China’s electricity-hungry bitcoin mines that power nearly 80% of the global trade in cryptocurrencies, risk undercutting the country’s climate goals, according to a study in the journal Nature this week. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are minted by solving puzzles using powerful computers that consume enormous amounts of electricity – much of it produced by coal... Read more » Read more ›
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Japan took the first step in a year-long study of a digital yen and if by next March the bank is convinced a CBDC makes sense, it’ll pilot one Although regional rival China has more concrete plans, Japan prefers cautioun BoJ will trial basic functions such as issuance, distribution, and redemption Joining multiple other Asian... Read more » Read more ›
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Starlink, the satellite broadband service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX Technologies, is promising to supply high-speed internet to rural regions that would traditionally have limited access to such. This includes India, where unfortunately Starlink and SpaceX are facing the first hurdle to the ambitious plan. Over the course of 18 launches, Elon Musk and his Space... Read more » Read more ›
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By doing away with cobalt, one of the most expensive raw materials in the EV production process, EV-makers will be able to lower the cost of their electric vehicles by up to a third Panasonic, Nissan Motors, and Tesla intend to start using cobalt-free EV batteries within the next few years One of the main... Read more » Read more ›
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Australia had one of the swiftest and most successful responses to the COVID-19 pandemic that was spurring eCommerce adoption all over the globe last year. Despite that, online shopping has only grown drastically Down Under in the intervening year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global pandemic. National postal service Australia Post has just... Read more » Read more ›
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Reports find that mobile health apps leak sensitive data through APIs By 2022, API attacks will no longer be infrequent but will become the most frequent attack vector for application breaches The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of mobile healthcare apps and virtual care. Due to that, the personal health data of millions of... Read more » Read more ›
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by Claire LEE Decades before the race to build a self-driving car became a multi-billion-dollar contest between tech giants such as Tesla and Google, a South Korean professor built an autonomous vehicle and test-drove it across the country – only for his research to be consigned to the scrapheap. Han Min-hong, now 79, successfully tested... Read more » Read more ›
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2020 was a big year for blockchain projects in China after President Xi Jinping called for further development of the technology at the end of 2019 China’s 14th five-year plan outlines the country’s economic priorities and stressed that technology will play an increasingly important large role in the country’s top-down planning Blockchain or distributed ledger... Read more » Read more ›
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Prolific Chinese technology firm Xiaomi might have first made its name in the smartphone business, but it didn’t take the company very long to begin exploring other electronic and hardware applications. Xiaomi has made everything from smart wearables to home appliances to electric scooters to even musical instruments, proving itself to be something of a... Read more » Read more ›
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Since democratically-elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi was deposed by the military in Myanmar in early February, more than 200 people have been killed in mass protests which the coup forces have been trying to suppress with increasingly violent tactics. And accompanying the escalating violence has been the mounting use of technological means to stamp... Read more » Read more ›
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AI and IoT are disrupting fleet management given the growing need to put driver safety first without compromising cost or efficiency AIoT is already forming the backbone of many of today’s commercial transportation systems, especially fleet safety Artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of things (IoT) are gradually becoming a constant presence in many technological... Read more » Read more ›
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Alipay, the digital payments arm of Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba, is broadening the foothold it established in Malaysia with a partnership with financial technology (fintech) company Revenue Monster – giving the Chinese payments enabler it’s first ‘in’ into the Malaysian food and beverage (F&B) sector that has been exploding in popularity over the past few... Read more » Read more ›
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There are strong indications that Beijing is pressing hard for the international use of its new digital currency For now, China’s ambitious DCEP is ahead of the curve – and Western policymakers are starting to take notice A cheaper and faster payment system, which could also avoid US sanctions, would be viewed as a challenge... Read more » Read more ›
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With the right technology partner, manufacturers and other industrial organisations can make significant differences to their operations. We find out how Aveva is one such partner making big differences in ANZ. Read more ›
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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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