Meta has just taken AI up another notch with its newly-designed and built AI Research SuperCluster (RSC) which is believed to be among the fastest AI supercomputers running today with 760 NVIDIA DGX A100 systems […]
Global IT spending to rise 5.1% in 2022
In a sign of economic recovery despite the ongoing pandemic, global IT spending is expected to hit US$4.5 trillion in 2022, up 5.1 percent from 2021, according to Gartner. There are high expectations that digital […]
DigiCert acquires Mocana
DigiCert has acquired Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity provider Mocana for an undisclosed fee. Following the transaction, DigiCert will be able to provide IoT manufacturers and operators with a comprehensive platform for managing security across […]
ITE and NVIDIA launch AI training programme for students
Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and NVIDIA are jointly developing an AI Workforce Readiness Programme to train the institute’s students. The three-year partnership involves the setting up of AiTE, an AI training facility at […]
Microsoft to add Activision Blizzard
Microsoft plans to acquire Activision Blizzard to its gaming portfolio, a move that should power growth in its gaming business and entry into the metaverse. When the US$68.7 billion deal is completed end of fiscal […]
UNM boosts research with NVIDIA DGX A100
University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) will be deploying the NVIDIA DGX A100 system for artificial intelligence (AI) research, teaching and learning. Expected to be operational at end February, the new system will provide much needed […]
Talend appoints Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer
Talend has appointed Dustin Grosse as Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer. Grosse has more than 25 years of marketing, strategy and go-to-market general management experience in helping drive growth and profitability of a wide range […]
LG Electronics joins IBM Quantum Network
LG Electronics has joined IBM Quantum Network to advance industry applications of quantum computing. Being part of the network gives LG Electronics access to IBM’s quantum computing systems, quantum expertise and the Qiskit open-source quantum […]
NVIDIA acquires Bright Computing
NVIDIA has acquired Bright Computing which develops software for managing high performance computing (HPC) systems. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Bright Computing is used by more than 700 organisations worldwide, including Boeing, Johns […]
IME and Soitec to develop next-gen silicon carbide semiconductor
The Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and Soitec are collaborating on a research to develop next-generation silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices to power electric vehicles and advanced high-voltage electronic devices. Both parties will leverage Soitec’s proprietary […]
JiDU l4 autonomous vehicle to begin production in 2023
The first JiDU Automotive level 4 (L4) autonomous vehicle will be powered by the NVIDIA Drive Orin system-on-chip (SoC) and roll off the production line in 2023. Under the five levels of autonomous driving, L4 […]
IBM gets new APAC GM
IBM has appointed Paul Burton as General Manager of its Asia Pacific (APAC) business. He takes over from Brenda Harvey who is assuming a senior role with the company in the US. Burton is responsible […]
NVIDIA’s new robotic platform aims to save billions with fleet optimisation
NVIDIA has introduced the Isaac Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) platform that extends NVIDIA Isaac capabilities for building and deploying robotics applications, bringing mapping, site analytics and fleet optimisation onto NVIDIA EGX servers. Besides optimising operational […]
Another year, another Samsung S21
Samsung Electronics has fired the first salvo in the battle for smartphone supremacy by adding the Galaxy S21 FE 5G to its lineup. The new smartphone comes with flagship features such as an advanced 64-bit […]
Intel sells NAND and SSD business to SK hynix
Intel has completed the first closing of the US$7 billion sale of its NAND and SSD business to SK hynix. The deal includes the Dalian NAND memory manufacturing facility in China and the transfer of […]
Thai research agency builds SEA’s largest HPC system
Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) is serious about its mission to accelerate science, technology and innovation development in the country. It is deploying a whopping 704 NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs for […]
LG to debut premium monitors at CES
2022 beckons and the countdown to CES has begun in earnest with several exhibitors announcing pre-briefings, keynote addresses and giving sneak previews of their announcements, LG has just shared that it will be introducing two […]
IFFCO-Tokio tackles fraudulent claims with AI, saves US$1m annually
Frandulent claims are the bane of insurance companies. But how can one know if a case is not real? Driven by a bid to stem finanicial loss due to fake claims, India-based insurance firm IFFCO-Tokio […]
Kacific to migrate to AWS to delivery broadband to rural regions
Come 2022, Kacific Broadband Satellites will be migrating its IT infrastructure and critical business applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to scale up delivery of its broadband internet to rural regions of Southeast Asia and […]
ASUS-NTU research center to focus on smart technology
The newly-formed ASUS-National Taiwan University (NTU) Joint Research Center will combine talents from the business and academic sectors to build future leaders in smart technology. With research and development funding of more than US$3.5 million, […]
hacksingapore to drive innovation, solve challenges in Singapore
Singapore will be hosting hacksingapore to get technical and non-technical talents to create solutions that solve some of the challenges that the country may face in the coming years. To be held from January to […]
Oppo goes foldable
After four years of research and development and six iterations, the first Oppo foldable smartphone was unveiled at Oppo Inno Day earlier this week. The OPPO Find N is a compact 5.59-inch smartphone that opens […]
Boomi names new CEO
Boomi has appointed David Meredith to replace the retiring Chris McNabb as Chief Executive Officer effective January 31, 2022. He joins from Everbridge, where he held a similar position and let the company to rapid […]
Neo4J forms Asean partnerships
Neo4j has expanded its partnership network with Malaysia’s Abyres Enterprise Technologies and iEnteprise Online, and Singapore’s ABeam Analytics and KewMann. These alliances will enable partners to provide their customers with all of Neo4j’s graph data […]
H2O.ai automates document processing
H2O.ai has announced general availability of the H2O Document AI machine learning service that understands, processes and manages the large volume and types of documents and unstructured text data that businesses and organisations handle every […]
VNPAY deploys NVIDIA DGX A100 to supercharge fintech innovations
Fintech company VNPAY is utilising the NVIDIA DGX A100 system to enable AI applications for partners and customers. An example is the electronic-Know-Your-Customer (eKYC) service developed for Vietcombank and VietinBank. About 70 percent of the […]
NortonLifeLock adds dark web monitoring feature
NortonLifeLock is including dark web monitoring for selected Norton 360 plans in Singapore. This new feature patrols the dark web and notifies customers of potential threats to their identity, if detected. The dark web is […]
Cloudflare expands firewall capabilities, introduces migration programme
Cloudflare is expanding its Zero Trust firewall capabilities to help companies secure their entire corporate network. With the new cloud firewall functionality, CIOs can better secure their entire corporate network, apply Zero Trust policies to […]
Crypto.com first fintech to receive data protection trust mark
Crypto.com has become the first fintech company to receive the Data Protection Trust Mark (DPTM) awarded by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) for sound data protection practices. With the certification, Singapore-based customers can be […]
LingoAce secures US$105m to drive expansion
Singapore-headquartered LingoAce has raised US$105 million in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital India, and included Owl Ventures, Shunwei Capital and SWC Global. The latest round, which brings total funding to US$180 million, will […]
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