Naga City launches AI command center for smarter governance

Naga City has launched its artificial intelligence (AI) Command Center, an initiative aimed at strengthening the city’s disaster response capabilities and enabling flood risk forecasting...

Nvidia aims to begin H200 chip shipments to China by mid-February, sources say

NVIDIA has told Chinese clients it aims to start shipping its second-most powerful AI chips to China before the Lunar New Year holiday in...

Huawei MatePad 12 X (2026): A practical look at the 4-in-1 all-round productivity tablet

Released just under a month ago, the HUAWEI MatePad 12 X (2026) officially reached Philippine shores. It is positioned as a 4-in-1 all-round productivity tablet with essential bundled components for...

Zed raises $16.5 million from funding round led by Accel

CREDIT CARD issuer Zed Financial PH, Inc. has raised $16.5 million in funding from a Series A round led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital...

mWell launches wellness ring with built-in ECG monitoring

METRO PACIFIC Investments Corp.’s (MPIC) digital healthcare arm mWell or Metro Pacific Health Tech Corp. has launched a new version of its wellness ring...

Business leaders agree AI is the future. They just wish it worked right now.

SAN FRANCISCO/STOCKHOLM — Last spring, CellarTracker, a wine-collection app, built an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered sommelier to make unvarnished wine recommendations based on a person’s...

Rising chip costs to push smartphone shipments down in 2026 — Counterpoint

GLOBAL smartphone shipments are expected to decline 2.1% next year as rising chip costs are likely to impact demand, technology-focused market research firm Counterpoint...

Amazon in talks to invest in OpenAI, source says

AMAZON.COM Inc. is in discussions to invest in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, in a potential deal that could value the artificial intelligence company...

TikTok on social media use among children: encouraging digital habits better than an outright...

Following the passage of a social media ban for under-16 in Australia, the Philippines is better off “encouraging users to regulate digital habits” than...

Ford’s $19.5 billion EV writedown: five things to know

FORD MOTOR announced a $19.5 billion charge on electric-vehicle investments on Monday, the most visible sign to date of the auto industry’s pullback from...

China’s ZTE may pay over $1 billion to the US over foreign bribery allegations,...

CHINESE telecoms equipment maker ZTE Corp. may pay more than $1 billion to the US government to resolve years-old allegations of foreign bribery, according...

Autonomous AI systems to drive cyberattacks in 2026, says Fortinet report

Global cybersecurity firm Fortinet warned that cyberattacks in 2026 may be executed by autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of infiltrating networks, stealing data,...