Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads

07/06/2023

LONDON — Meta unveiled an app to rival Twitter on Thursday, July 6, 2023, appearing to target users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned — and frequently changed — by Elon Musk. Called Threads, the…

World’s first flying car: FAA-approved and available for preorder

Dale Arasa 07/03/2023

The world’s first flying car is now a reality, and you can drive it from the freeway to the skies for $299,999. On June 25, 2023, Alef Aeronautics announced its Model A is the first flying vehicle…

ChatGPT: AI church service gathers hundreds in Germany

Dale Arassa 06/19/2023

On June 9, 2023, over 300 people attended a unique ChatGPT-powered church service at St. Paul’s Church in Fürth, Germany. The Associated Press says it involved a 40-minute sermon using AI-generated sermons delivered by digital avatars on…

Loss in bandwidth capacity cited as reason for slow internet browsing

06/05/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Did you experience slow internet connection this afternoon? If your internet service provider (ISP) is the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company or PLDT, then it may be because one of its cable partners had…

Elon Musk says he has found new Twitter CEO

05/12/2023

Elon Musk said on Thursday he has found a new chief executive for Twitter, but did not name the person, while the Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino was in talks for the…

Thieves located through stolen AirPods

05/05/2023

The Quezon City police nabbed on May 3, 2023, a couple who stole luxury items from a home in Quezon City by using the device tracker in the Apple AirPods that were among the stolen items.  The…

DICT: Low SIM registration turnout not due to lack of gov’t IDs

Daphne Galvez 04/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The low SIM card registration turnout is not because of the lack of government IDs but because of “hard-headed” Filipinos who have a “bad habit” of delaying their tasks until “the last minute.” Department…

Haven’t registered your SIM yet? DICT-7 can help

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mobile users in Central Visayas who have yet to register their mobile numbers could avail of assistance from the SIM registration booth prepared by the Department of Information and Communications Technology in Central…

Deinfluencing, or the art of negative reviews

04/11/2023

WASHINGTON — Looking straight into the camera, Valeria Fride holds up a tube of lip gloss. But instead of saying how amazing it is, the young brunette trashes it as “so sticky” and “really expensive,” with not…

Changing systems

Edilberto C. de Jesus - @inquirerdotnet 04/06/2023

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) offered welcome, timely support to current government efforts at “right-sizing” bureaucracy to improve public service. It announced that taxpayers can now file and pay their taxes in any accredited bank or…

Chinese firm invents lockdown-inspired kissing machine for remote lovers

03/23/2023

SHANGHAI – A Chinese start-up inspired by lockdown isolation has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users’ kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which simultaneously move when replaying kisses received. The MUA…

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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