s that really you? PLDT Enterprise's SmartSafe suite now has three new authentication APIs that use mobile network signals to help businesses spot risky logins and transactions: NetIdentity (SIM and device swap checks), GeoCheck (general vicinity), and RoamStatus (domestic or roaming). Billed as the first telco-enabled digital fraud management API suite in the Philippines, it is GSMA-certified.
OPPO's Find X10 Series is making its global debut on October 21 in Mallorca, Spain. The Find X10 comes with a Dual 200MP Camera System co-developed with Hasselblad, while the Find X10 Pro Max steps up to a Triple 200MP setup. Both run on flagship MediaTek chipsets. Pricing and availability will be revealed at the launch.
Got a vivo phone? OriginOS 7 is heading to 19 models in the Philippines, with the first batch landing in October 2026 and the rest rolling out through February 2027. The update brings AI-assisted audio transcription, multitasking tools, and cross-device file sharing to selected X and V Series phones. Here's when yours is due.
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.