COA flags P16.7B in NIA projects possibly awarded to unqualified contractors
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Newest first · UTC+11:00In robot-aided surgery, it doesn’t matter where you are: Chinese study
First randomised controlled trial of telesurgery finds it a ‘feasible solution’ for uneven distribution of medical services
· Holly Chik
[Ask the Tax Whiz] Things to know about your upgraded tax-free employee benefits
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Basilan ferry deaths draw focus to Aleson Shipping’s political ties
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· rbalonzo0352
Chipmaking expert Xu Zhenpeng leaves OpenAI-funded start-up for Shanghai role
The rising talent in micron-precision 3D printing revealed the move from California to an academic position in China on social media
· Ling Xin
Clarity offered as uncertainty persists: Standard Chartered Hong Kong Unveils Global Market Outlook and Local Insights
Here’s what Standard Chartered’s 2026 market outlook has to say about AI-led equity optimism, income strategies and portfolio construction
· Advertising partner
[ANALYSIS] From an investment historic first to hocus-pocus: The Leviste SPNEC story
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· gdecastro0289
Can China’s AI strategy challenge India’s reign as ‘office of the world’?
Beijing’s ambition to move up the value chain could see it becoming a major exporter of digital services, AI to global high-end providers
· Mandy Zuo
BookTok and AI are changing how you find books
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Translation in the age of AI
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Emigrarea în Rusia: cum profită propaganda de germani
Videoclipuri cu germani care s-au mutat în Rusia în căutarea „valorilor tradiționale” ajung pe TikTok și YouTube la sute de mii de vizualizări. Noii rezidenți ai Rusiei sunt invitați la televiziunea de stat, iar presa apropiată Kremlinului vorbește despre o presupusă imigrație în masă a străinilor către Rusia.
· Anastasia Klein
China’s cloud giants race to support Moltbot, the ‘AI that actually does things’
Hyperscalers embrace the AI agent, which can execute tasks without step-by-step instructions, but privacy concerns loom large
· Vincent Chow
With AI in the driving seat, China moves to rein in job displacement risks
China’s central government unveils plans for policy to reduce industrial labour pains caused by widespread use of artificial intelligence
· Mandy Zuo
Alibaba’s T-Head unit unveils details of AI chip designed to rival Nvidia’s GPUs
The launch of the Zhenwu 810E marks the latest initiative by China’s Big Tech firms to develop a domestic alternative to Nvidia’s AI chips
· Ann Cao
[Rappler Investigates] How can we forget Pharmally?
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Meta boosts annual capex sharply on superintelligence push, shares surge
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· Victor Barreiro Jr.
How AI helps — and challenges — authors
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Hong Kong workers lag regional peers in AI use, lose out on pay, security: PwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers survey finds half of Hong Kong workers use gen AI infrequently at work compared with 34 per cent for Asia-Pacific region
· Lam Ka-sing
FACT CHECK: Fake unconditional cash transfer registration links lead to gambling, blog sites
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Nokia chair to step down, AI push supports Q4 profit
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· Victor Barreiro Jr.
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Nokia is carrying out one of its biggest restructuring drives since it sold its mobile phone business more than a decade ago, banking on AI and data center demand to offset weak spending and contract losses in the 5G field
Nvidia wins approval for Taiwan headquarters to secure AI chip supply
Jensen Huang’s expansion plan highlights Silicon Valley chip designer’s reliance on TSMC as AI demand accelerates
· Ralph Jennings
FACT CHECK: Photo of Kitty Duterte ‘in tears’ due to father’s health is altered
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· rbalonzo0352
Goma : les banques et l’aéroport restent toujours fermés
Les combats qui ont conduit, il y a un an, à la prise de la ville de Goma par les rebelles de l’AFC-M23 continuent de hanter le quotidien d’Eddy Rachidi, qui a été grièvement blessé durant ces événements. "Pendant la guerre de janvier de l’an dernier, j’ai été victime d’une agression et j’en suis sorti avec une ball…
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Death toll in Basilan ferry tragedy rises to 29
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· Herbie G
Why tech billionaires enjoy rock star treatment in China compared to the US
From personal foibles to that particular look or ability to charm, the business success of global moguls can rest on setting a narrative
· Zoey Zhang
ASML reports heated global demand in 2025, but cools China outlook
US limits on ASML’s China trade continue to define the company’s growth pattern, with overall sales up despite China revenues falling
· Xiaofei Xu
Tesla sees first annual revenue drop as it shifts to AI and robots - DailyNews
Tesla says its annual revenue has fallen for the first time as the electric vehicle (EV) maker shifts it focus to artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Hong Kong stocks rise for seventh day, briefly cross 28,000 mark
Zijin, CNOOC, PetroChina, Longfor and China Overseas Land lift Hang Seng Index from early slump
· Yulu Ao
Chinese AI goes next level in geometry at a top US maths Olympiad
Researchers say the system not only outperforms American competitors in solving problems, it can tackle an even tougher challenge
· Holly Chik
How AI model predicts heavy rainstorms 4 hours in advance
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese researchers have developed a pioneering AI model
· Theodora Yu
S&P 500 hits 7,000 for first time amid AI boom and rate cut hopes
AI and Big Tech earnings propel the surge, as rate cut expectations boost market confidence despite earlier jitters
· Reuters
Hygon’s chips ‘safe’ from AMD security flaw amid China’s tech self-reliance push
That result shows Hygon’s efforts in redesigning the chip architecture licensed from AMD with self-developed innovations
· Ben Jiang
Would Chinese or US supply lines be more vulnerable in a Pacific conflict?
