GoTyme, a joint venture between the Gokongwei group of companies and multicountry digital banking group Tyme, reinforced its commitment in making banking secure for its customers this Christmas Season by partnering with Scam Watch Pilipinas and Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) for the #HolidayWatchPH campaign. GoTymme is Scam Watch …
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A conversation with realme Philippines CEO Neil Zou
In the dynamic and ever-evolving world of technology, realme stands out as a young global smartphone brand that has rapidly ascended to international acclaim. I had the unique opportunity to sit down with Neil Zou, CEO of realme Philippines, for an insightful interview that delves into the core strategies and …
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YouTube removed a snippet of code that publicly disclosed whether a channel receives ad and subscription payouts, obscuring which creators benefit most from the platform. Illustration: Jorg Greuel/Getty Images YouTube unleashed an influential generation of new internet celebrities in 2007 when it started to share ad revenue with select video …
Read More »Google’s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games
A jury in San Francisco unanimously found that Google stifled competition for its app store. A judge will now decide on what fixes to require at the company, but appeals could delay the impact of the case for years. Photograph: Bibica/Getty Images Google violated California and federal antitrust laws through …
Read More »Dress code: How a Winnipeg codebreaker cracked one of the ‘world’s top unsolved messages’
For a decade, cryptology fans had been trying to solve something called the "Silk Dress cryptogram." Earlier this year, a Winnipeg academic figured it out. 'Silk Dress cryptogram' went unsolved for nearly a decade "Bismark Omit leafage buck bank." That seemingly random string of words appears in something called the …
Read More »Chimps and bonobos remember friendly faces even after decades apart, study finds
A new study suggests chimpanzees and bonobos remember each other’s faces even after spending years — or even decades — apart. Data backs up what scientists have long suspected from personal experience, says author When Laura Simone Lewis visited Kendall the chimpanzee for the first time in six months, she …
Read More »Google’s Gemini Is the Real Start of the Generative AI Boom
A new AI model from Google—called Gemini—is fresh competition for OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The AI rivals are now working on even more radical ideas. Courtesy of Google The history of artificial intelligence has been punctuated by periods of so-called “AI winter,” when the technology seemed to meet a dead end and …
Read More »Can Rock Dust Soak Up Carbon Emissions? A Giant Experiment Is Set to Find Out
The idea of sprinkling rock dust on farmland to soak up atmospheric carbon will be tested at large scale, thanks to a $57 million purchase from corporations including Stripe and Alphabet. Courtesy of Lithos Carbon Mary Yap has spent the last year and a half trying to get farmers to …
Read More »Canada’s top 10 weather stories of 2023: Wildfires, smoky skies, a record hot summer and more
Every year, Environment and Climate Change Canada puts out its top 10 Canadian weather stories, compiled by senior climatologist David Phillips. And this year there was no doubt what would top the list. 'The fires dominated everything,' says ECCC senior climatologist David Phillips Every year, Environment and Climate Change Canada …
Read More »Shopee Live hits a 50x uplift in holiday orders during the successful 12.12 Mega Pamasko Sale
Shopee joined the country’s holiday shopping season with an outstanding 50x uplift in orders on Shopee Live, an interactive live-streaming feature in Shopee during its 12.12 Mega Pamasko Sale. With the gifting season in full swing, the first two minutes of the highly anticipated sale resulted in a whopping 12 …
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