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‘PH Elon Musk’ startup out to improve cancer detection

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Sep 14 08:17 AM

InterVenn Biosciences CEO Aldo Carrascoso projects to save 20 million lives a year with the breakthrough cancer diagnostic tests the startup is developing. Read more »

US urges G7 to implement global tax reform

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 08:26 AM

The proposal announced in June would impose a 15 percent minimum corporate tax globally, and is aimed at stopping companies from shifting their profits to jurisdictions with lower tax rates. Read more »

China passes tough new online privacy law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 03:03 PM

China passed a sweeping privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data Friday. Read more »

China steps up tech scrutiny

Josh Horwitz, Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 06:22 PM

China moved to tighten control of its tech sector, publishing rules aimed at tackling unfair competition and companies' handling of critical data. Read more »

Big Tech rolls on as investors shrug off regulatory pressure

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 08:44 AM

Pressure is rising on Big Tech firms, signaling tougher regulation in Washington and elsewhere that could lead to the breakup of the largest platforms. But you'd hardly know by looking at their share prices. Read more »

Author of Steve Jobs biography to pen book on Elon Musk

Reuters
Posted at Aug 05 04:48 PM

Tesla's Elon Musk will be subject of a biography by Walter Isaacson, the US author who penned a best-selling tome on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Read more »

Grupo ng mga estudyante umaapela ng tulong para sa kompetisyon sa UK

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 03:06 PM

Umaapela ng tulong ang isang grupo ng mga estudyante mula Davao City na nakatakdang lumaban sa isang kompetisyon sa United Kingdom dahil sa kanilang imbensyong makatutulong sa mga magsasaka.   Read more »

Big Tech booms even as lockdown living wanes

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 10:32 AM

Big Tech goliaths like Facebook and Amazon unveiled whopping profits this week, showing their dominance in lockdown lifestyles is on course to grow well beyond the pandemic. Read more »

No gain without pain: Why China's reform push must hurt investors

Tom Westbrook, Reuters
Posted at Jul 28 04:59 PM

Stocks and sentiment have taken a drubbing as Communist Party rulers seek to remake the property, technology and education sectors to curb cost pressures and better serve ordinary people. Read more »

Facial recognition for gamers, app store bans for Didi: what's behind China's recent crackdown on big tech?

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 02:56 PM

Over the past few weeks, the Chinese government’s crackdown on big tech companies has intensified. The giants have all felt the brunt of heightened regulatory scrutiny. Read more »

How Big Tech is faring against US lawsuits and probes

Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 08:24 AM

Big Tech platforms Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook were hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the US federal government and states on charges they are operating monopolies and abusing their power. Read more »

France fines Google 500 million euros in news copyright row

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 13 03:46 PM

France's competition regulator on Tuesday slapped Google with a 500-million-euro ($593-million) fine for failing to negotiate "in good faith" with media companies over the use of their content under EU copyright rules. Read more »

EU puts digital tax plan 'on hold' under pressure from US

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 13 09:20 AM

The European Commission said Monday it would delay its plan to propose an EU digital tax in order to not jeopardize efforts to secure a global deal on fairer taxation.   Read more »

What is driving China's clampdown on Didi and data security?

Josh Horwitz and Yilei Sun, Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 08:44 PM

Some investors and experts suspect that by targeting a high-profile tech company that listed in the United States, Beijing is signalling it wants its data-rich tech firms to list domestically, not overseas, for security reasons.   Read more »

Russia's Yandex launches fleet of electric scooters in Moscow

Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 04:41 PM

Russian tech giant Yandex will launch an electric scooters rental service in Moscow on Wednesday, the company said, tapping into surging demand across the city. Read more »

Philippine startup LOCAD secures $4.9 million funding

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 06:47 PM

Philippine logistics startup LOCAD said Monday it has received $4.9 million (P241.6 million) in seed round funding from venture capital firms led by Sequoia Capital which has invested in successful tech giants like Zoom, YouTube, and Airbnb. Read more »

At mobile show, techies enjoy face-to-face socializing

Emmanuelle Michel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 05:43 PM

On a luxury yacht moored at Barcelona port, dozens of tech and telecoms executives from around the world are busy sipping cocktails and nibbling on petit fours as the sun sets. Read more »

130 nations back global tax reform deal covering multinational firms

Jürgen Hecker, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 12:12 PM

A total of 130 countries have agreed a global tax reform ensuring that multinationals pay their fair share wherever they operate, the OECD said on Thursday, but some EU states refused to sign up.   Read more »

Thousands descend on Barcelona for reboot of MWC mobile tech show

Supantha Mukherjee and Clara-Laeila Laudette, Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 06:20 PM

The great and good of the mobile communications world have flocked to their annual jamboree in Barcelona, all armed with this year's must-have tech: a negative COVID-19 test, an FFP2 face mask and a digital badge for contact-tracing.   Read more »

Pondo para sa hazard pay ng health workers mula Disyembre 2020 nasa DOH na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 08:45 PM

Ang pondo para sa health workers ay para sa Disyembre 2020 hanggang Hunyo 30, 2021, ang deadline sa pamimigay ng allowance sa ilalim Bayanihan 2. Read more »