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Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Australia policy summit canvasses the digital assets platform issue
Ripple, the provider of enterprise blockchain and cryptocurrency services, has held its inaugural Australia policy summit in Sydney. This landmark discussion brought together nearly 200 global and local policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders to delve into regulatory…
Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
Apple antitrust lawsuit: Prices manipulated, development stifled says DoJ
US DOJ, 16 states sue Apple for smartphone market monopoly, while Apple defends actions amid US and EU regulatory scrutiny.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
World’s longest internet shutdown: How it wreaked havoc in Manipur
Disruption in Manipur: What happens when the Internet shuts down? When the Internet goes dark, its absence casts a profound shadow over communities. In early May 2023, in Manipur, a state in northeastern India, life was upended by outbreaks of violence between communities…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
China’s Zhipu looks to Sora to chase artificial general intelligence
Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology says they are developing Sora-like technologies as a way to achieve artificial general Intelligence (AGI). Impact of sora OpenAI’s text-to-video generator Sora, will be available to the public later this year, prompting many firms in China…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Dutch chipmaking firm VDL to build semiconductor parts factory in Vietnam
Dutch high tech firm VDL will build a new factory to make semiconductor manufacturing components in Vietnam, it said on Wednesday, as the Asian country grows in importance as an assembly and packaging hub in the chipmaking industry. Why in Vietnam Against the background of the…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Alipay launches blockchain vouchers at milk tea shops in Asia
Alipay has joined forces with Avalanche, a smart contract blockchain platform, to introduce a voucher program powered by Web3 technology.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Top tech news stories today: March 21, 2024
Keep up with the latest tech trends, exploring the future with us together. You will see Hong Kong’s CBDC trial, SpaceX building US spy satellites, Nvidia expanding their partnership, and Intel’s investment in the US. 1. Apple co-founder wins against YouTube in bitcoin scam…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Game tech firm Square Enix boosts Web3 gaming with HyperPlay
Japan’s Square Enix teams up with HyperPlay, a web3 games platform, aiming to expand the HyperPlay game store.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Global patent trends: Huawei, Samsung, and Qualcomm lead, India surges
China-based firm Huawei Technologies, Samsung Electronics of the Republic of Korea, and U.S.-based Qualcomm emerged as the top users of WIPO’s international patent system in 2023. Meanwhile, innovators in India witnessed a nearly 50% surge in patent filing activity, despite a…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Hong Kong prepares to launch ethereum ETFs ahead of US
Hong Kong’s financial institutions are seizing the lead in the crypto industry with the launch of ethereum ETFs ahead of U.S.
Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
GrabPay adds crypto top-ups in e-wallet through Triple A partnership
GrabPay users in Singapore can now integrate digital tokens into their e-wallets seamlessly through Triple A partnership.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Chinese electric vehicle Xpeng plans to launch a mass-market brand in a month
OUR TAKEIn China, price wars are hurting the profitability of nearly all EV makers. By introducing the first right-hand drive electric car in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, Xpeng aims to tap into these markets, leveraging competitive pricing and its strong foothold in China’s…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Rebellions seek to become the first Korean startup AI chips company
OUR TAKE The global semiconductor industry has seen a surge in demand for AI chips, fuelled by the popularity of US start-up OpenAI’s ChatGPT.The establishment of Rebellions will be an important milestone for the South Korean chip industry, as Atom (the latest chip Rebellions…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Apple pays $490M over CEO Cook’s false China sales comments
Apple settles $490M lawsuit alleging CEO misled investors on China performance, amidst 24% iPhone sales drop and Huawei’s 64% surge.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
India removes approval requirement for AI model launches
India no longer requires stakeholders to obtain approval before rolling out or deploying AI models to users in the South Asian market.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
China to build billion-dollar national computing network
China’s development plans indicate that it believes computing power has become a core productivity of the country.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
True IDC invests $280m in Thailand’s AI-ready data centres
True Internet Data Center Company Limited, known as True IDC, commits over 10 billion baht ($278 million) to expand its data centre and cloud services in Thailand. The investment, spanning 2024 to 2027, focuses on enhancing infrastructure, sustainability, and operational…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
BDx Indonesia proudly joins NVIDIA’s AI cloud initiative
BDx Data Centers is proud to be associated with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Lintasarta, its BDx Indonesia joint venture partners, in the historic collaboration with technology giant NVIDIA to propel Indonesia to the forefront of the global AI cloud community. As key players in…
Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends
CtrlS to triple its data centre count to 25 by FY25
CtrlS Datacenters Ltd, the largest Rated-4 data centre provider in Asia, aims to triple its data centre count to approximately 25 by 2024-25. The company plans to expand its footprint by an additional 5 million square feet from the current 1.2 million square feet. As part of its…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Chinese selfie app Meitu finds a new way while using artificial intelligence
OUR TAKEMeitu hailed the success of its refocus on artificial intelligence (AI) following a series of misfired bets ranging from cryptocurrencies to smartphones.This Hong Kong-listed company, which saw its profits surge 233% year on year to US$51.3 million and revenue grow nearly…