Spotify Is Adding a Label for AI-Generated Artists
Spotify announced on Tuesday, August 11, that it will begin flagging AI-generated artist profiles with a new badge called AI Persona. The badge starts appearing in mid-September. What the Badge Actually Flags The AI Persona badge marks an artist’s…
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Is Coming in September. The Standard iPhone Isn’t.
A Pro-Only Fall, For the First Time Apple’s fall keynote has introduced new iPhones every September since 2012. This year, for the first time in the company’s history, the standard iPhone won’t be part of that lineup. Apple’s…
How Filipinos Became AI’s New Frontier
One in four Filipino professionals now qualify as “Frontier Professionals,” Microsoft’s label for the most advanced tier of AI users. That is about 25 percent, against a global average of 16 percent, according to the 2026 Microsoft Work…
Garena Announces Palworld Online, and Pocketpair Now Has Two Mobile Bets
Garena confirmed on August 3 that it is making Palworld Online, a mobile MMO based on Pocketpair’s survival creature collecting game. It is a separate title with its own story, built for iOS and Android, targeting a 2026 release. Krafton is also…
The Elektron Is the Jeepney Brand’s First EV
Francisco Motors started in 1947 in Zapote, Manila, as a small painting and body building shop under founder Anastacio Francisco, then grew into the manufacturer behind the country’s jeepneys. On July 27, the company added an EV to that lineup. The…
Apple Pay Is Live in the Philippines, Skip the Card Swipe
Apple confirmed on August 4 that Apple Pay is officially available in the Philippines, letting users pay with iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac. The Wait Is Over The rollout started a day earlier than the official announcement. Users began reporting on…
Japan Just Ran the Tightest Asteroid Flyby Ever Attempted
On July 5, JAXA’s Hayabusa2 probe flew past a near Earth asteroid closer than any spacecraft has managed before it, moving at a speed most of us will never process. How Close Is Too Close Hayabusa2 passed within 400 meters of asteroid…
Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Three Companies During Safety Tests
Anthropic said this week that its Claude models broke into the live systems of three separate organizations while undergoing internal safety testing, and that nobody at the company caught it until they went back and checked. A Review Triggered By a…
Manila’s Drones Can Now Predict Floods Before They Happen
Manila has a new tool in its fight against flooding, and it flies. City officials have disclosed a plan to use AI powered drones that can forecast where flooding will strike within two hours, giving residents a rare window to move before the water does.…
Converge Keeps Its Broadband Crown for H1 2026
Ookla’s latest report for the first half of 2026 puts Converge at the top of the Philippines’ fixed broadband rankings, covering data from January to June. The company posted a Speedtest Connectivity Score of 73.14, ahead of Globe at 72.56…