As tech faces a reckoning, what you do offline can get you banned

EARLIER this month, Twitch announced it would start banning users for behavior away from its site.

Regulation needed for Apple, Google app stores if changes not made

AUSTRALIA’S competition watchdog said on Wednesday, regulation may be required to address the significant market power app stores owned by Alphabet’s Google and Apple have if they do not take steps to assuage concerns.

India asks Twitter to take down some tweets critical of its COVID-19 handling

By Kanishka Singh
The Indian government asked social media platform Twitter to take down dozens of tweets, including some by local lawmakers, that were critical of India's...

PasaJob automates job referral programs, rewards referrers

PasaJob, a long-chain referral-based job platform, rewards individuals who connect employers to the right candidates with referral fees. It brings companies closer to candidates who can be vouched for by professionals, allowing job seekers to find a variety of jobs, and rewarding referrers for tapping their own networks to fill available roles. 

Cauayan City implements 3D digital map for disaster responsiveness

Cauayan City is implementing Graffiquo’s Integrated Digital Twin System to enhance its disaster resilience. The system’s georeferenced platform provides visual information of the city, supporting development activities in the infrastructure and building sectors. 

Apple packs iPad Pros with faster chips, slims iMacs, jumps into tracking tags

APPLE, INC. announced on Tuesday a range of new computers, a paid podcasting service and devices for finding lost items, signaling the continued expansion of its once-simple product line into more and more corners of customers’ lives.

Ransomware attempts versus small firms decline in 2020

RANSOMWARE attacks on small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the Philippines declined last year, but internet security firm Kaspersky warned them not to relax because attackers are now focused on quality rather than quantity.

More businesses, advertisers shift to Viber amid pandemic

MESSAGING APPLICATION Viber Rakuten said its business users in the Philippines soared last year, suggesting that companies began to recognize the value of one-one-one conversations with their customers during the pandemic crisis.

Facebook to announce new audio products on Monday — Recode

Facebook will announce a series of products under the umbrella of “social audio” on Monday, including its take on audio-chat app Clubhouse and a push into podcast discovery and distribution, Recode reported on Sunday.

Clubhouse closes new round of funding that would value app at $4 billion —...

Audio-chat app Clubhouse closed a new Series C round of financing, the company said during its weekly town hall on Sunday, without disclosing the amount raised.

Most Filipinos willing to pay for convenience — Facebook study

MOST Filipinos are willing to pay more for convenience, a Facebook study showed, suggesting that businesses should explore innovative ways to provide convenience to customers as a way to recover from the impact of the public health crisis.

Huawei says 6G tech still being defined; 2030 launch possible

HUAWEI Technologies Co., Ltd. said the sixth-generation wireless communication technology or 6G, which the technology industry anticipates to be available in the market by 2030, remains unclear to the company.
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