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“Fast Fish Eat Big Fish”. FPT Rising up the Ranks of Top IT Service Providers Regionally and Hungry for More

By Catherine Yong|2024-11-26T12:40:08+08:00November 26, 2024|Categories: AI, Experiences|Tags: Asia, cloud, conglomerate, ecosystem, expansion, Vietnam|

A CXpose.tech chat with FPT Software’s SEVP for Asia & Australasia markets and CEO of FPT Japan about its recent announcements and goal to be a regional IT service player, leads this journalist to have a deeper look also at what Vietnam has been through as a country, economy, and tech hub. Vietnam emerged as a significant hotspot for foreign direct investment (FDI), driven by its strategic location, favorable economic policies, and a young, tech-savvy workforce with a median age of 30 years. In 2023, Vietnam ranked as one of the top destinations for FDI in Southeast Asia, with ... Read More

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“The Next ChatGPT Moment Will be Humanoids,” says Nvidia… and Soft Gripper Fingers Have Come a Long Way

By Catherine Yong|2024-11-24T09:43:23+08:00November 23, 2024|Categories: AI|Tags: automation, humanoids, robotics, Startup - Spotlight|

RoPlus Robotics was founded by a team of 5 young individuals who after experiencing the gap left by social distancing measures a few years ago, decided to commercialize the soft adaptive robotic gripping solutions they were developing at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Last March, RoPlus’ expandable end-of-arm tool was in action at a Coca-Cola Singapore assembly and packing line for bags of powdered ingredients. This implementation was significant because the tool worked seamlessly with a smart vision detection system that could identify and locate clear plastic bags as well as adjust its grip on powder bags that ... Read More

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How Web3 Startups Are Revolutionizing Cross-Border Payments

By Catherine Yong|2024-11-19T11:27:16+08:00November 18, 2024|Categories: Data|Tags: payments, Startup - Field Guide, startups, web3|

Web3 startups are pivotal to reshaping cross-border payments., CXpose.tech discovered at the sidelines of Cyberport's Venture Capital Forum 2024. While the cryptocurrency wave captured headlines, a quieter revolution in stablecoins emerged as the true game-changer for international payments and financial inclusion. The year 2024 marked a crucial turning point for stable coin adoption. Following Ethereum's Dencun upgrade last March, transaction costs plummeted to less than a penny, unlocking new possibilities for micro-payments and remittances. This technical breakthrough shifted the focus from blockchain infrastructure to distribution and ecosystem development. Alex Witt "The future of payments is stablecoins," noted Alex ... Read More

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Motorola Solutions Turns 50 in Singapore: How the Company Combines Safety Technology with Community Engagement

By Catherine Yong|2024-11-14T08:13:19+08:00November 13, 2024|Categories: Experiences|Tags: anniversary, community, public safety|

Two weeks before Motorola Solutions Singapore’s 50th anniversary, CXpose.tech had a glimpse of what was happening behind-the-scenes in preparation of the company’s golden jubilee. Motorola Solutions Singapore’s country president, Chang Kar Weng shared his feeling of anticipation as his team geared up for anniversary celebrations in the country. It all culminated in the anniversary gala on 8th November, an event reflecting Motorola Solutions’ standing as a strategic partner for the nation’s security, and more broadly, its integration into Singapore’s social landscape and communities, through employee volunteerism and CSR partnerships.Community Impact and Employee Wellness Kar Weng feels proud that Motorola Solutions ... Read More

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“How to Earn More While Working Fewer Hours?” PAL Founder Uses Tech to Carve Out Advantage in Premium Transportation

By Catherine Yong|2024-11-13T12:09:00+08:00November 12, 2024|Categories: Experiences|Tags: premium, Startup - Spotlight, tramsportation|

Armed with faith and the burning desire to solve the riddle of, "How to earn more while working fewer hours", Lim Zhi Min founded Prime Aces Limousine with a single Toyota Alphard and a clear cognizance that technology could provide the answer. In the sweltering heat of Singapore's bustling streets in 2017, Lim Zhi Min found himself among the countless ride-hailing drivers working exhausting 15-hour days just to make ends meet. But his experience would lead him to spot a crucial gap in the market: the need for consistent, high-quality premium limousine services for corporate clients and businesses. ... Read More

