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How IOH plans to help digitally transform Indonesia
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) has transformed itself into a digital powerhouse and aims to be a key collaborator in helping Indonesia do the same. Read more…
Month: September 2022
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Optus hacked, details of 10 million customers taken
Australian No. 2 telco Optus, said it will contact up to 10 million customers whose personal details were taken in a “sophisticated” hack. Read more…
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Digital product strategies are better with a physical option
It may seem digital is the future, but there will always be demand for physical products. Businesses who think digital-only might lose a lot of opportunities. Read more…
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Freelance workers in Philippines to benefit from new bill
With the Philippines sporting one of the world’s fastest growing freelance worker populations, a new bill promises them basic safeguards and incentives. Read more…
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Softbank really wants Samsung and Arm to join forces
SoftBank Group’s Masayoshi Son plans to meet with Samsung Electronics to discuss a potential “strategic alliance” with Softbank’s chip designer Arm. Read more…
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Cyborg cockroaches will save you in the future
Japanese researchers can mount “backpacks” of solar cells and electronics on cockroaches and control their motion remotely. Here’s why they want to do that. Read more…
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Ethereum Merge leaves miners stuck with $10b of useless gear
Crypto miners rendered homeless by the Ethereum ‘Merge’ find themselves saddled with around $10 billion of equipment now looking for something to do. Read more…
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Moonlighting is a big problem in Indian IT – just ask Wipro
Wipro chairman Rishad Premji said that the company has sacked 300 employees after finding out that they were moonlighting with one of its competitors. Read more…
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Nvidia reveals new centralized autonomous driving platform
Nvidia unveiled its DRIVE Thor computing platform that centralizes autonomous and assisted driving as well as other digital functions like in-car entertainment. Read more…
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China Unicom, Pacific Networks make FCC security threat list
The FCC names Pacific Networks, its subsidiary ComNet (USA) and China Unicom (Americas) as threats to US national security. They’re already banned from the US. Read more…
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Shopee spree continues with layoffs in China and Indonesia
Shopee is cutting jobs in China, Indonesia and elsewhere as Sea Ltd struggles to reassure investors it can achieve self-sufficiency within 18 months. Read more…
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Brunei’s AITI gears up for 5G trial on UNN wholesale network
Brunei’s telecoms regulator AITI reveals plans for a 5G trial with state-owned wholesale operator UNN and retail MNOs Datastream Digital, Imagine and Progresif. Read more…
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Humanoid robots are Tesla’s new jam – good luck with that
Tesla is set to unveil its prototype humanoid robots at an event on Sept. 30, hoping to expand beyond self-driving cars. It’s not the first to try. Read more…
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Indonesia has a personal data protection law now
Indonesia has passed into law a personal data protection bill that includes corporate fines and up to six years imprisonment for mishandling data. Read more…
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Bringing AI into the Asian real estate market
Claiming to be the world’s first home and property-related omni app, Malaysian startup ProppyApp leverages AI, big data and distributed ledger technologies. Read more…
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Jio, Airtel to spend $50m on 5G marketing blitz
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are preparing aggressive marketing campaigns ahead of the festive season for their upcoming 5G service launches next month. Read more…
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Google pressured by India to police illegal lending apps
Google has been asked by the Indian government and the RBI to introduce more stringent checks to help curb the use of illegal digital lending apps in India. Read more…
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Uber reportedly hacked (again), investigation under way
Uber said it was investigating an alleged network breach that forced the company to shut several internal communications and engineering systems. Read more…
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Article claims AI will turn machines against their makers
Terrifying claims made in a scientific article in AI Magazine last month predict a high likelihood that the machines will turn against their makers. Read more…
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Vietnam may need to backtrack on forced data localization
Localizing data storage has been a contentious issue in the past, and it looks like Vietnam may be backing away from its pledge against it. Read more…