Dawn Solano

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Content Producer for PhilSTAR Tech

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Philippines seen to ‘lead’ with AI as security tool in SEA

Phil Rodrigues, the head of security AWS in Asia Pacific and Japan Commercial, believes that the shortage is a big opportunity for the country to fill it with generative AI trained by Filipino cybersecurity professionals.

PLDT will no longer buy SKY

Telco giant PLDT will not be pushing through with the acquisition of Sky Cable, which was earlier signed under a sale and purchase agreement in March 2023.

Singapore-based telecom company to build two digital education hubs in Rizal

Seeking to increase connectivity and digital literacy in underserved communities in the country, the company partnered with housing solutions provider Habitat for Humanity for this project. 

Students from Ateneo clinch the top prize in TCS’ Sustainathon 2023

This year’s installation of the competition gathered ten groups from various universities to create innovative projects that would address the country’s gender gap in the STEM industry workforce.

The Great Cutback: Gen Zs share post-holiday season spending tips as freshmen in their working-adult era

As newbies to the game of adulting, it is only natural for new working young adults to feel overwhelmed by the new responsibilities they have over their adult money.

Write away with no worry with the Huawei Matepad Pro 13.2

The only thing that might keep you from considering this tablet for work is that it doesn’t have a sim card slot. If you’re working in a no-wifi area, you’ll need to bring your own pocket wifi or a phone with data.

realme C67 might have all the green flags for every on-the-move Gen Z

Having to impress Gen Z might be a daunting task, since keeping up with what’s...

Coins.ph assures users of assets’ safety after security breach last year

Reports said that the company lost over 12 million XRP tokens in the hacking, however, the company clarified that the user assets have remained untouched and that it only affected a subset of users’ personal information.

Ray-Ban Meta finally arrives in the Philippines

There will be a Try-on Ray-ban Meta roadshow event at VEX Glorietta 2 from Feb. 8 to 14 (5pm-7pm), at the VEX press North Edsa the Block from Feb. 15 to 21 (5pm-7pm), and at the Sunglass Station in Bonifacio High Street from Feb. 22 to 25 (5pm-7pm).

Discord joins Google, Meta, and Amazon in the latest string of tech giant layoffs

In an email inquiry, Discord confirmed with PhilSTAR Tech through Discord’s head of APAC communications, Isabella Liu, that there will be 170 employees across its departments who will be affected by the cutoffs.

OpenAI opens up its app store amid multiple lawsuits

Alongside its business partner, Microsoft, OpenAI is being sued for copyright infringement by two non-fiction book authors, which came after a week the New York Times filed a similar complaint that claims both companies have used its content in training its language models. 

A hundred and thirty days in the shoes of a tech reporter

Anything technology-related has always intimidated me, mostly because I am not good at it. Whenever...