Lyft Now Allows Trips to be Scheduled Ahead of Time
Lyft is adding a brand new feature that allows users to schedule rides in advanced. This can be critically useful for those who need rides to the airport or to …
Araneta Allots P50B for Redevelopment Project
Araneta Center is spending P50 billion more for its Cubao property and its continued redevelopment. According to Araneta Senior VP for Operations Antonio T. Mardo, “In the pipeline, we’re looking …
ACR Experiences Oversupply in Mindanao
Mindanao is expected to see an oversupply of power towards the end of the year. New power plants are to start delivering electricity and the oversupply will be around 100 …
Amazon Not Offering Price Refunds on Anything Except TVs
Amazon has quietly ended its price protection policy on all of its products, with the exception of its televisions. This policy change comes at a time when a few startups …
SyndicateRoom Raises $4.5M Series A
SyndicateRoom announced the raising of $4.5 million from a number of angel investors. The round was led by Jonathan Milner, Abcam’s founder. The largest investor for the round was Unicorn …
GMA Puts Final Touches on Digital Box
GMA Network’s preparations for a shift to Digital Terrestrial Television format is already underway. The company is investing between P1 and 1.5 billion in order to deploy the boxes. “We …
FDA Finalizes New Nutrition Facts Label for Packaged Foods
On May 20, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revealed the new Nutrition Facts Label on food packages. While announcing the new rules, First Lady Michelle Obama said that …
Twitter’s Deal for Thursday Night Football is Significant for Social Networks
According to Nielsen, 95% of total sports program viewing happens in real-time and what better way to take advantage of real-time than to tap social media networks. In an effort …
Google’s Project Jacquard Could Be Their Best Wearable Platform Yet
Google introduced Project Jacquard at last year’s I/O developer conference but it was a very early prototype and more of a concept. A year later at the same conference, that …
Siri Becomes a Gatekeeper with August’s Latest Smart Lock
Unlocking your doors with the use of your smartphone isn’t something you only see in the movies. In fact, there are have been homekits like the Kevo Smart Lock and …