AI-assisted modelling by the Heritage Foundation finds critical risks to fuel and munitions on both sides
· Liu Zhen
Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs amid AI shift, post-pandemic restructuring
The restructuring and cost-cutting come despite soaring profits and strategic hiring in key areas
· Associated Press
FACT CHECK: No class, work suspensions because of ‘super flu’ outbreak
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Amazon cuts 16,000 corporate jobs, undoing pandemic-era hiring amid AI push
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Un ministru ungar jignește romii în mod vulgar
János Lázár este, după premierul Viktor Orbán, unul dintre cei mai cunoscuți, dar și cei mai controversați oameni politici ai Ungariei. El face parte din mica minoritate de reprezentanți ai partidului Fidesz cu un profil aparte. Despre Lázár se spune că are ambiții de a-i succeda lui Orbán. Totodată, Lázár atrage ad…
· Keno Verseck
‘Teach our children well’: Jack Ma urges changes to China’s education in AI era
China’s educators must teach students to ask thousands of good questions, rather than give the same correct answer, Ma says
· Vincent Chow
Price rises on horizon for Chinese cloud firms after Google, AWS set new rates
Surging AI workloads, memory prices push Chinese cloud providers to consider increases after global peers act
· Coco Feng
Meet Jessica Williams, who plays Gaby in Apple TV’s Shrinking
Starting off with improv in school, she joined Amy Poehler’s comedy group and broke through as the youngest correspondent on The Daily Show
· Ishani Sarkar
Two impeachments, one political game
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· Chay Hofilena
SpaceX weighs June 2026 IPO at $1.5-trillion valuation – report
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· Victor Barreiro Jr.
Warning over AI threats as Hong Kong hit by record number of cyberattacks
‘We need more top-down guidance on how to better use AI. This is an inevitable trend,’ Hong Kong Productivity Council says
· Jess Ma
internet in the Philippines
Events IN PHOTOS: Comedy meets advocacy at Rappler and Linya-Linya’s ‘Mabuti Pa’ launch Technology Globe to offer Starlink’s Direct to Cell satellite service for phones Jan 16, 2026 6:00 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied BrandRap Ookla: Converge is Philippines’ Fastest Internet…
Shugaba Trump na son sassauta lamura a Minneapolis
Kashe wasu Amurkawa biyu da jami'ai suka yi a cikin wannan watan na Janairu ya tunzura jama'a gudanar da jerin zanga-zanga. Hakan na zuwa ne bayan da Shugaba Donald Trump ya ce yana son ganin an gudanar da bincike mai cike da gaskiya kan kashe Alex Pretti da ya bayyana a matsayin abin takaici.
· Fauziyya Dauda
Kean Baclaan foregoes final UAAP season with La Salle, turns pro for family
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· delfin.dioquino editor
Cebu kickstarts Philippines’ year-long ASEAN chairmanship
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· Bea Cupin
Nipah virus spreads in India. Should PH tighten borders?
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· dfernandez0358
human extinction
The CEO of leading AI company Anthropic, Dario Amodei, has issued an ominous warning that humanity is on the cusp of being handed “almost unimaginable power,” for which it is dangerously unprepared.
· RT