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“We Didn’t Have the Mindset. Our Business Model was Wrong.” A Multi-Million Business Owner’s Willingness to Learn and Adapt

By Catherine Yong|2024-11-06T11:04:27+08:00November 6, 2024|Categories: Experiences|Tags: eCommerce, halal, marketplaces, Startup - Field Guide, Startup - Spotlight|

Finding a unique demand can be as critical to success as the business model to harness that unique demand. For Sam Hwang and Tony Er, co-founders of DagangHalal.com, it took ten years and a Re-Start in 2019, for the eCommerce platform to blend the two and arrive to where they are today. Sam and his team's journey into the halal market wasn't a straightforward path. Sam admitted, “At the very early stage, I actually wanted to go in the direction of a general platform, exactly like Alibaba.com. “After more research, however, I decided to give in to what the ... Read More

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Hong Kong, A Hotbed of Web3.0, AI and Venture Capital Activity

By Catherine Yong|2024-11-23T20:09:02+08:00November 5, 2024|Categories: AI, Experiences|Tags: featured, Hong Kong, incubator, venture capital, Web3.0|

A raft of initiatives were announced during the two-day Cyberport Venture Capital Forum 2024 (CVCF) in Hong Kong recently, for example the Web3.0 Investment Circle’ (W3IC) and an AI subsidy scheme, all of which aligns with the Hong Kong government’s commitment to accelerate venture capital activity and development of the Web3.0 and overall IT ecosystem. Georgina Chu zooms into a few notable ones with CXpose.tech. CVCF 2024 had attracted over 2,600 attendees from the AI, Web3, and venture capital ecosystem, and during a keynote on the second day, Cyberport’s Chief Corporate Development Officer, Georgina Chu, shared about interesting developments ... Read More

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Cloudera Helps Enterprises Achieve Cloud Goals with Prioritized Investments and Recipe Book of Use Cases

By Catherine Yong|2024-11-01T12:38:44+08:00November 1, 2024|Categories: AI, Data|Tags: data management, hybrid cloud, private cloud, public cloud|

Cloudera execs from its CEO to its SVP of Product Management, share their perspectives with frank comments about cloud adoption, customer use cases, partnerships, coopetition, and how prioritized investments are helping enterprises achieve their cloud goals. Cloudera’s Chief Revenue Officer, Frank O’Dowd described cloud consumption as an important measure of the ability to take advantage of the technology and move forward with it. “Cloud consumption means you are using the cloud platform that you made a purchase. And our growth rate right now in cloud consumption (at 42%) is higher than that of all our competitors.” This is no ... Read More

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How Software is Changing the Way We Respond to Emergencies

By Catherine Yong|2024-10-29T07:05:33+08:00October 29, 2024|Categories: Experiences, AI|Tags: critical event management, emergency management|

From critical event management to mobile apps and AI, Motorola Solutions is adding more cogs to its emergency management software machine. All of us deal with pressure in different ways, but technology has a way of improving how we approach and manage it. Until not so long ago, an operations manager at a power plant might have reached for a large binded folder to find answers to prevent a potential shutdown. Thumbing through evacuation plans, site schematics and other details, he or she would try to figure out how to keep workers safe, who to call and what to ... Read More

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Ingredient Innovation Gets A Huge Automation Boost

By Catherine Yong|2024-11-18T13:54:46+08:00October 28, 2024|Categories: Data, Experiences|Tags: automation, featured, ingredient innovation, mouthfeel|

Tate & Lyle, a global leader in ingredient solutions receive a huge automation boost with an industry-first automated laboratory, which aims to deliver faster and more accurate ingredient design, accelerating go-to-market for new food products. Members of the media were treated to a tour of Tate & Lyle’s automated lab aptly called the Automated Laboratory for Ingredient Experimentation, or AlFIE, that is located in Singapore, just one of its Customer Collaboration and Innovation Centers around the world. A look at ALFIE, at Tate & Lyle's Singapore site. The lab overall consists of two systems, one designated for ... Read More

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