Hontiveros to DTI: Protect BPO industry amid rise of AI

Humanitarian crisis: Sen. Risa Hontiveros presides over the hybrid hearing on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 on the use of Filipinos in scam operations abroad. Hontiveros, chairperson of the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, said Filipinos are recruited by criminal syndicates and are used in scam operations not only in Myanmar but also in Cambodia. “This is nothing less than an emerging humanitarian crisis perpetrated by the vilest of criminal syndicates,” Hontiveros said. A witness revealed that an employee of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) based in Clark, Pampanga facilitated the travel of the victims abroad. Hontiveros questioned concerned government agencies, including airport officials, how these victims were able to get out the country with fake papers. (Joseph Vidal/Senate PRIB)

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to put safeguards in place for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workers who may be affected by the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots. (more…)

AVEVA and Alizent partner to accelerate digital transformation for asset-intensive industries

The global partnership allows AVEVA and Alizent to deliver enhanced industrial asset performance management solutions

Manila, Philippines – AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation and sustainability, today announced a global partnership with Alizent, a global leader in solutions enabling and accelerating the digital transformation of asset-intensive industries. (more…)

Tech Investment Firm First Shoshin to deliver digital payment solutions to Asia’s leading female finance platform Bixie

Philippines, April 4, 2022 – First Shoshin Solutions Inc. (FSSI), founded by ex-congresswoman Sally Ponce-Enrile, which has invested to develop a US$5m Fintech Hub in 2020, announced its partnership with Bixie to empower Filipino women to become financially independent. (more…)

ExtraHop introduces new layer of cloud threat defense to identify and isolate advanced cyberattacks

Reveal(x) 360 for AWS now applies advanced AI to all network telemetry sources, providing continuous visibility of malicious activity without requiring dev resources (more…)

Provenir welcomes Bharath Vellore as General Manager for APAC

Manila, Philippines – Mar. 29, 2022Provenir, a global leader in AI-powered risk decisioning software for the fintech industry, announced today that Bharath Vellore has joined as the General Manager for APAC. In this role, Vellore will establish the strategy to expand Provenir’s presence in the region and oversee all business operations including sales, pre-sales, professional services, and customer success. (more…)

Palo Alto Networks APAC cybersecurity predictions 2022

Philippines – December 16, 2021 – Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, released its predictions for the cybersecurity trends that will shape the digital landscape for the year ahead. (more…)