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A new report released says 84 percent of Filipino adults ran into a scam attempt in the past year. That is higher than the 77 percent recorded in 2025. The State of Scams Philippines 2026 Report came from the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), Mastercard, and Gogolook. It surveyed 1,160 Filipino adults. Yearly scam losses were estimated at Php121.8 billion, based on survey replies, not confirmed cases. Each victim lost about Php10,427 on average. The typical adult met 151 scams in a year. Scammers leaned more on digital wallets, which rose from 34 percent in 2025 to 73 percent in 2026. Bank transfers dropped from 36 percent to 12 percent. The Philippines was the only Southeast Asian nation to see that decline. Instant messaging brought 39 percent of scams, while social media brought 36 percent. Platforms with direct messaging accounted for 88 percent of all attempts. About 58 percent of adults felt sure they could catch a scam, yet 60 percent of those who met on...

The NBA might roll out a basketball fitted with a mini chip in games as early as next year, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told CNBC. The league has joined forces with Wilson, the maker of the NBA’s official ball, to build a “smart ball.” Inside it sits a small Bluetooth sensor that logs motion, spin, and shifts in direction. That chip is about one gram, while a standard NBA ball comes in at around 620 grams, or 1.4 pounds. Silver said the aim is for players to notice nothing at all. Testing has already taken place in the G League, Summer League, and a few preseason games. Players handled balls both with and without the chip and nobody could tell the difference. The chip may help officials judge whether a player touched the ball before it crossed out of bounds. It does this by catching slight shifts in spin. It could also reveal whether a shot’s path was altered. Silver also has plans to bring the smart ball to everyday players. He said it may help th...

ASUS’s ProArt series of creative-centric laptops and mini PC just got an NVIDIA RTX Spark treatment. Those devices include the ASUS ProArt P16, ProArt P14, and ProArt GR1X. They are equipped with the NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X, which has up to 20-core NVIDIA Grace CPU, up to 6,144-core Blackwell RTX GPU, and up to 128GB of unified memory. This chip was created for running agents and AI locally, gaming, and creative work. ASUS claims it offers up to 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance. Global pre-orders for the ASUS ProArt P16 and P14 have begun and will start at USD2,599 (~Php163,200). The ASUS ProArt GR1X will be available in the coming months. See the specs below: ASUS ProArt P16 H7607 Specs Windows 11 Home/Pro 16-inch 3K/UHD+ OLED display, 16:10, 0.2ms, 120Hz 100% DCI-P3, VESA CERTIFIED Display HDR True Black 1400 NVIDIA RTX Spark N1x 20-core CPU, 6144-core Blackwell RTX GPU 18-core CPU, 5120-core Blackwell RTX GPU 24GB/32GB/48GB/64G...

Anker just announced the SOLIX S5000, a beefy power supply that can power your home inside a portable build that you can easily carry anywhere. The Anker SOLIX S5000 received an A+ TUV SUD verification for achieving the highest runtime rating. This is thanks to its idle draw of 8.8W, pushing the idle time to 512hr, which is said to be the longest in the industry. It also has the highest light-load efficiency, lasting for 86 hours when running a fridge. This is also made possible by Anker’s OptiSave 2.0 technology. It then has 120V/240V dual-voltage support, a 4500W rated output, and 8,000W peak output. This means it can handle demanding appliances like an electric kettle, refrigerator, window AC, and even dryers and ranges. As per Anker, it can power an electric kettle for up to 3.1 hours, a Window AC for 25 hours, a smart TV for 63 hours, and LED lights for up to 123 hours. If you want longer hours, you can pair it with additional Anker batteries of up to 30kW...

A new experiment from Google Labs now lets anyone turn written ideas into playable games. The platform, named Playground , works entirely inside a web browser. Based in Mountain View, Google said the tool removes the need for programming skills. Instead of learning complex software, users type out what they want in plain words. A chat window is used to make changes to characters, rules, movement, and scenery. According to a blog post from the company, Playground targets people who have never touched code or a game engine. The process works like a conversation. A user writes a request, and the game is created for them to try right away in the browser. Games can be started from nothing, from a ready-made prompt, or with step-by-step help. Once a game exists, users can keep tweaking it by typing new instructions. Changes can cover how things move, what the rules are, who the characters are, or what the world looks like. Because the games live online, they can be o...

Google has added Gemini to Chrome, and the Ask Gemini button now shows up in the top right corner of the browser. By default, Gemini can view the pages you open. That means it can read your tabs automatically unless you turn the feature off. This can be useful if you want a quick summary of a page. But many people would rather not have an AI assistant looking at everything they browse. How to turn Gemini Chrome access off Open Chrome. Click the three dot menu and go to Settings. Select AI innovations, then Gemini in Chrome. Scroll to Permissions. Turn off Share current tab by default. After that, Gemini will no longer grab the page you are viewing when you start a chat. You can still share a tab manually if you want. The same settings page lets you limit Gemini further. You can hide the Gemini button from the top of the browser, stop it from using your location, turn off microphone access, and control whether it can sign you in to websites. ...