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Philippine Med Tech startups invited to join KUMIHIMO Tech Camp Singapore 2026
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (476+ words) Business World Online Philippine medical technology (Med Tech) startups are being invited to scale their solutions regionally through the newly launched KUMIHIMO Tech Camp Singapore 2026. Organized by Japan-based electronics components provider Murata Electronics Singapore in partnership with open innovation platform…...
Quantum computing is finally here. But what is it?
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (383+ words) WHAT'S THE APPEAL OF QUANTUM COMPUTERS? They can do things that classical computers can't. Google revealed in 2024 that its Willow quantum processor had solved a problem in five minutes that the world's most powerful supercomputers wouldn't have been able to…...
Chat GPT is now available on Viber app
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (219+ words) RAKUTEN VIBER has rolled out Chat GPT-powered tools via the messaging app in partnership with Open AI. The partnership aims to make artificial intelligence tools more accessible for daily use, it said. Several functions are now available to all Viber…...
AI can amplify human talent and skill " Globe head of AI
1+ week, 2+ day ago (268+ words) The Philippines" biggest opportunity in artificial intelligence lies in investing in its people, which could drive long-term economic growth, according to Globe Telecom Inc. on Friday. "For decades, the Philippines has always been known for our people" it stems from…...
Space startups seek insurance for orbital AI data centers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (362+ words) NEW YORK/LONDON " Space companies have spoken with insurers about coverage for orbital AI data centers, a sign of early progress for an experimental industry backed by Elon Musk's Space X and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. Blue Origin and a…...
LPA intensifies into tropical depression, may further strengthen into typhoon
1+ week, 2+ day ago (204+ words) The low pressure area recently being monitored has developed into a tropical depression and may further intensify into a typhoon, potentially triggering the hoisting of storm Signal No. 1 over some areas, according to the state weather bureau on Friday. The…...
Apple plans camera Air Pods alongside upgraded foldable i Phone in 2027
1+ week, 4+ day ago (810+ words) APPLE, Inc. s upcoming camera-equipped Air Pods, a product meant to vault the company into the AI device market, is scheduled to launch in late 2027 as part of a flurry of new releases. The company aims to release the device…...
Snap bets on life beyond smartphones with $2, 195 Specs augmented-reality glasses
1+ week, 4+ day ago (672+ words) SNAP on Tuesday launched its first augmented-reality glasses for consumers at a hefty price of $2, 195, pitching the device as the future of how people interact with technology in the AI age. Unveiled at the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach,…...
Almost all of world's children exposed to climate hazards, UN agency says
1+ week, 5+ day ago (308+ words) SINGAPORE " Almost all of the world's children are exposed to at least one climate hazard, with as many as 1. 8 billion put in danger by droughts and 1. 2 billion by extreme heat, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a report…...
Australia declares El Ni'o set to be strongest in decades
1+ week, 5+ day ago (268+ words) SYDNEY " Australia's weather bureau warned on Tuesday that an El Ni'o weather pattern has formed in the tropical Pacific and could intensify in the second half of 2026 to become one of the strongest in seven decades. Forecasters expect the stronger…...