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Intel will bring a performance-improving feature to its chips one year ahead of TSMC

Mei Ling Tan March 18, 2024

In October 2021, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said that Intel would reclaim process leadership from TSMC and Samsung Foundry by 2025. Intel is looking to challenge TSMC and Samsung Foundry in…

How The Body Shop Vietnam does business

Mei Ling Tan March 18, 2024

Operated by a Malaysian firm in some Southeast Asian locations, cosmetics retail chain The Body Shop Vietnam posted its first loss last year after three years of declining profits. InNature…

UBS Asia Job Cuts Show What Switzerland Faces

Mei Ling Tan March 15, 2024

It is a year since the government and regulators forced UBS to rescue Credit Suisse. The recent news of job cuts in Asia makes it very clear what could be…

Google Messages gets new Camera UI for users to access during a chat

Mei Ling Tan March 15, 2024

Google is adding a new camera UI for Google Messages that Android users can employ instead of relying on their phones’ default viewfinder. The camera UI can be accessed from…

Singaporean women earn 14.3% less than men

Mei Ling Tan March 15, 2024

The median income difference between women and men working in Singapore was 14.3% last year, down from 16.3% in 2018, according to the Ministry of Manpower’s study. Differences in occupation…

South Korean burger chain Mom’s Touch enters Japan

Mei Ling Tan March 14, 2024

Korean burger and chicken fast food chain Mom’s Touch is set to open its first directly managed Japanese store in Shibuya, Tokyo. Scheduled to open on April 16, the new…

Coupang launches overseas direct purchase service in Japan

Mei Ling Tan March 14, 2024

Coupang customers in South Korea can now directly purchase products from Japan, thanks to the e-commerce platform’s expansion of its overseas direct purchase service. With Japanese products now available through…

FedEx makes ‘historic’ cross-border delivery with electric vehicle

Mei Ling Tan March 14, 2024

FedEx Express has set a record for successfully executing the first cross-border package delivery from Malaysia to Singapore with an electric vehicle. The attempt was recognized by the Malaysian Book…

Chip Apple developed for the Apple Car reportedly carried a whopping 536 billion transistors

Mei Ling Tan March 14, 2024

Last month, Apple put an end to the development of the Apple Car after spending ten years and ten billion dollars to create an autonomous vehicle. One of the components that Apple built…

Spotify to launch new Audiobooks feature in April

Mei Ling Tan March 14, 2024

After bringing music videos to Premium users in select markets, Spotify announced a brand-new feature coming to Audiobooks in April: Countdown Pages. This is the same feature that’s been successful for music…

TIDAL launches Circles, a safe space dedicated to artists

Mei Ling Tan March 14, 2024

TIDAL is trying to turn itself into a comfy home for artists. Circles is the latest new feature introduced by the music service, an artist-to-artist forum that allows artists to…

Gold heads up after plunge

Mei Ling Tan March 14, 2024

Saigon Jewelry Company gold bar price rose 0.75% to VND81.1 million ($3,283.73) per tael Thursday. Gold bar plunged 2.42% Wednesday after reaching a new historic peak of VND82.5 million. The…

YouTube reveals new design for its TV app

Mei Ling Tan March 14, 2024

YouTube has just announced a new design for its TV app that will be rolled out to all users over the next few weeks. The new design is supposed to bring familiar YouTube features…

Apple further loosens grip on iPhone apps in the EU by allowing direct downloads

Mei Ling Tan March 13, 2024

Just recently, Apple rolled out iOS 17.4, introducing big changes to the App Store landscape in the European Union. Why? To comply with the newly adopted Digital Markets Act (DMA). These changes include…

Apple doubles down on China R&D amid iPhone sales slowdown

Mei Ling Tan March 13, 2024

As iPhone sales face a slowdown in the largest smartphone market globally, aka China, Apple is expanding its applied research operations in the country. With stiff competition from Huawei and…

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Intel will bring a performance-improving feature to its chips one year ahead of TSMC

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Singaporean women earn 14.3% less than men

South Korean burger chain Mom’s Touch enters Japan

Coupang launches overseas direct purchase service in Japan

FedEx makes ‘historic’ cross-border delivery with electric vehicle

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Spotify to launch new Audiobooks feature in April

TIDAL launches Circles, a safe space dedicated to artists

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