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The patch-and-pray era is ending. October 2026 has delivered an extraordinary cluster of critical security disclosures, including flaws in foundational internet infrastructure. Some are calling it “Black October.” Others call it the start of the “Vulnpocalypse.” Regardless of the label, AI-accelerated discovery is surfacing bugs faster than anyone can fix them, and the exploitation windows
The shutdown causes chaos at airports, with airlines canceling more than 1,000 flights and delaying nearly 10,000, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) emphasized the vital role of public-private partnerships in driving nationwide digital transformation, as public schools in Metro Manila, including those in Navotas City and Caloocan City, received 133 information and communications technology (ICT) units. Education Secretary Sonny Angara, together with officials from the IT and Business Process
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Teachers at San Juan National High School in the municipality of San Juan in this province are set to strengthen their digital instruction capabilities after receiving 21 MacBook Neo laptops from the Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office. The allocation is part of DepEd’s nationwide distribution of more than 231,000
A global outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams was easing on Friday after nearly 24 hours of chaos that crippled online communications, forcing some organizations to revert to fax and halting at least one European bond repurchase.
“I hope this email finds you well.” It apparently has not. Filipinos woke up today to an outage of Microsoft cloud services including Microsoft Outlook, MS Teams, and Office 365, the premiere suite for the backbone of most global enterprises across different industries. It has been more than 12 hours since the outage and Microsoft
BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte — Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. has challenged local startups, universities, and local governments to move beyond simply launching new ventures and focus instead on scaling up, commercializing research, and building “future-proof” enterprises. Delivering the keynote message at the 10th National Technology Business Incubation (TBI) Summit at the
MANILA, Philippines – When the theme for the Filipino Horror Game Jam 2026 dropped, Angelo Barrera and the team at Mithika Games figured they’d end up making something with ghosts or local folklore. Then somebody pitched an idea as a half-joke: what about household bills? Electric bills, rent, and grocery receipts don’t exactly sound like
LONDON/TAIPEI/PARIS - Old-school technology including telephones, faxes and Bluetooth limited the damage for some people on Friday as a worldwide outage of Microsoft's Outlook left millions without email.
Amid rising cybersecurity attacks, the Cybersecurity Council of the Philippines (CSCP) yesterday pushed for the swift passage of a national cybersecurity law and urged both the government and private sector to review their security systems to prevent digital breaches.
Thousands of users worldwide were affected by a widespread Microsoft outage, with several institutions in the Philippines also reporting disruptions. Around 74 countries were affected by the outage, according to Down Detector.
MANILA, Philippines — NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has resigned after admitting to his affair, and investigations on Huang as a target by foreign intelligence efforts. Huang’s resignation as company president, CEO, and board member took effect immediately, ending his 33-year tenure at the company. Huang’s admittance to an affair On November 8, Huang sent an
Jensen Huang's extramarital affairs threaten to upend Nvidia amid US-China tensions and a race for AI dominance
BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte — Turning university research and early-stage tech prototypes into surviving businesses outside Metro Manila takes center stage here on Friday, Nov. 13. This comes as science officials, city mayors and campus startup managers convene for the 10th Technology Business Incubation (TBI) Summit. After a decade of setting up state-backed incubators
The projects reveal the scale of continuing demand for Nvidia hardware even as Washington seeks to curb Beijing's access to the technology powering the global AI boom
Experts from UP Cebu, in collaboration with Clean Air Asia, are set to deploy new sensor technology to support air quality monitoring in the province
A new lava dome was spotted in the summit crater of Mayon Volcano on Friday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said.
In its latest update, Microsoft says it had applied adjustments to the affected servers, but they did not result in sustained recovery
Microsoft services such as Outlook and Teams were disrupted for about 10 hours on Thursday as the tech giant struggled to fix issues with some servers, hitting businesses and government agencies globally that use the popular platforms.
The report provides case studies and discusses how stakeholders — from governments and civil society to tech companies and creators of content — can respond to the changing times and keep the information ecosystem whole
Australia's spy agency and federal police were among organisations caught up in an outage of Microsoft programmes on Friday, with the government triggering an agreement to ensure priority restoration of services.
