Author: PhilSTAR Tech Team

The editorial team of PhilSTAR Tech.

Fresh from a successful caravan yesterday that drew over hundreds of freelance delivery partners, delivery service provider foodpanda logistics announced a follow-up caravan today in Pasig where interested freelance delivery partners can sign up and onboard to the platform on the spot, and get a chance to receive bonuses and other perks. Due to the big turnout from the first leg in Pasay, foodpanda logistics is having its second leg to give opportunities to more interested freelancers to become part of their delivery fleet. Ron Sanders, foodpanda logistics Rider Experience Lead shared that this is a bid to provide more…

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PLDT mobile services arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is giving mobile users more peace of mind when it comes to securing their devices. The telco giant is set to launch Smart Phone Protect, an affordable mobile phone protection plan exclusive to its prepaid and postpaid subscribers. For an annual fee starting from P125 to a high of P2,500 (fee depends on the device value), Smart Phone Protect provides basic protection coverage for device such as screen repair, accidental damage and liquid damage. For the advanced level of protection covering theft or loss from fire, Smart offers Phone Protect+ for an…

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Filipino LEGO builder Ivan Guerrero, more commonly known in the international AFOL (Adult Fan of Lego) community as “bulldoozer” is out to make history once more with another big set. To date, Guerrero has submitted 24 LEGO Ideas projects of which 3 have already been produced for the consumer market. These include the 123 Sesame Street set, Cosmic Carboard Adventures, and Family Tree. LEGO Ideas is a platform where community members can submit projects that can potentially be created into real LEGO sets. If a project receives 10,000 community votes, it goes through a final screening process with LEGO with…

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“Magandang araw! I am Anna Mae Lamentillo, a proud daughter of the Philippines, a country celebrated for its vibrant cultural tapestry and the incredible diversity of its people,” announces Anna Mae with enthusiasm. As the Chief Future Officer of Build Initiative Foundation, she stood before an international audience at the IMPACT-WorldBank24X at George Washington University. Being part of the Karay-a community, one among the many ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines, Anna Mae is intimately aware of the linguistic treasures that define her homeland, as well as the hurdles faced by indigenous language speakers in embracing digital innovations. In a bold…

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2023 witnessed nearly 43 million local threats targeting organisations in Southeast Asia. This is according to the latest data from global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky. Business solutions from Kaspersky blocked a total of 42,700,000 local infections during the period of January to December last year. Statistics on local infections of user computers are an important indicator of the overall cyberthreat landscape. They include objects that penetrated the target computer through infecting files or removable media, or initially made their way onto the computer in non-open form (for example, programs in complex installers, encrypted files, etc.). These statistics are produced by Kaspersky…

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