Digital Economy stories
About 60 Indigenous students in New Brunswick will gain IT and cybersecurity training as employers struggle to fill cyber roles across Canada.
Top Indian resellers are set to be rewarded in Thailand as Lexar courts a channel network vital to growing storage demand across 46 cities.
Creators warn the plan could weaken South Korea’s lucrative cultural exports by letting AI firms scrape works without consent or payment.
The expansion is set to lift output and jobs at a north-west site supplying power distribution equipment for data centres.
Android has become the main growth engine for subscription apps, with paid installs now outnumbering free ones on the platform.
The site underpins real-time payments for banks and merchants across Europe, while keeping sensitive data within the region.
The appointment comes as Australia’s fintech sector pushes for rules that could lift its economic contribution from $13.6 billion to $38 billion by 2035.
Singapore SMEs can now buy managed email protection as phishing attacks rose 49% in 2024, with AI-generated lures increasingly involved.
Australians have lost AUD $837.7 million to investment scams this year, prompting a 90% rise in ASIC website takedowns.
The new Kuala Lumpur centre is set to bolster resilience and speed up real-time responses across the bank’s network in over 50 markets.
The approval puts Coinbase ahead of looming rules and opens the door for retail crypto derivatives in Australia.
Authenticated AI payments in Singapore and Malaysia could set the standard for cross-border commerce, with banks weighing fraud and consent risks.
Singapore’s AI developer scene is set for a bigger global spotlight, with more than 2,000 people expected at a sold-out conference.
Australian firms risk shifting bottlenecks from coding to testing and security as AI boosts developer output but leaves workflows fragmented.
The spending aims to add skilled jobs and local AI access as Thailand races to become South East Asia’s digital hub.
The five-year spend will fund cloud and AI infrastructure, while 200,000 Singapore students get free access to Microsoft 365 Premium with Copilot.
The expansion will make Malaysia DayOne's biggest global base, adding thousands of jobs as demand for cloud and AI capacity rises.
Revenue leakage may be eroding as much as 7% of annual recurring income as finance systems lag behind AI pricing shifts.
Malaysian businesses can now access payments, multi-currency accounts and foreign exchange on one platform after new central bank approvals.
A national push to define cyber careers could ease hiring gaps and improve training pathways as Australia seeks more security staff.