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Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella kicked of the company’s BUILD developer conference on Wednesday (March 30) with a keynote address in which he said computers and people together would ultimately move society forward. “Ultimately, it’s not going to be about man versus machine. It is going to be about man with machines. Each of us excels at very different things. The fact that we have creativity, empathy, emotion and judgment that can then be […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines may invest in its first-ever submarine fleet to help protect its territory in the disputed South China Sea, President Benigno Aquino said Wednesday. The impoverished nation, which has never before operated submarines and until now relied largely on US surplus ships, has been ramping up defence spending in response to China’s military expansion in the region. China claims almost all of the South China Sea despite conflicting claims from […]
TOKYO,Japan – If you need to change money while passing through Tokyo’s Narita airport — all you have to do is ask the robot. NAO is a friendly bank clerk that can tell you the rate of exchange for any currency in either English, Japanese, or Chinese. Built by Paris based-Aldebaran Robotics, the sleek red and white machine stands about the height of a bedside table. Gestures, eye movements and mannerisms have all been programmed […]
LARNACA,Cyprus – Egypt’s ambassador to Cyprus said on Tuesday (March 29) that the hijacker appears to have been motivated by nothing more than a family feud and that all passengers were safe. “The whole operation was going very well, from the very beginning, early in the morning around probably 8 o’clock until now, we were co-ordinating between the Egyptian and the Cypriot authorities,” said ambassador Hussein AbdelKarim Tantawy Mubarak. “I think the hijacker is something […]
MANILA, Philippines — Wala pang nata-tanggap na ulat ang Philippine Embassy sa Pakistan kung may Pilipinong nadamay sa huling terrorist attack na ikinasawi ng pitumpung (70) tao. Patuloy naman ang pag-monitor nila sa sitwasyon at handang mag-bigay ng tulong sa mga kababayang apektado ng insidente. Hinimok din nila ang mga pilipinong nanga-ngailangan ng tulong na tumawag sa kanila at nagpahayag ng pakikiramay ang embahada sa mga kamag-anak at kaibigan ng mga nasawi.
CEBU, Philippines — Ayon sa analysis, 70 micro-grams per cubic meter ang alikabok sa haze na mas mataas sa normal na 50 micro-grams per cubic meter. Hindi pa ma-tukoy ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources ang sanhi nito, subalit hini-hinalang mula sa mga sunog sa probinsya. Nag-labas na rin ng advisory ang Department of Health kung paano mag-iingat sa epekto ng haze sa kalusugan.
MANILA, Philippines — Asahan na ang mas maraming road repairs at construction activities ngayong summer sa Metro Manila na maaaring mag-palala sa trapiko. Nag-labas ang Department of Public Works and Highways ng listahan ng priority projects na gagawin sa susunod na dalawang buwan. Kabilang dito ang pag-aspalto, concrete re-blocking, road maintenance at drainage system improvement. Ayon sa DPWH, dapat samantalahin nila ang magandang panahon at bakasyon ng mga estudyante upang hindi maka-apekto sa trapiko sa […]
Pormal ng humingi ng tulong ang Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Cybercrime Division para matukoy ang nasa likod ng pag-hack ng kanilang website. Sinabi ni Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, na bagamat walang nakuhang mga sensitibong files ang mga hackers ay minabuti nilang humingi ng tulong sa NBI para hindi na maulit pa ang pagpasok ng mga hackers sa kanilang websites. Unang inako ng Anonymous Philippines ang pagpasok sa websites ng […]
Persons with disabilities or PWD’s are now exempt from paying value added tax on certain goods and commodities after President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law a bill that exempts people with disability from paying the 12-percent vat. The said bill, authored by Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez, will put PWD’s on equal footing with senior citizens who are already exempted from vat payment on top of their 20-percent discount. The bill was ratified in […]
Liberal party standard bearer Mar Roxas distanced himself from the creators of the comic book that depicted him as a hero during the onslaught of typhoon Yolanda. Roxas, however, stand firm that the contents of the comics were accurate. The comic book titled “Sa Gitna Ng Unos” was distributed during an LP sortie in Cavite last Sunday. It was allegedly produced by the supporters of Roxas, as a response to critics who claimed that Roxas, […]
Oscar-winning actor Leonardo Dicaprio has visited the Indonesian jungle to help protect a biodiverse area from deforestation. Dicaprio spent the weekend in the Leuser ecosystem, on Indonesia’s main western island of Sumatra. The actor, an ardent supporter of environmental causes, was pictured accompanied by local environmentalists and flanked by two critically endangered Sumatran elephants. The elephants are among a dizzying array of rare animals that live in Leuser’s dense rain-forests. Dicaprio said on his Instagram […]
Businessman Kim Wong testified during a senate hearing yesterday that two Chinese men were responsible for moving 81 million dollars stolen by hackers from Bangladesh’s foreign reserves into Philippine casinos. Following the heist, the millions stolen from the Bangladesh Central Bank’s American accounts on February 5 were immediately sent via electronic transfer to a Philippine bank. The dollar accounts where the stolen funds landed were reportedly opened by two men, Sua Hua Gao from Beijing […]
