Wade Wright’s Post

Available now: Asia's tech news, weekly to April 16th 2024 A couple of items as a quick preview of the full newsletter, available via the link that follows: • India: More on the €100M partnership between Indian Institute of Technology Madras and France's Starburst Accelerator, aiming to boost India's aviation, space and defense ecosystems • China: Nationwide computing power network moves forward, targeting operation in 2025 and aiming to widen access both to computing resources and the energy requirements underpinning them • Malaysia: "The government reported nearly 52K cases of harmful content on various social media platforms, including Meta’s Facebook and TikTok, in the first 3 months of 2024, compared with 43K for the whole of 2023." And in wider-world technology news: » The Internet Archive is now hosting the Caribbean island of Aruba's entire formal history, making over 100,000 of the nation's historic materials available for all, online Hit the link below for this week's edition of the newsletter, available in full here on LinkedIn; or check the comments section for a link to the Substack edition, if you prefer. https://lnkd.in/g2QZchT2 #asiapacific #indopacific #asean #southeastasia #technology #technews #techstartups #spacetechnology #satellites #blockchaintech #beltandroadinitiative #AInews #criticaltechnologies #EVs #supplychain #fintechnews #aukus #semiconductormanufacturing #cybersecurity

Online now: Asia's tech news, weekly to April 9th 2024 A quick preview of items from the full April 9th edition: • Japan: Gov't approves $3.9BN in new subsidies to home-grown chips firm, Rapidus, stepping up the country's moves into semiconductor manufacturing • South Korea, artificial intelligence & elections: "To counter misinformation and uphold democratic fairness, the National Assembly has prohibited AI-generated deepfake content in political campaigning within 90 days of an election..." • Indo-Pacific Climate Tech 100 applications close April 26th, aiming to connect climate tech startups with global investors for June meetings and presentations in Singapore And in wider-world technology news: » How cybercriminals, sanctions-violators and nation state actors use blockchains to move crypto-currencies and other digital assets Hit the link below to read this week's edition, in full, here on LinkedIn; or check the comments section for a link to the Substack edition for the week to April 9th 2024: https://lnkd.in/gEYt64XG #technologynews #indopacific #asiapacific #asean #southeastasia #cryptocurrency #climatetech #techstartups #startupaus #energytech #electricvehicles #artificialintelligence #cybersecurity #spacetechnology #satellites #semiconductors #pacificislands #quantumcomputing #deeptech