Online scams you should avoid during Kalag-Kalag

11/02/2023

Online scams are expected to thrive during Kalag-Kalag, the time when we go out to visit and remember our loved ones who have departed. However, this is also the time when we must be wary of online…

Meta introduces ad-free plans for Instagram, Facebook in Europe

10/30/2023

Meta Platforms said on Monday, October 30, 2023, it will offer users in Europe a subscription plan to use Facebook and Instagram without advertisements to comply with the European Union regulations. The monthly subscription plans for users…

Be careful with ‘AI yearbook’ trend —NPC

Alden Monzon 10/05/2023

Exercise caution when joining the “AI yearbook” trend. This is the advice of the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, about the latest social media craze. “While the AI yearbook trend itself may seem…

3 scientists win Nobel in chemistry

10/05/2023

STOCKHOLM — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles just a few nanometers in diameter that can release very bright colored light and whose applications in everyday life…

U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas

10/02/2023

LAS VEGAS— It looked like a typical U2 outdoor concert: Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit sky before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and frontman Bono, who kneeled to the ground while singing the band’s…

‘Gundam’-like robot developed by Japan startup

10/02/2023

YOKOHAMA, Japan—Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-meter-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like “Mobile Suit Gundam” from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million. Called ARCHAX after the…

World’s first tooth-growth drug created in Japan 

Dale Arasa 09/29/2023

The first-ever tooth-growth drug was created by a Japanese pharmaceutical company. It will undergo clinical trials next year so that it can meet its 2030 market release. The tooth-growth drug could help people with specific conditions speak…

Meta unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses

09/29/2023

MENLO PARK, California—Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday rolled out new AI products for consumers, including bots that create photo-realistic images and smart glasses that answer questions, as well as an updated virtual-reality headset. Zuckerberg described…

France taps nuclear know-how to recycle electric car batteries

09/27/2023

Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France —In the cradle of France’s atomic programme, researchers are using their nuclear know-how for a key project in the country’s energy transition: recycling the raw materials in old electric car batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. The…

AI: A risk and opportunity for journalism -study

09/21/2023

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is both a threat and an opportunity for journalism, with more than half of those surveyed for a new report saying they had concerns about its ethical implications on their work. While 85 percent of respondents had experimented with…

Cancer cells can be automatically detected by AI-powered microscope

09/20/2023

An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered microscope created by the US Department of Defense and Google is said to be able to detect cancer cells automatically.  The AI microscope is called the Augmented Reality Microscope, or ARM. The ARM…

Google nears release of AI software Gemini 

09/15/2023

Alphabet’s Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of Gemini, its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) software, The Information reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Gemini is intended to…

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