Singapore

Google's APAC outpost joins the global job cuts club

Almost 200 staff let go with emails that landed late at night

Off-Prem22 Feb 2023 | 2

Singapore pulls plug on COVID tracking program

Tells residents to turn in dongles and uninstall apps, but keeps registration system alive – just in case

Applications09 Feb 2023 | 10

Atlassian CEO's bonkers scheme to pipe electricity from Australia to Singapore collapses

Analysis 4,000km extension cords are hard to build

On-Prem22 Jan 2023 | 64

Twitter's Singapore landlord says avian network still a tenant, despite eviction reports

This time last year the plan was for lots more hires. Then came Elon

Off-Prem13 Jan 2023 | 10

Tributes flow as Creative CEO Sim Wong Hoo - the mind behind Sound Blaster - passes aged 68

Asia In Brief PLUS Tesla China price cuts spark protests; Japan boosts cyber-defences; Google can’t overturn Indian fine

Personal Tech09 Jan 2023 | 33

Blockchain needs a reason to exist, Boris Johnson tells roomful of blockchain pros

As for Twitter, politicians need to grow thick skins and stop mistaking it for advertisement

Software02 Dec 2022 | 110

Singapore branches out onto internet of trees

LiDAR, AI and sensors manage millions of plants, and have greatly reduced accidents

Edge + IoT28 Nov 2022 | 15

Japan successfully propels steam-powered spacecraft

Asia In brief PLUS: Criminal probe of Singapore crypto exchange; Bosch invests in China R&D; $2B APAC datacenter fund formed; and more

Science28 Nov 2022 | 23

Singapore's fintech boss says stablecoins might win before CBDCs even get started

Monetary authority presses ahead with Ubin+ cross-border CBDC trial anyway

Software04 Nov 2022 | 2

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin: If Musk's Twitter flops, it's not such a bad thing

Predicts replacement, without Elon's problems, is waiting to fly

Software03 Nov 2022 | 28

Singapore to phase out checks for businesses by 2025

Also testing digital cash tied to specific purposes – like only letting kids spend allowances on school supplies

Software02 Nov 2022 | 24

Terraform Labs and crypto bro Do Kwon face $57 million court case in Singapore

But will Kwon show up in court? Probably not.

Legal01 Nov 2022 | 10

China promises its digital currency will offer 'controllable anonymity'

This means personal info will be captured but not used – unless you're a suspected crim

Software01 Nov 2022 | 30

Hong Kong wants to be the world’s home for virtual assets

The Capital of VA? Virtual assets have to live somewhere and HK thinks it has the regulation for it

Personal Tech31 Oct 2022 | 14

HPE supercomputer to tell Singapore that it's hot, humid, probably going to rain

Cray EX beast deployed to improve weather forecasting in country that has basically one season

HPC28 Oct 2022 | 5

President Biden still wants his cybersecurity labels on those smart devices

May follow Finland and Germany in adopting Singapore's standard

Security20 Oct 2022 | 20

So, the US, China, and Russia walk into an infosec conference

Suffice to say things got a little awkward

CSO19 Oct 2022 | 3

Singapore suggests blockchain to speed cross-border payments

Monetary Authority director calls current system 'not fit for 21st century'

Software11 Oct 2022 | 9

South Korea relieved US China chip ban won't bite, as Beijing fumes

Asia In Brief PLUS: SK hynix outgasses Putin; Canon's new litho plant; Equinix into Indonesia; and more!

On-Prem10 Oct 2022 | 5

No Shangri-La for you: Top hotel chain confirms data leak

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure-dome decree

Security05 Oct 2022 | 7

Founder of cybersecurity firm Acronis is afraid of his own vacuum cleaner

It is the exponential changes in the course of human history that worry Serg Bell

Security03 Oct 2022 | 32

India seeks verified IDs to register email accounts

Asia In Brief PLUS: Warnings on Chinese payment schemes; AWS brushes up its Cantonese; Hong Kong ponders digital dollar; and more!

Security26 Sep 2022 | 3

Where in the world is Terraform Labs' alleged crypto-crasher Do Kwon?

South Korean prosecutor believes he is on the run from charges laid over Luna stablecoin crash

Legal19 Sep 2022 | 8

Arrest warrant issued for Do Kwon – the man blamed for 'crypto winter'

Terraform Labs CEO was boss of the TerraUSD and Luna crypto crash. South Korea wants him in cuffs

Legal15 Sep 2022 | 32

Singapore struggles to curb cryptocurrency enthusiasm

City-state can’t beat them, so plans to regulate them, starting with consumer suitability tests

Software30 Aug 2022 | 4

Singapore distances itself from local crypto companies

Consumer protection regulation coming soon as anti-crypto rhetoric ratchets

Security20 Jul 2022 | 4

Security vendor splits – not quits – to address Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Singapore's Group-IB was once a Moscow startup and will now conduct 'regional diversification'

