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…
Smart Just Made Console Gaming a Browser Tab
Smart has partnered with Blacknut to bring console-level cloud gaming to Filipino mobile users. The deal lets Smart and TNT subscribers stream more than 1,000 titles straight from a mobile browser. There’s nothing to install and no hardware to buy…
Roblox Will Let Anyone Build a Game With One Sentence
Roblox announced a new feature called Build on Thursday, July 16. It lets anyone design a game from their phone using nothing but a text prompt. Type something like “a cozy adventure game set in a dense forest,” and Build generates a working…
Google Now Lets You Sign In With a Selfie Video
Google announced a new way back into your account this week: a selfie video. Instead of a password reset or a security question, users record a short video of themselves following on-screen prompts, turning their head, nodding, looking in different…
AI Just Matched the Humans Who Used to Own This Exam
This year, for the first time, an AI system solved every problem on the International Mathematical Olympiad correctly, matching the small group of teenagers who also got a perfect score. The Scores That Changed the Story Huawei and Xiaohongshu (also…
5 AI Tools Worth Your Time
Most people try an AI tool once, get a decent result, and never open it again. The ones worth keeping are the ones that survive month three. Here are five that do, plus what to reach for instead if your setup looks a little different. ChatGPT: The Entry…