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ADB urges central banks to study blockchain, AI, other tech

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 05:40 PM

The ADB said central banks need to take a closer look at new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, among others, to improve financial markets. Read more »

Satellite images show bodies in Bucha for weeks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 08:30 AM

Satellite photographs released on Monday appear to rebut Russian assertions that dead bodies in civilian clothing found in Bucha had appeared there after Russian forces retreated from the devastated Ukrainian town. Read more »

Scheffler wins Match Play to take World No.1 ranking

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 09:21 AM

Scottie Scheffler powered to victory in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play on Sunday to claim the world number one ranking. Read more »

Golf: Johnson outguns Koepka in WGC Match Play duel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 27 09:05 AM

Dustin Johnson recovered from an early deficit to defeat Brooks Koepka and reach the semi-finals of the PGA Tour's WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. Read more »

Golf: Rahm starts off well at WGC Match Play

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 10:02 AM

World number one Jon Rahm got off to a smooth start at the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play tournament in Texas on Wednesday. Read more »

Golf: Rahm happy with putting ahead of WGC Match Play

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 08:46 AM

Jon Rahm insisted he was happy with his putting form on Tuesday as he prepared for this week's WGC Dell Technologies Match Play tournament in Texas. Read more »

Images show more military vehicles deployed in Belarus

Reuters
Posted at Feb 23 08:51 AM

Satellite images show a new deployment of more than 100 military vehicles and dozens of troop tents in southern Belarus near the Ukraine border. Read more »

Xiaomi vows to challenge Apple in high-end phone arena

Iris Deng, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Feb 11 01:54 PM

The stakes are high for Xiaomi after Apple once again became the world’s top smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter last year. Read more »

Facebook exposes mercenary spy firms that targeted 50,000 people

Raphael Satter and Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 17 12:33 PM

Facebook owner Meta is calling out half a dozen private surveillance companies for hacking and collectively targeting about 50,000 people. Read more »

Huawei starts selling used phones amid US sanctions

Josh Ye, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Nov 23 01:20 PM

US-blacklisted Huawei Technologies Co is now selling refurbished smartphones and licensing its handset designs to partners amid the company’s ongoing struggles to access advanced semiconductors for manufacturing its various devices. Read more »

US hypersonic weapon prototypes test successful

Mike Stone, Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 07:55 AM

The tests occurred the same day that US President Joe Biden said he was concerned about Chinese hypersonic weapons. Read more »

China wants ‘non-discriminatory’ treatment of Huawei

Ian Young, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 13 02:36 PM

China’s foreign ministry has called on Canada to be 'non-discriminatory' towards Huawei Technologies Co. and other mainland firms after a survey found more than three-quarters of Canadians want the tech giant banned from the country’s 5G networks. Read more »

Golf: Thomas 'ecstatic' at possibility of playing in Tokyo Games

Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 10:32 AM

Justin Thomas is "ecstatic" about the possibility of competing in the Tokyo Olympics, as he looks to keep his momentum rolling at WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. Read more »

Huawei pushes licensing of 5G mobile technology amid struggles with US' trade sanctions

Yujie Xue in Shenzhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 17 01:07 PM

Telecommunications giant Huawei ‘will not seek a royalty rate higher than US$2.50’ per 5G smartphone. The company’s revenue from patent licensing between 2019 and 2021 was estimated to be ‘about US$1.2 billion to US$1.3 billion’. Read more »

China’s food security at core of Beijing’s new 5-year rural-revitalization plan

Orange Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 23 05:51 PM

China is placing greater emphasis on food security and self-reliance to feed its 1.4 billion people, according to its annual blueprint for rural policies amid the pandemic, with an emphasis on utilizing new agricultural technologies.   Read more »

Pacquiao to roll out payment platform 'PacPay' in 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 09:50 PM

Boxing superstar and Senator Manny Pacquiao is setting up a new digital venture which he says will help overseas Filipino workers with their financial transactions. Read more »

Huawei to sell phone unit for $15-B to Shenzhen gov't, Digital China, others: sources

Julie Zhu, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 11 12:24 PM

Huawei plans to sell budget-brand smartphone unit Honor in a 100 billion yuan ($15.2 billion) deal to a consortium led by handset distributor Digital China and the government of its home town of Shenzhen, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.  Read more »

3 found dead as massive fire breaks out at Huawei lab in China

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 26 02:37 AM

Three people were found dead after a massive fire broke out Friday afternoon at a laboratory of Huawei Technologies Co. in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan, municipal authorities said. Read more »

What’s a Palantir? Tech industry’s next big IPO

The New York Times
Updated as of Aug 27 10:30 AM

Palantir helps organizations make sense of vast amounts of data. It helps gather information from various sources like internet traffic and cellphone records and analyzes that information.  Read more »

Uber scoops up Postmates for $2.65 billion in 'everyday' delivery push

Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 07:53 AM

Uber Technologies Inc on Monday said it would acquire Postmates Inc for $2.65 billion to expand its food delivery market share and significantly increase the business of supplying everyday goods at a time when the coronavirus has pummeled its core ride-hailing service.   Read more »