Sanctions move China to replace chips supply chain

The chief executive officer of ASML, the overwhelmingly dominant supplier of lithography equipment to the semiconductor industry, says that China will eventually learn how to make the semiconductor production equipment it cannot import due to sanctions imposed by the US. In an interview with Bloomberg News published on January 25, Peter Wennink said, “If they […]Continue Reading

Indonesia pushing for OPEC-style nickel cartel

Indonesian Minister of Investment Bahlil Lahadalia suggested that Indonesia is looking into forming an OPEC-style cartel for nickel and other inputs used in battery production. Nickel is becoming a hot commodity as it is a key input in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries needed for electric vehicles (EVs) — and Indonesia has the world’s largest nickel ore […]Continue Reading

Singapore to continue investing in local tech talent despite lay-offs at tech giants: Josephine Teo

SINGAPORE: Singapore will continue to invest in developing local tech talent despite recent lay-offs at tech giants as this is “the right thing to do”, Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo said on Thursday (Jan 26). Speaking at the launch of a tech talent conversion programme, Ms Teo notedContinue Reading

Indonesia’s iSeller Raises US mil Series B

Aims to be profitable within 3 years by focusing on expanding reach
In last 2 years, had an over four-fold increase in merchant acquisitions, revenue iSeller, Indonesia’s solutions platform for merchants, today announced the completion of a US$12 million (RM51.4 million) Series B round of financing led by Intudo Ventures, with participation from KVision (Kasikornbank), as…Continue Reading

Delivering business impact with Cloud FinOps

Gain new expertise internally, improved productivity of IT team FinOps is exercise of driving visibility and bringing economic accountability ÂTo remain ahead of the competition, organisations need to relook in how they can increase productivity and operational efficiencies. Today, organisations within Malaysia are more and more  turning to cloud to deliver…Continue Reading