The problem of the lack of effective face masks motivated a team from the Caraga State University (CSU) to develop a “nanocellulose” filter for face masks that is sourced from waste materials.
Google announced on Thursday, April 16, a Journalism Emergency Relief Fund to deliver urgent aid to thousands of small, medium, and local news publishers globally including the Philippines.
Online job portal JobStreet.com said there will be many changes that are bound to happen in the local labor market as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Globe Telecom announced on Friday, April 17, that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the assets of US-based cloud computing company Cascadeo for $4 million (about P203 million).
With the sector hit hard by Covid-19, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched an online training program for the country’s tourism stakeholders to stay relevant and learn to cope with the difficulties arising from the global pandemic and to facilitate transition to recovery.
Volunteers will download an app that works when their devices are otherwise idle or in light use. The app then distributes computational assignments and returns completed calculations to researchers via the IBM cloud.
Homegrown software company Radenta Technologies said it has created a cloud-based human resource platform that keeps business owners and team members fully in touch even when working remotely.
Airbnb is expanding in the Philippines its global initiative, which aims to provide Covid-19 healthcare staff and frontliners with safe and convenient places to stay while they carry out their critical work.
