Infobip’s study found that WhatsApp is the undisputed global dominator in chat apps today. In the Philippines, however, it is Facebook Messenger, followed by the rapidly growing chat platform, Viber, that are the country’s most popular chat apps.
GMA Network reporter Atom Araullo urged the news industry to rethink its negative view of social media’s capacity to turn everyone into a storyteller. While this affordance has allowed trolls to gain a following on these platforms, it has also allowed Philippine media network to expand tremendously.
As Asia Pacific companies brace for macroeconomic slowdown and disruptive events increase in 2023, US tech giant Dell Technologies advised business organizations to prepare for the year ahead.
Edutech company Instructure, the maker of the Canvas learning management system (LMS) used by top schools in the Philippines, held an online press briefing last Nov.17 to discuss the future of education in the country.
The Philippines still has a long way to go in improving its digital competitiveness as it ranked 71st out of 131 economies in the annual Network Readiness Index (NRI).
Google held an event that revealed its latest AI innovations in disaster response, language inclusivity, as well as text, music, and video generation to show how this technology can support people in varied areas and industries.
The report revealed that when Covid-19 restrictions were loosened in March 2022, parents and older members of Filipino families experienced improved well-being while younger members reported higher levels of stress and digital fatigue.
Designed and taught by Google, the Google Professional Certificate courses delivered through Coursera aim to equip the country’s workforce with job-ready skills for high-growth technology fields. They are suitable for jobseekers with no technology related degrees or experience and can be finished in three to six months.
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike singled out China’s actors as the most concerning threat to Philippine organizations’ cybersecurity due to China’s attempts to dominate the APJ and South East Asian region, as exemplified by the its incursions into the West Philippine Sea.
