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Will NFC Technology Take Off In Singapore?

YoungUpstarts

The Finnish telecommunications giant, for example, partnered the country’s largest taxi operator ComfortDelGro to offer an NFC-enabled option to consumers to book a cab. By simply tapping their NFC-enabled phone at over 400 locations across Singapore, consumers can initiate a booking via SMS.

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[Malaysia] [Event] TEDxKL 2013 Focuses On “Life Hacking”

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Known as the artist who “loves to paint, but not with a paintbrush”, her work has been featured by media around the world including Huffington Post , Wall Street Journal , ABC , CNN and NBC. Events & Happenings event innovation life hacking Malaysia TEDx TEDxKL'

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Six Companies That Were Targeted In 2017: Seven Lessons We Can Learn From Their Struggles

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Consumers now make buying decisions based on peer reviews and social media and have shifted to smaller, newer brands that have a direct digital relationship with their consumers. Some customers had to halt operations, and 37 percent switched freight to competitor Norfolk Southern. and Malaysia. The transition has been painful.

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Can A Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 2

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Now on to more operational considerations. By and large, a lot of it were macro challenges that Malaysia itself faced. The cliches of hiring the best of the best is as true in Malaysia as it is in the US. Malaysia unfortunately does not have a good technology IPO pipeline. It was very difficult to find the right people.

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Legal Impact Of Data Protection And Management In The Digital Age

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by Steve Tan, Deputy Head and key partner in Rajah & Tann Singapore ’s TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) practice group. Here are a few tips for organisations to ensure that they comply with the legal regulations where they operate in. Conduct regular audits and penetration testing.

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The Proof was not in the Pudding: Pudding Media is Shutting Down

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A ccording to Calcalist ,Pudding Media, an Israeli mobile advertising startup, faces imminent shut down. Pudding Media let go 25 employees this morning and announced it will cease its operations in Israel. Pudding Media was founded in 2006 by brothers Ariel and Ruben Maislos. Pudding Media's Behavioral Targeting.

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Transportation, On-Demand And The Asian Economy – Asian Horizons

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The on-demand economy may have been spurred by the big names that have frequent mentions in social media or otherwise: Uber, Airbnb and the whole shebang. Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, India and some other countries have been privy to the on-demand bubble, so to speak. Co-operation and Synergy. Hyperlocal Focus.

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