Global shipments of extended reality (XR) devices grew 44.4% in 2025, marking a strong rebound for a sector increasingly shifting away from bulky virtual reality (VR) headsets toward lighter, more practical smart glasses, according to market research firm IDC.
A new study by Mapúa Malayan Digital College (MMDC) has found that many working students in the Philippines are grappling with sleep deprivation, burnout, and the risk of dropping out, underscoring the strain of balancing full-time work and academic responsibilities.
Despite strong interest, actual electric vehicle ownership in the Philippines remains at 14%, suggesting the local market is still in an early stage of transition to electrified mobility.
IDC said the revised outlook represents a significant downgrade from its November forecast as a worsening memory-component shortage ripples across the consumer electronics supply chain.
Investments in AI are expected to grow by more than 70% during the year, reflecting a shift from experimentation to operational deployment across industries.
A new industry outlook from Southeast Asian fintech platform Fiuu says the Philippines’ digital payments sector is shifting from rapid adoption to a stage defined by infrastructure reliability, interoperability, and regulatory compliance.
More than 60 percent of enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region plan to increase investments in sovereign cloud and artificial intelligence over the next two years, driven largely by national security requirements, data protection rules, and digital-sovereignty goals, according to new research from Accenture.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to resolve half of all customer service cases in the Philippines by 2027, up from 40% today, according to a new survey of local service professionals
Filipinos reported the longest “willing-to-wait” period, expecting issue resolution within 27.3 minutes on average, compared with the APJ average of 24.4 minutes.
Apple maintained its leadership for the third consecutive year, achieving record-high shipments and a strong rebound in China fueled by the success of the iPhone 17 series.
