Chengdu plans to make a strong push to advance next generation artificial intelligence (AI). The capital of China’s Sichuan province is working on developing an AI-centreed pilot zone. More than 100 billion yuan (US$15.2 billion) […]
5G focus drives up phone prices in China
With more local brands shifting their focus to 5G, the average selling prices (ASPs) of smartphones in China is expected to edge up 11.4 percent year over year in 2020, according to IDC. However, weaker […]
Infocan launches Digital Transformation Programme in HK
Infocan has introduced a customised comprehensive digital transformation consultation programme to help businesses in Hong King accelerate their digital transformation. Under the programme, Infocan will analyse organisations’ needs and recommend cloud-based applications, such as those […]
Dassault Systems buys NuoDB
Dassault Systèmes has acquired NuoDB, which provides a cloud-native distributed SQL database that capitalises on the competitive advantages of the cloud, with on demand scalability, continuous availability and transactional consistency, and is built for mission […]
Poco goes independent, debuts entry-level M3 smartphone
Poco Global has marked its announcment of becoming independent from Xiaomi with the launch of the Poco M3, its first entry-level smartphone for the masses. After shipping more than six million phones in over 35 […]
Dattel to empower 10k small businesses with RM50m data fund
Dattel Asia Group has launched Uplift Malaysia to empower 10,000 businesses with actionable insights on consumer behaviour through a RM50 million data fund. This initiative aims to help those who have lost jobs and businesses […]
Kahoot drops US$50m for Estonian language platform
Kahoot! has acquired Estonian language platform Drops to enhance its language learning offerings to Kahoot! users and as well as bring Kahoot! to Drops users. Expected to be completed soon, the transaction involves US$31 million […]
TTAB and Sparkline to reskill and upskill tech talents
NTUC affiliate Tech Talent Assembly (TTAB) and Sparkline have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on providing trainings to enable a digital-ready workforce in Singapore. Aspiring tech talent will be well-equipped with digital […]
Fintech startup Sleek secures US$4m funding
Sleek has raised US$4 million in a new funding round by SEEDS Capital, MI8 Limited and investor Pierre Lorinet. The capital injection will be used to expand to new markets in Asia and develop digital […]
ScamShield blocks scam SMS and calls
Singapore’s National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) has launched the ScamShield app that blocks scam SMS and calls. Currently available only on iOS, the app checks an incoming call against a list maintained by the Singapore […]
ViewSonic rolls out monitors with colour blindness in mind
Those who are colour blind will appreciate the two new ColorPro VP68a monitors announced by ViewSonic. The screens feature colour blindness simulation that lets creators see how the artwork would appear to the colour blind. […]
NVIDIA provides Epic iOS reprieve
Fortnite is set for a return to iOS, thanks to NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW game streaming service. NVIDIA and Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, are working on bringing the game back to the iOS platform […]
Hublot turns to facial recognition technology for e-warranty
Luxury watch maker Hublot has introduced an electronic passport and warranty system that uses recognition technology to identify the uniqueness of the materials that make up its watches. Having as e-warranty is not new for […]
1st impression matters lots in online experience
When delivering online experience, organisations have little room for failure as people tend to have a low tolerance for difficulty in registering or logging in to access services. According to a ForgeRock survey, nearly half […]
Acronis boosts cyber protection portfolio with CyberLynx acquisition
Acronis has acquired Israel-based CyberLynx to enhance cyber protection portfolio — its third acquisition in as many years with plans for more as it continues on its growth momentum. CyberLynx provides security audits, penetration testing […]
Pulse puts ocean environmental data at the fingertips
Deeptech company Umitron has released the Pulse mobile app that gives Android users access to ocean environmental data. Launched for aquaculture farmers in late July, the app provides a high-resolution ocean map of critical environmental […]
NVIDIA unwraps new AI and HPC products
NVIDIA has unveiled new products that aim to power AI and scientific breakthroughts at Supercomputing 2020 (SC20) conference. The new offerings are the NVIDIA A100 80GB GPU, NVIDIA DGX Station A100 and NVIDIA DGX A100 […]
Korea’s Morai secures US$1.8m funding
Morai has secured US$1.8m in Series A funding for further development of its simulation software for autonomous vehicles. With the financial boost Kakao Ventures, Korea Credit Guarantee Fund and Naver D2SF, the Korean startup plans […]
China leads in AR/VR spending
Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is tipped to balloon from just over US$12.0 billion this year to US$72.8 billion in 2024, according to IDC. Leading the way is China, which accounted […]
Huawei dispenses with Honor
Huawei has buckled under the immense pressure of parts unavailability and chosen to hive off its Honor business to Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology. Once the sale is completed, Huawei will not hold any shares […]
NXP and AWS in connected vehicles collaboration
NXP Semiconductors and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are teaming up on a secure, edge-to-cloud compute solution for next-generation vehicles. Data is driving vehicle innovations that deliver valuable insights and generate new revenue streams. Expanded access […]
Baidu targets US$3.6b JOYY purchase
Baidu has agreed to pay JOYY US$3.6 billion for its video-based entertainment live streaming business YY Live in China, which includes YY mobile app, YY.com website and PC YY. The transaction is expected to be […]
Netskope opens data centre in South Korea
Netskope has established a data centre in South Korea to better service its customers in North Asia. Expanding the Netskope NewEdge network to Seoul lets the security cloud provider improve coverage for its services with […]
NVIDIA dominates Top 500 supercomputer list
Eight out of the top 10 supercomputers in the world are powered by NVIDIA technology. In fact, the GPU giant is at the heart of nearly 70 percent of the world’s top 500 fastest supercomputers, […]
IBM to acquire TruQua
IBM has agreed to acquire TruQua Enterprises, an IT services and consulting SAP development partner that specialises in delivering finance and analytics solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Expected to close in Q4 2020, the deal […]
Japan’s AIST orders supercomputer to accelerate AI R&D
Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has commissioned Fujitsu to build the “AI Bridging Green Cloud Infrastructure” (ABCI) supercomputer to accelerate AI research and development (R&D) in industry, government, and academia. […]
Japan IT agency picks Prometric for computer-based testing
Japan’s Information Technology Promotion Agency (IPA) has chosem Promtric to deliver computer-based testing (CBT) for its two national exams — the Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination (FE) and the Information Security Management Examination (SG). Prometric […]
LexisNexis Emailage detects and prevents fraud
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has availed the LexisNexis Emailage fraud risk scoring solution which features email intelligence to help companies with fraud detection and prevention. With this solution, companies can confidently assess risk, approve transactions and […]
Instagram gets reels and shop tabs
Instagram has got two new tabs — a Reels tab fors discovering short and fun videos, and a Shop tab to provide easy acess to brands and products. Reels was first announced in August when […]
Zendesk adds WhatsApp capabilities
Zendesk has established a strategic partnership that lets companies engage with customers, share information and respond to questions across WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. According to Zendesk and ESG research, companies with the best customer experiences […]
