[ad_1] The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) is investigating alleged anomalies in the investment in shares of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). PACC Commissioner Greco Belgica said they are now reviewing a 2017 report from the Audit Commission (COA), which noted PhilHealth’s alleged investment of P865,927,169 in common stock as …
Read More »Nissan debunks top 4 electric vehicle myths in the Philippines
[ad_1] The Philippines is preparing for a major shift in the automotive industry towards electric vehicles (EV) as Nissan prepares to bring the long-awaited Nissan LEAF to the Philippines. But before the Nissan Intelligent Mobility icon hits the country, Nissan shares the top four EV myths and debunks them all. …
Read More »Globe Telecom claims 4G network upgrades at NCR, Cavite, Bulacan, Rizal
[ad_1] A cell site tower in the city of Caloocan on August 6, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News / Archive MANILA – Globe Telecom said Monday that it was upgrading its 4G network in Metro Manila, most of the Rizal, Cavite and Bulacan areas to help small and medium-sized businesses …
Read More »World News Day: coronavirus thrives and dies in rapid spread infodemic
[ad_1] People wearing masks cross a street in Seoul on September 11, 2020. South Korea’s initial success in containing the pandemic was thwarted by a mid-August demonstration that sparked another massive outbreak in the country. AFP via The Straits Times / Asia News Network SINGAPORE – When they caught the …
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Read More »Elon Musk Criticizes OpenAI Granting Exclusive GPT-3 Licenses To Microsoft
[ad_1] (CNN) – Tesla CEO Elon Musk does not appear to approve of Microsoft’s deal with OpenAI, the research company he co-founded in 2015. The founder of Tesla and Space X criticized Microsoft in a tweet following news that the company acquired an exclusive license for GPT-3, a language model …
Read More »New funding for more Philippine businesses to succeed online
[ad_1] PayMongo, a Filipino-owned online payment platform, recently raised $ 12 million in a Series A funding round led by Stripe with participation from the company’s other existing investors: Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital and a new investor, Bedrock Capital. The new investment brings PayMongo’s total funding to nearly $ …
Read More »BPI steps up digital banking
[ad_1] The president and CEO of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), Cezar P. Consing, said the bank’s digitization efforts are being upgraded to a version he calls “2.0” in anticipation of better online and banking-based services. On mobile devices, even after COVID. 19 period, and it will reduce …
Read More »Malampaya’s PH Royalty Reaches $ 11.7 Billion
[ad_1] The Philippine government’s share of royalties from the Malampaya project operations has so far reached $ 11.7 billion, significantly higher than the estimate of $ 8 billion when the gas field began commercial operations in 2001. The Malampaya gas field uses innovative and sustainable deepwater technology to recover natural …
Read More »PT&T to test 5G services
[ad_1] Telecommunications service provider LISTED Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (PT&T) plans to assess the feasibility of its plan to offer 5G fixed wireless broadband services. PT&T said in an emailed statement to reporters over the weekend that it would soon be “testing 5G fixed wireless broadband as a proof …
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