Google? Here’s how to use new generative AI search sites

02/18/2024

LONDON (AP) — It’s not just you. A lot people think Google searches are getting worse. And the rise of generative AI chatbots is giving people new and different ways to look up information. While Google has…

OpenAI introduces AI model that turns text into video

02/16/2024

(Reuters) – Microsoft-backed OpenAI is working on a software that can generate minute-long videos based on text prompts, the company said on Thursday. The software, called Sora, is currently available for red teaming, which helps identify flaws…

Vision Pro headset is Apple’s next Mac and TV combined

02/04/2024

(Reuters) -Apple’s Vision Pro could upend how people watch television at home and how they use computers at work, potentially positioning the headset to be a successor to both traditional television and the Mac. The $3,500 headset,…

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…

OpenAI introduces GPTs

12/11/2023

OpenAI recently made significant updates to its popular conversational AI chatbot, ChatGPT. Among the updates is the introduction of GPTs, distinct versions of ChatGPT that users subscribed to ChatGPT Plus can use to perform specific tasks. These…

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…

GTA 6 trailer to be unveiled next month, says Rockstar Games

12/05/2023

Take-Two Interactive Software has announced that it will release a trailer for GTA 6, the latest installment in its popular “Grand Theft Auto” video game franchise, early next month. This announcement has ended a long wait for…

Philippines has highest shopping scam rate among 11 Asian countries

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippines ranked the highest among the 11 Asian countries that were covered in the 2023 Asia Scam Report from the 1st Anti-Scam Asia Summit in Taipei, Taiwan. Data showed that the Philippines…

Rama on plans for two more IT parks in Cebu City: ‘The more, the merrier’

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 11/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama welcomed the proposal of two additional information technology (IT) parks in Cebu City. “The more, the merrier,” said Rama in an interview with CDN Digital on Thursday, November…

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