By Aaron Bugal, Field CISO, APJ, Sophos AI is fast becoming the new productivity engine in Malaysia’s corporate landscape. From copilots that summarise reports to chatbots that draft emails, employees are discovering clever ways to work faster and smarter. But in the rush to embrace innovation, a new blind spot has emerged: shadow AI. Shadow ... Read more ›
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India is planning new rules to make batteries used in scooters, motorcycles, rickshaws swappable across different models. The move will decouple battery costs from the upfront cost of buying electric vehicles, thus driving EV adoption. Although electric vehicle (EV) adoption has grown significantly over the past decade, battery swapping has never been a mainstream charging... Read more » Read more ›
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To achieve that, the country will boost global output capacity at Japanese companies nearly 10-fold to 600 gigawatt hours (GWh). Japan has lost the battery arms race over the past several years in the battle with Chinese and South Korean rivals, and it wants to change that now. Now, Japan also targets full-scale commercialization of... Read more » Read more ›
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When it comes to sustainability, how much action is actually taken, given the efforts announced today? While organizations continue to make sustainability announcements and find ways to reduce their carbon emissions, the reality is, that people are fed up with the lack of progress society is making toward sustainability and social initiatives. According to the... Read more » Read more ›
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Perkbox is a global benefits and rewards platform centralised into a single mobile app, that allows companies to care for, connect with, and celebrate their employees, no matter where they are working from. Read more ›
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Alibaba’s supermarket chain Freshippo said it was adding more couriers to meet high demand in Shanghai. Freshippo has yet to catch up with the rising needs of locked-down residents as the city battles a resurgence in Covid-19 cases. Freshippo as of Sunday had 47 stores open for online deliveries in Shanghai and it also had... Read more » Read more ›
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Toyota-backed Pony.ai said it was awarded the license to operate 100 vehicles in the Guangzhou city district of Nansha, the first autonomous driving company in the country to do so. Pony.ai will initially deploy driverless cars with safety drivers but expects to remove them ‘over the short to intermediate time frame. In November 2021, self-driving... Read more » Read more ›
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While misinformation is a common problem faced by both enterprises and consumers today, the reality is the growing desire to get information at speed is fueling it. Today, misinformation can come from almost anywhere and in whatever form. In fact, misinformation has become so rampant in some places whereby some governments have had to come... Read more » Read more ›
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When organizations accelerate their digital transformation due to the pandemic two years ago, many did not prioritize cybersecurity. In fact, organizations were focused mostly on ensuring business continuity and avoiding any disruptions to productivity. As the pandemic continued, investments in tech became long-term, with the focus on providing seamless and agile working operations. Companies adopted... Read more » Read more ›
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Alibaba has pledged to make nine energy efficiency data center patents free for external parties to accelerate the adoption of green technology and foster collaborative innovation. Alibaba Cloud also plans to have its global data centers running entirely on clean energy by 2030, starting with upgrades to five of its hyper-scale data centers in China.... Read more » Read more ›
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To meet its goal of building two million electric vehicles by 2030, Honda is developing three new EV dedicated platforms. One of the platforms will be jointly developed with US partner General Motors Co. As opposed to other auto manufacturers, Honda has a rather conservative EV goal–to have an only-electric vehicle (EV) lineup by 2040.... Read more » Read more ›
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Around the world, individuals and corporations are working to reduce their carbon footprints. In Southeast Asia, Singapore and other ASEAN countries are no exception as well. More initiatives are being made to enable greener and sustainable data centres. The International Energy Agency reports that data centres consume approximately 200 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity or nearly... Read more » Read more ›
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By Kun Wu, Co-Founder & Managing Director, AI Rudder “Sorry, all our customer service agents are busy at the moment. Please hold and we will be with you shortly.” Cue a lengthy jingle. While refrains like this have become a staple in customer hotline greetings in recent years, they do not have to remain so.... Read more » Read more ›
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A new report suggests half of the 200 top suppliers of Apple in China are situated in the Covid-19-ravaged region in and around Shanghai. Experts reckon that current production and logistics disruptions could hit Christmas sales. Apple’s plan to diversify out of China has now turned into a proper ‘action plan’. While most countries across... Read more » Read more ›
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Financial institutions continue to be heavily targeted by cyberattacks. Despite increasing their cybersecurity protections, the changing and evolving tactics of cybercriminals are making it harder for financial institutions to remain secure. According to VMware’s first annual Modern Bank Heists Report, 63% of financial institutions admitted experiencing an increase in destructive attacks, with cybercriminals leveraging this... Read more » Read more ›
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The Vietnamese government is currently preparing a new law that would put a 24-hour timer on any ‘illegal’ social media content. It could place Vietnam as one of the leading countries with the most stringent laws for social media platforms at a time when the controlling Communist Party is attempting to decrease any “anti-state” activity.... Read more » Read more ›
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According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), the global manufacturing community still lags in its adoption of fourth industrial revolution (IR4.0) technologies. In fact, WEF states that more than 70% of companies are still stuck in pilot purgatory. With only a select group of leading manufacturers deploying advanced manufacturing at scale, they have been able... Read more » Read more ›
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With sustainability on the agenda for most organizations, data centers are also doing its part in ensuring it can lower its carbon footprint and lead a greener approach toward digital transformation. According to the International Energy Agency, data centers consume approximately 200 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity, or nearly one percent of global electricity demand, on... Read more » Read more ›
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LG Energy Solution and a number of Korean and Indonesian companies have tentatively agreed to work together on an EV battery mine-to-manufacturing project. The deal came a few days after CATL, the world’s biggest EV battery maker, signed a similar deal in the country. In August 2019, the Indonesian government announced that exports of nickel... Read more » Read more ›
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Based on a Brand Phishing report by Check Point Research, LinkedIn appears to have dominated the rankings for the first time ever, accounting for more than half (52%) of all phishing attempts during the quarter. The numbers represent a dramatic 44% increase from the previous quarter, when the professional networking platform was in fifth position... Read more » Read more ›
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Customer engagement has improved for businesses that have invested in digital customer and personalization technologies in the Asia Pacific. Not only has it had a significant positive impact on customer retention and trust, but the investments in customer engagement have also improved revenues. In Singapore, business-to-consumer (B2C) companies that invested in digital customer engagement also... Read more » Read more ›
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