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Internet shutdowns costing Indian telcos millions in lost revenue
Indian mobile operators forced to suspend internet services on government orders to control protests are losing millions in revenue. Read more…
Month: December 2019
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Grab and Singtel team up for digital banking licence in Singapore
Grab Holdings and Singtel are forming a consortium to apply for a digital full bank licence in Singapore. Read more…
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Seasons Greetings
Seasons Greetings from all of us at Disruptive.Asia. Wishing you all the best for the holiday season and a fabulous 2020. Read more…
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Here’s your future: AI disasters and the end of capitalism
You want end-of-year predictions? Here’s two to chew on: in 2020 at least one telco will be embarrassed by AI, and in 2030, capitalism will be kinda dead. Read more…
Features
Half of all fintech customers in Asia are married and have kids
Married people with one or two kids comprise the highest share of customers of fintech lending services in Asia. Read more…
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New partnerships help telecom and tech companies go green
Partnering with companies like Better Energy that provides subsidy-free, certified green energy helps leading telecom and technology firms go green. Read more…
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Facebook group used fake faces to push pro-Trump message
Facebook has taken down a well-financed campaign that used dozens of artificially generated faces to spread pro-Trump and anti-Chinese messages. Read more…
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SoftBank’s $3bn WeWork financing talks stall with Japan banks
SoftBank Group Corp’s talks to secure $3 billion from Japan’s three biggest banks have stalled as the lenders have hit internal lending limits to the firm. Read more…
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Facebook is building its own OS – lifeboat or new foundation?
In an age where collaboration, co-operation and openness are king, news that Facebook is to build its own OS has caused much comment. Read more…
Features
US losing ground as innovation powerhouse to China and Korea
China and South Korea will leverage their robust and diverse innovation portfolios in solidifying their innovation positions regionally and globally. Read more…
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India leads the world in internet shutdowns
As of 2018, India led the world in internet shutdowns, according to a report by internet advocacy group Access Now, accounting for 67% of world total. Read more…
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Government study finds racial bias in facial recognition tools
Many facial recognition systems misidentify people of colour more often than white people amounting to racial bias, according to a US government study. Read more…
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US Navy bans TikTok from government-issued mobile devices
US Navy has banned the social media app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices saying it represented a “cybersecurity threat.” Read more…
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Foreign investors flocking to buy Chinese tech stocks
Foreign investors are on their longest spell of buying Chinese stocks this year, increasing their bets on the mainland markets. Read more…
Features
Friday Futures: Thousands more galaxies, the end of the world
This week: end of the world (as we know it); gene therapy; predictions; Nicholas Negroponte; more galaxies spotted; speed bumps and the need for speed. Read more…
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Fintech player taps Malaysia’s inclusivity drive for 2020
Malaysian fintech company TFP Solutions will serve the unbanked in line with Malaysia ensuring the inclusivity theme of its digital transformation. Read more…
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Mobile technology – biggest benefit on aid operations in 2019
Mobile technology had the biggest benefit of all technology on aid operations in 2019, with drones and satellites also helping. Read more…
Off the Wire
ZTE wins 2019 ATD Excellence in Practice Award
ZTE Corporation today announced that it has been awarded with 2019 ATD Excellence in Practice (EIP) Award by Association for Talent Development (ATD) Read more…
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Indians wage online social media battle against citizenship law
Protests rage across Indian universities against a new citizenship law, students have taken to social media to wage battle online and organise demonstrations. Read more…
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New battery taps seawater as alternative mineral source – IBM
IBM has announced it has come up with a new battery technology that uses materials extracted from seawater and requires no cobalt Read more…