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US has lost AI battle to China: Pentagon ex-software chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 02:36 PM

The US has already lost the artificial intelligence battle to China which is heading towards global dominance, the Pentagon's former software chief said. Read more »

Gerald Sibayan, Aries delos Santos win badminton doubles in US

Jeff Fernando
Posted at Oct 04 02:22 PM

The Philippine badminton tandem of Aries Balanag Delos Santos and Gerald Sibayan won the men's doubles 2021 Yonex Open NVBC held at the Northern Virginia Badminton Club from September 24-26 in Ashburn, Virginia. Read more »

'Uwi na': Celebrities mourn death of Mahal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 01:25 AM

Showbiz colleagues of Mahal mourned Tuesday the passing of the comedienne, whom they remember as a source of joy and a spirited workmate. Read more »

Majority of Philippine CEOs see need to invest in AI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 01:08 PM

Sixty-five percent of Philippine CEOs say working with AI will help set their companies apart from the competition, according to IBM Philippines. Read more »

AI chatbot comforts China's lonely millions

Laurie Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 12:54 PM

On the WeChat super-app, it lets users build a virtual girlfriend or boyfriend and interact with them via texts, voice and photo messages. Read more »

Tesla eyes launch of humanoid robot prototype next year

Reuters
Posted at Aug 20 01:32 PM

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Thursday said the electric automaker will probably launch a "Tesla Bot" humanoid robot prototype next year, designed for dangerous, repetitive, or boring work that people don't like to do. Read more »

Ai Ai delas Alas’ son survives car crash in US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 02:18 AM

Ai Ai delas Alas’ son, Sean Nicolo, survived a car crash with no major injury, in what the actress’ called a “miracle” on Tuesday. Read more »

AI beefs up veggie burgers as market booms

Nathalie Olof-Ors, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 08:13 PM

Have a beef with beef? A burgeoning veggie burger industry is using artificial intelligence to propose alternatives.   Read more »

Japan's SoftBank suspends production of chatty robot Pepper

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 06:27 PM

Japan's SoftBank has suspended production of its humanoid robot Pepper, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday, seven years after the conglomerate unveiled the signature chatty white android to much fanfare. Read more »

Facebook AI software able to dig up origins of deepfake images

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 08:40 AM

Facebook scientists on Wednesday said they developed artificial intelligence software to not only identify "deepfake" images but to figure out where they came from. Read more »

More businesses seen using chatbots and AI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 02:20 PM

More and more businesses will be employing chatbots to keep their customers engaged as the enterprises speed up their digitalization. Artificial intelligence is also making chatbots even more powerful.  Read more »

Amazon to extend ban on police use of face recognition tech

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 10:36 AM

Amazon said Tuesday it is extending its ban on the use of its facial recognition tools for law enforcement, amid persistent concerns of bias in the technology. Read more »

Huawei launches smart TV with AI voice control

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 09:11 PM

Chinese tech giant Huawei eyes making further headway into the Philippine consumer electronics market with the launch this Thursday of its Vision S smart TV.    Read more »

Philippines lays out AI industry road map

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 07:37 PM

The Department of Trade and Industry on Wednesday launched the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Roadmap which aims to make the country a regional hub for AI-based solutions and data analytics. Read more »

AI, captain! First autonomous ship prepares for maiden voyage

Anna Cuenca, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 30 03:50 PM

The "Mayflower 400" -- the world's first intelligent ship -- bobs gently in a light swell as it stops its engines in Plymouth Sound, off England's southwest coast, before self-activating a hydrophone designed to listen to whales. Read more »

Huawei starts selling smart cars in flagship stores across China to offset smartphone losses

Celia Chen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 22 01:19 PM

The SF5 model, jointly launched by the Shenzhen-based tech giant and carmaker SERES, is the first vehicle to officially enter Huawei’s stores. The electric-petrol hybrid is equipped with Huawei’s HarmonyOS-based HiCar system and has a driving range of 180 kilometres in pure electric mode and over 1,000 kilometres in extended-range mode. Read more »

Ai-Ai de las Alas, Arnel Ignacio started their showbiz careers at this legendary QC sing-along bar

Leah C. Salterio
Updated as of Apr 17 11:55 AM

Before they hit it big in showbiz, comedians Ai-Ai de las Alas and Arnell Ignacio started as regular performers at the legendary sing-along bar Music Box, along Timog Avenue in Quezon City in the mid-'80s. Read more »

Chinese researchers say they’ve developed an AI text censor that's 91 pct accurate

Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 14 12:14 PM

The Chinese researchers claim it could be useful to "identify and filter sensitive information from online news media." China’s internet is tightly controlled and the government relies on a huge army of censors to vet content. Read more »

Ai Ai delas Alas, husband mark 7th anniversary

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 11:38 AM

Veteran comedienne Ai Ai delas Alas and her husband Gerald Sibayan marked their 7th anniversary of being together. Read more »

Microsoft bets big on health with $19.7 billion purchase of Nuance

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 09:23 AM

Microsoft is to acquire artificial intelligence and cloud computing company Nuance for $19.7 billion, bolstering its healthcare presence with a leader in voice recognition technology.   Read more »