Author: Lionel Lim
Chinese phones dominate Southeast Asia—but it’s ‘now or never’ for these budget brands to go premium
As the smartphone market matures, Chinese brands like Oppo are looking for growth by selling better phones, instead of more phones.Read More
IBS Intelligence (IBSi) is the world’s only pure-play Financial Technology focused research, advisory, and fintech news analysis firm, with a 30-year track record and clients globally. We take pride in covering 400+ technology vendors globally – the largest by any analyst firm in this space.Read More
Cobra Gold 2025: US, Thailand launch Southeast Asia’s largest and longest running military exercises
More than 8,000 troops from 30 countries are participating in the annual drills, which focus on a range of modern warfare tactics, including command and control operations, humanitarian assistance, cyber defense, space operations, and counter-drone strategies, military officials said. Gen. Ronald P. Clark, commander of US Army Pacific, emphasized the growing cooperation among participating nations. “We see our increased ability to work together for our collective security and sovereignty,” he said. “Every Cobra Gold exercise helps us better understand each other’s capabilities and strengthens our partnerships.” The scale of the drills has expanded in recent years, with seven new participant…
The retailer is opening a mega flagship in Melbourne. It’s all part of a plan to make-up the worldRead More
Cuts at USAID and the State Department undermine the ability to build markets for AI.Read More
/PRNewswire/ — SPS, a leading global outsourcing provider for technology-driven business process solutions and innovative solutions to enable hybrid working,…Read More
“DeepSeek complements, rather than competes against, existing AI leaders like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind,” the Chinese embassy said.Read More
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Hampton Dellinger said the action may break federal law and he indicated he may move to protect more federal workers.Read More
Eutelsat, MediaTek, and Airbus successfully trial 5G NTN over LEO satellites, paving the way for seamless global satellite-terrestrial connectivity.Read More