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Spalba appoints Erica Seo as Business Head for APAC
Digital Transformation

Spalba appoints Erica Seo as Business Head for APAC

Spalba names Erica Seo Business Head for APAC as it accelerates regional expansion, with Singapore set to anchor Southeast Asia operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Teads & LG Ad Solutions expand CTV pact across APAC
Unified Communications

Teads & LG Ad Solutions expand CTV pact across APAC

Teads and LG Ad Solutions widen connected TV partnership across APAC and Europe, adding markets and a single buying route for LG Smart TV inventory.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • 4 days ago
KnowBe4 names APJ partner award winners in Singapore
Phishing

KnowBe4 names APJ partner award winners in Singapore

KnowBe4 honours APJ partners in Singapore, with SSS Cybersecurity Specialists named regional winner as Australia, Thailand and Japan firms also recognised.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Cherry's Stream Mouse Ultimate wins Red Dot design award
Gaming

Cherry's Stream Mouse Ultimate wins Red Dot design award

Cherry's Stream Mouse Ultimate wins Red Dot Product Design 2026 as judges praise its ergonomics, customisation and ProScroll technology.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
China-aligned TA416 resumes spying on EU & Mideast
Phishing

China-aligned TA416 resumes spying on EU & Mideast

China-linked TA416 returns to spying on European diplomats and later expands attacks to Middle Eastern government targets after Iran conflict.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
AI lifts Asia Pacific data centre costs, report says
Hyperscale

AI lifts Asia Pacific data centre costs, report says

Japan and Singapore drive Asia Pacific data centre build costs higher as AI demand, power constraints and labour shortages widen regional gaps.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last month
BlackRock tops APAC fund brand ranking for fifth year
Artificial Intelligence

BlackRock tops APAC fund brand ranking for fifth year

BlackRock has retained the top APAC fund brand spot for a fifth year as JPMorgan, PIMCO and Blackstone jostle in Broadridge's latest ranking.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Zyxel tops techconsult firewall rankings, wins VPN acclaim
Firewalls

Zyxel tops techconsult firewall rankings, wins VPN acclaim

Zyxel wins top firewall spot in techconsult's latest user survey, while also landing among the leading VPN vendors for ease of use and support.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
KBRO expands Taiwan broadband with Harmonic fibre-on-demand
Unified Communications

KBRO expands Taiwan broadband with Harmonic fibre-on-demand

KBRO turns to Harmonic's fibre-on-demand platform to extend Taiwan broadband selectively, pairing XGS-PON with DOCSIS upgrades and limiting new build costs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Transcelestial ranks among Fast Company's top innovators
Unified Communications

Transcelestial ranks among Fast Company's top innovators

Laser network pioneer Transcelestial lands in Fast Company's 2026 Asia-Pacific top four, joining the World's Most Innovative list.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
OpenSearch adds three members amid AI search growth
DevOps

OpenSearch adds three members amid AI search growth

OpenSearch adds three new members to boost global open-source search and AI infrastructure as hybrid and vector search adoption accelerates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Musk floats Tesla 'terafab' chip plant & Intel talks
Robotics

Musk floats Tesla 'terafab' chip plant & Intel talks

Elon Musk says Tesla may build a vast in-house 'terafab' chip plant to secure AI supply and hints at potential manufacturing talks with Intel.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Data centre boom reshapes Asia Pacific loan markets
Hyperscale

Data centre boom reshapes Asia Pacific loan markets

Data centre boom drives new financing structures across Asia Pacific loan markets, APLMA whitepaper finds, reshaping risk and investor mix.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
NCS named Check Point's APAC Top Partner of the Year
Firewalls

NCS named Check Point's APAC Top Partner of the Year

NCS has been named Check Point's APAC Top Partner of the Year, leading a slate of regional award winners unveiled in Bangkok for FY25.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Nanomade demos force sensors to Taiwan electronics makers
Wearables

Nanomade demos force sensors to Taiwan electronics makers

French sensor maker Nanomade to showcase force-touch tech on finished metal and glass devices as it courts Taiwanese OEMs and brands.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Mastercard & KTC test Thailand's first AI ride booking
Data Protection

Mastercard & KTC test Thailand's first AI ride booking

Mastercard and Krungthai Card complete Thailand’s first live agentic payment as an AI assistant books an Elife ride from airport to city centre.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Australia plans first national semiconductor roadmap
Unified Communications

Australia plans first national semiconductor roadmap

Australia is drafting its first 15-year national semiconductor roadmap to build sovereign chip capability and cut reliance on global supply chains.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Laser link restores Taiwan Mobile network after typhoon
Unified Communications

Laser link restores Taiwan Mobile network after typhoon

Taiwan Mobile restores typhoon-hit services in Hualien within days, using a 1.25km laser link to bypass a collapsed river bridge.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026