Boomi: Data problems and high costs can limit AI
SINGAPORE – Artificial intelligence (AI) projects may work well during testing but run into problems when used across an entire company. The AI must handle more information, connect to more…
Fewer Servers, More Performance: The new logic of the modern data center
By Alexey Navolokin, General Manager, APAC at AMD Business growth in Asia Pacific is (APAC) entering a new phase. The sustained increase in data, process automation, and the advancement of…
ASEAN AI program to train 1.7 million students, teachers
The ASEAN Foundation is expanding its regional artificial intelligence (AI) training program to equip more than 1.7 million students, K-12 teachers, and university faculty members with practical AI skills by…
Medical AI could support PH healthcare amid worker shortage
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help Filipino doctors and other healthcare workers find trusted medical information faster as the Philippines struggles with a nationwide shortage of healthcare professionals. The country lacks…
PH urged to build AI skills as adoption accelerates
The Philippines needs to train more workers in artificial intelligence (AI) as businesses and government agencies move from learning about the technology to using it in their daily operations. Building…
Kaspersky: LinkedIn job scams spread cross-platform spyware
Mirage Kitten is using fake LinkedIn recruiters and malicious coding tests to infect software engineers in the aviation and financial technology sectors, according to Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team…
PLDT outlines customer-led growth strategy at ACC forum
PLDT Inc. is combining connectivity, wireless, cloud, cybersecurity, and other digital services as it seeks to become a broader technology partner for enterprises. The company outlined its strategy at the…
Equinix to launch AI inference service in 2027
Equinix Inc., a digital infrastructure company, is working with NVIDIA and Together AI to launch a distributed AI inference service for enterprises in the first quarter of 2027. Called Equinix…
NVIDIA to buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billion
NVIDIA has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, giving the artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker control of one of the world’s largest platforms for sharing AI models, datasets, and…
Acer previews compact AI PC with NVIDIA RTX Spark
Acer showcased the Acer SFF RTX Spark, a compact desktop design powered by the NVIDIA RTX Spark superchip, at its next@Acer global press conference on Sept. 2 during IFA 2026.…
QwenWork brings Alibaba’s AI agent to global users
Alibaba has launched the international edition of QwenWork, an all-in-one workplace artificial intelligence (AI) agent designed to complete tasks across websites, desktop applications, and office tools. Now in public beta…
XPENG raises $900 million for humanoid robot business
Global artificial intelligence (AI) mobility company XPENG has raised more than $900 million for its robotics business as it prepares to launch its first vehicles in the Philippines in September.…
AI demand drives Southeast Asia data center funding surge
Southeast Asia’s (SEA) data center companies have raised about $11.5 billion in disclosed equity funding, with 85% secured since 2024 as artificial intelligence (AI) drives demand for more computing capacity.…
Maya taps National ID eVerify for faster onboarding
Maya has reduced account verification time by 84% by combining the Philippine National ID system with artificial intelligence (AI), showing how banks and financial technology companies can simplify customer onboarding…
Sanas boosts Philippine AI expansion
Speech AI company Sanas is expanding its business in the Philippines by bringing in Jack Madrid, president and CEO of the IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP),…
Mapúa aims to train 200,000 AI-fluent learners by 2029
Mapúa Education Group plans to produce 200,000 AI-fluent learners by 2029 as demand grows for workers who can use artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly across different industries. The initiative is part…
Kaspersky: Fake Claude apps fuel new wave of AI cyberattacks
Cybercriminal group SilverFox is using fake Claude AI applications to break into businesses across Asia-Pacific (APAC), as attackers increasingly exploit the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace,…
AMD tests Ryzen AI Halo on local enterprise AI agent
AMD said its Ryzen AI Halo system completed a local AI agent workflow 15% faster than NVIDIA’s DGX Spark, highlighting the role of processors in handling complex AI tasks beyond…
PLDT, Smart scale AI use with Microsoft partnership
PLDT and Smart Communications Inc. are expanding the use of Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) tools across their operations, following the PLDT Group’s investment in 1,000 Microsoft 365 Copilot seats. The…
Gartner: AI agent workflow costs to rise fivefold
Artificial intelligence (AI) inference costs for each agentic AI workflow will increase more than fivefold through 2028, according to Gartner Inc., a business and technology insights company. The forecast presents…
Inside Roblox’s changing safety architecture
Roblox has expanded its safety architecture from parental controls into a system that includes facial age estimation, artificial intelligence (AI), human moderation, and feedback from parents. The video gaming platform…
TP tops Frost Radar for AI-driven customer service
Global digital business services company TP (ex-Teleperformance) received the highest combined growth and innovation score in Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Frost Radar for customer experience management services in Asia-Pacific. The…
Rimini Street launches AI agent governance service
Rimini Street, the Software Support and Agentic AI ERP Company and a third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, has launched Rimini Govern for AI, a managed service…
Samsung to debut new addition to Galaxy S26 series
Samsung Electronics will unveil a new addition to the Galaxy S26 series on Aug. 27, expanding its flagship smartphone lineup with a device that will carry key camera and artificial…
Why the Philippines’ AI ambitions hinge on data activation
By David Irecki, Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific and Japan at Boomi The Philippines has real artificial intelligence (AI) momentum, but the harder question is whether that momentum is…
Thinking Machines outlines what it takes to scale enterprise AI
Many companies have embraced artificial intelligence (AI), but getting those projects into day-to-day operations remains a bigger challenge than adopting the technology itself. Thinking Machines said that the problem is…
6 Ways AI Can Help You Earn Extra Income
A recent Shopperscope study revealed that three out of four Filipinos take on side gigs to make ends meet, underscoring how common the hustle has become in today’s economy. With…
Alibaba unveils Wan3.0 with longer videos, more input options
Alibaba has launched the beta version of Wan3.0, an AI video generation model that can create clips up to 30 seconds long using text, images, video, audio, web pages, PDFs,…
Why enterprises can’t simply vibe-code their way to production
Vibe coding is making software development easier to approach, even for people who are not traditional programmers. By using natural-language prompts, developers can ask artificial intelligence (AI) to generate code,…
Geotab launches AI-powered fleet investigations solution
Geotab has launched Geotab Investigations, a unified solution designed to help fleet safety, compliance, and operations teams investigate road incidents faster and reduce the risks and costs associated with fleet…
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