vivo V80 adds fun photo effects with AI Creative Camera

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Giving everyday photos a different look doesn't have to take complicated editing. With the AI Creative Camera on the new vivo V80, users can transform the lighting and atmosphere of their photos with just one tap.

ENHYPEN members JUNGWON, JAKE, and SUNGHOON demonstrate how the feature works, turning simple shots into eye-catching images through three AI Creative Camera effects: Underwater, Top Light, and Sunlight.

Each effect offers a different way to change the mood of a photo, giving users more options to experiment with their shots and add personality to everyday moments.

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Explore different photo effects with one tap

Whether users want to experiment with lighting or give their photos a different atmosphere, the AI Creative Camera offers several ways to enhance their images.

To try the feature, users can open the Camera app on their vivo V80, swipe left on the camera mode bar, and select AI Creation. From there, tapping the small AI icon at the lower-right corner reveals the available AI styles.

Users can explore different options, including Sunlight under AI Styles > Travel, Top Light under AI Styles > Stage, and many more choices to explore.

AI Creative Camera sunlight effect 

 AI Creative Camera back light effect

Users can also apply the feature to photos already saved in their gallery. Simply open the Album app, select a photo, tap AI Creation in the upper-left corner, choose a preferred style, and tap Generate to create an AI-enhanced version of the image.

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AI Creative Camera Top light effect

With the vivo V80, users can explore different ways to style their photos, whether they're capturing a new moment or revisiting images in their gallery. From dramatic lighting to warm sunlight effects, the AI Creative Camera offers an easy way to give familiar photos a different look with just a few taps.

The vivo V80 is priced starting at Php 42,999 and is available for pre-order until November 13, 2026 at vivo physical stores, the vivo e-store, and the vivo Store app.

Customers who pre-order can enjoy a Php 2,000 discount, a limited-edition vivo Buds Air3 worth Php 1,799, Gold vivo membership privileges, six months of broken-screen insurance and warranty, and six months of 100GB Google One cloud storage for new users.

Lenovo Expands AI Library with Proven, Validated Use Cases to Accelerate Business Outcomes and Drive Greater Value Per Token

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Lenovo has expanded the Lenovo AI Library with new, validated AI use cases, extending its portfolio of enterprise-ready solutions that can help organizations move from AI experimentation to measurable business outcomes up to 24x faster1 than custom-built implementations. Now available through the Lenovo AI Library, the added use cases provide proven starting points to accelerate AI deployments and realize returns from investments sooner. Alongside the expansion, new research conducted by The Futurum Group and Signal65 validates how Lenovo’s AI Library, infrastructure and services can help enterprises optimize AI economics for greater value per token as deployments scale.

Lenovo’s AI Library additions address high-impact enterprise and industry use cases, helping organizations boost workforce productivity, modernize IT operations, elevate customer service, and turn operational data into actionable intelligence:

· Lenovo AI Computer Vision for Retail transforms video and operational data into insights that can help retailers reduce customer wait times, optimize branch staffing, identify underutilized space and improve service efficiency. One of Europe’s largest retail banks is deploying Lenovo’s edge-based computer vision technology across its 4,500 branch locations to generate real-time operational intelligence, with the solution designed to support the bank’s privacy, security and regulatory requirements. Projected outcomes include up to 90% better decision-making, up to 95% digitization of processes, and up to 99% fewer manual activities associated with compliance data2.

· Lenovo AI Computer Vision for Manufacturing transforms existing video feeds into critical insights, designed to help manufacturers identify workplace hazards up to 30% sooner and reduce accident-related costs by up to 20%. By enabling greater operational visibility, the solution can help organizations strengthen safety compliance while improving workforce productivity.

· Lenovo Super Agent for Contact Center combines conversational AI, enterprise knowledge, and customer service systems to automate support workflows, accelerate issue resolution and improve agent productivity, designed to help reduce average handling time by up to 38%.

