China smartphone market reverses to decline in Q2 after six quarters of growth

BEIJING — China’s smartphone market contracted in the second quarter after six straight quarters of growth, with shipments declining at four of the top...

Uber partners with China’s Baidu to deploy self-driving taxis in global markets

UBER and China’s Baidu will partner to deploy thousands of Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on the Uber platform across several international markets outside...

X hit by complaints to EU over user data and targeted advertising

BRUSSELS — Elon Musk’s X social media platform has been hit by complaints by nine civil society organizations to European Union (EU) and French...

Trump moves to end crypto week legislation snag

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped in to broker an agreement among Republican lawmakers after a snag cast doubt on the fate of long-awaited...

US National Guard unit was ‘extensively’ hacked by Salt Typhoon in 2024, memo says

WASHINGTON - A U.S. state's Army National Guard network was thoroughly hacked by a Chinese cyberespionage group nicknamed "Salt Typhoon," according to a Department of Homeland...

Nvidia’s resumption of AI chips to China is part of rare earths talks, says...

WASHINGTON/BEIJING/HONG KONG - Nvidia's planned resumption of sales of its H20 AI chips to China is part of U.S. negotiations on rare earths, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick...

Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary depart space station for return flight

LOS ANGELES - NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson and three crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary departed the International Space Station early on Monday and embarked...

US opens national security probes into imported drones, polysilicon

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it has opened national security investigations into the import of drones and related components as well as...

HP rolls out AI tech fit for hybrid work

HP, a global technology company, launched a suite of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions on Friday, promising user-friendly and efficient tools to help more Filipino...

Bitcoin hits another record high

NEW YORK - Bitcoin rallied to all-time highs on Thursday, powered by demand from institutional investors and friendly policies of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. The world's largest cryptocurrency rose to a peak of...

Cyber crime and real-world crime are converging in a dangerous new way – here’s...

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PHL businesses must build expertise to prepare for agentic AI era, Microsoft says

PHILIPPINE BUSINESSES looking to adopt agentic artificial intelligence (AI) must put an emphasis on agent training to guard against biases and ensure responsible data use, Microsoft Philippines said.