Newsletter: NEW YORK CITY TOURISM + CONVENTIONS ANNOUNCES START OF RESERVATIONS FOR SUMMER NYC RESTAURANT WEEK 2023

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New York City Tourism + Conventions, the City’s official destination marketing organization and convention and visitors bureau for the five boroughs of New York City, announced the start of reservations for NYC Restaurant Week® Summer 2023. NYC Summer Restaurant Week, sponsored by Mastercard, will run from Monday, July 24 to Sunday, August 20, with restaurants offering two-course lunches for $30, $45 or $60, and three-course dinners for $30, $45 or $60 (gratuity not included). 

Newsletter: Dominic Fike drops new album, Sunburn

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Dominic Fike has finally released his sophomore album Sunburn via Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment. The album finds him returning to his native Florida, examining the culture and environments in which he was raised that are unique to the Sunshine State. Included in the album's release is the standout track, "Mona Lisa," which Dom created with longtime collaborator Kenny Beats and was also featured in the box office-topping film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

Newsletter: Acronis' Mid-Year Cyberthreats Report Reveals 464% Increase in Email Attacks

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Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, has released the findings of its Mid-Year Cyberthreats Report, From Innovation to Risk: Managing the Implications of AI-driven Cyberattacks. The comprehensive study, based on data captured from more than one million global endpoints, provides insight into the evolving cybersecurity landscape and uncovers the growing utilization of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as ChatGPT, by cybercriminals to craft malicious content and execute sophisticated attacks.

Newsletter: GNN Pop takes concert-goers on a nostalgia trip with Kyla and Jay R reunion concert

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The highly anticipated show is also co-presented by Cornerstone Entertainment

GNN Pop, a subsidiary of the Manila-based events, PR, and multimedia outfit GNN Entertainment Productions, has recently announced its debut offering for 2023.

Newsletter: Filipino pop-rock outfit NOBITA hits home with soulful new track “Paruparo Na Walang Hanggan”

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Fresh off the success of viral hit “Unang Sayaw,” Filipino pop-rock outfit NOBITA continues to smash out of the gate with another song with commercial potential.

Newsletter: STEVE AOKI AND QUINTINO COLLABORATE ON “MOTOR”

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Listen to “Motor” Here:  https://steveaoki.lnk.to/Motor

2x-Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum artist, producer, and DJ Steve Aoki has collaborated with Dutch powerhouse Quintino to release their second joint single “Motor.” Arriving just in time for the summer, the festival anthem is an infectious mix of Aoki’s signature electro sound and Quintino’s hard-hitting big room beats. 

Newsletter: Filipino singer-songwriter Benj Pangilinan drops music video for “Love, That’s Rare”

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Filipino singer-songwriter Benj Pangilinan is the newest recording artist this year to be launched under Sony Music Entertainment—home to some of the biggest acts in the country, including P-Pop royalty SB19 and multi-awarded band Ben&Ben.

Newsletter: Travis Scott, Bad Bunny, and The Weeknd releases new song “K-POP”

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Ahead of the imminent release of his fourth studio album UTOPIA, today diamond-certified, eight-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated multi-hyphenate Travis Scott releases his new single “K-POP” with Bad Bunny and The Weeknd. 

Newsletter: Skin like butterfly wings: UP scientists investigate rare deadly disease

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by Eunice Jean Patron, UPD-CS SciComm

As rare and deadly as it is poetically named, “Butterfly’s Disease” (scientifically known as “epidemolysis bullosa” or simply “EB”) has no known cure. But a handful of Filipino scientists are working their way towards a treatment.

Newsletter: KNOCK2 & NGHTMRE UNVEIL LONG-AWAITED FESTIVAL ANTHEM “ONE CHANCE” FEAT. MARLHY

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Photo: John Liwag

Rising San Diego DJ/producer Knock2 teams up with dance music titan NGHTMRE for a highly-anticipated collaboration “One Chance (feat. Marlhy)”, out now via 88rising and available on all streaming platforms. “One Chance” is Knock2's inaugural single via the pioneering 88rising label.

Newsletter: Survey confirms disappearing population of critically-endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Bicol

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No sooner has their existence been confirmed that the rare Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) of San Miguel Bay in Bicol are already at risk of disappearing from the region.

Malanding Fanboy Problems (v. 2023)

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Akalain mo, sa halos isang dekada mula nung sinulat natin ang Malanding Fanboy Problems, mukhang may na-miss out pa ata tayo ah.

Newsletter: Kaspersky reveals top-three vacation-season scams

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With the vacation season in full swing, people around the world are searching for enticing travel destinations, affordable accommodations, and reasonably priced flights. Kaspersky researchers have observed fraudsters taking advantage of unsuspecting users by offering cheap airline tickets, booking deals, and vacation packages. To help travelers avoid scams, the company's researchers have outlined common fraud schemes used to entice victims, along with valuable advice on planning a scam-free vacation.

Newsletter: AI-powered Baybayin translator being developed by UP mathematicians

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by Eunice Jean Patron, UPD-CS SciComm

Filipino mathematicians have just invented a computerized method for converting entire paragraphs and even full documents written in the ancient Filipino Baybayin writing system into text that even non-native readers can easily understand. And they’re now hard at work developing a full two-way translator.

Newsletter: Jvke releases new remix of global hit single “golden hour,” with SB19

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Today, multi-talented viral artist, songwriter, and GRAMMY®-nominated producer JVKE celebrates hitting 1 billion streams for the all-conquering global hit "golden hour" with a brand-new remix featuring the multi award-winning P-Pop boy group SB19, out now via AWAL.