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Jobseekers in the computer/IT and telecommunications (both at 48%) are among the industries that offered higher compensation in 2021, according to JobStreet’s 2021 Salary Report. The other top industries include education (67%), […]
GrowSari, a B2B e-commerce platform serving micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), just secured fresh investments of $45 million in the Series C funding round led by KKR, a global investment firm. […]
At a global launch live-streamed from China, device manufacturer Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi Note 11 series intended for international markets. The new four devices unveiled are the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, […]
Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky pushes for a more collaborative and inclusive response to strengthening the ICT (information and communications technology) supply chain to mitigate any forms of cyber attacks. At the 4th […]
Conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) is proposing a roadmap that will enable policymakers to require plastic producers take responsibility for the whole life cycle of the plastics. The […]
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) announced that it will be implementing its digital asset management in partnership with METACO, a security-critical software and infrastructure and IBM Cloud. The Aboitiz-led UnionBank has […]
Combining physical store and the online-to-offline (O2O) retail experience, technology company HP unveiled its flagship Experience Hub located at Pavillion Bukit Jalil (Level 4), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Experience Hub unifies […]
Pictured, from left: Huyen Nguyen, Georg Steiger, and Ritche Weekun BillEase, a card-free Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform in the Philippines, just secured $11 million on fresh equity in the Series […]
Microsoft has plans to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard Inc. (Blizzard) in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion. The acquisition will make Microsoft the third-largest gaming company by revenue just behind […]
Twitter has rolled out the “Report Tweet” feature in the Philippines, Brazil, and Spain after the initial launch in Australia, South Korea, and the United States last year. The feature aims to […]
With licenses issued to digital banks and digital payments adoption on the rise, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) sees that digitalization has the potential to ease the country’s inflation in the […]
Technology solutions company Cisco expressed its support to sectors who are keen on adopting a hybrid work setup. The Information Technology-Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry, an essential sector to the Philippine economy, […]
The Agence France Presse (AFP) reported that members of the ransomware group responsible for the Kaseya attack last year were arrested by Russian officials, “as per the request” of the United States […]
LinkedIn recognized digital financial services provider PayMaya for its “10X talent” strategy that cultivated highly skilled employees who contributed to the company’s growth. LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network. “Our biggest […]
Global cybersecurity solutions company Kaspersky discovered that advanced persistent threat (APT) actor BlueNoroff has been wiping out cryptocurrencies in a campaign now known as SnatchCrypto. The attacks are aimed at small companies […]
Based on integrated network provider PLDT’s data, its fixed network (broadband) business PLDT Home has connected more than 800,000 households with fiber for 2021 alone “and is on track to reach a […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic going on for two years, with new variants emerging, some people are still cooped up in their homes even if some economies are already opening. People, gamers especially, […]
Lenovo’s latest addition to its suite of Legion devices unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show 2022 (CES) aims to deliver premium entertainment and play across all levels of gaming. These gaming laptops […]
In June 2021, cloud computing firm Alibaba Cloud announced that it will be building a data center in the Philippines. Alibaba Cloud, with headquarters in China, is the digital technology and intelligence […]
Rainmaker Games, the global platform that gives users access to hundreds of play-to-earn (P2E) games for free, continues to expand its network across the Philippines and the world by partnering with investors […]
Chipmaker Intel continues its introduction of what it calls industry-leading mobile performance with the launch of all-new 12th Gen Intel Core H-series mobile processors led by the Intel Core i9-12900HK at this […]
According to CARMA Asia, a provider of media intelligence solutions in the Asia Pacific (APAC), more and more companies are now utilizing different forms of solutions that enable them to assess the […]
UnionBank of the Philippines (UnionBank) entered on a deal to acquire the consumer banking assets of Citigroup Inc. (Citi). The transaction includes Citi’s credit card, personal loans, wealth management, and retail deposit […]
In 2021, the Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) launched products that benefit small and medium enterprises as the pandemic brought the entrepreneurial spirit of Filipinos. UnionBank enabled businesses to seamlessly shift […]
While ransomware will be much “deadlier” than before, cybercriminals have found new attack surfaces to target in 2022. This is just one of FortiGuard Labs, Fortinet’s global threat intelligence and research team, […]
A survey conducted by internet domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy found that 1 in 3 Filipino entrepreneurs are looking at expanding their online presence as e-commerce flourishes in the past […]
Despite the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic in the first month of its operations in the Philippines, fintech startup Xendit bounced back as demand for digital financial services grew in […]
If you need some (or more) push to achieving that fitness goal, go get yourself a smartwatch tracker. Sure, you can measure or weigh yourself and take photos to monitor your progress […]
In an effort to avoid logistics problems it encountered in the June 2021 sale caused by mobility restrictions. Malaysia’s popular book caravan Big Bad Wolf has partnered with e-commerce platform Lazada and […]
TransUnion Philippines (TransUnion) launched recently its new credit scoring solution CreditVision Link, which uses alternative and traditional credit data in credit scoring Filipinos. TransUnion, an information and insights company, said that for […]
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