No Silver Linings to Toxic Positivity Right Now
As mental health issues continue to rise amid the pandemic, employers and co-workers are taking proactive steps to create a more positive work environment to manage employees’ mental health. More often than not, these measures include keeping regular contact with the team and making sure that managers are checking in on more than just work tasks. According to lecturer and clinical psychologist, Asst. Prof. Dr Pamilia...
New Intel XPU Innovations Target HPC and AI
At the 2021 International Supercomputing Conference (ISC), Intel is showcasing how the company is extending its lead in high performance computing (HPC) with a range of technology disclosures, partnerships and customer adoptions. Intel® processors are the most widely deployed compute architecture in the world’s supercomputers, enabling global medical discoveries and scientific breakthroughs. Intel is announcing advances in its Xeon...
Swifter, Wider, Stronger: Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection Reveals New Updates
Kaspersky has improved and expanded its list of available VPN Secure Connection capabilities. This includes the Kill Switch feature – which allows customers to spend time online safely and protects them from risky connectivity interruptions – being made available for iOS. The list of available streaming services has also grown, while the range of geographies through which users can route their traffic is also expanding, along with the...
NTT to Create World’s Largest Connected Stadium, Generating a ‘Digital Twin’ of the Tour de France
NTT Ltd., the official technology partner to A.S.O, today announced it will create the world’s largest connected stadium, a concept unique to the Tour de France, generating a ‘digital twin’ of the event. Millions of data points will be collected and brought to life through stunning, insightful visualizations and digital experiences for fans, as well as new services to support the event operations for this three-week long race that...
Almost 9M Cryptominers Prevented In SEA SMBs In 2020, More Than Phishing, Ransomware Combined
In Southeast Asia, cryptomining is the highest in terms of attempted attacks blocked by Kaspersky at 8,926,117 in 2020. Detected phishing attempts were at 2,890,825 while ransomware attempts were at 804,513 last year. Malicious cryptocurrency malware used in cryptomining is being used by cybercriminals to use hardware they don’t own such as smartphones, computers, tablets, and servers. They then harness the processing power of these...
After A Year that Disrupted The Industry, Global Rankings Show that Fintech is Thriving
A new report by findexable shows that 2020 was a year in which the financial technology (‘fintech’) sector expanded globally and financially, building upon a surge in demand for technology that increases access to digital finance. Previous reports showed that this trend was accelerating, but over the period covered by this year’s report diversity among fintech companies exploded, with 50 new cities and 20 new countries added to the...
Goodday Milk Involves Local Communities To Spread Kindness To Malaysians In Need
Goodday Milk, one of Malaysia’s favourite milk brands since 1968, recently concluded their Goodday Sebarkan Kebaikan campaign, a community campaign that was created to help the underprivileged during the holy month of Ramadan. The campaign received over 8,000 entries and garnered over RM29,000 in donations for Pusat Jagaan Al-Fikrah Malaysia. As a brand that stands for the good of the community and consumers, Goodday Sebarkan Kebaikan...
AXA to Exit Malaysia
AXA announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Generali to sell its insurance operations in Malaysia, which includes its 49.99% shareholding in AXA Affin General Insurance (“AAGI”) and 49% shareholding in AXA Affin Life Insurance (“AALI”). The transaction is subject to closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals, and is expected to close by 2Q 2022. “This is an important milestone for us. As a...
Contact Centres in Asia Pacific at the Tip of the AI Iceberg
Over the years, conversational artificial intelligence (AI) has been recognised as a key component of digitalization, as many businesses strive to streamline their operations while delivering new and transformative experiences for their audiences. Conversational AI helps contact centres in many forms – from powering intelligent virtual assistants (IVAs), analysing calls in real-time to summarising calls for agents. The short answer to...
64% Of Employees Who Argued With The IT Department About Updates Were Allowed To Use Their Current Versions
23% of employees have previously had a dispute with IT staff about the importance or frequency of updating their work devices. Surprisingly, IT teams tend to agree with such demands and let two-thirds (64%) of staff skip installing updates on certain software or OS at all. This was revealed in a study commissioned by Kaspersky to explore workers’ attitudes and habits toward updates. Updates not only bring new functionality and fix...
