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Capital A chief Fernandes demands answers from Microsoft with airlines losing ‘millions’ in global IT outage
The global tech glitch affected flights, banking and company operations in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States, the United Kingdom, India and Australia, according to various media reports.
Microsoft says about 8.5 million of its devices affected by CrowdStrike-related outage
"Although this was not a Microsoft incident, given it impacts our ecosystem, we want to provide an update on the steps we’ve taken with CrowdStrike and others to remediate and support our customers," Microsoft clarified in a blog post on Saturday.
China’s XTransfer gets Singapore approval to provide payment services for SMEs
XTransfer, China-based business to business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform, announced Tuesday that it has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a major payment institution license (MPI).
Animoca Brands’ Mocaverse, MOCA Foundation, and TON Foundation execute strategic partnership for MOCA Coin and Toncoin token swap
Animoca Brands’ Mocaverse has on Friday announced a strategic partnership with MOCA Foundation and The Open Network (TON) Foundation to implement an identity and reputation-based consumer network across Moca Network and TON Blockchain ecosystems.
DOST-ASTI, THE BLOKC and Superteam Philippines join forces to accelerate blockchain innovation
The Department of Science and Technology - Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI), THE BLOKCLABS, INC. (The BLOKC) and Superteam Philippines are set to formalize a groundbreaking partnership to propel blockchain technology and Web3 initiatives in the Philippines.
Futurise, Malaysian Sports Aviation Federation team up for drone sports in Malaysia
Futurise Sdn Bhd, a company under the Ministry of Finance in Malaysia, and the Malaysian Sports Aviation Federation (MSAF) have on Friday forged an alliance to advance and elevate the burgeoning field of drone sports in Malaysia.
Singtel backs amalgamation of Intouch and GULF in move to simplify Thai associate AIS’ holding structure
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) has on Tuesday announced its support for the amalgamation of Intouch Holdings and GULF, Intouch’s largest shareholder, which will create a leading digital and energy infrastructure player in Southeast Asia (NewCo).
Temasek’s Xora Innovation leads $55M Series A funding round in US battery maker Peak Energy
Xora Innovation, an Early-Stage deep tech investing platform of Temasek, has led $55 million Series A funding round in US battery maker Peak Energy.
Standard Chartered, Animoca Brands, HKT join forces to participate in the HKMA’s stablecoin issuer sandbox
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (SCBHK), Animoca Brands, and HKT have joined forces to take part in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) stablecoin issuer sandbox (the Sandbox) that was announced in March this year.
Singapore-based tech unicorn Carro opens regional office in Hong Kong
Singapore-based used car online platform Carro has opened a regional office in Hong Kong.
