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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Nokia currently has 204 commercial 5G deals and 72 live 5G operator networks around the world. In the Asia Pacific, Nokia is not only providing telcos 5G services but also opportunities to develop 5G use cases 5G in Asia has seen mixed development over recent months. While some countries have already started using the new... Read more » Read more ›
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In an open letter to its suppliers, the US tech giant said it is “required to ensure our supply chain does not use any labor or source goods or services from the Xinjiang region in China. Chinese social media users have ever since been calling for a boycott of the US chip maker. The United... Read more » Read more ›
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As the world prepared to return to normal, so did major in-person tech conferences — until the new Covid-19 Omicron variant started upending plans. As nations increasingly report higher numbers of Omicron-infected persons daily, some governments are starting to suspend quarantine-free travel and push for higher vaccination rates. In the US, Omicron cases have been... Read more » Read more ›
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Ransomware attacks have caused huge problems for organizations around the world every year. In fact, IDC’s 2021 Ransomware Study showed that approximately 37% of global organizations fell victim to ransomware attacks in 2021. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported 2084 ransomware complaints from January to July 31, 2021, a staggering 62% increase over the... Read more » Read more ›
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As quantum computing research becomes mainstream, developing new use cases is essential for IBM. And while the costs of the technology may still be high, the reality is, quantum computing is poised to be a valuable investment for organizations. In the second part of this interview with Dr.Anna Phan, Asia Pacific Quantum Alliance Lead at... Read more » Read more ›
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Demand for increasing fake vaccine certificates and passports have been reported globally. Verification technology is able to detect fake vaccine passports in real time. Several countries are already implementing verification solutions for vaccine digital credentials to ensure authenticity Vaccine passports are now a prerogative for everyone hoping to travel overseas. While some countries are still... Read more » Read more ›
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The production facility will manufacture AutoX’s newest Gen5 system-powered fully driverless RoboTaxis that operate without accompanying safety drivers. The production lines are equipped with a range of advanced production technologies and systems, including ABB robots, and control and transmission systems. In January this year, Chinese autonomous vehicle startup AutoX, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd,... Read more » Read more ›
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Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and a global semiconductor shortage, chipmakers have been hit by another wave of setbacks — this time by the devastating Malaysian floods. Over the past week, the Southeast Asian nation faced arguably the worst flooding in history in various parts of the country. Heavy monsoon rainfall besieged peninsular Malaysia’s inadequate drainage... Read more » Read more ›
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Asia Pacific’s e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group has recently announced its goal for achieving carbon neutrality. This comes as the chief executive announced the tech giant’s long-term plan to quintuple GMV to US$100 billion across their Lazada e-Commerce platforms. Complementing this ambition for industry growth and dominance, Alibaba is pledging to achieve carbon neutrality across its... Read more » Read more ›
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IBM and quantum computing have been making headlines all over the world in 2021. And it’s not surprising that IBM is looking forward to an exciting new era for quantum computing in 2022. In fact, at the recent 2021 Quantum Summit, IBM declared that 2023 will be the year when its systems deliver quantum advantage... Read more » Read more ›
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In the first 11 months of 2021, China’s 5G phone shipments totaled 239 million units, a 65.3% increase from a year ago. In November alone, 5G phone shipments in China amounted to 28.97 million units, a YoY increase of 43.9%. The country accounts for 75.3% of the total world’s shipments. In most parts of the... Read more » Read more ›
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As Singapore’s tech talent shortage amid growth in fintech jobs grows ever more prominent, OCBC Bank has partnered with local government institution of higher education, Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP), to develop a specialised training program for students. The Technology Young Talent Programme @ OCBC is a curated, year-long internship for final-year students of NP’s Diploma... Read more » Read more ›
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Iris Fund, Malaysia’s first privately-led venture-debt fund was launched by Iris Capital Partners yesterday. Through Penjana Kapital Sdn Bhd the fund will invest in high-impact startups in ASEAN and Malaysia, the firm said in a statement. Managed by Korea’s Hanhwa Asset Management Co, the venture-debt fund was established under the Dana Penjana Nasional (DPN) program... Read more » Read more ›
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The 5G smart hospital project is the “first and largest” in Thailand and the Southeast Asian region. The Siriraj 5G Smart Hospital is a pilot project, which will expand to other hospitals in the future. It is expected that 30 5G medical applications will be incubated and promoted nationwide in 2022. Thailand is leading the... Read more » Read more ›
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Shopee Indonesia partners taxicab company to offer taxi-hailing services New services indicates Shopee Indonesia is on its way to be a super app Indonesia’s ride hailing market is forecasted to be worth US$ 5.6 billion by 2025. Shopee Indonesia has officially entered the ride-hailing business. According to reports the e-commerce giant has partnered with Indonesian... Read more » Read more ›
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Alibaba has set a target for US$100 billion in GMV for its Southeast Asian e-commerce platform Lazada. Lazada also hopes to serve 300 million customers, roughly double its current count. Alibaba, one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies, have lately been doing all it takes to navigate a new regulatory environment amid Beijing’s crackdown on... Read more » Read more ›
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The MariSilicon X chip is a neural processing unit that aims to boost photo and video performance through machine learning. Manufactured by TSMC’s 6-nanometer process technology, the chip will be featured by the first quarter of 2022. The ongoing global chip shortage will not affect the production of MariSilicon X. For years, there has been... Read more » Read more ›
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Agritech in Southeast Asia is nothing new, but it has seen increased, albeit quiet adoption in the region in recent times. Tech Wire Asia spoke to Sagi Karni, Israeli Ambassador to Singapore on how Israeli companies are helping feed SEA. How is Israeli agritech helping with bringing positive changes to SEA? What Israel is offering... Read more » Read more ›
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NFTs are being traded and have sometimes sold online for astronomical sums, with major companies now joining the craze as the tokens find their way into everything from the art market to video games. But what exactly are these digital assets, and how are they traded? What is an NFT? NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token.... Read more » Read more ›
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Introduction The past few years have seen several sea changes in the higher education sector, not least financial belt-tightening by state and national legislatures, the increasing need for innovative tertiary revenue streams and, of course, the coronavirus’s continuing effects, especially on international student numbers. The resultant fallout has a significant impact on finance functions. While... Read more » Read more ›
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