· Lenovo Enterprise AI Claw for Personal Productivity empowers employees to automate repetitive tasks, accelerate research and synthesize information to generate faster insights and improve decision-making, freeing time to focus on higher-value work.

· Lenovo Enterprise AI Claw for ITOps applies prebuilt AI skills to automate IT operations and service workflows, reduce manual operational effort, and accelerate issue resolution.

VIDEO: LENOVO AI LIBRARY

These additions build on how the Lenovo AI Library turns solutions proven in real operating environments into customer-ready use cases. Lenovo validates the architectures, integrations and operating requirements behind what works, then applies that experience so customers can customize solutions to their own data, workflows, governance and environment. According to The Futurum Group, the repeatable, pre-validated use cases in the Lenovo AI Library reduce deployment complexity and risk, helping customers accelerate time to value.

The Lenovo Knowledge Super Agent provides the clearest proof of that process. In a production deployment supporting 3,000 Lenovo employees, independent analysis found that it reduced time spent retrieving knowledge by 30%, enabled sales teams to prepare customer proposals twice as fast, reduced escalations to subject-matter experts by 35%, and was estimated to represent up to $17 million in potential annual productivity value3.

Available as a customer-ready use case in the Lenovo AI Library, the Lenovo Knowledge Super Agent was foundational to the FIFA AI Pro solution delivered during the FIFA World Cup 2026™, giving all 48 teams access to AI-powered football intelligence across more than 2,000 performance metrics, with actionable insights produced in minutes instead of days.

VIDEO: LENOVO KNOWLEDGE SUPER AGENT

New Research Connects Faster Outcomes to Better AI Economics

New research from The Futurum Group provides broader context for AI economics. In From Cost Per Token to Value Per Token: The AI Factory Imperative, analysts distinguish between cost per token, a measure of GPU efficiency of producing and delivering AI output, and value per token, the business impact that output enables. With 78% of organizations expecting AI budgets to increase over the next 12 months and 35% identifying infrastructure cost as a primary barrier to expansion, the research argues that enterprises need to manage AI for both economic efficiency and productive business value. The Futurum Group connects the Lenovo AI Library directly to improved value per token: getting a validated use case into operation faster enables organizations to start measuring AI’s business impact through time savings, process improvements, faster decision-making, and other meaningful results.

“For organizations procuring AI infrastructure, the question is not only which hardware to buy, but how to make every AI token count.” — Nick Patience, Vice President and Practice Lead, AI Software and Tools, The Futurum Group

Analysis from Signal65 validates Lenovo's approach to moving enterprises from cost per token to value per token by combining proven Lenovo AI Library use cases, Hybrid AI Factory infrastructure, and lifecycle services into an integrated AI deployment model to accelerate business value. Lab insights found that at full utilization, Lenovo Hybrid AI Factory can deliver tokens at up to 70% lower cost than a hyperscaler’s API pricing. The on-premises configuration reached cost-per-token parity with API pricing at just over 30% utilization, demonstrating how right-sized infrastructure can improve the economics of sustained AI workloads4.

Together, the new research and validated deployment evidence demonstrate how Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage™ helps organizations connect AI investment and economic efficiency with business outcomes across the AI lifecycle. The Lenovo AI Library provides proven, outcome-oriented use cases and prebuilt solutions so customers don’t have to start from scratch, helping convert capacity investments into measurable value faster by reducing development time, complexity and risk; Lenovo Hybrid AI Factory brings together all the underlying technical elements of the AI stack: infrastructure and devices, data and knowledge, AI models and agent platforms needed to operationalize those solutions on a common foundation; and Lenovo AI Services delivers lifecycle expertise to help customers customize, deploy, scale and continuously optimize validated solutions as workload demands grow and economics evolve.

Through Lenovo AI Express, eligible Hybrid AI Factory configurations can ship in 15 business days5. Signal65 analysis shows that Lenovo AI Fast Start can then help organizations achieve a production-ready AI pilot and begin realizing business value in as little as 90 days of deployment, while Lenovo TruScale aligns capacity and consumption with changing demand over time.

