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Nvidia unveils RTX 2000 series graphics cards
MANILA, Philippines – “Computer graphics has been reinvented,” Jensen Huang, Nvidia founder and CEO, announced as he unveiled the new GeForce RTX 2000 series of graphics processing units (GPUs), in an...
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I was stuck in the plane for 6 hours after landing in NAIA
MANILA, Philippines - “I’ve never seen anything like this in my 33 years in aviation,” the pilot announced to passengers onboard EVA Air BR 261 that flew from Taipei to Manila last August 18 at 8:30 pm...
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China's Huawei, ZTE blocked from Australia's 5G network
SYDNEY, Australia – Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE have effectively been banned from rolling out Australia's 5G network, after Canberra said Thursday, August 23, there were security risks with...
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Facebook to pull VPN app from App Store over data worry
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Facebook will pull Onavo Protect virtual private network application from the App Store after getting word that it violates Apple's data collection rules, The Wall Street Journal...
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Facebook, Twitter takedowns show quandary in curbing manipulation
WASHINGTON, USA – Facebook and Twitter unveiled fresh crackdowns on misinformation campaigns from Russia and Iran as analysts warned of more efforts to manipulate public debate ahead of the November US...
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Facebook suspends hundreds of apps over data concerns
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Facebook on Wednesday, August 22, US time, said it has suspended more than 400 of thousands of applications it has investigated to determine whether people's personal information...
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It's almost impossible to escape Google's tracking, new study shows
Google's sweeping capability to collect data makes it nearly impossible to escape the tech giant in the course of normal online activity, according to a new study published Tuesday.The 55-page study,...
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Facebook assigns users a 'reputation score' to counter false reports
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Facebook has begun to assign its users a reputation score, predicting their trustworthiness on a scale from zero to one.The previously unreported ratings system, which Facebook has...
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Google deletes accounts with ties to Iran on YouTube, other sites
Google announced Thursday that it deleted 58 accounts with ties to Iran on its video platform YouTube and its other sites, the latest sign that foreign agents from around the world increasingly seek to...
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LIVE: 'Tekken 7' Challonge To Major tournament
MANILA, Philippines – All roads lead to REV Major, the biggest fighting game tournament in the Philippines, as Challonge and the PlayBook Esports Team present the Challonge To Major tournament – a...
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'Ayawan na': Netizens dismayed by De Castro's appointment as Chief Justice
MANILA, Philippines – Based on intial online reactions, people are not pleased with President Duterte's appointment of Teresita de Castro as Supreme Court Chief Justice, replacing the ousted Maria...
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Tesla to remain a public company, CEO Musk says
NEW YORK, USA – Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, August 24, that the company would continue to be publicly traded, weeks after suggesting that he would take the pioneering electric carmaker...
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Videogamer shoots 2 dead, kills self at 'Madden NFL 19' tournament
MIAMI, USA – Two people were killed and 11 others wounded Sunday, August 26, US time, when a video game tournament competitor went on a shooting rampage before turning the gun on himself in the...
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Cryptominers dreaming of rebound after price crash
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Surrounded by the cryptocurrency mining "rig" that is taking over his bedroom, "Ali" lays bare the risks of his trade, revealing his profits "are a tenth of what they...
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AK-47 rifle maker unveils 'electric supercar' to compete with Tesla
For decades, gun enthusiasts around the world have been engaged in an endless debate over which is the better weapon – the iconic Russian-made AK-47 or the American-made AR-15.Now the legendary Russian...
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Facebook testing feature that connects users based on similar interests
MANILA, Philippines - Facebook wants to connect more people with each other by discovering what they share in common. The social media giant is running a “small” test in the US called “things in...
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Overall mobile data speeds in PH have notably improved – report
MANILA, Philippines - Amid ongoing talks to welcome a third telco, Globe and Smart’s overall mobile network download speeds have notably risen in the last 6 months, according to a semi-annual report...
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North Korean hacker group targets macOS with cryptojacking malware
MANILA, Philippines - Lazarus, a notorious North Korean hacker group is said to be responsible for recent breaches of several global banks and cryptocurrency exchanges, according to security firm...
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Facebook bans Myanmar military chief, others for fueling ethnic tensions
MANILA, Philippines – Facebook has taken down the account of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's commander-in-chief of the armed forces, along with several others in the wake of the recent report...
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KSI-Logan Paul fight earns millions as boxing keeps distance
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – A boxing bout between YouTube celebrities Logan Paul and KSI has appalled aficionados of the noble art but left the two protagonists laughing all the way to the bank.More than...
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