The Virtual Realms: Videogames Transformed will make its global premiere in Singapore on June 12. Running till January 9, 2022 at ArtScience Museum, the videogame exhibition is curated and organised by the Barbican in co […]
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NVIDIA unveils first cloud-native, multi-tenant supercomputer
At GTC21, NVIDIA unveiled the next-generation NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, the world’s first cloud-native, multi-tenant AI supercomputer. It features BlueField-2 data processing units that offload, accelerate and isolate users’ data to provide users with secure connections […]
Jarvis makes great conversations in multiple languages
Speech to text is so old school. How about speech to real-time multi-language translation? Or text to speech? Imagine the massive possibilities if such capabilities are available. The good news is that the newly-announced NVIDIA […]
NVIDIA Drive tops 1 trillion operations per second
NVIDIA announced at GTC its NVIDIA Drive Atlan next-generation AI-enabled processor for autonomous vehicles that can top more than 1,000 trillion operations per second (TOPS). The new system-on-a-chip combines AI and software with computing, networking […]
NVIDIA arms with Grace
While its acquisition of Arm is still awaiting approval, NVIDIA has forged ahead by launching Grace, its first Arm-based data centre CPU that is said to deliver 10x the performance of today’s fastest servers on […]
ANZ honours Women in AI
The inaugural Australian and New Zealand Women in AI Awards was held on March 26 to honour women who have made invaluable contributions in the field of AI. Held at MCA in Sydney, the awards […]
GS1 celebrates 50th anniversary of GTIN
On March 31, 1971, GS1 introduced the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) that transformed the global economy and took commerce towards digitalisation. GTIN is the code in the barcode that contains product information stored in […]
Renowned AI pioneers to speak at GTC21
This is usually around the time of the year when thousands will gather in San Jose for the annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC). With the pandemic still in the air, this year’s event will be […]
NVIDIA to speak on AI and HPC in COVID-19 battle at SCA21
With the world still reeling from COVID-19, NVIDIA will be sharing at SupercomputingAsia (SCA) 2021 how high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) are playing integral parts in the battle against the pandemic. At […]
LG to showcase transparent OLED display applications at CES 2021
CES 2021 may not be a physical event this year but that is not going to stop brands from gaining a headstart in 2021. LG Display will be debuting transparent OLED applications that are aimed […]
NexTech AR expands into SEA
NexTech AR Solutions has exapnded its Asia Pacific channel network from one to eight to support the US$35b e-learning market and US$229b MICE industries. From its first collaboration with South Korea’s Coex, NexTech has added […]
New soccer simulation game to be released on Dec 10
Haven’t gotten enough of football simulation games? A new one called Football for Friendship World will be released globally on World Football Day on December 10, 2020. What makes this multi-player game different is that […]
IBM game for Overwatch League
IBM and gaming are two words that don’t quite come to mind together. Big Blue is renowned for being the largest technology company in the world at one point in time while gaming is at […]
CPU, GPU, now DPU
NVIDIA has introduced the data processing unit (DPU), a new kind of processor supported by DOCA, a novel data-centre-infrastructure-on-a-chip architecture that enables breakthrough networking, storage and security performance. It features the new NVIDIA BlueField-2 family […]
Salesforce and Monash Data support ANZ Women in AI Awards
In the age of AI, it’s timely to recognise women who have conributed to championing the technology. In Australia and New Zealand, the Women in AI (WAI) Awards 2021 aims to support and reward excellence to women in AI.
TCS rolls out goIT programme in the Philippines
India’s Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has joined hands with the Philippines Department of Education in Cordillera Administrative Region to help students improve their technology skills through the goIT initiative.
IFA Special Edition kicks off in Berlin
After so many tech events have either been canned or gone online, the organisers of the highly-popular IFA is holding a 2020 Special Edition physicaly at Berlin exhibition grounds from September 3 to 5.
GTC gets second run in October
NVIDIA will be hosting another GPU Technology Conference this year — from October 5 to 9, 2020. Like the first, which moved from March to May because of the pandemic, this second run will be a digital version and feature a recorded keynote address by NVIDIA CEO and Founder Jensen Huang.
Facebook enables paid online events for small businesses
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With physical events still not possible due to social distancing in many parts of the world, Facebook is giving individuals and small businesses a lifeline by enabling them to create paid online events on the social media platform.
NVIDIA lines up GeForce Special Event on September 2
In a terse three-paragraph press release, NVIDIA has announced a GeForce Special Event featuring an address by Jensen Huang (above), its Founder and CEO, on September 2 at 12am (Singapore time).
Cloud Expo Asia, Hong Kong goes online
Cloud Expo Asia, Hong Kong is the latest tech event in the region to move online — another casualty of the coronavirus. The dates remain the same — September 23 and 24 — and its contents will be remain online for three weeks after the event.
Singapore and Australia ink digital economy agreement
Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing and Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham signed the agreement via videoconference today. (Photo: MTI/MCI/IMDA)
Singapore has signed a digital economy agreement with Australia, its second after another with Chile and New Zealand in June.
No Computex in 2020
Computex has been an annual event since 1981.First, Computex was supposed to be held in June. Then, it was scaled down and pushed to September because of the global pandemic. Now, the organisers have announced that this year’s event will not take place at all.
Gamescom Asia delays debut to 2021
Free mask for personal data, anyone?
Razer’s offer to give five million masks to Singaporeans and Singapore residents to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic is nothing to be scoffed at. It’s a great act of charity from a company which makes Singapore its Southeast Asia headquarters.
SafeEntry as easy as Parking SG app with SingPass Mobile
Easy to use and very convenientFor those in Singapore who do not have the latest version of the SingPass Mobile app, now’s a good time to do so. It will help greatly in facilitating entry into more than 40,000 malls and buildings using the SafeEntry app.
Tokyo Game Show switches to digital format
Tokyo Game Show 2020 (TGS2020), one of the world’s top events for the gaming community, has been cancelled and moved online because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SyncWords makes Facebook Live real-time translation a reality
The dreams of organisations reaching a global audience via Facebook Live has just become a reality. Whether it’s an online church service or a press conference, SyncWords’ LanguageSync solution for real-time translation of English live programming to more than 40 languages is certainly an answer to prayer.
Eventbrite slices US$100m off annualised expenses due to COVID-19
The events industry has been among the biggest casualties of the coronavirus pandemic. Events of all sizes around the world have been cancelled or postponed as the world hits the pause button. Global ticketing and experience technology platform Eventbrite has announced an US100 million expense reduction plan as a result of the impact of COVID-19.
Microsoft cans Inspire event
Another major tech event has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic. Even before registration has begun, Microsoft has axed the Inspire 2020 partner conference in Las Vegas from July 19 to 23.
