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Fastly Steps Up its Asia Expansion with Appointment of Rachel Ler as Area Vice President of Asia

Fastly, Inc., a leading global edge cloud platform, today announced the recent appointment of Rachel Ler as Area Vice President of Asia, where she oversees Fastly’s business across ASEAN countries, the Greater China region, and South Korea. In this role, Ler’s focus is on driving growth, deepening customer and partner relationships, and advancing Fastly’s strategic expansion across some of the company’s most diverse and fast-growing markets. Rachel Ler brings over 20 years of experience in enterprise technology and regional leadership across Asia Pacific. She has held senior roles at Commvault and Versa Networks, where she drove sustainable growth through customer-focused strategies, solution innovation, and strong partner ecosystems. Having led teams across diverse APAC markets, Rachel has a proven track record of building scalable go-to-market engines and delivering consistent growth for global technology organisations. “The Asia region is one of the most diverse and dynamic market

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Apple Introduces Apple Creator Studio, an Inspiring Collection of the Most Powerful Creative Apps

Apple unveiled Apple Creator Studio, a groundbreaking collection of powerful creative apps designed to put studio-grade power into the hands of everyone, building on the essential role Mac, iPad, and iPhone play in the lives of millions of creators around the world. The apps included with Apple Creator Studio for video editing, music making, creative imaging, and visual productivity give modern creators the features and capabilities they need to experience the joy of editing and tailoring their content while realizing their artistic vision. Exciting new intelligent features and premium content build on familiar experiences of Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and later Freeform to make Apple Creator Studio an exciting subscription suite to empower creators of all disciplines while protecting their privacy. Final Cut Pro introduces exceptional new video editing tools and intelligent features for Mac and iPad to improve the efficiency of even the most co

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Acer Academy and Benilde Taps Technology to Advance Deaf Education

Acer Academy has entered into a partnership agreement with the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) to provide learning devices for deaf students through the School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies (SDEAS), a program dedicated to giving deaf Filipino learners access to inclusive, high-quality education. Acer Academy donated five Acer TravelMate laptops to DLS-CSB. These devices are intended to help SDEAS students access online learning platforms, complete academic tasks and digital coursework, participate in blended learning activities, and improve their digital literacy and employability.  “Education is one of our priority segments. We always believe in the power of education.
In the Philippines, we have a program called Acer Academy. As of now, we already have more than 400 members nationwide. More than providing devices, we are committed to keeping the partnership with Benilde in terms of immersion programs and partnering with students with disabilities,” said Sue O

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Alibaba Cloud Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems for Sixth Consecutive Year

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, was named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems (DBMS) for the sixth consecutive year. The report defines the cloud DBMS market as “software products that store and manipulate data” and which are “primarily delivered as platform as a service (PaaS) in the cloud.” Cloud DBMS vendors were analyzed based on their Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. Alibaba Cloud was recognised for its comprehensive cloud-native capabilities including its serverless support across all proprietary DBMS products as well as the innovative three-layer decoupled compute-memory-storage architecture of PolarDB. Through its data and AI platform covering infrastructure, cloud platforms, DBMS, multimodal data management, AI engineering and large language models (LLMs), Alibaba Cloud is among the few hyper-scaler vendors that provides data+AI solutions to empower customers to deve

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ABB Powers Philippines’ First AI-Ready Hyperscale Data Center with Resilient, Sustainable Infrastructure

ABB has powered VITRO Santa Rosa, the Philippines’ largest and most advanced data center, with a complete electrification solution, enabling the country’s first AI-ready hyperscale data center. Located in Laguna, just south of Metro Manila, the 50MW site is setting new benchmarks for AI readiness, reliability and sustainability as the Philippines emerges as one of the world’s fastest-growing data center markets. With demand for AI infrastructure, cloud and streaming services accelerating across Southeast Asia, the facility has been designed to meet TIA Rated-3 Certification and Rated-4 readiness standards, ensuring high availability and reliability for mission critical workloads. The data center integrates at least three independent fiber routes to ensure network diversity, resilience, and carrier neutrality, while also embedding sustainability across its supply chain, operations, and design, in line with LEED certification standards. In collaboration with Distribution & Control Prod

