Being everywhere in AI answers is not the same as being first. A new PRecious Communications study of tested Philippine AI answers found Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) had the broadest reach, including 96% in business banking, while BDO Unibank was named first most often across all four question groups. First mention reflects answer order, not endorsement.
Risk assessments that used to take days now take minutes at PLDT. The company's in-house agentic AI tool, ERICA (Enterprise Risk Intelligence Companion Agent), has won the 2026 ASEAN Enterprise Innovation Award for the Philippines in the Data and AI category. Built with UiPath, it still requires a risk professional review and sign off on every assessment.
Two Philippine inventions just made history at the James Dyson Award 2026. BiDaKidney, a low-cost home dialysis machine, and Sentinel, a concrete block that senses structural damage, both reached the Global Top 20, the first time two Philippine entries have done so. Winners, chosen by Sir James Dyson, will be announced on November 4.
That email from Microsoft might not be what it seems. Kaspersky says it blocked more than 31,000 scam emails from August 1 to September 18 that abused Microsoft's authentication system, sending real Microsoft links that redirect users to fraudulent sites or malware. Because the messages come through official services, Kaspersky warns, traditional phishing red flags don't apply.
The AI boom is reshaping the semiconductor supply chain, and the Philippines is well placed to benefit. A new FedEx report says the country's assembly, packaging and testing base and skilled workforce position it to gain as companies diversify supply chains across Asia Pacific, which accounts for about 58 percent of global semiconductor industry revenue.
Curiosity can start a career in cybersecurity. On October 4, 2026, Day 1 of Packet Capture: Beneath the Network opened with talks on fundamentals, AI as a new attack surface, and women in cybersecurity. It is billed as the first-ever international Networking x Cybersecurity Capture-the-Flag challenge, and is backed by CyberPH, Cisco NetConnect PUP, and partners.
TCL just marked its 45th anniversary with a museum. The TCL Industrial Museum has been inaugurated in Huizhou, on the site where TCL's journey began in 1981. Inside, more than 3,000 curated pieces across six exhibition halls span a 1920s Nipkow mechanical scanning disk, China's first television set, and the world's first mass-produced printed OLED 4K display.
Calling all Philippine esports teams: the Acer Predator League 2027 Philippine Qualifiers are now open for VALORANT and League of Legends, with PHP 1 million in prizes up for grabs. Register until October 15, and the champions of each title will represent the Philippines at the Asia Pacific Predator League 2027 Grand Finals in Vietnam.
Garmin is taking golf performance tracking further with the new Approach S72.
The flagship golf smartwatch adds on-wrist swing metrics, biometric insights, green reading, putting analytics, aerial imagery, and a new driving range activity. Available in 43mm and 47mm sizes, it arrives October 22 for PHP52,990.