News 17/21

Apr 272 min read

China's Henan Province Witnesses Decline in Smartphone Exports as Apple Expands Manufacturing Outside Mainland

Henan province in China experienced a 60.1% decline in smartphone exports in the first quarter, reflecting Apple's efforts to diversify prod

Apr 262 min read

Google Accused of Hindering Rival's Search Visibility

Google accused of hindering search visibility for rival email service, Tuta Mail.

Apr 261 min read

Reddit Restored After Global Outage Leaves Users in the Dark

Reddit experiences a global outage, leaving thousands of users unable to access the platform.

Apr 263 min read

Alphabet Surges 16% with Historic Dividend and $70B Buyback; Dominates AI Landscape Amidst Rivals' Moves

Alphabet announces first-ever dividend and $70 billion stock buyback.

Mar 29, 20223 min read

Growing Hybrid Work Trend Drives Latest HP Acquisition

As employers and employees across the world have realized during the COVID-19 pandemic, people can still work outside a physical office...

Feb 28, 20222 min read

EDP Renewables To Build S$10B Clean Energy Hub for APAC Region in SG

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region will soon be getting a S$10 billion clean energy hub. European renewable energy company EDP Renewables...

Feb 23, 20222 min read

Tencent Refutes Rumours of Impending Crackdown on Company As Shares Sink

Tencent recently denied rumours of an impending crackdown from China's regulators after a social media post about the perceived crackdown...

Feb 22, 20222 min read

Singtel Launches Paragon Platform To Provide Enterprises With 5G Network, Computing Services & More

Singtel today announced the launch of Paragon, a new platform that provides enterprises with 5G network and edge computing services as...

Feb 22, 20222 min read

APAC Businesses Lead Globally In Customer Experience Investment

With the pandemic resulting in a surge in customers transitioning to digital experiences, Adobe's 2022 Digital Trends: APAC in Focus...

Feb 9, 20222 min read

Samsung May Be Re-Entering Chinese Mobile Phone Market Soon

Samsung phones and electronic devices may be making a return to store shelves in China soon. A recent Financial World Weekly report...

Jan 25, 20223 min read

Winners Announced For IMDA & SGTech's TechBlazer Awards After Record Submissions In 2021

Now in its fourth year, the TechBlazer Awards 2021 has not only seen a record-high number of submissions, 440 this year compared to 403...

Jan 23, 20222 min read

Sony Likely Open to New Partners for EV Project Says Executive

It seems Sony may be willing to partner with new technology partners to bring its electric vehicle (EV) project to fruition. An unnamed...

Jan 19, 20222 min read

Starbucks China Partners With Meituan To Connect Customers to Stores Online

Starbucks customers in mainland China will now be able to book Starbucks stores and have their coffee delivered to their doorstep with...

Jan 6, 20221 min read

Tencent Cuts Stake in SG’s Gaming & E-Commerce Firm Sea, Selling US$3B Worth of Shares

Chinese multinational conglomerate and parent company of WeChat, Tencent, has sold its shares in Singapore’s Sea Ltd., totalling US$3...

Dec 30, 20212 min read

Waymo Announces Collaboration With China’s Zeekr To Develop New Driverless EV Fleet

Zeekr, the premium electric brand of Geely Holding Group, will collaborate with Alphabet's Waymo LLC to develop a new pure electric...

Dec 28, 20212 min read

China’s DiDi Bans Employees From Selling Company Shares Indefinitely

Didi, the operator of China's largest ride-hailing app, recently prohibited current and former employees from selling its shares...

Dec 23, 20213 min read

Chinese AI Company SenseTime Relaunches US$767M Hong Kong IPO; Excludes US Investors

SenseTime Group Ltd., a Chinese artificial intelligence (A.I.) startup firm, recently relaunched its Hong Kong initial public offering...

Dec 23, 20212 min read

China’s MIIT Suspends Partnership With Alibaba Cloud for Six Months

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently announced it had suspended its partnership with Alibaba Group's...

Dec 14, 20212 min read

Binance Singapore Withdraws MAS License Application; Local Platform To Shut Down Soon

Binance's Singapore affiliate recently announced it will withdraw its application for a license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore...

Dec 8, 20213 min read

Apple Reportedly Invested Over $275 Billion in China Since 2016 as Part of Secret Deal

Apple ships millions and millions of iPhone units in China every year, with the country remaining one of the largest markets in the world...