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Bitsensing unveils retrofit ADAS kit for bus & truck fleets
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Bitsensing launches ADAS Kit, a retrofit radar-and-camera safety system to cut collisions and boost awareness in bus and truck fleets.
Utopai East buys Alquimista Media to anchor Korea push
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Utopai East takes full control of Seoul’s Alquimista Media, securing a 15-title slate and launching its AI-driven push into Korea.
Dell appoints Richard McLaughlin as APJC president
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Dell names veteran sales executive Richard McLaughlin president for Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China to drive regional growth and AI focus.
Cybersecurity as a Service market to hit USD $83.96bn
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Cybersecurity as a Service market forecast to soar from USD $17.60bn in 2024 to USD $83.96bn by 2034, driven by threats and skills gaps.
LF taps Rimini Street for SAP, Oracle support savings
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South Korea’s LF picks Rimini Street to support SAP and Oracle systems, cutting maintenance spend and boosting data centre move resilience.
LG hits record 2025 sales as tariffs & EV slowdown bite
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LG posts record 2025 revenue of AUD 88.6 trillion but operating profit slips on U.S. tariffs, EV slowdown and one-off restructuring costs.
CrowdStrike splits LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA into three units
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CrowdStrike has split North Korea-linked LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA into three units, two for crypto theft and one for industrial espionage.
Canada & Japan seal pact on defence tech transfers
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Canada and Japan sign pact easing defence tech and equipment transfers, deepening Indo-Pacific security and industrial cooperation.
Public safety LTE & 5G spend to top USD $6.3 billion
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Global public safety LTE and 5G spending will climb from USD $5bn in 2025 to over USD $6.3bn annually by 2028, SNS Telecom & IT says.
Kore.ai secures new funding to scale agentic AI tools
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Kore.ai lands fresh backing led by AllianceBernstein to grow its enterprise agentic AI platform and accelerate global expansion plans.
Airwallex buys Paynuri to launch payments in Korea
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Airwallex buys Korean fintech Paynuri, securing key licences to launch local payments and FX services for Korean and global businesses.
GenAI & younger buyers reshape Asia Pacific B2B spend
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GenAI, risk worries and values-driven younger buyers are rapidly reshaping complex B2B purchasing across Asia Pacific, Forrester finds.
Airwallex buys Paynuri to expand fintech reach in Korea
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Airwallex acquires Korean fintech Paynuri, securing local payment and FX licences as it accelerates its expansion across Asia-Pacific hubs.
Anthropic plans Australian office in global AI push
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Anthropic is setting up an Australian office in Sydney as Claude adoption soars, anchoring a wider global expansion and hiring push.
Japan-Singapore subsea cable project set to cost USD $1bn
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New Japan-Singapore subsea cable via Malaysia to cost about USD $1bn, boosting Asia data capacity and resilience with 320Tbps link.
Suprema unveils dual BioStar platforms, new biometrics
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Suprema debuts twin BioStar access platforms and flagship AI facial terminal at Intersec 2026, targeting high-security, high-traffic sites.
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Fastly names Rachel Ler VP to drive Asia expansion
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Fastly appoints Rachel Ler as Area Vice President of Asia to spearhead edge cloud growth across ASEAN, Greater China and South Korea.
Samsung brings Fender Play music lessons to its TVs
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Samsung will bring a TV-optimised Fender Play app to 2025 and newer TVs in 49 countries, launching globally in the first half of 2026.
Kyowon, Instagram cases expose APAC identity flaws
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Kyowon outage and an Instagram bug expose entrenched identity security gaps across APAC, from credential hygiene to privileged access.
Private 5G & LTE spend to surpass USD $7.2bn by 2028
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Private 5G and LTE spend will top USD $7.2bn by 2028, as industries shift from public mobile networks to standalone private deployments.