Technology

[ad_1] Ruma Balasubramanian (Google Cloud) Credit: Google Cloud Google Cloud has appointed Ruma Balasubramanian as CEO of Southeast Asia, replacing Tim Synan, who has moved to Italy with the tech giant. Effective immediately, Singapore-based Balasubramanian is tasked with driving the supplier’s go-to-market strategy across customer and partner segments, as well …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – TraceTogether, the national contact tracing program, has gained recognition on the international stage for its innovative use of digital technology. On Monday (December 7), market research firm Gartner crowned TraceTogether the Asia-Pacific winner for its 2020 Government Eye on Innovation award. The award winners were selected by …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China’s exports rose at the fastest pace in nearly three years in November, as strong global demand for goods needed to overcome the pandemic pushed the world’s second-largest economy into a record trade surplus. A spirited recovery of factories in China following the coronavirus shutdown earlier this year …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A $ 12 million program was launched to strengthen Singapore’s blockchain ecosystem and facilitate the development, commercialization and adoption of blockchain technology for real-world applications. The Singapore Blockchain Innovation Program will engage about 75 companies, including multinational corporations, large companies and information and communications technology companies, to …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Your robot vacuum cleaner could be picking up private conversations along with the dust and dirt in your home. Computer scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have demonstrated how a common robot vacuum cleaner and its built-in light and range detection (Lidar) sensor could be used …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore’s largest fintech festival and innovation week kicks off Monday (December 7) with a series of speakers including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Vice Premier Heng Swee Keat, who is also Coordinating Minister for Economic Policy …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: For those with multiple bank accounts, logging into numerous platforms for updates and compiling financial spreadsheets may now be a thing of the past. This is possible with the launch of the Singapore Financial Data Exchange (SGFinDex) on Monday (December 7), a digital infrastructure that is based on …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – With more than 200 potential Covid-19 vaccines being developed globally, we are inundated every day with news about the latest developments. How do we scoff at the wealth of information to guide urgent decisions about which vaccines to buy or use? To put together Singapore’s Covid-19 vaccine …

[ad_1] Credit: Dreamstime Microsoft, which has not given up on pushing frequent changes to Windows 10 user roles, has introduced the concept of Windows Feature Experience Packs as a way to increase the amount of times during a year when customers receive shiny new things. Redmond released a preview of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Bangladeshi doctor Rayhan, who worked in Singapore for seven years, has been trapped in his village in the Bhola district since March. He saw his family again after leaving his previous job and was due to return to Singapore on March 21 to start working with a …