Technology

[ad_1] Photographer: Qilai Shen / Bloomberg Photographer: Qilai Shen / Bloomberg Chinese giant of passenger transport Didi Chuxing Technology Co. is accelerating plans for an initial public offering next quarter to capitalize on a post-pandemic shift, people familiar with its plans said. Didi, the largest investment in SoftBank Group Corp.’s …

[ad_1] REUTERS: The Chinese military has banned Tesla cars from entering its housing complexes, citing safety concerns about cameras installed in the vehicles, according to two people who saw notices from the directive. The order issued by the military advises Tesla owners to park their cars off military property, they …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: She was the first woman to graduate with first-class honors in political science from the then University of Singapore and the first full-fledged ambassador for Singapore, but Professor Chan Heng Chee says her accomplishments were unplanned and at a personal cost . “If I tell people that I …

[ad_1] ANCHORAGE, Alaska: China’s actions “threaten the rule-based order that maintains global stability,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday (March 18) at the opening of a two-day meeting. with their Chinese counterparts in Alaska. The US side “will discuss our deep concerns with China’s actions, including Xinjiang,” where …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE- OCBC customers who wish to do so can enter their NRIC number and look in front of a camera to verify the balance of their accounts at the bank’s ATMs. OCBC said the new ATM facial biometrics feature will eliminate the need to carry an ATM card, which …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will soon conduct a test to test whether parking violations can be detected in real time using vehicle-mounted cameras. A URA spokesperson said Thursday (March 18) that the goal of the trial is to study the feasibility of using video analytics on …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Forgot to bring your OCBC ATM card? Soon you will be able to check your bank account balances or withdraw cash by scanning your face at the bank’s ATMs. In an announcement Thursday (March 18), OCBC said it will enable face verification for bank transactions at its ATMs. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – PatSnap, founded in Singapore, achieved a valuation in excess of $ 1 billion (S $ 1.35 billion) in a new round of funding, with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Tencent Investment among those backing the provider of patent analysis. CPE Industrial Fund and existing investors Sequoia …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Vaccine passports are generating a lot of buzz even though the World Health Organization has repeatedly advised against them. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) hopes that blockchain-based digital applications will get people flying again. Tour groups see them as a possible basis for an earlier opening. Commercial …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MINSA) has softened its COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for certain groups of people, including those with multiple allergies that are not anaphylactic in nature. The ministry had previously advised people with a history of multiple allergies to defer receiving mRNA-based vaccines. Commercial Commercial New evidence …