Alex Eala Beats Osaka, Reaches First WTA 500 Final
Alex Eala beat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, in the semifinals of the Mubadala DC Open, the first time the two had ever played each other. Osaka came into the match as the tournament’s third seed.…
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…
Alex Eala Beats Svitolina Again to Reach DC Open Semifinals
Alex Eala has Elina Svitolina’s number, and she proved it twice in six weeks. The Filipina beat the World No. 10 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Mubadala DC Open on Friday, sending her into the semifinals of the WTA 500 event in Washington,…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Sets a New PH Box Office Bar
Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened in Philippine cinemas on Wednesday, July 29, and immediately reset the numbers local moviegoers use as benchmarks. According to distributor Columbia Pictures, the film earned P95,930,965 on its first day in theaters, a…
SB19 Makes History As The First Filipino Act At Lollapalooza
SB19 became the first Filipino act to perform at Lollapalooza, taking the Allianz Stage in Grant Park, Chicago, on July 30, 2026, at 3:30 PM local time, 4:30 AM Philippine time on July 31. The group played a nearly hour-long set that ran through…
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.…
The Odyssey Just Had Christopher Nolan’s Best Second Weekend Ever
“The Odyssey” earned $87 million in North American theaters during its second weekend, according to studio estimates reported by the Associated Press. That is a drop of just 30 percent from its $123.5 million opening weekend. For a film this…
Gilas Pool Reshaped by a Scheduling Conflict
Gilas Pilipinas will defend its Asian Games basketball gold medal this September without two of its regulars. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas Executive Director Erika Dy confirmed during the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum that Dwight Ramos…
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…
Alex Eala Opens DC Open Against a Familiar Foe
Alex Eala begins her North American hard court swing with a tough assignment. The Filipina, ranked world No. 29, will face Zheng Qinwen in the first round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open, a combined WTA 500 and ATP 500 event running July 27 to August 2 in…