Security07 Jul 2022 | 1

Singapore reveals international talks on protection for retail crypto investors

Again warns investors that alterna-cash is a very risk proposition

Software07 Jul 2022 | 2

Singapore promises 'brutal and unrelentingly hard' action on dodgy crypto players

But welcomes fast cross-border payments in central bank digital currencies

Cyber-crime27 Jun 2022 | 3

Singapore's Grab enters maps-as-a-service market

Takes on global players with data sourced from customers, plus paid contributions from delivery drivers

Software09 Jun 2022 | 3

Alibaba continues international expansion – adds two datacenters and a bank

Bit barns in Saudi Arabia, all-digital bank in Singapore

Off-Prem08 Jun 2022 |

Metaverse privacy maturity lags enthusiasm for new virtual worlds

Let's dive in and do it anyway, because that worked so well for social media

Software02 Jun 2022 | 11

Retail investors should not invest in crypto, says Singapore deputy PM

Blockchain still has a role to play - if properly regulated - says Heng Swee Keat

Legal31 May 2022 | 3

Landmark case recognizes Bored Ape NFT as an asset

Singapore issues injunction against the sale of image procured through questionable foreclosure

Legal19 May 2022 | 36

Facebook rated least safe e-commerce option in government rankings

Singapore's safety scheme measures scam-combatting capability

Cyber-crime17 May 2022 | 2

Singapore to license pentesters and managed infosec operators

Outfits that can rummage around inside customer systems need to prove they're up to the job - and accountable

Security12 Apr 2022 | 17

'All digital token transactions carry higher inherent risks': Singapore government

Increases regulation on operators to stop money laundering and terror funding

Software06 Apr 2022 | 3

Singapore uncovers four critical vulnerabilities in Riverbed software

Details emerge of the now-patched flaws

Security11 Mar 2022 | 1

Gov-linked Singaporean services outfit NCS wants to become regional giant

Just splashed $236M on Oz SI, can't quite say how it plans to tackle China

On-Prem09 Mar 2022 |

India binned made-in-Singapore app in latest round of China bans

Updated Stock market wipeout followed, so island nation's government has complained

Software28 Feb 2022 | 2

Ukraine invasion may hit chip supply chain – analysts

Noble gas price hike would be just what the world needs ... not

Systems25 Feb 2022 | 15

Construction starts on another Asia-Europe undersea cable

Redundancy may not be a bad idea after damage to sister links

Networks21 Feb 2022 | 23

Singapore introduces potent anti-scam measures

Plans to block more scam sites, share liability between banks and customers

Security16 Feb 2022 | 10

Singapore signs for Azure-hued sovereign cloud from Microsoft

Neither party is willing to talk about the operating model

Off-Prem11 Feb 2022 | 16

Cloudflare signals big Asian push, starting in Singapore

Seeks salespeople focused on expansion – and casinos – and adds a trio of senior managers

Networks24 Jan 2022 | 1

Singapore gives banks two-week deadline to fix SMS security

Edict follows widespread bank phishing scam claiming well over $6.3 million

Security20 Jan 2022 | 11

Crypto.com acknowledges 'unauthorized activity' on servers, maintains no funds have been lost

Security biz PeckShield claims $15m in Ethereum taken

Security18 Jan 2022 | 9

Singapore monetary authority threatens action on bank over widespread phishing scam

Updated Scam has claimed 469 victims in December alone, of which OCBC has issued goodwill payments to 30

Security18 Jan 2022 | 11

At 9 for every 100 workers, robots are rife in Singapore – so we decided to visit them

Feature They're guiding kids through museums, moving food in mega-kitchens – and cleaning where you can't see them

Personal Tech05 Jan 2022 | 22

Singaporean superapp Grab IPOs – badly – and promises to focus on maps and money

Shares fell over 20 per cent in its first day on NASDAQ

Software03 Dec 2021 | 4

Singapore and UK ink digital trade agreements at Future Tech Forum in London

Such memorandums of understanding are all the rage

Security01 Dec 2021 |

Singapore's DBS bank suffers digital fail – yes, regulatory bodies have noticed

Might want to rethink that 'digital to the core' slogan

Off-Prem26 Nov 2021 | 1

35,000 Singapore residents applied for quarantine-free travel online at the same time

In unexpected development, website promptly fell over

Software24 Nov 2021 |

Singaporean regulator punishes biggest-ever data breach: Almost 5.9 million hotel customers' info exposed

RedDoorz.com left red-faced after leaving AWS access key in an APK

Security18 Nov 2021 | 4

Oracle flicks the switch on new Singapore cloud region

Big Red's 33rd region to mitigate Southeast Asia demand

Off-Prem09 Nov 2021 |

New cable incoming! Hawaiki Nui set to connect Sydney, Singapore, and LA by 2025

Plans to hook up New Zealand's South Island and Indonesia too

Networks03 Nov 2021 | 5