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Standalone battery-free, solar-powered AI technology

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE—Xnor.ai (Xnor), the company that first proved it was possible to run state-of-the-art AI on resource constrained compute platforms, today unveiled its newest innovation—a standalone battery-free, solar-powered AI technology that will enable AI to run in an always-on mode on a range...

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...

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UP Chemists synthesize new hybrid molecules that limit cancer cell spread

According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the Philippines recorded nearly 189,000 new cancer cases and more than 113,000 cancer-related deaths...

China in the mix: Third telco’s the charm? (CONCLUSION)

Hijacking exposes a network to potentially critical damage, Demchak and Shavitt wote in their study, “because it is not a hack of the endpoint...

Celebrate World Voice Day by looking after you voice

“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.” This statement comes from...

Organ donation: a second chance at life

He is one doctor who advocates for organ donation from cadavers and from those declared brain-dead. Dr. Franklin B. Guillano, Davao’s top nephrologist, holds the...