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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Yesterday, Samsung Electronics unveiled its One UI Watch at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Developed jointly with Google, the new interface for wearable devices promises performance enhancements and a more seamless experience between smartwatches and Android smartphones. “To unlock the full potential of these wearables, we’re leveraging our long legacy of mobile innovations and... Read more » Read more ›
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FIS and Forrester dived into the challenges Singaporean firms face due to rising fraud levels. 9 in 10 Singaporean merchants lost revenue due to payment fraud which caused far-reaching consequences. Synthetic identity fraud and account takeover fraud were ranked top in causing operational and revenue losses. Singapore merchants are looking to invest in machine learning... Read more » Read more ›
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Fintech apps are rapidly gaining popularity in the Asia Pacific (APAC), dominating other regions, says a new report by marketing consultancy Appsflyer. The State of Finance App Marketing tracked data on finance app usage across the globe, across five categories of apps. They include digital banks, traditional banks, financial services, loans, and investments. It was... Read more » Read more ›
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Almost 30% of cars sold in Liuzhou last year were electric, over five times China’s average. The city of 4 million is the effective capital of the biggest EV market in the world. Liuzhou’s approach may provide a blueprint for other cities around the world to give up their gas guzzlers to meet ambitious emissions... Read more » Read more ›
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Vaccine apps – you thought these were only released by reputable government authorities, but apparently not: hackers are exploiting high vaccine demands to unleash a host of cyber threats to unsuspecting mobile phone owners. While the Covid-19 pandemic has affected businesses around the world, cybercriminals seem to be enjoying some success. Cybercrimes continue to increase,... Read more » Read more ›
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5G mobile in India in terms of infrastructure and adoption is still a challenge, although regional mobile 5G adoption is expected to grow. Generally, adoption rates are uneven across the region. In terms of investment ratings, most in the region are at or above A stability, signifying robust and promising gains in general. The big... Read more » Read more ›
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Machine learning and AI have a multitude of applications in various industries, but fashion might sound like a curious segment for their use. E-Commerce is big business in Southeast Asia (SEA). With movement restrictions coming and going so often in the region, consumers have increasingly moved towards digital means of retail, from fast-moving consumer goods... Read more » Read more ›
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Vehicle recalls are a nightmare for any car manufacturer, especially for technologically advanced ones like Tesla. In the last decade alone, multiple major carmakers have undergone some form of recall for their vehicles. Most of these recalls are related to faulty mechanical issues on the vehicle like airbags, braking systems, and such. Today, carmakers are... Read more » Read more ›
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Almost 30% of the cars sold in Liuzhou last year were electric, more than five times China’s average. The city of 4 million is the effective capital of the biggest EV market in the world. Liuzhou’s approach may provide a blueprint for other cities around the world to give up their gas guzzlers to meet... Read more » Read more ›
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NFTs, or, non-fungible tokens, have seen a rapid rise and fall in the news in recent years, with plenty still unsure about what it really is. Case in point: Sotheby’s recently intended to auction off the source code files of the inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners Lee, much to the delight, but... Read more » Read more ›
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The bank prefers a project to gauge the merits of a central bank digital currency with an initial focus on wholesale CBDCs The initial stage is unlikely to focus on a retail CBDC similar to China’s digital yuan or Sweden’s e-krona The world’s central banks are slowly beginning to acknowledge the impact that digital payments... Read more » Read more ›
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The evolving banking landscape has pushed traditional banks to digitalize in order to cater to consumer demand for personalized and value-added services. This is especially prominent given the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has driven a majority of the customer base towards digital services. Whilst many emerging technologies exist, there have been variations in... Read more » Read more ›
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Insilico Medicine recently raised US$255 million and is disrupting the pharma industry with its novel use of deep learning and AI. The use of emerging technologies in the biotech market is growing, with a market valuation of US$752 billion in 2020 alone. This is especially true in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, whose biotech market... Read more » Read more ›
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BNPL fintech Pace announced an exclusive regional partnership with luxury goods and retail specialist, Valiram The partnership will extend Pace as an alternative payment option to over 20 international brands represented by Valiram in the region The fintech company recently secured debt funding to grow its presence in APAC Fintech group Pace Enterprise will soon... Read more » Read more ›
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Decentralized identity as a form of identity management by a country? Sounds odd, but it actually should be the future of identity management. Here’s why. Blockchain technology, once known as almost the exclusive domain of techies and crypto enthusiasts, has been under the microscope of the Korean government over the last half-decade. This is not... Read more » Read more ›
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Malaysia jumps into the digital banking fray with the issuance of the licensing framework for digital banks in the country Read more ›
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The e-commerce logistics giant launched a self-operated charter flight between Shenzhen and Bangkok – it’s first in the Asia Pacific region It operates three times a week, catering for SMEs in China and Thailand, with 48-hour deliveries The most popular Thai products among Chinese are within the food & beverage category, while household appliances from... Read more » Read more ›
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The pandemic has brought about a massive, permanent digital adoption spurt in Southeast Asia, according to Google Cloud New sectors within the digital economy are emerging, especially in education and health technology Key verticals such as the finance, healthcare and manufacturing sectors witness a surge in demand for cloud-based solutions If there is one thing... Read more » Read more ›
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The time is now for industries to get on 5G, the next-generation networking technology that’s stoking the innovation flames of the new fourth industrial revolution. Since World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab released his seminal piece “The Fourth Industrial Revolution” in 2016, industries and economies around the world have sat up to acknowledge, recognize and embrace... Read more » Read more ›
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Digital adoption among the country’s SMEs still lag behind those of large firms Most firms are interested in government assistance to drive digital solutions adoption SMEs have been underperforming, and the crisis exacerbates the productivity gap In Malaysia, an overwhelming 98.5% of the 920,624 business establishments in Malaysia are small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Despite... Read more » Read more ›
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