Google is launching Ironwood, its new TPU. The chips could ease GPU shortages. Many companies training AI models have found themselves stuck — GPUs are expensive, in short supply, and power-hungry. That might soon change. Google is preparing to add a new version of its Tensor Processing Unit, called Ironwood, to its cloud service. The ... Read more ›
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WPay will support both in-store and digital payments Also comes with a digital wallet and analytics for merchants Integrates simpler gifting, loyalty, and direct marketing solutions Woolworths Group, the parent company of global supermarket chain Woolworths, recently announced the launch of its standalone payments solution, WPay. Targeting both the New Zealand and Australian markets, WPay... Read more » Read more ›
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Shenzhen-based Huawei has made heavy investments in the development of HarmonyOS in a bid to shield its handset business from trade restrictions, as well as to compete against other major Chinese Android smartphone vendors HarmonyOS 2.0 is expected to run on up to 300 million devices by the end of this year, including 200 million... Read more » Read more ›
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A CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) for Hong Kong has been identified as a sub-segment of fintech development by the government. This, and more, were revealed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) at the launch of Fintech 2025, a strategic plan to drive financial technology (fintech) development in the nation. Although more details of... Read more » Read more ›
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Edge computing has once again pierced the periphery of our digital consciousness, with 72% of global IT leaders already incorporating edge into their operations. In March this year, research house Reply predicted that by 2025, cloud computing will be leading the ICT infrastructure market, with edge computing to grow exponentially. These sentiments are reinforced in Intel’s... Read more » Read more ›
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Mastercard is preparing for the future of payments in which cryptocurrencies, digital currencies, and blockchain will play a critical role for consumers and businesses alike The payments giant is also in talks with various central banks, including China’s, to explore wider cross-border usage of their digital currencies It is also conspicuous that APAC’s enthusiasm for... Read more » Read more ›
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Digital banks entering the Philippines’ market are picking up pace, with two more players from Singapore joining the ranks after Overseas Filipino (OF) Bank had its digital banking license approved last April. The Philippines’ central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has green-lighted Singapore-based financial businesses Tonik Digital Bank (a unit of Tonik Financial) and... Read more » Read more ›
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After nearly a year of expectations, Japanese carmaker Nissan was forced to announce last week that it will delay the planned summer launch of its flagship new electric Ariya model to this winter over the global chip shortage plaguing automakers. Announced in July 2020, the new 100% electric model was initially supposed to go on... Read more » Read more ›
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We review the best post-market video conferencing platform that's simple to configure and adds extensive functionality to any Microsoft Teams deployment for the APAC and Australasia. Read more ›
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The Digital Signing Service from GlobalSign is the fast, API-based identity verification platform that companies and organizations need to ensure the validity of their digital assets. Read more ›
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50% of organisations have their data stored in insufficiently-secured cloud environments. How do they corral that data quickly, but securely? Read more ›
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With next-gen offerings best-described as networks-as-a-service, AI and ML can be leveraged to produce self-aware networks that use metadata to optimise themselves according to business demands on the fly. Read more ›
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Chinese online brokerages plan to launch crypto services outside of mainland China Alibaba Cloud’s services to boost Tiger Trade app; gains momentum in SEA Asia set to climb to the top in the global digital economy Tiger Brokers, together with China-based Futu, recently announced plans to launch cryptocurrency trading services to offshore clients and skip... Read more » Read more ›
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From naysayers to evangelists, almost everyone has an opinion about how AI will impact not just businesses, but global economies and job markets Of interest is how artificial intelligence (AI) might feature in human resources (HR), a field not generally associated with intelligent automation. Contrary to popular belief, AI is not a new technology. From... Read more » Read more ›
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We review four of the leading data management and presentation tools on the market today, for results, capabilities, suitability and speed at all ends of the scale of organizations in the APAC region. Read more ›
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We review IRIS, the data fabric platform from InterSystems. It's faster than any alternative, can run complex transforms on the fabric itself, and is perfect for scalable, high-throughputs. Read more ›
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Customer journeys are improved, as is CX with the power of artificial intelligence behind it. Build your organizations customer experience strategy. Read more ›
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Chinese digital currency efforts are being further amped up by China’s central bank with a fresh injection of 40 million renminbi (US$ 6.2 mil) for users in yet another ‘e-hongbao’ lottery. Hongbaos, also known as red packets, are traditionally used in Chinese gift-giving culture, symbolizing luck for the recipient. China’s development of a sovereign digital currency... Read more » Read more ›
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Fave will be introducing interest-free ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ options with a three-month installment plan that will include cashback for users The platform will be piloting a type of point-of-sale installment loans in Singapore and Malaysia ‘sometime next month’ Southeast Asia’s fast-growing consumer fintech platform Fave, recently acquired by one of Asia’s leading merchant commerce... Read more » Read more ›
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The millennial generation has the potential to drive the development of new MSMEs as Indonesia’s new economic force The effects of the government’s Economic Recovery Plan (PEN) plan should bear out for Indonesia’s MSMEs In order to successfully capture millennial-owned MSMEs as borrowers, banks need to aggressively formalize partnerships with new fintech companies For the... Read more » Read more ›
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Japan has signed off on a US$338 million semiconductor research project to develop cutting-edge chip technology in the country with the market-leading Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Taiwan’s chip-making plants are among the largest and most advanced in the world, and the project is intended to boost Japan’s competitiveness in a key sector. The move comes... Read more » Read more ›
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