Beijing stepped up its efforts to crack down on Bitcoin mining and trading, sending the digital currency’s price tumbling Finance industry associations direct their members, which include banks and online payment firms, not to offer any crypto-related services Crypto experts believe that it won’t be a blow to bitcoin in the long run In China’s... Read more » Read more ›
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Even before the pandemic struck globally, companies were already under pressure to realize the truth about digital transformation: to achieve scalable growth, automation, or to be precise robotic process automation (RPA) would have to be harnessed at some point. But how does one know when RPA is being roped in at maximum efficiency? When COVID-19... Read more » Read more ›
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Apparently, China’s digital yuan was never meant to challenge the US dollar’s status as the international reserve currency If anything, the development of digital currencies may help facilitate use in cross-border payments Observers following the story might have assumed that China’s experimental digital yuan is designed to replace the US dollar’s global dominance. Former governor... Read more » Read more ›
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by Dan Martin Chinese tech giant Huawei on Tuesday said it would launch its long-awaited new operating system for smartphones HarmonyOS next week, part of an all-out push into the software industry aimed at weathering US sanctions and taking on Google’s Android. Huawei tipped the June 2 launch of its HarmonyOS platform in a... Read more » Read more ›
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The breach affected customers who registered between August 2011 and late February 2021 The leak includes contact information, credit card data, and frequent flier data. Air India found out about the attack first in February. India accounted for 7% of all cyber-attacks observed in Asia in 2020. Just as India mulls a new national strategy... Read more » Read more ›
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The boss of the Chinese company behind viral video platform TikTok said last week that he will leave the role because he lacks managerial skills and preferred “reading and daydreaming” to running the tech giant. His decision comes following the most turbulent year in the ultra-popular social platform’s nascent history, and carries with it some... Read more » Read more ›
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Chinese researchers have had to be innovative to develop working brain-computer interface applications, despite tech supply chain limitations in recent years Neuralink, a US-based technology firm founded by serial entrepreneur Elon Musk, might have the edge in developing brain-computer interface (or BCI) technology, but Chinese research teams have been catching up in their development of... Read more » Read more ›
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The prevalence of technology will continue to grow and shape how consumers define shopping Retailers will turn shopping into an entertaining, exciting, and emotionally engaging experience by blending the physical with the digital Technology is rewriting operating models across every sector of the economy, but nowhere will this be more tangible than in retail. As... Read more » Read more ›
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It’s 2:00 am and Ananya Maskara’s face is lit up by her smartphone as she nervously scrolls through a list – looking for a green or yellow tab indicating that a Covid-19 vaccination slot is available in India’s capital New Delhi. For anyone aged between 18 and 44, getting a slot in India’s expanded vaccination... Read more » Read more ›
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Experts believe it’s the right time to promote research, development, and application of blockchain technology in Vietnam Vietnam has set off in pursuit of a ten-year plan to become a middle power in the AI field. While Singapore has been the ‘poster child’ leading the region’s digital wave, Vietnam’s digital push has been much under... Read more » Read more ›
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To keep production going, automakers cut back on functions like navigation systems and large displays as the crisis worsens The ongoing semiconductor shortage will cost the global automotive industry US$110 billion in lost revenues in 2021, with the production of 3.9m vehicles written off Automakers are feeling the pain of a global chip shortage, and... Read more » Read more ›
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Singapore is quickly emerging as a regional technology hub in Southeast Asia, but firms appear to be facing a severe talent shortage across all verticals in the region’s most mature economy. With more startups and technology giants moving into the island state, a top-ranking central bank authority has called to allow more foreign talent to... Read more » Read more ›
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Two of the best applications and frameworks for modern, hybrid working models that combine connectivity, communication, collaboration and a high degree of integration for a new workforce that breaks the barriers of traditional working models. Read more ›
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A group of scholars suggested that taxation is a tool to transform platform companies from private monopolies to regulated utilities Governments should tax data companies based on their dependence on user data When the Cambridge Analytica data scandal was exposed, Facebook users were furious. Truth be told, there were only two options to protest and... Read more » Read more ›
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The Australian government is strengthening the country’s digital economy with a strong emphasis on technology, in the Australian federal budget for 2020 and 2021. Alongside investments in artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and digital government services, Australian businesses are set to benefit from technology commitments to boost the country’s global competitiveness. The biggest technology allocation in... Read more » Read more ›
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The buy now pay later (BNPL) trend is becoming popular across Asia by enabling consumers to defer payments and access credit Some pure players operating in the market include Akulaku (Indonesia), hoolah, and Atome (Singapore) The uptake of the payment type across APAC has been fuelled by Gen Z and millennial shoppers The big appeal... Read more » Read more ›
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The fastest-growing economic region in the world, Southeast Asia is also a hotbed for ecommerce activity, generating US$26 billion in transaction volumes in 2019 alone. Despite the mammoth growth continuing the next couple of years as the digital economy grew more entrenched regionally, one territory that did not keep up was the Philippines – but... Read more » Read more ›
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Piece together your organization's WFH suite from the four best vendors we feature and review here. The most secure, best performing and complete platforms available in 2021. Read more ›
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The global leader in vehicle telemetry and IoT comes to Asia with offerings for small, medium and enterprise businesses. Learn from the best, Geotab, featured here in an exclusive interview. Read more ›
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Digital twinning is an up and coming concept across all industries. It can be leveraged for many things, including enhancing the workplace for an employee. Read more ›
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