Marcos Pushes for Philippines-Canada Digital Economy Partnership

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on Friday that the Philippines is ready to advance the digital economy through partnership with Canada. During a roundtable in Vancouver with executives from the information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) sector, the President emphasized that the upcoming Philippine-Canada Free Trade Agreement aims to usher in more bilateral trade, strategic investments, … Read more

Eswari Gunasagar Speaks Out Against AI-Generated Deepfake Images

Singaporean actress Eswari Gunasagar has reported a case of non-consensual AI-generated imagery to the police after a man used artificial intelligence to create and circulate fake photos of her. The incident highlights the dangers of non-consensual AI-generated imagery, as well as the victim-blaming that follows. The Mechanics of AI-Driven Harassment The incident involving Eswari Gunasagar … Read more

Scripps Research Secures $2M Grant to Advance Global Disease Surveillance

Scripps Research has received $2 million in grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to enhance global infectious disease tracking. The initiative aims to scale wastewater surveillance and deploy artificial intelligence models to predict outbreaks, specifically targeting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as part of the international Modjadji Initiative. How does wastewater surveillance track … Read more

New Grants Boost AI Wastewater Pathogen Surveillance

Scripps Research has secured $2 million in new funding from the Gates Foundation to advance global wastewater surveillance technologies and artificial intelligence-driven outbreak prediction. These grants, part of the Modjadji Initiative, aim to build affordable, scalable pathogen monitoring systems specifically designed for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to improve early detection and public health decision-making. … Read more

Alibaba Hiring for First Irish Data Centre

Alibaba has initiated recruitment for its first data center facility in Ireland, signaling the Chinese technology giant’s latest expansion into the European cloud computing market. The company recently established an Irish limited company and has begun headhunting for data centre IT manager and asset manager roles in Dublin to oversee the new infrastructure, according to … Read more

Microsoft Copilot Autofix: AI-Powered Vulnerability Remediation for Azure DevOps

Microsoft has launched a limited public preview of Copilot Autofix for GitHub Advanced Security within Azure DevOps, allowing teams to automatically detect and remediate software vulnerabilities. By integrating static analysis from CodeQL with generative AI, the platform creates pull requests that suggest code fixes for developer review. This expansion aims to shorten the time between … Read more

Magnificent 7 Lose $2.3 Trillion in Value Amid AI Spending Fears

The “Magnificent 7” technology stocks—Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Tesla, and Amazon—have seen approximately $2.3 trillion in market value erased this month as investors scrutinize heavy infrastructure spending on artificial intelligence, according to data cited by CNBC. While the CNBC Magnificent 7 Index has dropped 10% in June, the broader semiconductor sector continues to show … Read more

The Rise of AI: Jensen Huang’s Warning to the Workforce

Jensen Huang warns that the rapid integration of artificial intelligence into the global economy requires the establishment of new social norms. According to Huang, AI represents a technological shift comparable to the introduction of the automobile, where the speed of innovation necessitates behavioral adjustments. How AI is creating a two-tier workforce The labor market is … Read more

Micron Earnings Boost Tech Stocks; Fed Inflation Data Ahead

Dow Jones futures showed modest overnight gains while Nasdaq-100 futures rallied 1.75% as Micron Technology’s strong earnings report offset recent volatility in artificial intelligence stocks. Investors are now awaiting the Commerce Department’s May Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index report, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, due at 8:30 a.m. ET, which is expected to … Read more

How to Opt Out of Google’s AI Data Training

Google has begun incorporating user-generated media, including audio and video, into its artificial intelligence training processes as a default setting. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), this move leverages Google’s immense user base to accelerate AI innovation, effectively shifting the burden of data privacy onto individuals who must now actively opt out of these … Read more