The Philippines paves its way to the second unicorn
Startups in the Philippines have emerged as key drivers of the country's economic recovery, inclusive and sustainable growth as well as job creation. As the Philippines enters the post-crisis future, its government has the vision that tech startups w.....»»
Explorers find WWII ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs
A team of explorers announced it found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942, resulting in Australia's largest maritime wartime loss with a total of 1,080 l.....»»
Betty Gilpin and Damon Lindelof on their wild new sci-fi show Mrs. Davis
Betty Gilpin, Damon Lindelof, and the cast of Mrs. Davis explain how the show's absurd premise paves the way for a provocative series about religion and AI......»»
Data of 30 million WordPress users leaked by top cloud accounting firm
A Canadian cloud unicorn leaves database with sensitive data unattended......»»
Outcome-based cybersecurity paves way for organizational goals
Organizations follow a reactive approach to cybersecurity which is stifling their progress in demonstrating value and aligning with business outcomes, according to WithSecure. 83% of respondents surveyed in the study were interested in, planning to a.....»»
Technology advance paves way to more realistic 3D holograms for virtual reality and more
Researchers have developed a new way to create dynamic ultrahigh-density 3D holographic projections. By packing more details into a 3D image, this type of hologram could enable realistic representations of the world around us for use in virtual reali.....»»
Global IGBT shortage worsens on Tesla policy change
The global shortage of industrial and automotive IGBTs is being exacerbated as Tesla is likely to use more insulated IGBTs in its future EVs under its 75% SiC cut plan. This paves a good path for Taiwan-based suppliers Actron Technology and Panjit In.....»»
Study paves way to more efficient production of 2G ethanol using specially modified yeast strain
A Brazilian study paves the way to increased efficiency of second-generation (2G) ethanol production based on the discovery of novel targets for metabolic engineering in a more robust strain of industrial yeast. An article on the study is published i.....»»
Chance cross-cultural unicorn concepts lost in translation
There is a reason you have not come across a unicorn fossil in a museum exhibit, let alone seen one in a zoo or heard an iconic grandfatherly voice detail their daily trepidations in a BBC documentary. The reason being—spoiler alert—we have not y.....»»
Studies analyze Marcos family return to power in the Philippines
In May 2022, Bongbong Marcos won the presidential election in the Philippines with a commanding 59% of the vote, stunning many political scholars......»»
Brain tumor discovery paves way for new drug treatments
New research has shown that the blood vessels that feed aggressive brain tumors have receptors that could allow a new type of drug-containing nanoparticle to be used to starve the tumors of the energy they use to grow and spread, and also cause other.....»»
Two strong earthquakes rock southern Philippines
Two strong earthquakes jolted the southern Philippines on Tuesday, authorities said, with the second damaging buildings and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of villagers from their homes......»»
6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks southern Philippines
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of casualties or major damage......»»
Microsoft unveils AI model that understands image content, solves visual puzzles
Microsoft believes a multimodal approach paves the way for human-level AI. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of an electronic brain with an eyeball. (credit: Ars Technica) On Monday, researchers from Microsoft introduced K.....»»
Microsoft introduces AI model that can understand image content, pass IQ tests
Microsoft believes a multimodal approach paves the way for human-level AI. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of an electronic brain with an eyeball. (credit: Ars Technica) On Monday, researchers from Microsoft introduced K.....»»
Sunwoda reportedly to raise fresh funds before IPO in June
To meet the rapidly-increasing demand for EV batteries, Shenzhen-based unicorn Sunwoda reportedly is to raise money before its IPO plan expected in June......»»
Sunwoda reported to raise fresh funds before IPO in June
To meet the rapidly-increasing demand for EV batteries, Shenzhen-based unicorn Sunwoda reportedly is to raise money before its IPO plan expected in June......»»
Anti-dust tech paves way for self-cleaning surfaces
Dust is a common fact of life, and it's more than just a daily nuisance—it can get into machinery and equipment, causing loss of efficiency or breakdowns......»»
New semiconducting borophene paves the way for the lightest high-performance transistor
In the year 1808, French chemists Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac and Louis-Jacques Thenard, and independently, English chemist Humphry Davy, discovered the fifth element of the periodic table—boron. In crystalline form, boron primarily possesses three pol.....»»
Artificial human skin paves the way to new skin cancer therapy
By using artificial human skin, a research group from the University of Copenhagen have managed to block invasive growth in a skin cancer model......»»
Quake shakes east Indonesia, south Philippines; no tsunami
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook eastern Indonesia and southern Philippines on Wednesday, with no damage immediately reported and no tsunami warning issued......»»