Luxury car manufacturer localizes high-voltage battery production
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The luxury car manufacturer will establish a facility dedicated to production of the battery modules and battery itself. The Thailand arm is now laying a foundation for local battery production through advanced training and qualification programs.
Digital software tool designed to evaluate MDD patients
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Sufferers of major depressive disorder frequently cope with functional disability for years. The software is self-instructed and can be completed in 10 to 15 minutes. It automatically generates a report of the patient’s cognitive function, and identifies areas where cognitive deficits are present.
Ride-hailing start-up opens seventh R&D centre Malaysia
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The ride-hailing app company doubles tech headcount since end 2017; plans to hire for another 1,000 tech roles in 2019. The form also plans to hire 100 tech employees for its KL R&D centre in its first year of operations.
SingPost’s new AI initiative
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Singapore Post Limited is powering up with AI in snail mail. AI will be integrated into its next-generation regional logistics platform LaMP. This will provide unprecedented parcel traceability and reliability for customers across Southeast Asia.
New Tech Lab to boost Indonesia’s higher education
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The Honeywell UGM Connected Laboratory is a product of the collaboration between the Gadjah Mada University and Honeywell.
HKSTP’s First International Symposium on Sensor Technology for Healthcare and Smart City
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HKSTP and a Research Centre from HKUST to Collaborate on Onsite Trials of Human Traffic Flow Sensing Technology at Science Park.
Singapore’s newest and largest data centre facility
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ST Telemedia Global Data Centres has just unveiled plans to erect a new data centre in Singapore. The largest in the Republic, this will also be the company’s seventh data centre in Singapore.
HKSTP announces new acceleration programme
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iDM2 will provide training sessions and connect start-ups with leading players in product design and manufacturing industries.
Early hearing impairment detection for Filipino infants
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The HeLe hearing screening device, together with the telehealth technologies, is envisioned to be a cost-effective model for conducting newborn hearing screening that will be affordable to the government.
La Trobe’s companion robot Matilda
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Australia’s La Trobe University and Waratah Special Development School will trial a robot classroom companion.
Emergency lights connect devices in IoT-powered buildings
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Each exit sign or emergency light acts as a node in the network, passing information back and forth across a building. Other devices can be connected to the network allowing all of them to be controlled and monitored remotely.
PSA and SUTD developing talent for Singapore’s Smart Port
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PSA Corporation Limited (PSA) and Singapore University of Technology (SUTD) have signed an MoU to develop the local talent pool, supporting the future growth of the port industry.