Graphics processing units (GPUs) have become the default upgrade for companies building AI systems, particularly for inferencing — the process by which trained models generate outputs from new data. But relying on GPUs alone can limit performance and drive up costs, according to semiconductor firm AMD.
Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said increasing funding for the Department of Agriculture (DA)’s digital agriculture program in the proposed 2026 national budget could help prevent corruption, including the emergence of “ghost farmers” and questionable projects, similar to issues flagged in recent flood-control infrastructure spending.
Under the plan, the DICT will adopt a multimodal strategy that integrates fiber, wireless, satellite, and submarine cable systems, supported by public–private sector collaboration to accelerate nationwide deployment.
A wave-powered electricity generator and a mobile application for identifying medicinal plants emerged as the top technologies in the 2025 Socially Relevant Technologies (SRT) Contest, a competition organized by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines.
The House of Representatives has urged the Senate to approve a ₱1-billion allocation for the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (Project Noah) as part of the ongoing bicameral conference committee discussions on the proposed 2026 national budget.
Enterprises across Southeast Asia are heading into a major technology reset in 2026, as artificial intelligence, edge computing, and new security models upend long-standing approaches to software, cloud, and industrial systems, according to Cloudflare Asean vice president Kenneth Lai.
Coins.ph chief executive officer Wei Zhou expects 2026 to be a stronger and more stable year for global financial markets, citing a shift toward a looser monetary environment led by interest rate cuts in the United States and mirrored by easing policies in the Philippines.
Cloud computing giant Salesforce, which recently opened its office in the Philippines, expects 2026 to be a pivotal year for local businesses as “agentic AI” — autonomous digital agents capable of taking action rather than just generating text — begins to transform operations across industries, from small enterprises to large corporations.
