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Friday 4 March 2022
VinFast, Vive showcase automotive innovations at MWC 2022
Vietnam-based automaker VinFast and Taiwan-based VR platform Vive demonstrated their latest automotive innovations at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022.
Friday 4 March 2022
African unicorns luring foreign captial
African startups in 2021 collected a record quantity of funding that exceeded the total of two years earlier, showing investors' interest in the continent's tech market.
Thursday 3 March 2022
India fabless IC startup Steradian joins hands with Astra
Indian fabless semiconductor startup Steradian Semiconductor has formalized cooperation with communication systems provider Astra Microwave Products to produce radar modules, the...
Thursday 3 March 2022
PetaRay launches metaverse AR technology
PetaRay, an augmented reality (AR) optics engine developer, has introduced metaverse AR light field technology designed to resolve VAC issue.
Wednesday 2 March 2022
Industry watch: More about unicorns
By the end of 2021, there were as many as 958 unicorn enterprises in the world, of which 487 were American companies maintaining a significant portion of 50.8%. But the number of...
Friday 25 February 2022
TuSimple agrees to US oversight to resolve security concerns
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple, which was funded by tech companies in both the US and China, has reached a settlement with US authorities to resolve security concerns around...
Thursday 24 February 2022
French unicorn partnering with iProspect Taiwan, pushing retail media
French ad-tech unicorn Criteo on February 22 announced its alliance with performance marketing firm iProspect Taiwan, aiming to create a retail media platform in Taiwan.
Thursday 24 February 2022
Hancom to incorporate Kdan solutions in Korea
Taiwan-based software developer Kdan Mobile is bringing its service to South Korea. The company has disclosed that South Korea's software group Hancom will launch HancomSign incorporating...
Thursday 24 February 2022
QIC ESG Series (1): Should companies invest in ESG?
ESG stands for "Environment, Social Impact and Governance", which has become a standard for ethical operations in the view of global investors. ESG deserves more attention from Asian...
Wednesday 23 February 2022
Asian startups shaping trends in AI, health, and other areas
The number of unicorns across the Asia-Pacific region has neared 200 - second only to the US' number, and their growth is built on AI, decentralized finance (DeFi), fintech/e-commerce,...
Wednesday 23 February 2022
SPAC deals waning, VC market booming
Global transactions of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have slowed down, whereas the venture capital (VC) market last year posted the strongest performance levels ever...
Monday 21 February 2022
SEA roundup: Samsung spends US$920 million to expand production in Northern Vietnam
According to Tuoi Tre news, the authority of Thai...
Monday 21 February 2022
Acer to invest in blockchain startup Starbit Innovation
Taiwan-based notebook giant Acer has announced that it will invest in blockchain startup Starbit Innovation to make a foray into the non-fungible token (NFT) market and be positioned...
Friday 18 February 2022
Successful digital transformation with an open collaborative document platform
Digital transformation is an essential strategic move for companies to remain competitive in a world full of disruptions. Two things are fundamental to the success of all digital...
Friday 18 February 2022
Newracom's Wi-Fi HaLow SoC solution to bridge connectivity gaps of mass-market products
Newracom, a US startup headquartered in Irvine, California, launched the world's first Wi-Fi HaLow commercial sensor solution with IoT device provider Deviceworx last December, just...