COMMUNITY | Smart powers GIGA Life in 2020
Smart has powered the Filipinos’ GIGA Life in 2020, despite the challenges of COVID-19.
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MED-TECH | China approves first self-developed COVID-19 vaccine
China announced on Thursday that it had granted conditional marketing authorization for its first self-developed COVID-19 vaccine.
FINTECH | PayMaya leads the way to a ‘Cashless Philippines’
PayMaya leads the way in making a more inclusive and accessible cashless ecosystem for the Philippines a reality.
SCI-TECH | Pandemic spending measures harm biodiversity, expert says
Government recovery spending continues to harm biodiversity, even as scientists show the importance of halting the loss of nature to prevent future pandemics.
WEBINAR | Post-pandemic innovation tops the agenda at ‘Rethink Global’
Leaders from across Southeast Asia to talk rapid transformation and the need for more corporate innovation in turbulent times
BUSINESS | Shift to digital during pandemic could be permanent
Emerging technologies could present challenges for and increase fraud prevention, economic inclusion and consumer privacy.
LOCKDOWN NEWS | Stay-at-home orders cut noise exposure nearly by half: study
People’s exposure to environmental noise dropped nearly in half during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers who analyzed data from the Apple Hearing Study.
EMPLOYMENT | Top jobs in the ‘next normal’
The jobs that will matter most in the next normal will be influenced by the lingering aftershocks of the pandemic.
BUSINESS TECH | Implementing remote workforce solutions
Many of Filipino workforce today are starting to settle into the new normal, as quarantine…
MED-TECH | Wrong option may be worse than no mask
In preventing the spread of COVID-19, researchers found that neck gaiters perform the worst while N95 respirators, surgical masks and homemade cloth masks are better choices.