Features
Friday Futures: how to create a wormhole, nuking hurricanes
This week: how to create a wormhole; AR transforms learning; running a cable to the moon; a new type of time; nuking hurricanes; a seacosphere. Read more…
Month: August 2019
Features
Identity verification central to any fintech startup portfolio
We approached one of our regular guest writers, Jonathan Jensen, to find out what role identity verification is playing in the fintech sector in Europe and what role it may play in Asia as deregulation Read more…
News
Huawei interested in undersea cable South America to Asia
Huawei Technologies said on Wednesday it was “very actively” interested in building the first undersea fibre-optic cable between South America and Asia. Read more…
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Amazon in early talks for a stake in Indonesian Go-Jek
Amazon Inc is in early talks with Go-Jek Group to buy a stake in the Indonesian ride-hailing startup, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Read more…
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Asia’s non-banking firms keen to challenge Singapore banks
Asia’s non-banking firms keen to challenge traditional banks in Singapore by leveraging their technology and user databases to offer banking services. Read more…
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Huawei to launch high-end smartphones, without Google
Huawei plans to forge ahead with the launch of new high-end smartphones in Europe even though it may not be able to offer Google’s Android operating system Read more…
Features
Investors to transform Greater Bay into urban mobility demo
GreaterBayX investors aim to use the Greater Bay Area to develop urban mobility tech for the rest of the planet. HK’s current political crisis is not a concern, they say. Read more…
Views
The art of pricing – and the smartest tricks in the book
In pricing, there was a thing called a ‘simplicity curve’. When telcos were selling, well, telco stuff, the simplicity curve started by being, well, simple. Read more…
Features
Reality hits – 130 applications from the US to supply Huawei
The US Commerce Department has received more than 130 applications from companies for licenses to sell US goods to China’s Huawei. Read more…
News
Now Google shifts Pixel production to Vietnam
Google is shifting its Pixel smartphone production to Vietnam from China starting this year as it builds a cheap supply chain in Southeast Asia. Read more…
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Australia elbows Huawei, China out of Solomon internet access
Australia in 2018 agreed to fund the construction of the cable after the two Pacific islands struck deals with China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. Read more…
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China plans to issue its own cryptocurrency – like Now!
China plans to issue its own cryptocurrency as early as Nov. 11, the country’s busiest shopping day for online sales. Read more…
Views
Cybercrime and the irony of tighter regulation
The irony is that the business losses through cybercrime data breaches will be driven ever higher by regulation. Read more…
Features
Solving the power problems of (lots of) electric cars
Automakers around the world are pushing hard for new networks that can charge electric cars fast. Read more…
Off the Wire
Blockchain – alive and well and already among us: report
The e-book reflects the views of 102 leaders in practical blockchain technology projects that are active today, across the world. Read more…
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Singapore autonomous bus test doesn’t hit peacocks, tourists
Roaming peacocks, tourists and bushes were all causing headaches for operators of the first autonomous bus shuttle services on public roads in Singapore. Read more…
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Uber Eats and Japanese chain Lawson link up for faster delivery
Uber Eats and Japanese store chain Lawson announced a delivery partnership in central Tokyo, seeking to capitalise on growing demand for quick home delivery. Read more…
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Huawei in talks to use Russian operating system Aurora
China’s Huawei has begun talks with Russia about installing Russian operating system (OS) Aurora on 360,000 of its tablets Read more…
Views
Now HK protesters are declaring war on smart lamp posts
HK protesters attacked smart lamp posts that they think are facial recognition towers. They’re not, but this is why smart city projects must thrive on trust. Read more…
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A different type of OSS – the challenges of change management
In OSS implementations it’s the change management challenges that are often overlooked and/or underestimated (by client and vendor/integrator alike). Read more…