Facebook removed 7 million posts in Q2 for false coronavirus information
Facebook Inc. said on Tuesday it removed 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the novel coronavirus, including content...
Tired of Zoom calls? Company offers at-home hologram machines
LOS ANGELES — Looking for a new way to communicate during the pandemic? A Los Angeles company has created phone booth-sized machines to beam...
US, China lead number of unicorns in Global Unicorn Index 2020
The world has 586 known unicorns—startups valued at more than US$1 billion—and the US and China account for 79% of them, according to Hurun Research Institute’s Global Unicorn Index 2020 released this August. The 586 unicorns are based in 29 countries and 145 cities. The total value of all known unicorns is US$1.9 trillion, close to Italy’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The Philippines’ place in space
The Philippines has a space agency. Not space as in land area, which might make more sense for a country that is among the densest and most populous in the world, but space as in the final frontier. “I know that some people ask, ‘Why should we even care about space?,’” said Joseph S. Marciano, Director-General of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), a national body founded in August 2019 with an initial operating fund of P1 billion.
Facebook employees to work from home until July 2021 due to coronavirus outbreak; get...
Facebook Inc. will allow employees to work from home until July 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak and will give them $1,000 for home...
After the cloud, the edge is computing’s next frontier
by Patricia B. Mirasol
We are in the cloud-computing era. Many of us already use cloud-based services like Dropbox, Gmail, Office 365, and Slack, even...
Sony’s end-June profit tops estimates
SONY CORP. reported profit that outpaced estimates on strong demand for its games products, but offered a measured forecast for the fiscal year due to uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus pushes shoppers online much faster than expected
KIMARIE SANTIAGO’s small business is the kind of operation US banks and payments companies have been trying to lure online for years. The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic finally made it happen.
Pandemic sparks greater appreciation for IT professionals
THE PANDEMIC is changing how skilled workers in the information technology (IT) industry are viewed and treated, said ManageEngine, a global technology company, noting they are expected to get higher pay and budgets after the crisis.
Microsoft’s rescue attempt of TikTok endears old company to new generation
Microsoft has emerged as a savior to young users of TikTok, who praised the tech industry giant for trying to buy parts of the social media company’s operations, in hopes of avoiding a US shutdown.
Scientists inspired by ‘Star Wars’ create artificial skin able to feel
SINGAPORE — Singapore researchers have developed “electronic skin” capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain.
Femtech addresses the global market for women’s health
The rise of “femtech” has been a long time coming given that women make up half of the global population and their higher spending power is pushing the “she-conomy.”