Top tech news, Oct 18: SoftBank uncertain on second US$100B Vision fund
Investors fret that SoftBank’s plans could be disrupted by the intensifying furore surrounding Saudi Arabia…
Boost, a learning app for hospitality sector, raises funding from Swiss university
Boost offers spoken language assessment, learning, upselling and vocational skills training to empower employees to…
Singapore travellers may soon be able to use NETS for mobile payments in China
A potential deal, in conjunction with WeChat, would allow merchants to accept a NETSPay QR-code…
How the son of a humble watch repairer became the owner of a multi-million dollar realty tech startup
His startup iMyanmarHouse, with over 550 developers, 2,200 agents and 300K listings, recently hit US$320M in…
Zalora ropes in Gunjan Soni from Myntra as its new CEO
Soni has been instrumental in positioning Myntra as a leader in fashion and lifestyle in…
Singapore government sees collaborative systems as key to its future
The days of building monolithic systems will soon be over, as the government seeks to…
Despite ethical concerns with AI, IoT is on rise in healthtech
By 2020, almost 85 per cent of healthcare organisations are expected to incorporate IoT Everyone…
Indonesia’s CROWDE raises funding from GREE Ventures
By the end of the year, CROWDE aims to help up to 100,000 farmers and…
Public chains are essential in ensuring viability of the blockchain ecosystem
Blockchain interoperability is vital as frameworks for integration and interaction between blockchain systems is very…
Singapore is the most data literate nation globally, according to new report
The study was commissioned by Qlik and produced by Wharton academics and IHS Markit A…