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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Blockchain-based solutions have the potential to change the way information is produced and disseminated while playing a major role to tackle disinformation over the longer term Due to its traceability, transparency, and decentralization nature of the blockchain, the problem of fake news can be handled effectively Gartner predicts that the majority of individuals in developed... Read more » Read more ›
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Technology giant Microsoft set the stage earlier this month, quite literally, for a future in which long-distance coworkers can collaborate as though in the same room, using augmented reality glasses and cloud computing power. The US technology colossus launched the Microsoft Mesh platform at its annual Ignite developers conference, which was a streamed event this... Read more » Read more ›
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Nokia plans on investments in 5G R&D as the firm looks to “sacrifice some short-term margin to ensure leadership” in the connectivity standard The company plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs worldwide over two years, and will use the approx. US$713m annual savings to catch up with rivals on 5G technologies Nokia expects to... Read more » Read more ›
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By 2025 Cloud Computing will lead the ICT infrastructure market and Edge Computing will become an exponentially growing market, according to Reply’s new research “From Cloud to Edge”, made possible by Reply’s Trend SONAR proprietary data-driven platform and the support of Teknowlogy Group. The research explores the use of both Cloud Computing and Edge Computing technologies... Read more » Read more ›
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RPA (Robotic Process Automation) is fast becoming a mainstay amongst enterprise technology uses. Interest has only accelerated during the pandemic, as businesses across industries look at backend automation as a solution to keeping day-to-day operations running on some level, even as restrictions are imposed on human involvement in recent times. It appears the time is... Read more » Read more ›
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Amazon announced its first renewable energy project in Singapore – it’s fifth in the Asia Pacific Ant Group pledges to become carbon neutral by 2030 As larger corporations widely adopt a sustainable way of operating their business, small and medium enterprises may just follow suit Reports have revealed that environmental consciousness in large companies has... Read more » Read more ›
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