According to the Digital 2024 report, published by We Are Social and media intelligence firm Meltwater, a whopping 97.2% of Filipinos watch online videos weekly, surpassing the global average of 92%.
China has denied allegations that Chinese hackers attempted to breach the email systems and internal websites of key government agencies in the Philippines.
Tech wunderkind Sam Altman, who has been in the news in past few days because of his ouster and purported return at high-profile startup OpenAI, sees the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for customer personalization in various sectors.
Union Bank of the Philippines signed a deal with open-source provider Red Hat to help the local lender accelerate the migration of mission-critical workloads from on-premises environments to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform.
Jimmy Go, president and CEO of VST ECS, said that even though many countries are poised to have flat or near-flat gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2024, IT spending “will remain strong this year and in 2024.”
The five-year NICTDA is anchored on six development components, namely: digital connectivity, digital transformation, digital inclusivity, ICT resiliency and sustainability, strategic partnership, and digital ecosystems development.
Cyberint noted that hackers (mostly “infostealers”) have turned to “vishing” and “smishing” to lure Filipinos to divulge personal information, and worst, to take control of personal accounts, found in e-wallets, etc.
According to organizers, the conference, themed “SustainabilityTech for Collaborative Systems Transformation,” served as a platform for engaging discussions and collaborations.