China’s Baidu confident its AI chatbot won’t make mistakes on ‘sensitive topics’
BEIJING - Baidu Inc's experience in tailoring its search engine to Chinese regulatory requirements makes it confident its AI-driven chatbot won't make mistakes on "important and...
Indian girl gamers fight keyboard warriors and online abuse
HYDERABAD - When Saloni Singh was little, she would beg then brawl with her brother for a turn on his video games. Her mother would broker...
OFW remittances drive adoption of digital payments in PHL — Visa
REMITTANCES from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are driving the use of app-based digital payments, according to a report by Visa.
The report showed there was...
Gen Z goes retro: Why the generation is ditching smartphones for ‘dumb phones’
There is a growing movement among Gen Z to do away with smartphones and revert back to “less smart” phones like old-school flip and...
Reimagining Financial Services via Data-Driven Processes
By Hon Chew Seetoh, Director of Asia, Boomi
Today, the only constant in the Asia Pacific’s financial services market is constant evolution. The hypercompetitive landscape is keeping providers on their toes, especially in terms of driving digital customer experience and satisfaction.
Australia, NZ privacy regulators launch joint probe into Latitude Group
SYDNEY - The privacy regulators for Australia and New Zealand said on Wednesday they had begun a joint investigation into the personal information handling practices at consumer finance firm Latitude Group, which was hit by...
The Final Pitch returns for Season 9, non-tech startups now included
The ninth season of The Final Pitch, a business reality show, will feature broader investment opportunities that encompass non-tech startups and entrepreneurs, its creator said.
Starlink beats PHL fixed broadband providers on download speeds at 110.78 Mbps — Ookla
Starlink, the satellite internet service offered by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, had higher median download speeds than all the Philippine fixed broadband providers in the...
Indicted FTX founder Bankman-Fried urges court to toss charges
NEW YORK - Sam Bankman-Fried, who has long denied stealing from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, on Monday said prosecutors charged him with "troubling"...
Google, Meta executives push back against Canada online news bill
TORONTO - Google and Meta would withdraw access to news articles in Canada if legislation compelling internet companies to pay news publishers is passed, company executives told Canadian lawmakers on Wednesday.
Canada's proposed legislation would force platforms like Google parent...
PHL could top Asia in payments digitalization in next three years
THE PHILIPPINES could top other Asian countries in terms of payments digitalization in three to five years as more Filipinos go cashless, an official...
Apple urges London tribunal to block $2-billion mass lawsuit for ‘throttling’ millions of iPhones
LONDON — Apple, Inc. urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to block a $2-billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions...
















