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Rio says palace assured him he can lead DICT until Jan 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 11:06 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Officer-in-Charge Eliseo Rio said Monday that Malacañang has assured him that he can lead the agency until January 2019. Read more »

Trade war, censors blow chill wind through China's giant tech scene

Cate Cadell, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 07:13 AM

China's tech giants are facing a reckoning, with rising state control over the sector, tightening regulation and a biting trade war with the United States stymieing growth. Read more »

Facebook back up after Americas service interruption

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 13 07:02 AM

Facebook, which has 2.25 billion global users, did not immediately give a reason for the temporary service interruption, which struck around 1800 GMT (2 a.m. Tuesday in Manila). Read more »

NOW Corp pursues expansion despite third telco bid loss

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 05:41 PM

NOW Corp said negotiations with foreign firms are beyond the new mayor telco player opportunity. Read more »

NOW Corp wants third telco player to succeed

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 04:41 PM

Whoever wins as the new major telecommunications player must succeed in challenging the duopoly of the "real enemies," Globe Telecom and PLDT Inc., NOW Corp. said on Friday.  Read more »

Mozilla chief regrets internet's addictive quality

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 09 09:25 AM

Web users are being drawn into a relationship with the internet that resembles gambling addicts using slot machines, the head of non-profit tech company Mozilla said Thursday. Read more »

Tech leaders call for greater social media regulation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 09 09:20 AM

Social networks need better regulation to stop them spreading "fake news" and undermining democracy, disillusioned tech pioneers said at an industry conference that closed in Lisbon Thursday. Read more »

Third telco bidding: Palace downplays Duterte-Uy link

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 04:29 PM

Malacañang on Thursday downplayed the close ties between President Rodrigo Duterte and businessman Dennis Uy, after the latter’s joint venture emerged as the country’s “provisional” new major telecommunications player. Read more »

Chavit Singson still hopes for third telco slot

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 11:19 AM

Former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson said Thursday said he remained confident that he and his partners could still secure the country's third telco slot. Read more »

PT&T failed to show ‘technical capability’ in bid for third telco, NTC insists

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 09:00 PM

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Wednesday insisted that PT&T failed to meet the technical capability requirements in the bidding for the third major telco player.  Read more »

Top third telco contender may be named on Wednesday: DICT

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 07:45 AM

The top contender for the country's third telco slot may be known as early as Wednesday, after bid documents are opened, a Cabinet official overseeing the search said. Read more »

Search for the next PH Telco: The contenders

Infographic by Andrea Canlobo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 04:54 PM

And the contenders (as of November 5, 2018) for the third telco are: Read more »

Worldwide web inventor wants new 'contract' to make web safe

Daniel Silva and Julie Jammot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 06 07:16 AM

Tech firms now find themselves on the defensive, with critics accusing them of not doing enough to curb the spread of "fake news" which has helped polarize election campaigns around the world and of maximizing profits by harvesting data on consumers’ browsing habits. Read more »

Iran accuses Israel of failed cyber attack

Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 10:20 PM

DUBAI - Iran's telecommunications minister accused Israel on Monday of a new cyber attack on its telecommunications infrastructure, and vowed to respond with legal action. Read more »

SolGen asks court to junk plea that could derail third telco selection

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 07:46 PM

The OSG said NOW Telecom's plea for a preliminary injunction against some of the requirements for bidding for the third telco had "utter lack of merit." Read more »

PLDT to build Philippines' first 5G city in Clark

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 12:45 PM

PLDT, its mobile arm Smart, Ericsson and the Clark Development Authority signed a memorandum of understanding for the 5G venture. Read more »

Keeping memories of departed loved ones alive online

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 04:37 PM

The Internet has made it possible for people who are based abroad to participate in the yearly tradition of celebrating the lives of those who have passed on.  Read more »

Chinese-style 'digital authoritarianism' grows globally: study

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 02:00 PM

The annual Freedom House study of 65 countries found global internet freedom declined for the eighth consecutive year in 2018, amid a rise in what the group called "digital authoritarianism." Read more »

Typical tweet shorter since character length doubled

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 12:30 PM

The typical length of a tweet in English actually dropped by a character to 33, according to the San Francisco-based service. Read more »

Smart addressing 'difficulties' in mobile internet access

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 02:38 PM

PLDT Inc's mobile arm SMART Communications on Friday said it was working to normalize operations of its mobile internet services.  Read more »