technology | ABS-CBN News

Musk's Neuralink says cleared for human test of brain implants

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 10:34 AM

Elon Musk's start-up Neuralink said it has approval from US regulators to test its brain implants in people. Read more »

Lawmakers slam DICT’s low budget utilization rate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 11:40 PM

Philippine lawmakers questioned why the country’s information and communications technology department is severely under utilizing its budget. Read more »

Di halos paggamit ng DICT budget pinuna sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 08:03 PM

Puna rin ng mga mambabatas na wala pang ginagastos ang ahensiya para sa programang libreng public wifi. Read more »

Only 3,900 out of 11,000 free public wifi sites working

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 05:34 PM

DICT Assistant Secretary Heherson Asiddao blames the previous administration for its underspending. Read more »

'Open economy' needs tighter cybersecurity: fintech experts

Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 06:02 PM

Fintech experts said the Philippines is headed toward an open economy, wherein data will be shared among financial institutions, government and businesses. Read more »

AI could replace 80 pct of jobs 'in next few years': expert

Eugenia Logiuratto, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 09 08:31 AM

Artificial intelligence could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming years -- but that's a good thing, says US-Brazilian researcher Ben Goertzel, a leading AI guru. Read more »

4 sa 10 Pinoy overweight, obese: DOST

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 09:14 PM

Apat sa bawat 10 Pinoy adult ang overweight o obese, base sa inilabas na pag-aaral ng Department of Science and Technology. Read more »

Dyson investing P11 billion in Batangas plant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 01:09 PM

Global tech brand Dyson is investing £166 million or around P11 billion in a new plant in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, the company announced on Wednesday. Read more »

White House calls in tech firms to talk AI risks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 03 10:00 AM

The White House plans to meet with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic to discuss the promise and risks of artificial intelligence. Read more »

Public's mindset also important in digitalization shift: DICT

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 06:24 PM

'Madaling gumawa ng sistema, madaling gumawa ng connectivity, but iyong mindset nung paano gamitin ang sistema is another story.' Read more »

DICT defends gradual SIM deactivation

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 10:43 AM

Uy called this an unorthodox approach so subscribers would feel the need to register immediately. Read more »

DICT sees no issue on vendors charging fees for SIM registrations

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 10:42 AM

'Hindi naman siguro lumalabag sa batas na mag-charge sila ng kaunting fee dahil may gastos rin naman sila.' Read more »

SIM registration, extended

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 07:13 PM

Extended ng 90 days ang pagpaparehistro ng SIM cards. Read more »

20 million more SIMs to be registered within 90-day extension: DICT

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 05:28 PM

DICT said it was expecting some 20 million additional registered SIM cards after the government extended the registration period for another 90 days. Read more »

Singer Grimes says AI can use her voice for songs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 02:06 PM

Grimes said that she is fine with her voice being used for AI-generated songs, as long as she gets half the royalties. Read more »

No hacking: DICT says data leak was from PNP portal

Davinci Maru and Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 08:09 PM

Based on DICT's investigation, the data leak came from the online recruitment portal of the Philippine National Police. Read more »

SIM registration pinalawig nang 90 araw: DOJ

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 07:02 PM

Extended nang 90 araw ang panahon ng pagpaparehistro ng mga SIM. Read more »

DICT says possible extension of SIM registration discussed with telcos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 08:04 PM

The DICT said it met with telco representatives on Monday to discuss the status of the SIM Registration Act and a possible extension of the deadline for registrants. Read more »

PH cross-laminated bamboo, a 'promising' construction material: study

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 07:45 PM

The DOST has recently discovered that cross-laminated board made from local bamboo species is a 'promising' construction material. Read more »

First in Asia: Philippines, EU launch space cooperation

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 09:54 AM

The Copernicus Capacity Support Action Program for the Philippines is the first space cooperation program in Asia. Read more »