Tag: Asia

Thailand hopeful of investments from Big Tech
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Thailand hopeful of investments from Big Tech

The prime minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, stated on Sunday that the company anticipated investments from Tesla, Google, and Microsoft totaling at least $5 billion. He however did not specify if the $5 billion was anticipated to be a combined investment or funded separately by each company. “Tesla would be looking into an EV manufacturing […]

Meta tests in-house AI chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia
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Thailand threatens to shut down Facebook over alleged scams

Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, Thailand, has requested a court to shut down Meta Platforms’ Facebook until it takes action against scams that have affected more than 200,000 individuals. “We are asking the court to close Facebook, not allowing it to provide services in Thailand if they let these fake pages’ scam people,” Digital minister Chaiwut […]

Malaysian mobile operator agrees to use state-run 5G network
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Malaysian mobile operator agrees to use state-run 5G network

Malaysian mobile operator Maxis Bhd, announced it will sign an agreement to use the nation’s state-run 5G network. In an unusual move, Malaysia will charge wireless carriers to access the 5G spectrum, which is completely held by the state-run Digital Nasional Berhad, instead of distributing spectrum to them. Earlier, Maxis and a few other carriers […]

First robotic warehouse launches in Asia
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First robotic warehouse launches in Asia

A British online grocery store and technology company, Ocado, announced on Monday that the first robotic warehouse it developed for its Japanese partner Aeon had officially opened in Japan. Orders for Aeon’s “Green Beans” brand are now being accepted at the warehouse, or customer fulfilment centre as Ocado refers to them. In a partnership agreement […]

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Global renewable energy hits 9.6% increase in 2022

The total amount of renewable energy capacity worldwide reached 3372 gigawatts, representing an increase of 295 gigawatts or 9.6 per cent at the end of 2022. A noteworthy 83 percent of the entire power capacity added last year was generated by renewable sources. Renewable energy has continued to grow at a remarkable pace  indicating a […]