TikTok shuts down in the US
The United States has officially banned TikTok, the widely popular video-sharing app owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance. The ban, which took effect on January 19, 2025, has left 170…
Marcos signs into law VAT on foreign digital services
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., signed into law Republic Act 12023, a measure imposing a 12% value-added tax (VAT) on nonresident digital service providers. “We are not imposing new taxes, we…
Necro Trojan attacks 11 million Android users
Kaspersky experts identified a new version of the Necro Trojan that had infiltrated several popular applications on Google Play and modified applications on unofficial platforms, including Spotify, WhatsApp and Minecraft.…
PLDT appoints Butch Jimenez as new EVP and COO
PLDT Inc. announced the appointment of Menardo “Butch” Jimenez Jr. as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective September 17, 2024. The decision was made by the company’s…
Kaspersky Lab shutting down U.S. operations
Kaspersky Lab, the prominent Russian cybersecurity company, announced the closure of its U.S. operations on July 15, 2024. This decision comes after the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry…
World’s first ‘Miss AI’ beauty pageant launched
The World AI Creator Awards (WAICA) is poised to break new ground with the much-anticipated Miss AI pageant. Scheduled for May 10th, 2024, this groundbreaking event will see AI-generated models…
OpenAI ousts Sam Altman as CEO
In a sudden and unexpected turn of events, OpenAI, the non-profit research company dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity, has ousted Sam Altman, its co-founder…
Facebook malvertising campaign uses ‘obscene images’ to trick victims
Bitdefender Labs has been monitoring the growing trend among cybercriminals who actively exploit social media networks for malvertising. The end goal of these attacks is to hijack accounts and steal…
PH robotics team wins two bronze medals in Denmark tourney
In a remarkable display of innovation and talent, the Philippine Robotics National Team secured multiple victories at the prestigious World Robot Olympiad Friendship Invitational Denmark 2023 held in Odense, Denmark…
Elon Musk might charge everyone to use X / Twitter platform
Elon Musk has announced plans to charge users to access X, formerly known as Twitter. This move could have a major impact on the social media landscape, as Twitter is…