Lifestyle

2026 COCONUTPhilippines Trade Fair generates PHP309.57M in sales

The 2026 COCONUTPhilippines Trade Fair generated PHP309.57 million in total sales, up sharply from PHP96.9 million the previous year. The five-day event brought together 300 coconut-focused MSMEs and highlighted value-added products, business matching, research, technology, and coordinated government support for the coconut industry.

Samsung Galaxy Wellness Club puts recovery alongside training

Fitness is not only about pushing harder. Samsung’s Galaxy Wellness Club combines training, running, and recovery with health insights from the Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra2, encouraging users to pay attention not just to performance, but also to how their bodies respond before, during, and after exercise.

UST brings Gemini for Education across campus

The University of Santo Tomas has rolled out Gemini for Education across its campus, supporting more than 46,000 students and 2,000 faculty members across 22 degree-granting academic units. The initiative includes Gemini, Gemini Notebook, faculty training, e-learning specialists, and guidelines for responsible AI use in teaching and learning.

Jenni AI expands in PH with new research verification tools

enni AI is expanding in the Philippines with new verification tools for academic research, including Claim Confidence for checking sources and claims and Peer Review for assessing draft quality. The platform is now used across seven Philippine higher education institutions and by more than 6.5 million students, researchers, and academics worldwide.

Relic: The Pocket Watch

The pocket watch has often been called the world’s first wearable technology. If you have one, consider yourself an owner of an important piece of technology history.

Ben&Ben’s Paolo and Miguel bring Filipino sound to Toyota’s ‘Move Your World Beat’

Paolo and Miguel Benjamin of Ben&Ben are bringing Filipino music into Toyota Motor Asia’s Move Your World Beat campaign. The duo joins artists from Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam in creating original tracks from everyday Toyota vehicle sounds, with a regional collaborative beat set for release later this year.

UPMG reading campaign encourages kids to read across pages and screens

UPMG Philippines is encouraging children to read more, think more, and share more. Its annual Back to Basic Reading Campaign returned for a second year at Rosauro Almario Elementary School, with storytelling, book distribution, and activities built around the theme “Flip and Scroll: A Reading Quest for Every Kid on Pages and Screens.”

Campus Voices: What AI Can’t Engineer

The future of engineering is not about choosing between AI and human expertise. The best engineers will know how to use both. AI can process information faster than any individual, but engineers remain responsible for interpreting results, making difficult decisions, and accepting accountability when those decisions affect people’s lives.

ShopeeVIP+ bundles Netflix with shopping perks from PHP140 a month

Shopee is combining shopping perks and streaming in one subscription. ShopeeVIP+ starts at PHP140 per month for a multi-month plan and includes Netflix Mobile access, daily free shipping with no minimum spend, discount vouchers, and added partner benefits from services including Canva Pro, ChatGPT Go, and Duolingo.