The ADVanCE incubation program’s first ever Demo Day on Wednesday, June 22, featured six socially-conscious start-ups which pitched their profitability, new products, and plans to scale in the hopes of gaining partners and investors.
The 19 start-ups that composed the program’s inaugural cohort eagerly pitched their business models to potential investors and partners during the online event.
Research firm IDC said the Philippines should prioritize capacity-building, which entails change management to teach Filipinos how to use the digital technologies available to them and applying relevant KPIs in assessing the performance of e-government platforms from user and productivity standpoints.
At the recent Google Marketing Live, an annual conference for marketers, a group of local experts emphasized the role of trust in digital marketing, especially in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation.
Twitter has deployed a specially trained team that includes Filipino language speakers and members well-versed in local contexts to identify malicious actors and review reports related to the May 9 elections.
Internet giant Google and video sharing platform YouTube recently capped off Women’s Month by featuring four Filipina YouTubers to share how they overcame biases to get where they are today.
Among the projects being explored by Google is the possible use of smartphone's built-in microphone to detect and record heartbeats when the phone is placed over the chest. If confirmed, this ordinary phone feature could improve early detection rates of heart valve disorders.
