Your Song of Excellence 2023 – Taiwan Excellence’s search for the Philippines’ best singers and songwriters culminated its third year run recently at the Ayala Malls Market! Market! in Taguig, with tech giants Acer, ASUS, Predator and others joining co-presentors by Aromase, Derma Angel, and Johnson Fitness & Wellness in …
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How to advance your IT career in a constantly changing and competitive job market
According to a recent study by recruitment consultancy Michael Page Philippines, there has been a significant shift in the last few years in Filipinos’ mindset toward work and career, which it refers to as “The Invisible Revolution.” According to the consultancy group, this is perhaps the most profound workplace culture …
Read More »The Philippines joins Anti-Scam Asia Summit by GASA and Gogolook; Unveils first Asia Scam Report for Asian Countries
The first-ever Anti-Scam Summit Asia (ASAS) kicked off in Taipei, Taiwan by non-profit organization Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) and leading TrustTech provider Gogolook, the company behind the anti-scam app Whoscall in the Philippines. Under the theme of “Turning the Tide in Asia,” the summit brought together regional stakeholders from government, …
Read More »Enhanced cybersecurity collaboration achieved at ‘Cyber Dialogue: Capacity Building Needs in the Critical Information Infrastructure Sectors’
In a landmark event held on November 22, 2023 at Novotel Manila Philippines to address the evolving cybersecurity threats, CyberGuardians Inc in collaboration with Women in Security Alliance Philippines (WiSAP), organized the “Cyber Dialogue: Capacity Building Needs in the Critical Information Infrastructure Sectors” with the support of the Global Forum …
Read More »95 Percent of OpenAI Employees Threaten to Follow Sam Altman Out the Door
Nearly all of OpenAI’s around 770 employees have now joined a letter threatening to quit in protest over the board’s decision to fire CEO Sam Altman. They’re demanding he be reinstated. Photograph: Didem Mente/Getty Images Almost the entire staff of OpenAI has now signed a letter threatening to leave and …
Read More »Ignace, Ont., group was in Finland to tour world’s 1st long-term nuclear waste repository at NWMO’s expense
Councillors and others from Ignace, Ont., were in Finland this month and took an elevator hundreds of metres underground to tour the world's first long-term geological repository for spent nuclear fuel. Representatives from South Bruce in southwestern Ontario have also made the trip. Costs were all covered by the Nuclear …
Read More »Behold Turkules, the turkey who charmed and terrorized a New Jersey town for months
A wild turkey has been caught and relocated to the wilderness after months of evading capture and gaining notoriety in West Orange, N.J. After evading capture for months, Turkules has been caught and relocated in time for U.S. Thanksgiving For the longest time, it seemed as though nothing could stop …
Read More »Frazzled by all the plastic packaging on your produce?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the struggle to reduce plastic use in the sale of produce and why climate scientists think their warnings are becoming repetitive yet remain utterly necessary. Also: Climate scientists are tired of repeating themselves Our planet is changing. So is …
Read More »Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk to head to the International Space Station
It’s a dream that’s out of this world. The Canadian Space Agency announced that astronaut Joshua Kutryk has been assigned a six-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2025, and Jenni Gibbons will be Jeremy Hansen's back-up for the Artemis II mission. Jenni Gibbons was also assigned to …
Read More »Instagram’s ‘Mr. Adventure’ accused of illegally killing bears in Yukon
Tristan James Hamm, 32, goes by "Mr. Adventure" on Instagram, describing himself as an outdoor connoisseur, adventure athlete and an entrepreneur. Hamm is accused of illegally killing two Yukon black bears and a grizzly. Tristan James Hamm accused of providing misleading information to obtain a Yukon resident hunting licence An …
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