Smart Communications Inc. is accelerating its AI transformation through a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Smart Communications Inc., the wireless unit of telecommunications giant PLDT Inc., is teaming up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate Smart’s ongoing...
PLDT Inc. posted a positive growth momentum in its profits for 2024, driven by strong revenues of core businesses, ahead of the telecommunications giant’s preparations to go all-out in its artificial intelligence (AI) drive this year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Manuel...
Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading budget carrier, has become the first airline in Southeast Asia to fully integrate generative artificial intelligence (AI) into its customer support service. In a statement, Cebu Pacific said it is partnering with Canada-based AI customer service company Ada to...
The Department of Education (DepEd) launched the Education Center for AI Research (E-CAIR) on Thursday, Feb. 20, as part of its efforts to drive innovation in Philippine education through AI-powered solutions aligned with its 5-Point Reform Agenda. (Photo from DepEd FB Page) In his keynote address,...
Filipino workers need not worry about artificial intelligence (AI) immediately taking over their jobs as the World Bank reported that developing countries, including the Philippines, have lower exposure to AI disruptions. "For developing countries, and in particularly low-income countries, the...
LOILO CITY – A five-year road map for the development and innovation of artificial intelligence (AI) has been created in Western Visayas. The Regional Development Council-6 conducted a soft launching of the 2025-2030 AI Development Action Plan of Western Visayas on Friday, Feb. 14. The road map...
Reelectionist Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa favors limiting the allocation of confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) to agencies relevant to national security and law enforcement. A former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Dela Rosa said that doing so will settle the issues...
With funding for the United States Agency of International Development (USAID) frozen by US President Donald J. Trump for three months, China and Japan are expected to step up as development partners for Asia-Pacific countries' development partners and expand their influence in the region,...
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...
To bolster public trust, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) should spearhead the development of a clear and reliable nationwide data management system, ensuring accuracy and consistency. In a policy note on artificial intelligence (AI) released Friday, Feb. 7, the National Economic and...
With rice prices on the decline, domestic inflation would ease further this year, according to the think tank Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). In a Feb. 5 report, EIU regional director for Asia Alex Holmes projected headline inflation in the Philippines to average 2.5 percent this year, lower...
The suspects being caught in the act luring foreigners in the love scam. A total of 167 Filipinos and two Chinese nationals were arrested by members of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in a raid on an alleged love scam hub in Makati City that uses artificial...
