Start-ups sell Spotify-like apps to offset your carbon footprint
SALLY ROGERS took public transport, bought locally-grown food and looked for sustainable products out of concern for the environment in San Francisco. Then she realized all that was being undone by her need to travel.
PLDT, Google partner for MSMEs online listing
THE ENTERPRISE arm of PLDT, Inc. has entered a partnership with Google Philippines to offer an online business listing for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
World of Warcraft nostalgia seen to boost Activision Blizzard’s stock
NEW YORK -- The initial reception for a re-launched version of a classic video game points to potential stock price growth of Activision Blizzard Inc., with new titles from key franchises also bolstering the company’s outlook, according to Barron’s.
Tech support: Singapore seeks foreign talent to ramp up key sector as economy stumbles
SINGAPORE -- Singapore is pursuing more foreign tech talent as it ramps up efforts to grow the sector, its trade minister said on Monday, adding that locals would also benefit from the plans amid concerns about preserving jobs as the economy sours.
Google develops new machine learning model for phones
GOOGLE, INC. has introduced federated learning, a new approach for machine learning through user interaction.
US officials fear ransomware attack against 2020 election
WASHINGTON -- The US government plans to launch a program in roughly one month that narrowly focuses on protecting voter registration databases and systems ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Nvidia, VMware release cloud software to court businesses eyeing AI programs
CHIP SUPPLIER Nvidia Corp. on Monday said it was teaming up with VMware Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud division to court large businesses looking to host artificial intelligence (AI) programs in Amazon’s cloud.
Facebook gets German data probe into voice transcriptions
FACEBOOK INC. is being probed by Hamburg’s data protection authority over transcribing audio from users of its services, adding to an investigation into Google’s automatic speech assistant.
Tencent launches WeChat for drivers
HONG KONG -- Tencent Holdings on Monday unveiled a version of its popular social media app WeChat tailor-made for drivers with state-backed Chinese carmaker China Chang’an Automobile Group, marking a further foray into transportation solutions.
PHL telcos seen having edge in 5G launch race
NETWORK providers in the Philippines have an edge against their regional peers to launch fifth generation (5G) technology faster, technology firm Ericsson, Inc. said.
Netflix to hold creative and digital workshops in Philippines, ASEAN
NETFLIX last week signed a pledge to partner with the World Economic Forum’s Digital ASEAN working group to the region develop creative and digital skills for the Fourth Industrial Revolution via a series of trainings workshops.
Fujifilm launches new hybrid instant camera
FUJIFILM has launched its new hybrid instant camera equipped with sound-recording capability in the Philippines.