Rural VisMin uses YouTube as the ‘new TV’, study says
Market research firm Kantar Media reported that households in socioeconomic classes D and E in rural Visayas and Mindanao see YouTube as the ‘new...
Star Health hacker says they sent death threats, bullets to India executives
NEW DELHI - The hacker who leaked sensitive personal data held by Indian health insurer Star Health last year has taken responsibility for sending death threats...
China’s BYD, Tsingshan scrap plans for Chile lithium plants
SANTIAGO - Chinese automaker BYD and metals group Tsingshan are backing out of multi-million dollar plans to build lithium cathode plants in Chile, the...
Nat’l AI-powered identity security strategy to protect PHL from threats
THE PHILIPPINE government must develop a national artificial intelligence (AI)-powered identity security strategy and support the adoption of biometrics and fraud detection technologies to...
Use of nonbank online lending apps rising among Filipinos
FILIPINOS spent about 1.54 billion seconds on nonbank digital lending applications in 2024, according to consumer finance company Digido.
Active users spent about 12 minutes...
AMD forecasts $1.5-billion revenue hit from US curbs on China chip exports
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES (AMD) on Tuesday forecast a $1.5-billion hit to revenue this year due to new US curbs on chips, which require the...
Microsoft launches lower-priced AI laptops with Qualcomm chips
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft on Tuesday said it will release a new laptop and tablet with chips from Qualcomm at lower prices than before,...
Cisco shows quantum networking chip, opens new lab
SAN FRANCISCO — Cisco Systems on Tuesday showed a prototype chip for networking quantum computers together and said it is opwening a new lab...
Tesla launches cheaper Model Y vehicle in the US
Tesla launched a cheaper version of its Model Y vehicle in the United States on Tuesday.
The new long range rear-wheel drive version costs about...
US lawmaker targets Nvidia chip smuggling to China with new bill
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce legislation in coming weeks to verify the location of artificial-intelligence chips like those made by Nvidia NVDA after they...
OpenAI dials back conversion plan, nonprofit to retain control
OpenAI has dialed back a significant restructuring plan, with its nonprofit parent retaining control in a move that is likely to limit CEO Sam...
Website for US deportation airline GlobalX defaced by hackers
WASHINGTON - Hackers defaced one of the websites of the airline at the center of President Donald Trump's campaign of deportations to an offshore detention center in El...