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Kollective Ventures and Turn Capital Announce the Acquisition of SoundOn, Taiwan’s Leading Podcast Platform

Mark Ko30th January 2021

Kollective Ventures (KV), a capital advisory and investment firm based in Singapore, and Turn Capital, the family office of Joseph Phua, Co-Founder and Non-Executive Chairman of 17LIVE Inc., have jointly...

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Revolut Singapore’s customers can now round up card payments for a good cause

Mark Ko30th January 202130th January 2021

Revolut Singapore has released a new in-app feature called Donations. It allows you to round up card payments, donating the difference to three charities - Singapore Red Cross, Club Rainbow...

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Motorola Solutions unveils next-gen smart radio

Mark Ko30th January 2021

Motorola Solutions has announced the launch of a next generation business-ready smart radio with voice, broadband data and multimedia capabilities to connect teams, inform operations and keep businesses running smoothly....

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Nokia and M1 partner with 5G standalone Core to drive Singapore’s 5G ecosystem

Mark Ko29th January 202123rd January 2021

Nokia and M1 have signed a partnership agreement to deploy Nokia’s cloud-native Core software to drive Singapore’s 5G standalone network launch in 2021. Nokia 5G standalone Core, developed with open-source...

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SKT to Launch Online-Only Mobile Plans

Mark Ko29th January 202123rd January 2021

SK Telecom (SKT) announced that it has launched online-only mobile plans on January 15, 2021 to increase customer value through reduced cost burden and expanded option for mobile price plans....

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Zoom Reaches 1 Million Zoom Phone Seats

Mark Ko29th January 202123rd January 2021

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zoom Video Communications, Inc. has announced that it has sold one million Zoom Phone seats shortly before it reached the two-year anniversary of the product’s general availability. This impressive...

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NCS launches NEXT Shenzhen Innovation Centre to further expand in Greater China

Mark Ko28th January 202123rd January 2021

NCS has launched NEXT Shenzhen Innovation Centre (SIC) in China to drive innovation and talent development aimed at helping enterprise clients accelerate their digital transformation efforts. The SIC will bolster...

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Employment in Singapore Recovers as 40% of Companies Increase Headcount in 2021: Survey

Mark Ko28th January 202123rd January 2021

Professional recruitment services firm Michael Page Singapore launched the Talent Trends 2021 Report, with a keen eye on Singapore’s job market. While hiring activities dipped 35% in 2020 during the...

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Shell Singapore and D’Crypt Pilot Singapore’s First Contact Tracing Device Use in Live Process Plant Environment

Mark Ko28th January 202123rd January 2021

D’Crypt, a Temasek-owned security engineering company, has announced that it has embarked on a pilot project with Shell Singapore, to deploy specially modified BluePass devices for COVID-19 contact tracing for...

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Chronic lung disease patients navigate COVID-19 aided by SAS analytics

Mark Ko28th January 202123rd January 2021

More than 320 million people worldwide suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition causing severe chest and breathing problems. As the coronavirus pandemic quickly escalated, a collaboration with...

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Mi Watch is now available in Singapore

Mark Ko28th January 202123rd January 2021

Global technology leader Xiaomi has announced the arrival of the new Mi Watch in Singapore. As a brand new addition to Xiaomi’s wearable product lineup, Mi Watch is made to...

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A new gender balance: women in tech face lockdown barriers to career progression in Singapore

Mark Ko28th January 202123rd January 2021

Half of Singaporean women working in technology believe the effects of COVID-19 have delayed their career progression, despite 58% of women believing that much needed gender equality is more likely...