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PCSO now has 62 ASAP desks
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) through the Charity Sector announced on Thursday that the agency has 62 At-Source-Ang-Processing (ASAP) Desks located in hospitals in honor of its promise of bringing services closer to the people.
“We now have 62 ASAP Desks. Of 62, 36...
Robot, know thyself; machines get more self-aware
NEW YORK (AP)—Forget dreaming of electric sheep. Robots first need to figure out how to imagine themselves.
One New York robot has done just that. It’s learned that it’s a robotic arm using a process of self-simulation.
Columbia University engineers have given the robot the...
Grace: The heir of the last mambabatok
Grace literally discontinued her tattoo sessions yesterday. Though many customers, like us, were waiting. She needed to do something more important—rest and feed the giant. And “…will need to feed the giant” were the words that awoke me early today. I even got...
French watchdog slaps Google with $57M fine under new EU law.
PARIS (AP)—France's data privacy watchdog fined Google 50 million euros ($57 million) on Monday, the first penalty for a U.S. tech giant under new European data privacy rules that took effect last year.
The National Data Protection Commission said it fined the U.S. internet...
Skydiving season is around the corner
With skydiving season just around the corner, enthusiasts of this extreme sport in the country are preparing for it.
And from the scuttlebutt I’ve heard within the local skydiving community, a boogie (which is a gathering of skydivers for a series of jumps) is...
Varicose veins: More than just a cosmetic problem
Usually, blood flows from the legs to the heart against gravity. This is helped by the muscle pump and by valves found along the length of the veins. These valves allow blood to move in one direction—that is, upwards towards the heart.
“When the valves are...
