Month: August 2026

AI

ASEAN data breach costs hit record US$4.12 million as AI-powered attacks rise: IBM report

Organizations across Southeast Asia are facing record-high data breach costs as cybercriminals increasingly leverage artificial intelligence to accelerate and scale attacks, according to IBM’s 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report. The study found that organizations in ASEAN incurred an average data breach cost of US$4.12 million in 2026, the highest level recorded in the […]

AI

CrowdStrike: AI is accelerating cyberattacks in 2026

Artificial intelligence is becoming deeply embedded in cyberattacks, helping adversaries accelerate operations while creating new targets across enterprise AI infrastructure, software supply chains, and cloud environments, according to CrowdStrike’s 2026 Threat Hunting Report. Based on intelligence from CrowdStrike threat hunters and analysts tracking more than 290 named adversaries, the report found that attackers are increasingly […]

Industry Verticals News

Manulife Philippines launches global equity income UITF

Manulife Investment Management and Trust Corporation (Manulife Investments Philippines) has launched the Manulife Global Equity Diversified Income Feeder Fund, a globally diversified equity unit investment trust fund (UITF) designed to provide income potential while supporting long-term portfolio growth. The new fund comes as Filipino investors increasingly look for investment options that can generate income while […]

AI

Alibaba launches Wan3.0 beta with 30-second AI video generation

Alibaba has launched the beta version of Wan3.0, a generative AI video model that can create videos of up to 30 seconds and process multiple types of reference inputs, including text, images, video, and audio. The latest model doubles the maximum native video length of Alibaba’s previous Wan2.7-Video model, which supported clips of up to […]

AI

Salesforce report shows AI agents delivering real business value

Salesforce has released its 2026 Agentic Enterprise Index, revealing that businesses are rapidly expanding the use of AI agents beyond simple conversational tasks to perform real business actions, automate workflows, and drive measurable returns on investment. The report analyzes aggregated usage data from the Salesforce Agentforce platform between February 2025 and April 2026, providing insight […]

Enterprise Technology Mobility News

ANA modernizes airline operations with Equinix Fabric cloud platform

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, has modernized its digital infrastructure using Equinix Fabric, enabling faster cloud connectivity, improved operational agility, and enhanced passenger services as it prepares for growing data demands and future AI-driven workloads. Equinix announced that ANA has deployed a centralized cloud network hub powered by Equinix Fabric to support mission-critical […]

Enterprise Technology News

Fortinet: Cybersecurity skills gap continues to expose Philippine firms to cyberattacks

Philippine organizations continue to face significant cybersecurity challenges as a shortage of skilled professionals remains a major contributor to security breaches, according to Fortinet’s 2026 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report. The study found that 93% of organizations in the Philippines experienced at least one cybersecurity breach over the past 12 months. More than half (52%) […]

AI

Filipino workers rank among world’s most advanced AI users, says Microsoft

Filipino professionals are emerging as some of the world’s most advanced users of artificial intelligence, according to the 2026 Microsoft Work Trend Index Annual Report, which found that the Philippines is outperforming global averages in AI adoption, critical thinking, and AI-assisted productivity. The report, titled Agents, Human Agency, and the Opportunity for Every Organization, surveyed […]

Mobile Devices Mobile Tech

vivo launches #MyvivoStory campaign celebrating user experiences

vivo Philippines has launched its #MyvivoStory campaign, encouraging users to share personal experiences and memorable moments captured through their vivo smartphones while giving participants a chance to win a new vivo V70 smartphone or a limited-edition vivo Bluetooth Speaker. The campaign invites members of the vivo community to answer a series of weekly questions that […]

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