“As enterprise AI adoption continues to accelerate and scale, token consumption rises exponentially. Too often, that creates sticker shock before organizations can measure the return their AI investments are producing,” said Linda Yao, Vice President, Hybrid Cloud and AI Solutions, Lenovo. “Customers need to get to that business value faster, then continuously optimize the economics of AI behind the outcomes that matter. Lenovo helps enterprises do that across the AI lifecycle—from use case to deployment and beyond—to get the most out of AI and make every token count.”

Explore the expanded Lenovo AI Library, review The Futurum Group and Signal65 findings, and see proven AI use cases in action through the resources below.

Additional Resources

Lenovo AI Library: web page | Overview Video

Lenovo AI Library Use Cases – YouTube Video Playlist

Lenovo AI Library eBook: Start proven. Move faster.

Futurum Research: From Cost Per Token to Value Per Token | Infographic

Signal65 Report: From Cost Per Token to Value Per Token: Validating the Economics of the Lenovo Hybrid AI Factory and Lenovo AI Library

EastWest partners with SeriousMD to expand healthcare ecosystem

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Collaboration connects EastWest with 20,000 healthcare professionals nationwide through financing and payment solutions

SeriousMD Business Development Head Bryan Co and EastWest CEO Jerry Ngo

EastWest has partnered with healthcare technology platforms SeriousMD and NowServing to expand its Healthcare Ecosystem initiative, connecting the Bank with an estimated 20,000 healthcare professionals across the country.

The partnership aims to make banking more accessible to doctors by integrating financial solutions into the platforms they already use to manage their practices and engage with patients. Initial initiatives include a loan referral program that provides access to EastWest financing and an embedded payment capability designed to simplify professional fee disbursements.

By combining EastWest’s banking, lending, payments, cash management, and wealth management capabilities with SeriousMD’s healthcare network, the collaboration creates new opportunities to support doctors throughout their professional and financial journeys.

The partnership aligns with EastWest’s strategy of building industry-focused ecosystems that extend beyond traditional banking relationships, helping customers address financial needs within the context of their professions and everyday lives.

“Doctors dedicate their time and expertise to caring for patients, but they also manage practices, finances, and important personal financial goals,” said EastWest CEO Jerry Ngo. “Through this partnership, we can make those financial needs simpler and more seamless so healthcare professionals can focus on what they do best.”

In addition to financing and payment solutions, the collaboration will create opportunities across deposits, cash management, and wealth solutions, enabling EastWest to support healthcare professionals at every stage of their financial journey.

(leftmost) SeriousMD Head of AI & Data Michael Teo and (2nd from left) Business Development Head Bryan Co with EastWest Head of Branch Banking Group Ivy Uy, CEO Jerry Ngo, Chief Marketing Officer Martin Reyes, and Corporate Sales Head - Cash Management Sales Gio Cruz

EastWest forges partnership with SeriousMD to expand healthcare ecosystem

“While SeriousMD provides the digital workflows needed to run a practice smoothly day-to-day, EastWest Bank delivers the specialized banking solutions to help those same practices scale,” said Bryan Co, Business Development Head of SeriousMD. “Together, we are answering our doctors' call—ensuring the Philippine medical community has both the clinical technology and the financial backing to thrive.”

For EastWest, the collaboration marks another milestone in its Healthcare Ecosystem strategy, strengthening connections across the healthcare sector and delivering solutions that create value for doctors, clinics, healthcare institutions, and the communities they serve.

IV OF SPADES drops new single “Susundan,” announces new album TROPICAL DREAM

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Fresh from its successful North American tour and award-winning run, the band unveils a vibrant new track, alongside quirky visuals and new album announcements

Following a successful year in music, IV OF SPADES continues to make waves with compelling new singles, including the new alt-pop track “Susundan,” out now via Sony Music Entertainment.

