Apple preparing MacBook Pro, MacBook Air revamps

APPLE, INC. is preparing to release several new Mac laptops and desktops with faster processors, new designs and improved connectivity to external devices, accelerating the company’s effort to replace Intel Corp. chips and leapfrog rival PC makers.

Slate of Google updates boost its smartwatch, work collaboration efforts

ALPHABET, INC.’s Google on Tuesday unveiled updates across many services, including Maps, Photos and operating systems, as the company showcases its role in a world that has become more digitally connected during the pandemic.

PLDT, Smart to utilize Nokia’s end-to-end solutions to enhance nationwide network

MULTINATIONAL telecommunications firm Nokia Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will deploy end-to-end service orchestration and assurance solutions across the nationwide network of PLDT, Inc. and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc.

Images of Philippine tourist spots to be included in Huawei Themes

Images of top tourist destinations in the Philippines will be included as wallpaper and home screen options for Huawei devices, after the Chinese tech...

China’s SMIC raises revenue expectations following strong Q1 as chip shortage boosts demand

SHANGHAI, May 14 (Reuters) - China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) said on Friday that demand for chips exceeds supply, and raised its expectations...

IBM exec advocates ‘zero trust’ approach to security 

Companies that employ “zero trust” — an approach to security that relies on continuously verifying the trustworthiness of every device, user, and application in an enterprise — had a smoother transition to working from home than those that didn’t, according to a study by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), an IT analyst, research, validation, and strategy firm. 

Tech giants join call for funding US chip production

SOME of the world’s biggest chip buyers, including Apple, Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet, Inc.’s Google, are joining top chipmakers such as Intel Corp. to create a new lobbying group to press for government chip manufacturing subsidies.

After $260-billion slide, Alibaba aims to show the worst is over

HAS the storm passed for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.?

‘Private companies have taken over public interest’ — tech ethicist 

Attention is the business model of social media, said Tristan Harris, co-founder and president of the Center for Humane Technology, a non-profit that aims to drive a shift toward humane technology that supports well-being, democracy, and a shared information environment.  

Singapore researchers control Venus flytraps using smartphones

SINGAPORE — Researchers in Singapore have found a way of controlling a Venus flytrap using electric signals from a smartphone, an innovation they hope will have a range of uses from robotics to employing the plants as environmental sensors. 

Despite lawsuits, Google says its products and services are built with privacy mind

Tech giant Google, which faces privacy lawsuits in multiple countries, reiterated that it puts people in control of their data through security technologies such as differential privacy and double-blind encryption. 

Clubhouse launches Android app as downloads plummet

Live audio app Clubhouse will begin introducing a test version of its app to Google’s Android users in the United States on Sunday, the company said, in a potentially big expansion of its market. 
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