AFP spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth Padilla (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcomed on Tuesday, April 15, the inclusion of the term “West Philippine Sea” on web mapping platforms Google Maps and Google Earth. “This actually...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) House Speaker Martin Romualdez hailed on Tuesday, April 15 what called the "simple yet powerful update" to Google Maps in order to reflect its recognition of the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “The proper...
Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino (Sen. Tolentino's office) Reelectionist Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino is elated that the West Philippine Sea (WPS) has been included in Google Maps. In a statement Monday...
Iconic tech tool, Google Assistant is soon to take its final curtain call in the tech spotlight. Very recently, Google announced that Gemini will soon replace Google Assistant, ushering in a new era of AI-driven personal assistance. Google Assistant will soon be inaccessible on...
HOUSTON – The world is going all-in on tripling nuclear power capacity by 2050, and at the forefront of this grand race are Silicon Valley’s hyperscalers and global corporate behemoths that have been wagering heavily on uranium-powered fleets to supercharge artificial intelligence (AI)...
I’m not ashamed to admit it: life is hard without Google Maps. From finding the fastest route to work, searching for ‘ pares places near me’, or navigating the public transport system in a foreign city, Google Maps is a godsend for someone ligawin like me who can’t drive home...
In November 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, forever altering the technological landscape. Within two months, it garnered 100 million monthly active users, becoming the fastest-growing consumer application in history at that point. This cemented OpenAI's position as a leading force in artificial...
Google is ringing in the Lunar New Year with a nostalgic twist. To celebrate the Year of the Snake, the search engine has launched an animated Google Doodle that features a modern take on the classic Snake game. Clicking on the Doodle transports people back in time, but this isn't simply the old...
In its “Year in Search 2024,” Google revealed the Philippines’ top trending searches, reflecting the nation’s growing concern for environmental issues. Leading the list was “heat wave” or “excessive heat,” followed by “climate change” at number six—an indicator of Filipinos’...
As 2024 comes to a close, Google released its annual Year in Search to celebrate the people, events, contributions, and trending topics that defined the year in the Philippines. The overall top trending results showed six of 10 were news, proving that Filipinos continue to rely on Google Search...
Apple Pay and Google Pay are exploring the possibility of entering the Philippine market, but must first register with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as operators of payment systems (OPS), a central bank official said. BSP Deputy Governor Mamerto Tangonan confirmed that both tech giants have...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Council, during its regular session last Monday, May 27, commended a former Ateneo de Zamboanga University scholar who graduated cum laude from Harvard University in the United States while working at Google, a leading US technology company. MARTIN...
