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Mandatory use of PH-made air quality monitors pushed by DOST

To be issued the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) is asking the government to consider the use of Robust Optical Aerosol Monitor or ROAM—the country’s first-ever locally-made air quality monitoring apparatus. DOST-PCIEERD is making an effort to standardize the […]

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Filipino, Israeli cybersecurity firms join forces to fight data leaks in PH

Bringing to the Philippines its first-ever Threat Operations Center (TOC)-as-a-service solution, Philippine IT company Traxion Tech Inc. and Israeli cybersecurity service provider I+Cyber conducted a joint partnership for that goal. The TOC is a streamlined hub that gathers intelligence on advanced persistent threats, crimeware, and botnets to disseminate such information to its clients. It aims […]

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PH digital economy hits Php2.08 trillion in 2022 — PSA

Amid the influx of digital transactions, the Philippines’ digital economy hits an all-time high of Php2.08 trillion in 2022, an 11 percent increase relative to 2021’s Php1.87 trillion, per the initial report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In the same report, it states that 9.4 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP)—or the […]

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StabilityAI’s upscaler can 4x the resolution of low-quality images

Despite what the “zoom and enhance” trope on film and TV wants you to believe, no amount of digital zooming or image enhancement can create information that wasn’t captured in the original photo. But with powerful artificial intelligence, we can at least create realistic-looking images even from low-quality or pixelated source material. Enter Stability.AI and […]