The new IV OF SPADES single will be part of their upcoming third studio album, TROPICAL DREAM, which is slated for release on December 9, 2026.

A sincere but desperate take on romantic longing, “Susundan” explores the experience of pursuing someone who remains frustratingly out of reach. Blending retro sensibilities with ‘90s alt rock, the song champions a breezy, sun-soaked sound with an easygoing, cruising vibe. Written by Blaster Silonga and composed by IV OF SPADES, it's a summer song in a not-so-summer season: an effortlessly melodic, warm pop tune that conjures the spirit of blissed-out vacations outside the city.

Beneath its upbeat arrangement, however, lies a layered narrative about unwavering devotion and the sometimes-absurd lengths people go to for love.

“Susundan expresses the feeling of wanting to be close to someone, even when it seems impossible,” shares the four-piece band in a press statement. “While we wanted to capture the humor and excitement of chasing after someone, we also want to acknowledge the vulnerability that comes with putting your feelings out there. The song serves as a reminder that love can be both exhilarating and unpredictable, and sometimes, you have to learn when to let go.”

The new single’s visuals find the band performing against a backdrop of colorful, quirky cutouts and children’s theater props, while plainly goofing around like the kids that they are.

IV OF SPADES is enjoying a triumphant streak so far, thanks to touring achievements and countless industry-driven recognitions. The band has also marked a series of career milestones, including a successful tour across the United States and Canada and multiple wins at the Awit Awards and Filipino Music Awards. Their late 2025 album, Andalucia, has gained over 220 million streams on Spotify alone, making it one of the biggest Filipino records in recent memory.

IV OF SPADES’ “Susundan” is out now on all digital music platforms worldwide via Sony Music Entertainment. Watch the music video here.

Mang Inasal employees serve 2,000 meals in anti-hunger drive with Kawa Pilipinas

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More than 2,000 beneficiaries received hot meals through a volunteer effort led by Mang Inasal employees in partnership with Jollibee Group Foundation and Kawa Pilipinas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing hunger among vulnerable communities.

Around 40 Mang Inasal employees, led by President Mike V. Castro, volunteered at Kawa Pilipinas' community kitchen in Malate, Manila, preparing and distributing meals to families of patients at the Philippine General Hospital.

Founded during the pandemic, Kawa Pilipinas has grown into a grassroots movement that mobilizes volunteers to provide meals to underserved sectors, including homeless individuals, urban poor communities, children and elderly persons with special needs, persons deprived of liberty, and disaster survivors. Since August 2020, the organization has served nearly 750,000 meals.

"We call them our 'beloveds,' using food as our love language," said Mae Paner, founder and chair of Kawa Pilipinas Foundation.

Mang Inasal’s participation was facilitated by Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF). Kawa Pilipinas is one of JGF’s institutional partners for Jollibee Group FoodAID, through which JGF donates ready-to-cook products, including the chicken guisado used in the meals prepared during the activity. In addition to mobilizing employee volunteers, Mang Inasal donated the rice used for the meals.

Mang Inasal President Mike V. Castro (front row, sixth from right), Kawa Pilipinas Foundation founder Mae Paner (seventh from right), and Jollibee Group Foundation Senior Program Officer Frances Mata (fifth from right) join volunteers during the food pack distribution at the Philippine General Hospital.

"At Mang Inasal, serving food has always been about more than satisfying hunger. It is about bringing people together, making our families and friends feel that they are cared for, and ultimately, making a positive difference in the communities we serve," said Castro. "Through our partnership with Kawa Pilipinas, through the JGF, we can extend that purpose beyond our stores and allow our employees to live out the values of malasakit and service."

Paner also recognized the energy and dedication of the Mang Inasal volunteers, whose participation reflected the company's core values of being Masayahin, Mapagmalasakit, Mahusay, and Buong ang Loob.

The initiative underscores Mang Inasal's continuing commitment to creating meaningful impact in communities, proving that a simple meal can go a long way in bringing comfort, care, and hope to those who need it most.

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