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ICYMI: realme Crowns New Ambassadors and Celebrates PCC Champions at Campus Playfest 2025

realme returned to Campus Playfest powered by Collegiate Center for Esports for the second time, as the official smartphone partner, bringing a fresh round of exciting activities and special moments at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall to the country’s biggest year-end celebration in esports. During the event, guests Sharlene San Pedro and Doc Z visited the realme experiential booth, where the Squad enjoyed interactive games and grand raffle prizes, such as the realme Buds T310 and the realme C85 5G smartphone. Both creators also joined the realme Squad Match, a best-of-three exhibition Call of Duty: Mobile Showmatch powered by the realme 15 Pro 5G, playing alongside fans from the realme Community, with Doc Z sweeping the rounds and claiming victory with a 2-0 score. The event also marked the finale of realme’s ambassador search, introducing Eli Ruivivar and Dale Bascara, as the new ambassadors, celebrating a milestone for the brand and its growing community, as fans cheered their annou

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Cebuana Lhuillier CMO Michael Sena Named Asia-Pacific’s Most Innovative Marketing Leader at NEXT Awards 2025

Cebuana Lhuillier marked a defining milestone at the NEXT Awards 2025 as its First Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Emirosco Michael Sena, was honored with the Asia-Pacific Gold for Most Innovative Marketing Leader of the Year. His regional win capped a remarkable night that also saw Cebuana Lhuillier sweep national categories and earn the prestigious Grand Prix for Brand of the Year at the Philippine edition of the competition, following an earlier national Silver recognition for him as Most Innovative Marketing Leader of the Year. The NEXT Awards recognize marketing innovation and effectiveness across the Philippines, with national winners advancing to the Asia-Pacific level. Sena’s victory places him among the most forward-thinking marketing leaders in Asia-Pacific and reflects Cebuana Lhuillier’s expanding influence beyond the Philippines. His leadership has been central in driving the company’s people-led, purpose-driven marketing philosophy, resulti

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Powerhouse Tools Wins Bronze at NEXT Awards Philippines 2025, Caps Strong Year of Marketing Recognition

Powerhouse Tools, a brand of Hap Suy Hardware Co., Inc., won Bronze in the Most Innovative Digital Marketing Campaign category at the NEXT Awards Philippines 2025, held by MARKETECH APAC. The recognition was awarded to the brand's "Kwentong Powerhouse" campaign, which spotlights authentic stories from the Ka-Powerhouse community—real users whose work reflects Powerhouse Tools' reach across the Philippine market. Launched to shift the brand's focus from performance specifications to the people behind the tools, "Kwentong Powerhouse" spotlighted authentic user stories that demonstrate how Powerhouse Tools supports work across diverse trades and livelihoods in the Philippines. The campaign featured Ms. Guia Bustos, owner of TATY Manila, who teaches children hands-on building skills and sparks creativity through proper guidance and tools; Mr. Denis Fernandez, a scrap metal artist who transforms discarded steel into functional art, proving that beauty can emerge from waste; and Mr. Marjo L

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15 Million Attempted Attacks Masquerading as VPNs: The Hidden Risk Behind Gen Z’s Privacy Pursuit

Gen Z uses privacy tools more actively than any other generation, but this trend may also make them targets for cybercriminals. Between October 2024 and September 2025, Kaspersky detected more than 15 million attempted attacks disguised as VPN applications. Instead of protecting users, these fake or cracked VPNs often deliver malware and potentially unwanted software — from downloaders and adware to trojans capable of stealing data and granting attackers remote access. According to research findings, Gen Z uses VPNs, encryption tools, anonymous browsers and other privacy-enhancing technologies twice as often as older age groups. Growing up in the era of data leaks, algorithmic tracking and hyper-connected social platforms has made them far more aware of how fragile online privacy can be. VPNs and anonymous browsers have become essential for shielding personal data, protecting online identities and securing public Wi-Fi use. But this shift comes with an unexpected danger: in their pur

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realme With You: Celebrating real Moments with the Kythe Foundation

Staying true to its commitment to giving back this holiday season, realme Philippines brought joy and meaningful support to the community through a special Christmas CSR activity under its realme With You campaign. In partnership with the Kythe Foundation, realme hosted a heartwarming celebration for children and foundation staff last December 16, 2025, at Jollibee P. Tuazon, featuring a Jollitown-themed Jollibee Kids Party. The event was designed to create a joyful and memorable experience for the children, filled with fun games and light moments. Adding to the excitement, the Jollibee Mascot led the entertainment, bringing smiles to everyone in attendance and embodying the spirit of togetherness that defines the Christmas season. A celebration of love, sharing, and hope The program concluded with realme extending its support beyond celebration by donating 15 tablets to the beneficiary children of the Kythe Foundation. These devices aim to help support the children’s learning, crea

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