Month: August 2026

Industry Verticals News

Home Credit, SM Appliance Center launch appliance financing promo

Enjoy 0% down payment for eligible customers, bundle up to three appliances in one transaction, and bring home the upgrades you’ve been dreaming of. Home Credit Philippines and SM Appliance Center’s Grand Pay Hulugan Promo runs from August 1 to September 30, 2026, making appliance upgrades more accessible and affordable for Filipino families. Home Credit […]

Industry Verticals News

BDO backs Discovery Capital with new credit facility to expand digital SME lending

(L-R) Engr. Allan L. Yumul, Chief Technology Officer; Trizza Anne Marie D. Martino, Chief Financial Officer; Diosdado C. Salang Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer; Ma. Christina P. Sistelo, Team Head; Keith Joshua Dumpit, Relationship Manager; and Luigi Martin L. Martino, Chief Operating Officer, during the signing of the strategic credit facility agreement between Discovery […]

AI

AMD says Ryzen AI Halo outpaces NVIDIA DGX Spark in local AI agent workflows

Chat delivered a single response; an agent delivers finished, validated work—a system outcome, not just a single GPU pass. AMD has released benchmark results showing that its Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, powered by the Ryzen AI Halo architecture, delivers faster end-to-end performance and lower costs for on-device AI agents than NVIDIA’s DGX Spark system. […]

AI Enterprise Technology News

Southeast Asia Emerges as AI Infrastructure Hub as Demand for High-Capacity Networks Accelerates

Southeast Asia is positioning itself as a major artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure hub as telecommunications providers, data centers, and emerging neoscalers invest in high-capacity connectivity to support the next wave of AI adoption. Insights from a Ciena virtual roundtable featuring Francisco Sant’Anna, Senior Advisor for Marketing Intelligence at Ciena; Alex Wong, Regional Managing Director for […]

AI Mobility

NVIDIA releases Alpamayo 2 Super open AI model for autonomous vehicles

NVIDIA has introduced Alpamayo 2 Super, an open-source reasoning model designed to help accelerate the development and deployment of robotaxis and autonomous vehicles (AVs). The model is now available for commercial use and aims to address complex driving scenarios that traditional autonomous systems often struggle to handle. Built on NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Super Reasoner and […]

AI

SailPoint launches unified identity security platform for AI agents and human users

SailPoint has unveiled a new identity security solution designed to help organizations manage and secure both human and machine identities as AI adoption accelerates across enterprises. The company announced the launch of the SailPoint Identity Security solution, which combines the newly available SailPoint Agentic Fabric with SailPoint Human Fabric, an evolution of its Identity Security […]

AI

CrowdStrike launches $100,000 AI security challenge to train defenders against agent attacks

CrowdStrike has announced AI Unlocked: Agents of Chaos, a global AI security competition developed in collaboration with AWS that aims to help cybersecurity professionals understand and defend against emerging threats targeting AI agents. The virtual challenge focuses on real-world attack techniques such as prompt injection, agent hijacking, and unauthorized AI behavior. Participants will attempt to […]

Mobility

Honda NAVi buyers get free Dunkin’ donuts in new promo

Honda Philippines, Inc. (HPI) has partnered with Dunkin’ to launch a promotional campaign that rewards new Honda NAVi buyers with a complimentary box of donuts, combining mobility and lifestyle perks for Filipino riders. Running from July 27 to October 27, 2026, the promotion allows customers who purchase any variant of the Honda NAVi from participating […]

AI

Tencent expands global access to Hy3 AI model for developers and enterprises

Tencent has announced wider international access to Tencent Hy3, its latest large language model (LLM), as the company accelerates efforts to bring advanced AI capabilities to developers, enterprises, and end users worldwide. Formerly known as Tencent Hunyuan, Hy3 is now available through multiple platforms, including Tencent WorkBuddy, Tencent Design Miora, and Tencent Cloud TokenHub. Tencent […]

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