Electronic money institutions and banks should scrutinize more closely transactions involving cryptocurrencies from play-to-earn video games, according to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC). In a Viber message shared by BusinessWorld, AMLC Executive Director Mel Georgie B. Racela said that these firms should “conduct customer due diligence,” and file suspicious transaction reports should they suspect any […]
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MetaMask warns iPhone crypto users against phishing attacks
MetaMask, a crypto wallet service owned by ConsenSys, warned iPhone users against phishing attacks.
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PLDT barred over 1 billion access to online child abuse
PLDT and its wireless arm, Smart Communications, said that they blocked over one billion user attempts to access online child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). And that’s just since last November.
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Razer X Lambda Tensorbook laptop unveiled
Razer has a brand-new laptop. But unlike all of their products, this isn’t directed to gamers, but instead, this Tensorbook device is meant for researchers who are into machine learning and artificial intelligence.
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Realme V23: Dimensity 810 CPU, 12GB RAM, 33W charging
Realme’s next 5G midrange phone device, the V23, have been spotted on the Chinese social media website Weibo before its official release.
Posted inGaming
Sword Art Online Variant Showdown game: Characters, Release Date, Gameplay
If you have been a fan of the popular anime, Sword Art Online, then there’s something to look forward to because a new game is coming to mobile this year. A new game as part of the Sword Art Online franchise called “Sword Art Online: Variant Showdown” is coming to both iOS and Android devices. […]
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Meta to charge content creators 47.5% fee for selling virtual products on its metaverse platform
Creators will be charged fees up to 47.5% to be permitted to sell virtual products on its metaverse platform Horizon Worlds. This is a surcharge as this is significantly more than the charges of Apple to its developers on the App Store. The test of virtual sales inside the metaverse platform of Horizon Worlds has […]
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China is joining the search to find an Earth-like habitable planet
Our astronomers constantly look to space to study what is out there. China, for some time now, has become one of the leading space powers in the world from launching its first rovers to the Moon and Mars, to building its own space station. According to Nature, China has recently joined the hunt for a […]
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Pinoy gamers can borrow games, consoles for free thru Libreng Hiram Project
With millions of Filipinos living in poverty amid rising inflation and geopolitical turmoil, it’s no wonder many of us couldn’t be bothered to buy a video game, let alone own a gaming console. Some would rather resort to piracy and counterfeiting. But through periods of hardship, we also have generous souls willing to lend a […]
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Hackers exploit Spring4Shell vulnerability to spread Mirai malware
The Spring4Shell vulnerability was discovered in the Spring Framework, which is used for developing enterprise-level applications in Java. A few days since then, experts have found evidence that the vulnerability is being actively abused by hackers to spread Mirai, a malware that mainly targets Internet of things (IoT) devices. As observed by Trend Micro researchers, […]
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VR company wants people to ‘Live Forever’ in the metaverse
Humanity has been on a long conquest to find a way to live forever. While that’s still impossible physically, it looks possible to live for eternity on the metaverse —not for you, but for the people you care about.
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iQOO Neo 6: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 1200Hz touch sampling, 80W fast charging
Vivo’s sub-brand just released the iQOO Neo 6, and with its Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, it’s one of the most powerful phones the company currently makes.
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Affordable data promos in the Philippines
Are you a heavy mobile internet user but don’t want to spend a large amount of money to stay online while on the go? Well, this list is for you.
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Google is tightening lending apps approval process in the Philippines
The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that to fight the illegal and abusive lending practices in the Philippines, Alphabet Inc.’s Google promises to provide stricter approval and review process for lending apps in the Play Store. Google may require developers additional proof and documents to prove their license to operate as an online […]
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Voyager Innovations raises $210M for PayMaya service expansion
Voyager Innovations, a digital unit of PLDT, has raised $210 million (approx. ₱10.9 billion) to expand the services of its online payment platform PayMaya. With the newly raised funding from SIG Venture Capital, EDBI, First Pacific Company, and other investment firms, Voyager has boosted its valuation to $1.4 billion (~₱72.8 billion). Existing shareholders such as […]