New fellowship for climate tech startups also tackled at AWS Summit in New York Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently hosted its annual AWS Summit in New York, which featured a keynote presentation from Swami Sivasubramanian, AWS’s Vice President of Database, Analytics, and ML, where he made some of the year’s biggest announcements in generative AI […]
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s Coin Deposit Machines (CoDMs) have started to gain traction, with a number of Filipinos heeding the central bank’s call to address the artificial coin shortage in certain areas of the country by depositing their idle coins in these machines. As of July 31, 2023, the BSP reported that the […]
SCG’s Q2/2023 operating results have seen a business recovery due to swift adjustments to operational plans amid a slowing ASEAN and Chinese economy. SCG Cleanergy delivers end-to-end clean electricity services to the community SCG is primed to seize opportunities from global market recovery, focusing on the following business strategies that address global mega-trends: In a […]
To increase its funding source, the Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) recently concluded the sale of its shares to Japanese banking giant Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC). In a disclosure made to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) earlier this week, RCBC announced the completion of the sale of an additional 15.01% interest to the […]
Digital Pilipinas, the largest private sector-led movement for creating an innovation and technology ecosystem in the Philippines that is actively engaged in a global digital economy, has recently joined forces with the Global FinTech Institute (GFI). Through this partnership, Digital Pilipinas and GFI have committed to jointly launch initiatives that are aimed at building expertise […]
Are you one of those now facing problems as to where to get money to pay for your high electricity bills? If you are a member of a household whose economic condition is equal to or below the provincial poverty threshold, then this announcement is for you! IMAGE CREDIT: www.officialgazette.gov.ph The Department of Energy (DOE) […]
TikTok, a social media site that is popular for its addictive video content, announced recently that it is now allowing “text-only submissions,” thus making it the newest tech behemoth to provide an alternative to Twitter. The move comes as a pleasant surprise for social media fanatics, as it comes right on the heels of a […]
Based on the latest update from the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), more than 6,200 cybercrime cases have already hit several businesses in the country in the first half of this year alone. The report also states that in the last ten years, cybercrime incidents have continued to evolve, both in manner of commission and in the […]
Amazon Web Service (AWS) today announced that it is committed to helping companies across the Asia-Pacific region (including Japan) achieve their sustainability goals. In a virtual press conference, AWS — the cloud computing arm of technology behemoth Amazon — also outlined three key sustainability concepts including sustainability of the cloud; sustainability in the cloud; and […]
PH revolutionizes connectivity through active public-private collaboration, bridging ASEAN, and extending its reach worldwide As the ASEAN alliance focuses on digitally integrating its economy and society through its Digital Master Plan 2025, the terms “interoperability” and “integration” have again emerged as the top agenda. This was revealed during a media briefing held recently dubbed, “The […]
