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Twitter rolls out 'longer tweets' for select users

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 09:03 AM

The Elon Musk-led micro blogging platform Twitter said on Thursday longer Tweets of up to 4,000 characters are now available to select US subscribers. Read more »

Mars rover finds rippled rocks caused by waves: NASA

Agence France Presse
Posted at Feb 09 07:46 AM

NASA's Curiosity rover has found wave-rippled rocks -- evidence of an ancient lake -- in an area of the planet expected to be drier, the US space agency said Wednesday. Read more »

New Covid treatment cuts hospitalization rate by half: study

Agence France Presse
Posted at Feb 09 07:00 AM

A single-injection antiviral treatment for newly-infected Covid-19 patients reduced the risk of hospitalization by half in a large-scale clinical trial, according to a study published on Wednesday. Read more »

Syrian man digs for 30 relatives buried by quake

Omar Haj Kadour, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 06:00 AM

'The whole family is gone. It's complete genocide,' said the 40-year-old covered in dirt. Read more »

UN aviation body sees recovery to pre-pandemic air travel in 2023

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 09 04:05 AM

Demand for commercial travel is expected to make a full recovery in 2023, with volumes exceeding the 2019 level at the end of the year, a UN aviation body said Wednesday. Read more »

10 deadliest quakes of the 21st century

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 01:02 AM

With the death toll rising by the hour, the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 is already among the ten deadliest of the 21st century. Read more »

Google shares tips for safer internet use this 2023

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 02:45 PM

Google Philippines said it's about time for Filipinos to step up their cybersecurity defenses using passphrases, 2-step authentication and other tools. Read more »

Syria newborn pulled alive from quake rubble

Rami al-Sayed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 12:03 PM

Extended family members pulled a newborn baby alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria, after finding her still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother, who died in Monday's massive quake. Read more »

Japan rolls out 'humble, lovable' delivery robots

Natsuko Fukue and Tomohiro Osaki, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 11:04 AM

From April, revised traffic laws will allow self-driving delivery robots to navigate streets across Japan. Read more »

Fakes on Facebook: Energy scammers plague FB

Anuj Chopra, with Lucille Sodipe and Faith Brown in Manila and Gemma Cahya in Jakarta, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 11:04 AM

AFP's fact checkers have uncovered a slew of energy-related scams proliferating on Facebook including the sale of dud devices in the Philippines. Read more »

LOOK: 'Miracle baby' born under Syria quake rubble

Rami al Sayed, AFP
Updated as of Feb 08 12:42 PM

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content A newborn baby was found still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother and pulled alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria following a deadly earthquake, receives medical care from doctor Hani Maaruf, at a clinic in Afrin, on February 7, 2023. Read more »

3 Filipinos missing in Turkey after quake: community leader

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 08:32 AM

Three Filipinos are missing after a magnitude 7.8 quake struck Turkey and Syria, a leader of the Filipino community said Wednesday. Read more »

Microsoft's war with Google heats up over AI search engines

Julie Jammot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 07:05 AM

Microsoft's long-struggling Bing search engine will integrate the powerful capabilities of language-based artificial intelligence, CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday, declaring what he called a new era for online search. Read more »

Sibuyan mining firm says 'voluntarily' halting activities

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 09:29 PM

Altai Philippines Mining Corporation (APMC) on Monday said it is voluntarily stopping all exploration and testing activities on Sibuyan Island in Romblon. Read more »

Why Enhypen added 3rd show to tour’s Manila stop

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 01:58 PM

‘We knew there’s a lot of fans waiting for us here,’ says Enhypen’s Jake. Read more »

'Gulay bouquet' alok ng community pantry bilang tulong sa mga magsasaka

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 02:32 PM

Para makatulong sa mga magsasaka, nag-aalok ng 'gulay bouquet' ang community pantry na sinimulan ni Patreng Non noong kasagsagan ng COVID lockdowns. Read more »

Japan Home Center collects 3,500 onions during 'Pay with Sibuyas' campaign

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 11:21 AM

Japan Home Center on Tuesday said it was able to collect 3,500 onions from its recently concluded "Pay with Sibuyas" campaign which would be used for its community pantry. Read more »

Why is Turkey an earthquake hot spot?

Deutsche Welle
Updated as of Feb 07 11:40 AM

Strong earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. The region is frequently hit by tremors. Here's why. Read more »

Google to release ChatGPT-like bot named Bard

Agence France Presse
Updated as of Feb 07 08:35 AM

Google said Monday it will release a conversational chatbot named Bard, setting up an artificial intelligence showdown with Microsoft which has invested billions in the creators of ChatGPT, a language app that convincingly mimics human writing. Read more »

House OKs Freelance Workers Protection Act

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 08:38 PM

Voting 250-0, the Congress approved Monday on third and final reading the House Bill 6718 or the proposed "Freelance Workers Protection Act." Read more »