In its market study, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) examined how data collection practices of large technology firms — particularly Meta’s Facebook and Google — shape market power in the Philippines’ rapidly expanding digital ecosystem.
Internet giant Google has released its annual Year in Search for the Philippines, revealing that artificial intelligence, national elections, and online entertainment dominated what Filipinos looked up online throughout 2025.
Growth is being fueled by booming e-commerce, rising digital payments, and rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the latest e-Conomy SEA 2025 report by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company.
In a landmark breakthrough for the future of computing, Google’s Quantum AI Team has introduced the world’s first quantum algorithm proven to have real-world applications beyond the reach of even the most powerful classical supercomputers.
The offer includes access to Google’s latest AI models such as Gemini 2.5 Pro and DeepResearch, which can help students summarize readings, analyze complex topics, and generate study materials.
Taara, developed by Google’s X Moonshot Factory, transmits data through beams of light across long distances, with each site capable of providing up to 20 gigabits per second.
Survey data in the report indicate that about half of Filipinos use AI tools at least weekly, with 46% expressing optimism about the technology’s impact on the country and 50% about its personal impact.
Internet titan Google held last July 9 its Google Marketing Live for South East Asia (SEA) event where it exclusively focused its brand new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered marketing tools across Google Search and YouTube.
A group of Filipino students won an award for devising a waste management tracking system at the 2025 APAC Solution Challenge, which was held during the demo day of the 2025 APAC Digital Transformation Forum in Manila this June.
