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Getting locked out of a Google Account can mean losing access to years of emails, photos, documents, passwords, and other personal data. To reduce that risk, Google has introduced Selfie Video, a new account recovery option that lets users verify their identity with a short video if they can no longer access their usual sign-in
Pax Silica wants to become the Philippines’ Silicon Valley, but tycoon Manny Pangilinan warns the government to choose its place in the technology value chain carefully lest it remain stuck in the 'basement'
MANILA, Philippines – For the past decade, the Philippine esports industry has significantly pushed its boundaries as an economic force that creates job opportunities and produces world-class talent who have won world titles and brought honor to the country. But with the limited infrastructure, availability of events, and the corporate businesses supporting the industry primarily
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) has signed an agreement with Japanese firm Mitsui to test nanotechnology in coconut farming following eight months of negotiations.
The amount of municipal waste in the Philippines reaches up to 14.6 million tons annually, according to a report by the World Bank in 2025. Many projects have been proposed to solve the country's waste management dilemma, is thermal waste-to-energy a solution?
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr."s announcement during his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) that the Philippines will launch a rocket next year may sound like a giant leap, but the planned mission is intended to mark the country"s first step toward developing its own space launch capability.
WASHINGTON, United States - Google rolled back Friday a new feature allowing Google Earth users to generate AI visualizations on top of the service's satellite imagery, following a furious backlash from researchers and open-source intelligence experts about the potential for disinformation.
TOKYO, Japan - A Japanese probe flew 400 meters (1,312 feet) from a near-Earth asteroid this month, marking the closest approach ever recorded in such a mission, the space agency has said.
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Anthropic said its artificial intelligence (AI) models hacked into three other organizations during testing, just days after ChatGPT maker OpenAI raised concerns over AI control after it disclosed its rogue models hacked another company. Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI company behind Claude, posted on its website Thursday that it discovered the
Anthropic said on Thursday some of its Claude AI models had hacked into the systems of three companies during cybersecurity tests, a disclosure that comes days after rival OpenAI revealed that one of its AI agents went on a rogue attack.
Following the US and Israeli strikes on Iran early this year, Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz--a key maritime chokepoint for global oil shipments--heightening concerns over potential disruptions to oil supplies.
A viral video of a Philippine eagle drinking from a river in the forests of Leyte is being hailed as a major conservation milestone, signaling the bird's successful adaptation to life in the wild after spending more than two decades in human care.
Apple has expanded its upgrade program beyond the iPhone, giving customers a new way to get Macs, iPads, Apple Watches, and iPhones without paying the full price upfront. The catch is that the program is built around leasing, not ownership. Called Apple Upgrade, the new program launched in the United States this week through a
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has allocated P120 million to help student innovators transform research projects into startups through a new technology business incubation program for the agriculture and fisheries sectors.
PARIS, France - A Singapore-based organization announced Thursday it will develop an Ebola vaccine dubbed the "most promising" to fight back against a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Pax Silica will take up large amounts of the country"s water and energy without leaving any technology to the Philippines, scientists" group Agham said on Friday.
SYDNEY - More than 8 in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the government's landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took effect because the tech firms failed to implement effective age checks, the country's internet regulator has found.
SOFIA - The remains of what is believed to be an ancient mammoth have been revealed in northern Bulgaria, after Danube River water levels receded to a record low level, the BTA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing historians.
MANILA, Philippines — An international team of scientists has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that accurately predicts cardiac index (CI), a measure of how effectively the heart pumps blood. The team, led by Patricia Angela Abu of the Department of Information Systems and Computer Science at Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), developed the model
The City of Manila has disclosed a plan to use AI-powered drones that could forecast where floods are about to hit the metro within hours.
PANIQUI, Tarlac -- With the country expected to experience a very strong El Niño as early as October 2026, the government is promoting locally developed farming technologies that could help farmers cope with drought while lowering production costs.
NEW YORK — A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns, including the maker’s ties to a company that produces hyper-realistic sex bots. The Salamanca City
MANILA, Philippines – A fan-made recreation of Hamilton inside Minecraft has drawn more than 1.4 million views on YouTube, and among its lead cast is a Filipina animation student. Tech INQ spoke with Elijah “EdHed” Densmore who starred as Alexander Hamilton and “Fleurontoxica” or Poi as Elizabeth Schuyler. Poi, an incoming fourth-year animation student at
MANILA, Philippines – Do you still play Wordle, that viral word game that came out in 2021 then got bought by The New York Times in 2022? I still solve Wordle every day—on hard mode!—and have played a total of 1,620 days. (I only missed 26 days since I started in January 2022, and have
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is pursuing a public-private partnership to develop a spaceport in the Philippines and ensure the long-term sustainability of commercial rocket launches in the country. The agency made the announcement after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in his State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 27, said the
Facebook is bringing back free account verification, although the familiar blue badge no longer carries the same meaning it once did. Meta has introduced a new Facebook Verified program that allows users to verify their identity at no cost through a selfie video. Unlike the original verification system, which was reserved for celebrities, public figures,
All good things must come to an end and I’m firm in my belief that the 4th year of the Philippine Game Dev Expo (PGDX) brought with it an international experience while maintaining its identity all throughout. Starting way back in 2023, it definitely grew with its emphasis on the Game Developers really showing through
WASHINGTON, United States - Elon Musk's social media app X on Monday began offering its X Money banking service to all US subscribers of its paid Premium and Premium+ tiers, part of the multi-billionaire's ambition to turn the site into an "everything app."
In a world where foldables are slowly creeping into the mainstream, Samsung’s latest foldables are, by any technical measure, impressive. The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is slimmer, the camera is slightly better, the hinge is more refined, and Galaxy AI has evolved into agentic functions. On paper, the Z8 series represents the most compelling case
For most Filipino gamers, the barrier to console gaming was accessibility. A PlayStation 5 still costs upward of ₱30,000 while a mid-range gaming PC costs more. The thing is, the Philippines is one of the SEA capitals for gaming – but on mobile. And that is because of accessibility of midrange Android devices built for