In this edition: Algorithms in India; Indonesia, batteries & the environment; TSMC in Arizona; Huawei in Saudi Arabia; Japan’s first lunar mission; and more… — • A deep-dive into the problems with electric vehicles and their battery systems, focusing on the impact on Indonesia’s nickel sector • Taiwan’s TSMC confirms it will build two chip manufacturing plants in Arizona, more than tripling TSMC’s original investment to $40BN

In this edition: Animoca’s NFT fund; Penang Startup Investor Club launches; Startup Island Taiwan podcasts; India’s CBDC pilot; Indonesia’s EV push; and more • Australia: “…newly identified information confirms the high-profile hacks of Medibank and Optus represent just a fraction of the confidential Australian records recently stolen by cyber criminals…” …

In this edition: Tuvalu’s ‘digital twin’ archive moves; Vanuatu government IT rebuild following cyber-attack; Google digital wallet launches in Vietnam; cross-platform digital ID from Indonesia… • New Zealand: An intro to Kara, building accessible global communications system for the deaf using motion capture, AI, and neural network algorithms to drive…

In this edition: Japan’s semiconductors moves; Nvidia’s alt-GPU for China; Vanuatu cyber-attack; virtual asset trading in Hong Kong; and more • Japan: Toyota and 7 other Japanese firms partner in move to make next-gen semiconductors • China: Nvidia offers alternative GPU chip tailored for Chinese market, maintaining compliance with US…

In this edition: Japan joins NATO cyber body; Australia’s $1BN startup fund; WeChat and palm print payments; India gains more Apple manufacturing; Binance mulls buying banks; and more • GrabPay and StraitsX are set to test ‘purpose-bound’ digital Singapore dollars, enabling senders to dictate conditions for the use of their…

In this edition: NFTs as property in Singapore; Australia’s hacking woes continue; Taiwan’s battery-swapping in India; rice decarbonisation in Asia; Huawei faces Ireland ban; Korean VC in Vietnam… • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co suspends advanced silicon production for China’s Biren Technology, a graphics competitor to Nvidia and AMD, in order…

In this edition: TikTok’s livestreaming e-commerce; EU-to-Asia cable via the Arctic; Australia’s data breaches; Tendulkar’s cricket NFTs; Philippines’ Union Bank hits the metaverse… • European Commission mulls financing fibre optic cable connecting Europe to Asia via the Arctic in bid to minimize cable vulnerabilities and avoid ‘single points of failure’ …

In this edition: China’s judicial blockchain; Cambodia and ‘startup nation’ Israel; one Indian village’s digital detox; Oppo loses Nokia patent case; Australian 2.2M user data breach; and more. • China: 12 months on from ban, regulators shut 13 crypto-trading apps, 23 crypto media sites, 440 online promoter accounts, 2 bank…

In this edition: Binance in Kazakhstan; India’s digital currency; education-tech in Vietnam; Singapore, NFTs & music festivals; Australia and space debris tech; and more. • Taiwan: 500 Global and Taiwan Tech Arena unveil 500 Global Accelerator Taiwan’s 2nd cohort of startups for Demo Day — here’s a brief intro to…