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Boeing, Airbus want US 3.5-GHz 5G delayed over interference worries
CEOs of Boeing and Airbus urge Biden administration to delay planned deployment of new 5G services, saying it could harm aviation safety. Read more…
Month: December 2021
Views
A zero click surveillance exploit is scaring the security industry – very badly
A zero click exploit is, to a hacker, a thing of beauty. To a security professional it is terrifying. It is a weapon that has no defence. Read more…
Features
IT decision-makers in Singapore are rethinking 2022 IT investments
In the wake of the pandemic’s economic impact, 94% of companies in Singapore are reportedly rethinking IT investments for 2022 and beyond. Read more…
News
TRAI delay on spectrum pricing could delay Indian 5G launches to 2023
India is likely to delay its 5G spectrum auction until July 2022, as TRAI won’t have its pricing recommendations ready until March. Read more…
News
Masan Group gears up to meet rising e-commerce demand in Vietnam
Masan Group announced its intention to ramp up tech acquisitions and partnerships in an effort to meet Vietnam’s evolving e-commerce demands. Read more…
News
SenseTime takes its IPO to Hong Kong after making US blacklist
SenseTime says the blacklist won’t restrict its business ops, but lack of US investors could impede its ability to raise future capital. Read more…
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Apple argues it can’t abuse market power in India with <5% market share
Apple asks India’s antitrust watchdog to throw out a case alleging abuse of market power in the apps market, saying it is too small a player. Read more…
Videos
Context is the new king in the advertising world – but there’s a problem
Context is the new art or science that will drive success in advertising, as recent research shows. But there is a problem. Read more…
Features
Taking stock of Malaysia’s digital retail revolution
Industry leaders during a recent conference on the latest trends in Malaysia’s retail sector as tantamount to a ‘digital revolution’. Read more…
News
Alibaba to grow Lazada amid intensifying SEA competition and scrutiny
Alibaba is set on growing its Southeast Asian e-commerce arm Lazada to rival Indonesia’s GoTo, Shopee, and MercadoLibre. Read more…
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Chinese officials planning to ban online brokerages next in crackdown
Chinese officials plan to ban online brokerages from offering offshore trading services to mainland clients, in latest regulatory crackdown. Read more…
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Biden admin recommends approving Google, Meta undersea cable to Asia
Biden administration recommended Alphabet’s Google and Facebook parent Meta get permission to use an undersea cable system with Asia. Read more…
News
Boeing plans to use the metaverse to design new airplanes
Boeing will unify design, production and airline services operations under a single digital ecosystem. But will it solve their problems? Read more…
Features
Black holes are bending the minds of scientists, which may be a good thing
Black holes are strange, at the best of times. They are also baffling and quite possibly changing the way we see the observable universe. Read more…
Views
IT software vendors make more unrealistic promises than fashion industry
The fashion industry gets criticized for offering unrealistic images to customers. The B2B IT software and solutions business is far worse. Read more…
News
DoT wants RoW approvals expedited to speed up broadband rollouts
The DoT urges state govts to expedite right-of-way (RoW) approvals to speed up rollout of broadband and 5G across India. Read more…
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Melania Trump launches NFT blockchain business because why not?
Melania Trump – yes, that one – has launched an NFT and blockchain technology venture. The first NFT is named “Melania’s Vision”. Read more…
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China escalates ‘golden share’ strategy to access more company data
The Chinese government has been expanding its practice of taking a ‘golden share’ in private companies possessing large amounts of key data. Read more…
Off the Wire
ZTE wins Ram Charan Management Practice Award
ZTE Corporation has won the Ram Charan Management Practice Award for its excellent digital transformation practice. Read more…
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Telstra fined $1.9 million over repeated data privacy / public safety fails
ACMA fines Telstra $1.9 million for massive violations of rules protecting customer privacy and safety – rules Telstra has breached before. Read more…
