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Google celebrates Jose Rizal's 158th birthday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 01:50 AM

Google on Wednesday celebrated the 158th birth anniversary of national hero Jose Rizal with a special doodle. Read more »

Globe to launch 5G broadband for homes

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 05:44 PM

Globe Telecom will launch a 5G broadband service in Pasig City this week, becoming the first Filipino carrier to make the next generation connectivity standard available commercially. Read more »

Advertisers, agencies and social media combine to tackle online threat

Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 03:16 PM

The Global Alliance for Responsible Media will also include media buying agencies from the major ad groups - WPP, IPG, Publicis, Omnicom and Dentsu - as well as the platform owners, the group said on Tuesday at the ad industry's annual gathering in Cannes, France. Read more »

Tentative release of Mislatel's certificate to operate set on July 8: Rio

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 07:13 PM

Third telecommunications player Mislatel may be able to acquire its certificate to operate from the National Telecommunications Commission by July 8, an official said.  Read more »

House ratifies bicam report on expanded coverage of law to protect journalists' sources

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 10:47 PM

The House of Representatives ratified the conference committee report of bills expanding the coverage of the so-called Sotto Law, which allows journalists to protect the identities of their sources. Read more »

Instagram, PlayStation hit with outages

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 14 08:38 AM

The website DownDetector.com showed a spike in reports of Instagram being unavailable in the afternoon, nearly hitting 54,000 before diving back down. Read more »

Google policy head retools team for global lobbying push

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 14 08:38 AM

The negative attention on Google's power and its data collection practices could hurt its public image and force costly business changes. Read more »

Netflix gets its game on at E3 with 'Stranger Things'

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 13 04:31 PM

Netflix on Wednesday made its first formal appearance at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, showcasing plans for video games based on hit original shows such as "Stranger Things." Read more »

China launches new 'internet cleanup' campaign; more websites blocked

Huizhong Wu, Reuters
Posted at Jun 13 12:27 AM

BEIJING - China has launched a campaign to clean up its internet, state media said on Wednesday, amid a fresh wave of apparent censorship by authorities that has blocked more foreign media websites and shut down domestic accounts on social media. Read more »

Raise your flag: Google doodle salutes Philippine independence

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 10:13 AM

It marked the tenth time that Google honored Philippine Independence Day with a doodle. Last year's featured the country's rich marine life. Read more »

Fake Zuckerberg video challenges Facebook’s rules

Cade Metz, The New York Times
Updated as of Jun 12 08:26 AM

Posted to the Facebook-owned social network Instagram, the video shows Zuckerberg speaking directly into the camera, boasting of nefarious motives behind his online empire. Read more »

86 percent of world's internet users say they fell for fake news: poll

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 12 07:32 AM

Eighty-six percent of internet users have been duped by fake news -- most of it spread on Facebook -- according to a global survey published Tuesday. Read more »

Media sector seeks new powers to challenge Big Tech

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 12 07:30 AM

The US House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee opened the first in what is expected to be a series of hearings examining the dominance of Big Tech in several economic sectors. Read more »

Amazon dethrones Google as top global brand: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 01:34 PM

The brand value of Amazon surged by 52 percent to $315 billion, global market research agency Kantar said in its 2019 100 Top BrandZ report. Read more »

Google made $4.7 billion from news industry in 2018: study

Marc Tracy, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 10 09:07 AM

The journalists who create that content deserve a cut of that $4.7 billion, said David Chavern, the president and chief executive of the alliance, which represents more than 2,000 newspapers across the country, including The New York Times. Read more »

Umano'y #ShopeeScam iniimbestigahan ng DTI

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 07 09:40 PM

Iniimbestigahan na ang umano'y naging promo mechanics ng Shopee sa meet and greet ng K-Pop girl group na Blackpink.  Read more »

Obamas sign deal to produce podcasts for Spotify

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 05:49 AM

NEW YORK, United States - Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground has signed a deal with Spotify to create a series of podcasts for the music streaming service, which is seeking to diversify its content. Read more »

Fiat Chrysler withdraws merger offer for Renault

Laurence Frost, Reuters
Posted at Jun 06 07:51 AM

Fiat Chrysler said on Wednesday it was withdrawing its $35 billion merger offer for Renault, calling off what would have been a landmark deal to create the world's third-biggest automaker. Read more »

YouTube to ban 'hateful,' 'supremacist' videos

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 06 07:40 AM

The announcement by the Google-owned video-sharing platform was the latest of a series of tech industry moves to filter out hateful and violent content, which have spurred calls for tougher regulation. Read more »

SWS: Internet use high among young, educated Pinoys

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 03:20 AM

MANILA - Young and educated Filipinos spend the most time on the Internet, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll revealed Tuesday, as the number of online users in the Philippines has grown over the years.   Read more »