Technology

US warship collisions raise cyberattack fears

A spate of incidents involving US warships in Asia, including a deadly collision this week off Singapore, has forced the navy to consider whether cyberattackers might be to blame.While some experts believe that being able to engineer such a collision would be unlikely, given the security systems of the US Navy and the logistics of having two ships converge, others say putting the recent incidents down to human error and coincidence is an equally unsatisfactory explanation.The USS John S.

23 August 2017
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Southeast Asian companies gaining an edge on chatbots

It is no secret that Southeast Asia is one of the fastest growing regions for mobile penetration. This translates into an opportunity for businesses to boost their social commerce potential. Messaging apps dominate the realm of social interactivity with Line and Facebook taking up the largest share of the market.These platforms allow companies to inform, capture and sell to new customers by making use of the latest technological tools available to them, rapidly expanding their customer base.

16 August 2017
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Lenovo’s ThinkSystem delivers 42 world record benchmarks

Lenovo announces 42 new world record benchmarks for their new ThinkSystem server portfolio that was launched late June this year. These records involve various industry leading benchmark organisations, such as the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC), Securities Technology Analysis Centre (STAC) and Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). "These results are an excellent testament to Lenovo’s ThinkSystem server innovation and technology design.

15 August 2017
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UK finance firms seek flexible immigration to ease Brexit pain

In this November 29, 2016 file picture, the offices of global financial institutions, including Citigroup Inc., State Street Corp., Barclays Plc, HSBC Holdings Plc, and the commercial office block No. 1 Canada Square, stand in the Canary Wharf business, financial and shopping district of London, U.K.

11 August 2017
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Joko Widodo signs the e-commerce road map for Indonesia

Indonesian President Joko Widodo speaks at an event to meet workers from Indonesia during his visit to Hong Kong on April 30, 2017. (AFP Photo/Anthony Wallace)The president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo has finally signed the e-commerce road map for Indonesia – which will provide guidelines for Indonesia’s digital economy sector.The e-commerce roadmap is expected to be issued by the end of 2017.

10 August 2017
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Sansan raises US$38 million in series D funding

Cloud-based business card management services Sansan Inc has raised US$38 million in series D funding, which will support its aggressive growth into new cities in Asia including India.In a statement, the Japanese company said, the funding will also enable it to extend its market dominance through its business card management services for professionals and corporates.It said the funding includes investment global venture capitalist firm DCM Ventures and cloud-based customer relationship manage

7 August 2017
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ASEAN, cybercrime, technology, MCMC

MCMC should share its expertise in combating cybercrime in ASEAN

Malaysia, which is committed in ensuring a safe cyberspace, must initiate a group via the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to provide its expertise in combating various cybercrime related to its ASEAN counterparts.Crime analyst Kamal Affandi Hashim said MCMC through the initiated group will be able share its expertise in creating a cybercrime database, that will act as a platform in sharing the trend of such crimes happening around the region.He said that information

4 August 2017
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Robo-advisors gaining traction in ASEAN

The growing Muslim population worldwide, coupled with the increasing demand from the same for Shariah-compliant products, is creating a huge opportunity for the development of financial technology (FinTech) in terms of Shariah-compliant investment-related products.It offers a massive potential for digital investment advisory services providers to tap into the growing needs for robo-advisors in Asia particular the ASEAN markets, which has more than 600 million population.Although the usage of

4 August 2017
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Ride-hailing firms to continue to provide reliable and convenient services

Ride-hailing services such as Uber and Grab, which have been operating in a legal grey area, sees the legalisation of e-hailing services in Malaysia as a positive move, to continue to provide reliable, convenient, affordable and safe transport options.Malaysia’s move in line with its regional peers to legalise ride-sharing services is welcomed by Uber as the regulations is clearly aimed at improving the entire industry, and ultimately benefitting consumers.Uber’s Head of Communications for Si

28 July 2017
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Why Uber's Losing Out to Locals in Southeast Asia: Adam Minter

In this June 14, 2017 picture, an Uber car waits for a client in Manhattan a day after it was announced that Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick will take a leave of absence as chief executive on in New York City. (AFP Photo/Spencer Platt)By any measure, the April 2016 decision by Uber Technologies Inc. to sell its China operations to rival Didi Chuxing was a defeat.

27 July 2017
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