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During my interview with Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX) CEO Nichel O. Gaba last Saturday, he promised that all users will gain access back to the exchange by Monday, 22 February 2021. As of Wednesday, 24 February 2021 10:00 AM — more than a week since the prolonged outage of the exchange — there are still 225 affected accounts that are still locked out of PDAX, according to an advisory sent to users. The controversial cryptocurrency exchange cites “complicated transactions” and “extensive reconciliation process” as the reason why some users are still unable to use their funds and assets.

If you still have the hangover from last year’s Globe Virtual Hangouts, fret no more because it is back for another year of digital experiences and events and this time, things will be even bigger and more exciting. 

The first Digital Mall in Asia – Go Shopping Philippines was launched this week and it aims to challenge the current e-commerce platforms available in the country. 

Facebook, in protest of the upcoming Australian law on applying tax on Facebook (and Google), blocked news from Australia, with the side-effect of non-news sites getting blocked as well. Whilst the details and merits of the law seem to be interpreted differently by critics and supporters of Facebook, one thing is clear — Facebook has a stronghold of news distribution in Australia, just like most countries. 

When planning on buying a home residential property these days, one of the requirements of new owners is a reliable and stable home internet provider that can give them enough connection according to their needs.

Last Wednesday, 17 February 2021, we published an article related to the outage of PDAX as Bitcoin hits an all-time high of US$50K. Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX) is a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) licensed virtual currency exchange with Nichel O. Gaba at its helm as CEO.

On February 27, Globe At Home will take all fitness enthusiasts on a new level where they will enjoy a fun fitness weekend featuring celebrities at Reinvent Wellness @ Home: A Virtual Fitfest for All!

When work stress hits, can guilty pleasures be far behind? Sometimes we write off our costly designer coffee as a ‘harmless’ reward for our hard work . . . or load up our online shopping cart for a fleeting moment of joy. But is this—and other indulgences—the way to a stable future? 

In six different raids, Malaysian authorities arrested 11 men they believe are members of Anonymous Malaysia in Pahang, Johor, Perak and the Klang Valley. The suspects are ages between 22 and 40.

Cavite-based Internet Service Provider Streamtech, previously called Planet Cable is now the new telco player holding a 25-year Congressional franchise under Republic Act. No. 11089, series of 2018, and was granted the right to operate and maintain nationwide and international gateway facilities, wired and wireless telecommunications systems, international and national broadband systems, mobile and cellular multichannel multipoint distribution systems, to name a few.

After the SM Hotels and Conventions Corp.’s (SMHCC) properties have rolled out its contact tracing technology solutions across the country to fully intensify health and hygiene protocols, it was still waiting for the right timing and blessing from Mr. Hans Sy, Chairman of the Executive Committee of SM Prime, who wanted a unified solution in handling contact tracing data in malls. This was later enrolled in the system of the Retail group and its affiliates in the department stores.

Governmental ministers from multiple countries gathered today at the Connected for Shared Prosperity forum hosted by Huawei, GSMA, the Center for Environmental Economic Studies at Fudan University, and The Paper with the support of UNESCO as part of the lead-up to MWC Shanghai 2021.

The iOS-first, invite-only strategy is at it again. We have seen it far too often already, but this time, it is exploited by Clubhouse — the new audio only social network that is getting a lot of media coverage, primarily boosted by the likes of Elon Musk being there (yeah, Mark Zuckerberg was there, too, but only to find out how it works before moving heaven and earth to copy it and bake it on Instagram, or even Facebook). There is the attraction of having an invite-only platform, the exclusivity of being among the select few who gets access and to use it. Is it worth it?

In an exclusive interview with Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX) CEO Nichel Gaba, he acknowledged that the prolonged downtime of the cryptocurrency exchange was due to a system glitch and not due to a fat-finger incident.

Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021 is happening this year in Shanghai. It’s the biggest trade show in the mobile calendar and it’s where many of the year’s most exciting handsets are often announced – alongside tablets, wearables, and other tech.

It’s entirely a new horizon and exciting day for all mankind after Perseverance Rovers successfully landed on Mars with the help of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) team of engineers.

I had the privilege of teaching college students how to program websites for electronic commerce, the only thing was that my students do not have IT nor Computer Science backgrounds — they were multimedia artists (designers).

While we now have vaccines to prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases, helping people of all ages live longer, healthier lives. Immunization currently prevents 2-3 million deaths every year from diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, influenza, and measles. But the technology and availability of vaccine for COVID-19 remains scarce and only few have been approved and regarded with high probability of efficacy. And while there is still no vaccine available in some countries, governments rely on testing that are conducted in commercial, private, and academic labs, as well as state and county health labs.