AI is disrupting the 2024 US election, and worldwide. Regulation slow, leaving elections vulnerable to manipulation. For several years now, AI has disrupted the public’s ability to trust what it sees, hears, and reads. A noteworthy example is the Republican National Committee’s recent release of an AI-generated ad depicting an imagined nightmarish future in which... Read more » Read more ›
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While the Lunar New Year celebrations have started, COVID-19 is still disrupting factory activity in China. As concerns of supply chain disruption were already expected, the slowdown in output due to the pandemic may only cause more concerns for businesses. Despite technology enabling most processes to be automated in plants and warehouses, manual labor is... Read more » Read more ›
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A vast majority of Fortinet survey respondents reported that they already have a zero-trust and/or ZTNA strategy in place or development More than half of the respondents can’t authenticate users and devices on an ongoing basis and are struggling to monitor users’ post-authentication. More than 80% felt that implementing a zero-trust strategy across an extended network wasn’t... Read more » Read more ›
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By 2023, Panasonic plans to mass produce lithium-ion batteries for Tesla, which will increase the range of electric vehicles over 15%. Expected to give the vehicles one of the world’s longest ranges per battery weight, the new battery will compete with rival South Korean and Chinese battery makers. Its high efficiency would also mean 10%... Read more » Read more ›
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Consumers in Singapore recently found themselves in a sea of scams after several customers realized their funds are missing from their accounts. While SMS and phishing email scams remain high in Southeast Asia, this time scammers were able to make off with a high amount of funds from numerous account holders. The OCBC smishing scam,... Read more » Read more ›
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TIME’s SD-WAN solutions will enable the creation of “powerful, new hybrid networking solutions optimized for digital transformation”. TIME is also one of the only two providers in the world to implement three of MEF’s headlining certifications. TIME dotCom, a fixed-line telecommunications provider in Malaysia, just became the first telecommunications provider in the whole of Southeast... Read more » Read more ›
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As organizations around the world continue to digitally transform, mobile robots and 5G networks are becoming highly sought after to enable greater productivity. Mobile robots in particular are increasing in demand around the world with Asian countries hoping to utilize the technology mostly in manufacturing plants. In recent years, the introduction of robots for transporting... Read more » Read more ›
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The e-Commerce industry in China is the biggest in the world. And Chinese New Year is one of the biggest celebrations in Asia with China and several Southeast Asian countries enjoying most of the festivities. With concerns of the pandemic hampering celebrations over the last two years, retailers have been using e-commerce platforms to make... Read more » Read more ›
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LG Energy attracted bids worth 15.2 quadrillion won (US$13 trillion), making it South Korea’s biggest-ever IPO. Analysts believe the world’s second-largest EV battery maker is set to expand strongly for at least a few years but warn of some bumps ahead. In 1992, LG Group started a secondary battery business known as LG Energy Solutions,... Read more » Read more ›
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Apple is now the best selling smartphone in China The Apple iPhone 13 has seen a surge in sales since its release in September 2020 Vivo and Oppo are not far behind, with Huawei trailing Despite the ongoing trade and tech standoff between the US and China, American products and gadgets are still making progressive... Read more » Read more ›
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Digitalization in India is expected to grow in 2025 due to the activity of middle-aged and senior users. Robocash Group revealed that by 2025, 66% of the increase in internet users would be attributed to the middle-aged and elderly population According to Invest India, the country has the highest fintech adoption rate globally and is... Read more » Read more ›
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Axiata’s fintech arm, Boost, is aiming to go full-spectrum as a financial services provider, with a goal to expand throughout South and Southeast Asia, leapfrogging off Indonesia as a key growth market and further expanding its services in Malaysia. Boost, which already has a presence in the region through its partnerships with various local telco... Read more » Read more ›
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It is widely known that Lunar New Year is China’s largest holiday — and also where major supply chains are affected by shipping firms shutting operations down. What is lesser-known however, is that this time around, some of them will be suspending their services and operations even earlier than before. This scenario could only mean... Read more » Read more ›
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Several banks in Malaysia have been actively looking into Islamic digital banking. Compared to normal banking services, Islamic banking has been proven to be favorable among consumers not just in Malaysia, but globally as well. As such, Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia (ARBM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the world’s largest Islamic bank by assets, Al Rajhi... Read more » Read more ›
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Digital Payment system BI-FAST supports a robust and competitive financial system Bank Indonesia and ACI implemented BI-FAST in less than nine months, making it one of the fastest countrywide implementations on record Roland Berger expects banks in the region to reduce the number of their branches by 18% by 2030. The reductions are forecast to... Read more » Read more ›
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Shein, the fast fashion retailer is reviving plans to list in New York this year. The founder of Shein is even considering a citizenship change in Singapore to overcome the foreign IPO obstacle set by the Chinese regulators. If the IPO really happens, it is the first big Chinese firm to list in the US... Read more » Read more ›
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It is widely known that Lunar New Year is China’s largest holiday — and also where major supply chains are affected by shipping firms shutting operations down. What is lesser-known however, is that this time around, some of them will be suspending their services and operations even earlier than before. This scenario could only mean... Read more » Read more ›
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Semiconductors are increasingly in demand globally. With chips being key components in most new gadgets, devices, and vehicles today, keeping the semiconductor supply chain undisrupted is a prerogative for organizations around the world. According to Deloitte’s 2022 semiconductor industry outlook, the global semiconductor chip industry is expected to reach US$600 billion in 2022. The report... Read more » Read more ›
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6G technology is the next big buzzword when it comes to connectivity. With the first commercial launches of 6G networks expected to happen towards the end of the decade, several countries have already begun research and development on 6G technology. China, which was the first country to launch the world’s first 6G satellite into space... Read more » Read more ›
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“Little Giants”, startups in strategically important sectors of interest to China, are poised to be the new frontline fighters of the Asian nation’s tech war with the US, replacing the behemoths that were the apple of China’s eye for the past few years. The title of “little giant” comes from a program by the Chinese... Read more » Read more ›
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Twitter will double its engineering and product headcount to over 100 staff by next year in its Singapore regional office. The technical hires include roles in engineering, data science, machine learning and product management. In 2021, Twitter announced a year-long partnership with the Government of Singapore that focuses on upskilling Singapore’s workforce Despite concerns of... Read more » Read more ›
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