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Converge x DICT collaboration brings free WiFi to Ilocos, La Union

Municipalities from Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and La Union will soon be getting free access to WiFi as leading fixed broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) partner up for the campaign. The DICT gave the green light to Converge in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s […]

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Newly discovered Apple flaw led to spyware infection on iDevices

Digital watchdog Citizen Lab said that they had identified spyware that they associate with the Israeli company NSO, claiming to be exploiting a recently discovered flaw within Apple devices. In a statement, Citizen Lab said they found the flaw while investigating the Apple device of a Washington-based civil society group employee last week, citing NSO’s […]

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UN wants age limits in the use of AI tools to prevent harm among children

The United Nations (UN) called for tighter rules on the use of AI tools, particularly ChatGPT in classrooms, extending to the limitation of their use among older children. UNESCO cautioned that public authorities are still unprepared to face the ethical consequences of the implementation of “generative” Artificial Intelligence programs in the academic setting. The concern, […]