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Bill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft co-founder, dies at 94

SEATTLE (AP) — William H. Gates II, a lawyer and philanthropist best known as the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has died at 94. Gates died peacefully Monday at his beach home in Washington state from Alzheimer’s disease, the family announced Tuesday. In an obituary the family credited the patriarch with a “deep commitment […]

APAC data centre market records significant growth

A new report by Tariff Consultancy Ltd service Datacentrepricing states that cloud and data centres in the Asia-Pacific region are among the fastest-growing in the world. “The Cloud and Data Centres Markets in the Asia-Pacific” report assesses the market landscape of cloud and data centres across eleven countries including Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South […]

AMTD: Five Asian Fintech companies have been selected to receive investment

The AMTD Singapore Solidarity Fund has awarded five Asian Fintech companies with funding – a total of $8.4 million. In a statement released on September 14, 2020, The AMTD announced it has chosen to invest in Fintech platforms spanning across artificial intelligence, SME financing solutions, insuretech, cross-border payment platform, and card payment solutions. Fintech platforms […]

UK improvements with deployment of full fibre broadband

The United Kingdom is making significant progress in the rollout of full fibre broadband. Despite the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the three broadband majors – BT, Virgin Media, and City Fibre have continued their full fibre deployment. However, residents’ ability to connect is still highly dependent on where they live, states Telecoms.com. The UK […]

What is a digital vaccine and how can it help?

As the world continues its race for a COVID-19 vaccine, some companies are looking at vaccine solutions from a new angle. Can you imagine a digital vaccine for COVID-19? In April, there was 115 potential vaccines in the making, as of September the number has almost doubled to 321, of which 33 are currently in […]

5G technology developments in the Chinese aviation sector

A new partnership agreement was signed between SkyFive and Airbus China Innovation Center during the second Connected Aircraft China Congress 2020 in Shanghai, according to a press release published by SkyFive. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Lu Sun, Head of Airbus China Innovation Centre, and Thorsten Robrecht, SkyFive’s CEO had a virtual handshake. The technology […]

Twitter to label or remove misleading claims on vote results

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter said Thursday that starting next week it will label or remove misleading claims that try to undermine public confidence in elections. The policy will apply to tweets that attempt to undermine people’s faith in the electoral process itself, such as false claims about election rigging or ballot tampering, or about […]

Automated cybercrime: fighting fire with fire

The shift to remote work through digital innovation has prompted concerns about information security. With the growing scale, speed and efficiency of today’s artificial intelligence tools, automated cybercrime is on the rise. One misconception that is all too commonly heard is that cyber criminals may have no reason to target certain individuals. Most people aren’t […]

What slowdown? Amazon seeks to hire 33,000 people

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is on a hiring spree. In the latest sign of how it’s prospering while others are faltering during the pandemic, Amazon said Wednesday it is seeking to bring aboard 33,000 people for corporate and tech roles in the next few months. It’s the largest number of job openings it’s had […]