Technology

Cancer patients in the Philippines falling for alternative 'cures'
Cancer patients in the Philippines falling for alternative 'cures'
by  AFP

Filipino single mother Mary Ann Eduarte delayed chemotherapy for her breast cancer for several years and instead took food supplements falsely promoted on social media as cures for the deadly disease. Eduarte is one of many Filipinos duped by medical misinformation flooding the social media platforms where they rank among the world's heaviest users.

The Gen-Z students at the heart of Vietnam's chip plans
The Gen-Z students at the heart of Vietnam's chip plans
by  AFP

Nguyen Phuong Linh is among a crop of young electronics students crucial to Vietnam's ambitions to become a chips hub. Vietnam is currently producing just 500 qualified engineers per year, according to Nguyen Duc Minh, a professor of integrated circuit (IC) design who teaches Linh.

Will AI save humanity? US tech fest offers reality check
Will AI save humanity? US tech fest offers reality check
by  AFP

Artificial intelligence aficionados are betting that the technology will help solve humanity's biggest problems, from wars to global warming, but in practice, these may be unrealistic ambitions for now. Mostly what people are doing is they're trying to bring AI to bear on specific problems that they're already solving, but just want to be more efficient."

Italy fines TikTok 10 mn euros for failing to protect minors
Italy fines TikTok 10 mn euros for failing to protect minors
by  AFP

Italy's competition authority on Thursday fined TikTok 10 million euros (nearly $11 million), saying the hugely popular video app had failed to sufficiently protect minors. The short-video app has soared in popularity worldwide, but its ownership by Chinese tech giant ByteDance -- and alleged subservience to Beijing's ruling Communist Party -- has fuelled concern in Western capitals.

China says US TikTok vote follows 'logic of a bandit'
China says US TikTok vote follows 'logic of a bandit'
by  AFP

China on Thursday slammed the approval of a US bill that would ban TikTok unless it severs ties with its Chinese parent company, blasting Washington's "bandit" mentality and vowing Beijing would "take all necessary measures" to protect the interests of its companies overseas.