China is making rapid progress in its chipset self-sufficiency charge, but the global chip shortage has highlighted the vulnerability of an overconcentrated supply chain to geopolitical tensions. Read more…
A Chinese tweet caused a stir in alien watching quarters. From a Chinese space organisation, it announced the finding of intelligent life. Read more…
When we have more machines to work, they also need to be managed, and we probably need digital counterparts of middle management and HR. Read more…
Chinese financial watchdogs summoned 13 internet platforms engaged in finance business, to order them to strengthen regulatory compliance. Read more…
Samsung has snatched back the crown from Apple as the world’s biggest smartphone producer, accounting for a fifth of overall global sales. Read more…
Huawei Technologies is in talks to take control of a small domestic automaker’s electric vehicle (EV) unit, what is seen as a strategic shift Read more…
Apple Inc on Wednesday posted sales and profits ahead of Wall Street expectations fueled by 5G iPhone upgrades but warned a global chip shortage could dent iPads and Mac sales. Read more…
The metaverse. A term so new and trendy that it puts one in mind of the classic Coen brothers film, No Country for Old Men. Read more…
As telecoms voice moves into an era of ever-thinner margins and demands for greater quality, a managed services approach makes complete sense Read more…
India’s giant IT firms in Bengaluru and other cities have set up COVID-19 “war-rooms” as they scramble to maintain backroom operations. Read more…
Australia’s competition watchdog said regulation may be required to address the significant market power of Google and Apple app stores. Read more…
Singapore’s Grab more than doubled its valuation as part of the world’s largest SPAC deal, but will it that level after its US debut? Read more…
Taiwan has accused China of waging economic warfare against the island’s tech sector by stealing technology and enticing away engineers. Read more…
Creating a 6G vision seems both sensible and dumb. Many operators are still struggling with how to monetise 5G. Read more…
Twitch recently announced it would start banning users for behavior away from its site but it’s not alone checking what you are up to offline Read more…
Central banks from China to Britain have deepened efforts to test and research the technology around central bank digital currencies or CBDCs Read more…
Singtel has accelerated its 5G push, deploying hundreds of 5G Standalone (SA) sites across the island running on 3.5GHz spectrum. Read more…
Chinese space mining start-up launched into low Earth orbit a robot that can scoop up debris left behind by other spacecraft with a big net. Read more…
Lu Hao didn’t just buy a sleek electric SUV from Nio, China’s answer to Tesla. He bought Nio’s whole vision of a future in one lifestyle app. Read more…
Trust in AI is essential, that we all agree on. The question is, how do we best build that trust so that AI does not get away from us. Read more…
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