Enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services continued to ramp up aggressively in 2020, growing by 35%, to reach almost US$130 billion. There has been a decade-long trend of explosive growth in cloud and virtual stagnation in the market for enterprise-owned data center equipment. In APAC alone, cloud spending increased by over 38% in 2020 Since... Read more » Read more ›
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by Rob Lever Jem Jenkins Jones was stuck at home in Wales for much of the past year amid pandemic lockdowns but managed to fulfill a promise to her 10-year-old daughter to see the northern lights from Iceland and South Africa’s game reserves – in virtual reality. “She was amazed,” she said, calling the VR travel... Read more » Read more ›
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In a modern business landscape, data is supreme and has become considerably crucial for enterprises. Even artificial intelligence (AI) is getting powered by Big Data. The secret lies in the capability to collect, sort through, and collate data from diverse sources. This brings in the capability to increase the insight-level and make data-based decisions that... Read more » Read more ›
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Let’s take a closer look at the ways in which IoT is set to help businesses succeed in this new era of remote work. Read more ›
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The Asia Pacific is also the world’s biggest market for semiconductors, accounting for 60% of global semiconductor sales, with China alone accounting for over 30% Intel believes it is not “palatable” that so many computer chips are made in Asia Now, Intel plans to spend US$20 billion on US chip plants to challenge Asia dominance... Read more » Read more ›
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At this point in 2021, the scale of cybersecurity vulnerabilities that organizations have had to endure throughout this ‘new normal’ period is likely on par with many other hardships they have had to face as a result of the pandemic. But a striking surge in targeted ransomware attacks is highlighting just how damaging these attacks... Read more » Read more ›
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The issue of a vaccination certificate had been a sticky topic globally, raising many questions but also potentially paving the way towards opening borders and enabling a degree of travel between neighboring territories. With countries in the Southeast Asian region currently undergoing their vaccination processes, there has been some talk of creating a shared digital... Read more » Read more ›
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Worldwide, 7% of women have experienced sexual violence by a non-partner since age 15, according to the UN Violence against women in the Asia-Pacific region is also perpetrated among others, through sexual and street harassment Thankfully technology supplies a few ways to tackle women’s safety problems that are so prevalent in APAC In Asia, news... Read more » Read more ›
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The five-year-old company is the first challenger to loosen Alibaba’s and JD.com’s stranglehold over online consumption in China The success of Pinduoduo in China suggests there is a huge opportunity for social commerce platforms to emerge in other regions Behind that success has been its ‘social commerce’ model that encourages users to share links to... Read more » Read more ›
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The past year-plus has been rife with cybersecurity breaches and other online vulnerabilities, the likes of which have rarely been seen on this scale. Ever since the onset of the pandemic last year, bad actors have been more creative than ever, inundating local servers and email accounts with phishing attempts, malware, ransomware, and a host... Read more » Read more ›
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India is the country most in favor of a cashless society as 79% of Indians believe going cashless would have a positive impact on their country The pandemic has also put the spotlight back on the much-required collaboration among banks, financial institutions, and fintech to accelerate their digital journeys With the majority of transactions in... Read more » Read more ›
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They were little known before the pandemic, but startups in the flourishing digital payment industry are now worth a fortune as Covid-19 has forced people to increasingly embrace e-commerce. Online shopping, contactless card readers, and mobile payments are nothing new, but lockdowns and fears of contagion changed consumer behavior during the coronavirus crisis. “2020 considerably accelerated... Read more » Read more ›
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Lack of financial bandwidth and the need for massive fiber investment will cause delays in the deployment of 5G throughout India The main issue hindering India’s 5G rollout is the cost to fiberize the network Will India miss the 5G bus? It’s likely, says parliamentary committee India had plans back in 2018 to rollout 5G... Read more » Read more ›
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Beginning this year, up till 2024, cloud computing is helping reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions, potentially preventing more than one billion metric tons of CO2 The Asia or Pacific region, which utilizes coal for much of its’ power generation, is expected to account for more than half the CO2 emissions savings over the... Read more » Read more ›
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Despite losing over 200 million of its users in India following the ban, TikTok continues to be the highest-grossing app worldwide. It took Facebook and Instagram almost a decade to get a humongous user base size; while it took TikTok barely four years. TikTok, also known as Douyin domestically in China, always has its eyes... Read more » Read more ›
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Despite losing over 200 million of its users in India following the ban, TikTok continues to be the highest-grossing app worldwide. It took Facebook and Instagram almost a decade to get a humongous user base size; while it took TikTok barely four years. TikTok, also known as Douyin domestically in China, always has its eyes... Read more » Read more ›
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Slow patching processes on Microsoft Exchange Server are causing cyberattack rates to multiply by more than 6x over the weekend Experts are concerned about the prospect of ransom-seeking cybercriminals taking advantage of the flaws because it could lead to widespread disruption What started as massive global hacking of Microsoft email server software earlier this month,... Read more » Read more ›
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Ant Group retained its spot as the largest holder of blockchain patents in 2020 The rankings are dominated by Chinese companies, leading the way blockchain patent filings Since 2015, Ant Group has been investing significantly in blockchain R&D, unveiling blockchain solutions offshoot AntChain mid-last year Ant Group, the financial technology (fintech) affiliate of e-commerce juggernaut... Read more » Read more ›
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The big idea was to merge the physical and digital worlds with next-generation wearable AI devices The social media giant is embarking on a three-part series on the future of human-computer interaction (HCI) that includes smart glasses, wrist-based wearables with limited contextualized AI, and soft robotics to build all-day wearable devices It was in 2017... Read more » Read more ›
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The risk management dataset that helps both parties significantly lower risk and drive risk metrics down: CyberGRX Read more ›
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