Firms prepare for China tech investments
KUALA LUMPUR: Asean’s digital economy is projected to exceed US$200 billion (US$1=RM4.17) by 2025 and many Chinese companies are looking to capitalise on this…
Big tech surveillance could damage democracy
The more tech companies know about their users, the more effectively they can direct them to goods and services that they are likely to buy. The more companies…
McKinsey advises retail execs on how to leverage automation tech
The think tank sees that the retail space is changing quickly. To survive, businesses will need to automate.According to the report Automation in…
Tech helps Singapore race past US on IMD’s Competitiveness Index
SINGAPORE just overtook Hong Kong and raced past the US to become the most competitive country in the world in IMD’s books. According to IMD’s World…
Malaysia Tech Week 2019 brings together the best of the country’s tech…
Malaysia Tech Week 2019 is a city-wide festival of industry-driven events that will take place from 17th to 21st June this year in Kuala Lumpur. Dubbed MTW19,…
Tech companies and politicians meeting in Ottawa to discuss privacy,…
OTTAWA — Tech giants will be in the hot seat this week as politicians from Canada and 10 other countries gather to consider how best to protect citizens’…
Streem buys Selerio in effort to boost its AR teleconferencing tech
Streem, an AR startup that is meshing teleconferencing software with computer vision tech, has acquired a small U.K. startup called Selerio that’s also…
HSBC to add 1,000 jobs at China tech centers
HSBC is planning to add more than 1,000 new employees this year at its China technology development centers in Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Xi’an. The technology…
Tech stocks lead rally on Wall Street after Huawei breather
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, lifted by a rebound in technology stocks, as Washington’s move to temporarily ease curbs on China’s Huawei Technologies calmed…
Taoiseach reveals vision to make Ireland the tech capital of Europe
Varadkar reveals vision for an inclusive Ireland that will be at the centre of a connected, globalised world, but also took a veiled swipe at how Brexit will…