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19 August 2024

Newsletter: Work, life and AI: 34% believe that AI can be a better boss than a human

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AI is becoming a new member of society according to results from a new Kaspersky survey ‘Excitement, Superstition and great Insecurity – How global Consumers engage with the Digital World’. The study also found that today artificial intelligence is taking new roles in fields where it can succeed and be trusted by humans. A third of respondents (34%) believe that AI can be a better leader than humans because of its impartiality. The vast majority (57%) are prepared to use AI to run their daily lives more efficiently, and 31% would use AI to help them to find the right partner on a dating app.

18 August 2024

Newsletter: USANA Empowers Malapascua Island with Garden Towers for Sustainable Nutrition

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USANA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Usana Health Sciences, has built over 100 garden towers on the island of Malapascua, Cebu in pursuit of providing sustainable and accessible sources of nutrition. This initiative strengthens USANA’s broader mission to be the healthiest family on earth.  Founded in 2012, USANA Foundation's mission is to eliminate hunger and malnutrition globally.   

Newsletter: Kaspersky Highlights the Challenges of Offensive AI in a Brave New World

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The rapid proliferation of advanced AI systems in the public domain has resulted in widespread usage by individuals and businesses. These systems are exceptionally adaptable to various tasks, including content generation and code creation through natural language prompts. However, this accessibility has opened the door for threat actors to use AI for sophisticated attacks. Adversaries can leverage AI to automate attacks, speed up routines, and execute more complex operations to achieve their goals.

17 August 2024

Newsletter: NIKI RELEASES NEW ALBUM BUZZ OUT NOW SHARES TITLE TRACK MUSIC VIDEO

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NIKI. (Photo credits: Annie Lai)

Jakarta-born, LA-based singer-songwriter and producer NIKI firmly plants herself as one of the most dynamic artists of today with the release of her new album Buzz via 88rising, out now. Accompanying the release is the music video for title track “Buzz”, directed by Isaac Ravishankara. The video, a cheeky line-by-line depiction of the lyrics, encapsulates the rush of raw emotion and bittersweet nerves of a budding romance – glimpses of buzzing bees, a crackling guitar amp, and longing looks between two people, all signaling towards the start of something new. NIKI was initially inspired to name the record after the budding growth she observed in her garden every spring. Across thirteen tracks on the album, the singer encapsulates the feeling of being on the precipice of something undiscovered. 

Newsletter: Partnership for Development Assistance in the Philippines, GCash team up to raise awareness on human trafficking

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GCash, the Philippines’ leading finance app and largest cashless ecosystem, and the Partnership for Development Assistance in the Philippines (PDAP), are working together to raise awareness on human trafficking and Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children (OSAEC).

16 August 2024

Newsletter: Through GCash, Overseas Filipinos can extend a helping hand to typhoon victims back home

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Kababayans abroad may donate to the victim of Typhoon Carina through GCash

In the spirit of financial inclusion and Bayanihan, leading finance app GCash has expanded its relief program 'Tulong Mo I-GCash Mo' to mobilize the support of Overseas Filipinos (OFs) amidst the disaster brought about by Typhoon Carina. The relief program allows Filipinos worldwide to send financial help to relatives and loved ones, and donations to non-government organizations (NGOs) through the GCash app. 

For its part, GCash is temporarily waiving selected transaction fees for disaster recovery. 

Newsletter: The Dawn Of A New Rivalry: Much-awaited battle between Blacklist International and Aurora happening in MPL Philippines Season 14 Week 1!

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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Professional League (MPL) Philippines starts tomorrow, 16 August, with the opener between Smart Omega (OMG) and TNC Pro Team (TNC). All eyes are on TNC's former analyst turned coach Caisam "Wolf" Nopueto's historic coaching and how he can help the team move up from the bottom of the standings. Is his analytics-driven approach enough to help the Phoenix rise from the ashes?

15 August 2024

Newsletter: SB19 and Gloc-9 join forces on uplifting new single “KALAKAL”

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OPM is abuzz with excitement as P-Pop kings SB19 and legendary rapper Gloc-9 drop their joint single “KALAKAL” on all digital music platforms worldwide via Sony Music Entertainment.

14 August 2024

Newsletter: Ampverse Group Appoints Distinguished Global Executives to Advisory Board

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Ampverse Group, a leading gaming and entertainment ecosystem, announces the appointment of a new board of advisors comprising distinguished global executives from the gaming, advertising, investment, technology, and media sectors. This strategic move accelerates Ampverse Group's expansion and solidifies its position as a dominant force in the industry.

13 August 2024

Newsletter: EQT to acquire a majority stake in Acronis, a leading cybersecurity and data protection platform for Managed Service Providers and corporate IT departments

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Acronis (the “Company”) and EQT are pleased to announce that the EQT X fund (“EQT”) will acquire a majority stake in the Company. The founders, management, and existing investors – including funds and accounts managed by CVC, Springcoast and BlackRock Private Equity Partners – will remain as significant minority shareholders. Acronis is valued in the transaction above the last growth funding round which was completed in 2022.

12 August 2024

Newsletter: GCash welcomes the signing of the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) into law

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The country's leading finance app, GCash, welcomes the signing into law of Republic Act 12010 or the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA). This law is crucial for enhancing the security and trustworthiness of digital financial services in the Philippines, ensuring that its users can transact with confidence.

11 August 2024

Newsletter: Filipino artists Maki, Munimuni, crwn, bird. and Muri to join AXEAN Festival 2024 in Bali, Indonesia

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After mounting successful in-person events in Singapore for two consecutive years (2022-2023), AXEAN announces its return in a new tropical destination thousand miles away from its former homebase.

Newsletter: GCash levels up access to crypto with launch of PayPal USD in PH

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PayPal’s stablecoin PayPal USD (PYUSD) is now available in the Philippine market through GCash, the country’s leading finance super app. This allows users and freelancers to easily send PYUSD tokens at low transaction fees to GCrypto, the in-app feature of GCash powered by PDAX. GCrypto users will also be able to buy, sell, and hold PYUSD tokens inside the GCash app.

10 August 2024

Newsletter: ANTI-EDM STARS ISOKNOCK DROP SURPRISE ALBUM 4EVR - THE DEBUT LP FROM THE COUNTERCULTURE ELECTRONIC DUO OF ISOXO AND KNOCK2

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ISOKNOCK - the boundary-pushing duo composed of ISOxo and Knock2 - have just released their surprise debut album, 4EVR, an unexpected drop that exemplifies the pair’s fervent drive to redefine the next decade of dance music. 

09 August 2024

Newsletter: Harnessing AI in SOC: how to reduce the burden on cybersecurity team

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Sergey Soldatov, Head of Security Operation Center at Kaspersky

Striving to minimize the risk of missing cyberattacks, we are forced to deal with a huge number of false positives in our detection logic. According to the MDR analytical report for 2023, the Kaspersky SOC team processed 431,512 security alerts, but only 32,294 were classified as a result of 14,160 incidents reported to customers. In these situations, there is considerable room for automation, including the use of machine learning (ML), deep learning, and artificial intelligence (AI). Notably, the AI-based Autoanalyst used in MDR processed about 30% of false positives on average in 2023, which reduced the load on the SOC team by approximately 25%.