Mobility

Philippines considers electric ferries on thousands of routes; will Norway model work

The Philippines is reviewing the introduction of electric and hybrid passenger ferries tailored to its waterways, drawing on Norway’s operating experience. Officials and industry representatives visited Norway to inspect electric ferry operations and charging facilities. Norway began running the fully electric car ferry MF Ampere in 2015 and has about 180 electric ferries on more than 100 routes. The Philippines already operates an in-house electric ferry on the Pasig River.

Telecommunications & Media

Apple introduces iPhone Handoff to use same number on two iPhones

Apple has added an iPhone Handoff feature in iOS 27 that allows the same phone number to be used on two iPhones. The feature enables calls and messages without running two separate carrier accounts. It was briefly shown at WWDC and later detailed at the Sept. 9 “Surprise and Shine” event. Both devices must run iOS 27 or later, be on the same Wi-Fi network and use the same Apple ID.