Deep tech, clean tech bring the cool to CES
THEY call it a microwave, but for cooling. Place a bottle of soda in the new drink cooler designed by deep tech firm Matrix and in 60 seconds, it's ice cold. A bottle of champagne can be chilled...
Parallel reality is just one dimension of a hyper personalised future
IF THE tech world's annual gathering at CES in Las Vegas is a backstage pass to the future, then one big theme that ruled the stage this week is how firms are using advancements in technology to...
Koufu expands in Indonesia with Super Tea joint venture
KOUFU subsidiary Super Tea has entered into a joint venture to develop, manage and operate food and beverage outlets under the proprietary marks of Super Tea in Indonesia, it said on Wednesday....
Maybank Kim Eng lays off 5% of its Singapore workforce
MAYBANK Kim Eng, the investment banking and securities broking arm of Malaysia's largest bank, has laid off 5 per cent of its Singapore workforce as stiffer competition prompts a restructuring of...
Mergers and acquisitions up in 2019 but deal sizes are shrinking
MERGER and acquisition (M&A) activity picked up at a fierce pace in 2019 as Reits raced to merge while a bumper crop of small and mid-cap firms got swept into the privatisation wave.
V3 Smart Technologies all set to grow global
V3 Smart Technologies, the homegrown tech developer that specialises in fleet and asset tracking and mobile workforce applications, is determined to establish itself as a global brand.
Haulio's on a drive to uplift truckers
PLENTY of ideas are floated about smart cities and smart logistics, yet there are those within the container trucking industry who feel the sector remains as inefficient today as it was 20 years...
Utico clarifies that Hyflux has until Aug 26 to ink a deal
DAYS after it gave Hyflux an ultimatum to sign a definitive deal, failing which it would walk away from a potential investment into the insolvent water treatment firm, Middle Eastern utility firm...
Utico gives Hyflux up to Aug 16 to ink a definitive deal
UTICO wants debt-ridden Hyflux to sign a definitive agreement for a rescue deal by Aug 16, failing which it will walk, the Emirati utilities group said on Friday.
Young and not so upwardly mobile
IN 2015, the last time any study of its kind was published, the Finance Ministry looked at incomes of those born from 1978-1982 (aged 37-41 this year) and concluded that inter-generational income...