Author: Lum Ka Kay

AI: Man vs machine, or man AND machine?
With AI fears on the rise again, IBM Malaysia CTO Freddy Lee argues that cognitive computing is merely ‘a tool to support decision-making.’
Lazada Malaysia plays the logistics game, and more
Lazada Malaysia is experimenting with a same-day delivery service in the Klang Valley with its own fleet of riders, and that’s just the start.
Lazada claims to be SEA’s No 1 e-commerce player
Lazada Group is claiming a total of US$1.3 billion of annualised GMV across its six SEA markets, saying this makes it the region’s biggest e-commerce player.
Fintech and fraud, like a horse and carriage
Fintech players should be cautious, because the increasing digitalisation of the financial services industry brings with it an extra element of risk, warned the Securities Commission Malaysia.
Huawei unveils a slew of products in Malaysia
Huawei has launched its latest flagship smartphone Mate 8 in Malaysia, just one of a slew of products.
New MaGIC CEO to be named next month
The Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) will announce its new CEO next month, according to chairman Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah.
In the trenches with the D50: Startups are not one-man shows
At a special panel discussion, DNA’s Digerati50 talked about the right time to start a business and why startups should stop being so rah-rah on Silicon Valley.
Lenovo ups consumer VR ante with new smartphones
Lenovo has unveiled its latest smartphones – the Vibe X3 and the K4 Note – in Malaysia, its first to come with the company’s TheaterMax VR technology.
Carsome gets US$2mil Series A, led by IRR
Malaysian automotive startup Carsome has raised US$2mil funding from IRR, IMJ and 500 Startups to fuel its regional expansion into Indonesia and Thailand.
SWIFT to make Malaysia its ‘second home’ by 2020
Global financial messaging services provider SWIFT plans to make its Malaysian site its second largest in the world by 2020, with the biggest being its home office in Belgium.
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