Jan 6
Asia’s tech news #130: Taiwan & CES 2022, Huawei’s smart cars, digital ID in Australia…
In this issue: Taiwan Tech Arena’s startups and CES 2022, Huawei’s Smart Car Innovation Center opens for business, digital identity verification in Australia, Nike steps into the metaverse with NFT partnership — and Happy Christmas!
Taiwan Tech Arena to showcase 100 hi-potential startups at CES 2022 from January 5–8 — www.digitimes.com
With CES 2022 just around the corner, Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) will showcase 100 high-potential Taiwanese startups at the annual event, including seven award-winning startups. Between January…
Japan: Scientists achieve key step in development of a quantum computer using photons — asia.nikkei.com
A Japanese team of scientists on Wednesday announced a key step in the development of a quantum computer using photons, or particles of light, that eliminates the need for an ultracold environment used to cool existing machines.
China: Huawei unveils Smart Car Solution Innovation Center, focusing on enterprise auto customers — pandaily.com
Wang Jun, Chief Operating Officer of Huawei’s Smart Car Solution BU, on Tuesday said that the firm’s Smart Car Solution Innovation Center has now been finished and put into use.
Download: Digital Asset Classification Standard, a glossary of terms, from CoinDesk Indices (pdf) — ow.ly
Among other things, DACS provides the market with a transparent and standardized method to determine sector and industry exposure, facilitates portfolio attribution analysis and will help pinpoint…
Vietnam: OnMic voice-chat and streaming platform backed with no-frills community focus — e27.co
OnMic is an audio content platform that provides voice-streaming chat rooms featuring no visuals and only minimal text.
Pakistan’s Jiye Technologies raises $2.5M pre-seed funding with farm-to-retail service — profit.pakistantoday.com.pk
LAHORE: Lahore-based agri-supply chain platform, Jiye Technologies has claimed to have raised $2.5 million in its pre-seed funding round, as the farm-to-retail startup rolls out expansion across…
Australia: NSW gov’t earmarks $8.9M to work on personalised digital wallet — www.itnews.com.au
It is anticipated that the wallet would enable citizens to verify both government and private sector credentials such as trade licences in the future.
Nike acquires NFT startup RTFKT studios to enter the metaverse — www.newsorigins.com
RTFKT is currently behind one of the most talked-about NFT project drops of the month — a sweeping avatar partnership with artist Takashi Murakami called CloneX. Since its initial drop less than…
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