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Japan roboticists predict rise of the machines

Alastair Himmer, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 10:06 PM

Set in 2019, cult 80s movie "Blade Runner" envisaged a neon-stained landscape of bionic "replicants" genetically engineered to look just like humans.   Read more »

Huawei eyes computer market as US squeezes telecom business

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 04:22 PM

Deputy chairman Ken Hu said the strategy is based on expectations that "incredible computing power" is going to be needed as the world turns to complicated and resource-hogging future technologies such as artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles. Read more »

Anti-red tape agency, info department eye partnership to automate gov't services

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 08:14 PM

MANILA - The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) recently discussed the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on the nationwide automation of government services. Read more »

Mayor Isko to automate license, permits processing in Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 05:32 PM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Friday said the processing of licenses and permits in the capital would be automated before the end of the month. Read more »

Schools urged to improve automation curriculum

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 04:18 PM

Schools need to keep up with technological advances in automation so they can produce graduates that can readily be absorbed by businesses, an industry group said Thursday.    Read more »

Robots to take 20 million jobs, worsening inequality: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 26 05:48 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—Robots are expected to take over some 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030, extending a trend of worsening social inequality while boosting overall economic output, a new study shows.   Read more »

Asia Pacific College produces future-proof students with longer internship programs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 06:38 PM

MANILA - Students at the Asia Pacific College participate in 6-month internship programs to acquire skills they need in the workplace early on amid the rise of artificial intelligence and automation, its president said Tuesday.  Read more »

Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs

Jeffrey Dastin, Reuters
Posted at May 14 05:08 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon.com Inc is rolling out machines to automate a job held by thousands of its workers: boxing up customer orders. Read more »

Women face greater threat from job automation than men

Kate Ryan, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Mar 14 06:40 AM

NEW YORK - Women across the economic spectrum are more vulnerable than men to losing their jobs to technology, according to a study released on Wednesday by the Institute for Women's Policy Research.  Read more »

Volkswagen says to cut up to 7,000 jobs at VW brand

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 13 05:30 PM

German automaker Volkswagen said it would eliminate up to 7,000 jobs by 2023 as it seeks to accelerate its transition to electric vehicles, although the cuts should be achieved via retirement offers. Read more »

Mitsubishi Electric to set up new firm in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 06:29 PM

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is planning to set up a new company in the Philippines as it expands its factory automation business amid "significant growth." Read more »

BPOs 'alive and kicking' as firm plans to hire more in Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 12:06 PM

MANILA - Business process outsourcing is "alive and kicking" in the country, TELUS International Philippines (TIP) said Friday, as it revealed plans to hire up to 5,000 new workers until 2020. Read more »

FedEx to test 'SameDay Bot' for local deliveries

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 28 08:48 AM

FedEx said its robotic delivery carts, reminiscent of a large canister with wheels, would be tried out in its home city of Memphis, Tennessee later this year, provided it gets final approval from officials there. Read more »

Twitter CEO admits 'huge fail' in preventing online abuse

Reuters
Updated as of Feb 13 01:49 PM

Twitter, along with online social media network Facebook Inc, has faced criticism for abusive posts, fake users and inaccurate news stories on its service. The company has been investing heavily to improve what Dorsey has described as the "collective health" of Twitter.   Read more »

Ilang ahensiya tiniyak na ligtas ang mga manggagawa sa banta ng automation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 12:06 AM

Tiniyak ng ilang ahensiya na protektado ang trabaho ng kanilang mga manggagawa matapos lumabas sa isang pag-aaral na may ilang mga trabaho ang maaaring mawala dahil sa automation. Read more »

Work from home offers fallback for AI-threatened jobs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 12:31 PM

Up to 10,000 jobs daily are offered on Freelancer.com where 92,920 employers are looking for project-based workers for data entry, programming, graphic design, Excel and Photoshop. Read more »

How PH's young workforce can weather digital shift

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 07:46 PM

Investments in education should be channeled into specializations related to "innovative creativity," information technology and natural sciences. Read more »

BPO industry to hold 'Awareness Fair' amid looming automation shift

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:03 PM

MANILA - Business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, information technology firms and experts will converge next month for an "awareness fair" to encourage more Filipinos to join the BPO sector amid an ongoing shift to automation, industry officials said Tuesday. Read more »

Philippines' 'slow' automation shift may lead to job, investment losses: analyst

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 04:26 PM

The Philippines is "a bit behind" its regional peers in terms of data science and digitalization, Asian Institute of Management Senior Data Scientist Christian Alis told ABS-CBN News. Read more »

Automation to cost Southeast Asia millions of jobs, warns World Economic Forum

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 13 07:12 AM

Automation will soon make millions of low-skilled jobs -- from cashiers and machine operators to waiters and drivers -- redundant across Southeast Asia.  Read more »