China’s internet population has now grown beyond 800 million, according to the latest data from the Chinese government. A new report [in Chinese] issued by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) put the number of people in China with access to the internet at 802 million. The agency — which is a branch of the […]
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Healthcare data breach in Singapore affected 1.5M patients, targeted the prime minister
In what’s believed to be the biggest data breach in Singapore’s history, 1.5 million members of the country’s largest healthcare group have had their personal data compromised. The breach affected SingHealth, Singapore’s biggest network of healthcare facilities. Data obtained in the breach includes names, addresses, gender, race, date of birth and patients’ national identification numbers. […]
View More Healthcare data breach in Singapore affected 1.5M patients, targeted the prime ministerispace just raised $90 million to launch two private moon missions by 2020
Japanese company ispace has raised $90.2 million in a Series A funding round, an amount it’s calling the “largest ever” Series A in commercial space financing. The funding comes from Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, Development Bank of Japan, Tokyo Broadcasting System, Konika Minolta and others, and will help the company continue its progress towards a very… Read More
GOP Senators voted ‘yes’ on an illegible tax bill at 2 a.m. and the dragging has begun
Who cares if no one could read it? A win is a win, right?
A hastily sewn together Republican tax bill, dubbed by many on Twitter as the #GOPTaxScam, passed through the U.S. Senate after a critical vote at around 2 a.m. on Dec. 2. Now, as Americans wa…
Budweiser is one step closer to developing beer on Mars
This is not a jokeBudweiser announced that they will be the first to bring beer to Mars. They’ve partnered up with scientists and researchers from the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space and Space Tango.
Their first experiment is bri…
Tech In Asia raises $6.6M led by Korean conglomerate Hanwha
Tech In Asia, the Singapore-based media and events startup, has closed $6.6 million in fresh funding. The lead investor is a name that may not be too familiar to regular readers (yet) and that’s Hanwha, a Korean conglomerate which started out in explosives in 1952 but has since expanded into a range of verticals including (now) a focus on tech in emerging markets. With $55.5 billion… Read More