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More foreign telco players eyeing PH entry: DICT

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 04:00 PM

More foreign telecommunications players are showing interest in setting up shop in the country after the sector was liberalized, the DICT said Monday. Read more »

51 pct of Japan kids get 1st smartphone at elementary school age

Kyodo News
Posted at May 02 03:44 PM

Children in Japan are receiving their first smartphones at an increasingly early age, according to a recent survey. Read more »

Lil Nas X notices Pinoys’ tinikling dance of his song

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 07:09 PM

Grammy-winning American rapper Lil Nas X has reacted to the now-viral modern version of the Filipino folk dance tinikling using his hit song 'Dolla Sign Slime.' Read more »

‘Deepfake’ crimes on the rise, Europol warns

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 29 10:53 AM

The ability to make people say or do things online that they never did could be used to devastating effect in the wrong hands, Europol said. Read more »

Filipino artists seen to benefit from NFT art

Waren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 12:55 PM

Non-fungible tokens or NFTs could provide Filipino artists with a new tool to create, store and sell art wherever they are in the country, stakeholders and enthusiasts said. Read more »

BSP to test digital money for wholesale transactions

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 02:02 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Wednesday said it would "pursue" a pilot project on the use of central bank digital currency (CBDC) for wholesale transactions. Read more »

Comelec precinct finder to be activated Friday

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 04:10 PM

The Comelec precinct finder will be activated by the DICT on Friday, a poll commissioner said. Read more »

Heartbeat-tracking technology raises patients’ and doctors’ worries

Darius Tahir, Kaiser Health News
Posted at Apr 21 09:16 AM

Gadget firms are selling wearable devices that check heartbeat rhythms and alert users when something is out of sync. Read more »

Mga kabilang sa 'low income' population mas mataas ang tsansang magkasakit sa puso

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 04:46 PM

Mas malaki ang posibilidad na magkaroon ng sakit sa puso o cardiovascular disease ang mga kabilang sa 'low income' population, ayon sa isang pag-aaral. Read more »

Tech firms, MSMEs to benefit from public service act: DFNN

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 02:16 PM

The signing of the amended Public Services Act, which liberalized ownership of select sectors such as telcos, could boost technology and knowledge transfer in the country, IT firm DFNN chairman Ramon Garcia said Wednesday. Read more »

Start-up sends tiny robots on voyage into brains

Laurent Banguet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 06:51 AM

A start-up plans its first clinical trials on humans in 2 years for its tiny injectable robots, which can be carefully guided through the brain using magnets. Read more »

NVOC hopes to rollout 2nd COVID booster shot soon

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 07:50 PM

Even as it awaits the final recommendation of the HTAC on the implementation of a 2nd booster shot against COVID-19, the NVOC said it hopes to start the rollout this week. Read more »

Interactive online pabasa isinagawa sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 05:37 PM

Kasabay ng COVID-19 pandemic, naka-online streaming na ang pabasa ng Pasyon sa isang komunidad sa Novaliches, Quezon City. Read more »

DICT eyes easier entry for delivery, courier apps

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 05:33 PM

The DICT on Tuesday said it would speed up the registration and accreditation and monitoring of app-based logistics companies amid surge in e-commerce. Read more »

Hi-tech na 'senakulo' pangungunahan ng mga kabataan sa Tondo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 08:42 PM

Isang hi-tech na senakulo o pagsasadula ng buhay ni Kristo ang aabangan sa papalapit na Semana Santa. Read more »

Pagtatanim ng 'golden rice' sa bansa tinutulan

Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 03:30 PM

Tutol ang mga magsasaka sa pagpasok ng Golden Rice at panawagan din nila ang pagsasara ng International Rice Research Institute. Read more »

Digitalization fosters competitiveness of MSMEs: IFC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 02:20 PM

Digitalization could help micro-businesses become more competitive, IFC Philippines country manager Jean-Marc Arbogast said Monday. Read more »

Kwento ni Marc Logan: Tag-init, pinagdiskitahan ng netizens

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 09:00 PM

Nagpapatuloy ang katuwaan sa social media ng mga netizen ngayong April Fool's Day na sinabayan ng mainit na panahon. Read more »

DTI says SpaceX's Starlink registration 'underway'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 03:36 PM

Preparations are underway for the entry of Elon Musk's SpaceX to the Philippines to deploy its Starlink satellite technology, the DICT said. Read more »

DOST awards epidemiology scholarships in bid to boost research

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 03:23 PM

The DOST awarded scholarships to 8 people in a bid to strengthen the study of epidemiology in the country, following the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »