#HyperledgerAsia: A Sampling of the Many Hyperledger-Powered Solutions in Action Across Asia
Hyperledger technologies are serving as the open source foundation for a rapidly growing range of production solutions and applications. Companies across Asia are putting Hyperledger technologies to work to boost trade, fight fraud, streamline financial transactions, authenticate data, verify identities and more. As part of our spotlight on #HyperledgerAsia, we’ve collected a sampling of the many Hyperledger-powered solutions...
Japan’s health tech Ubie wants to fuel its US expansion with $19M Series C extension
Ubie, a Tokyo-based startup providing an AI-powered symptom checker app and hospital SaaS products, has closed a $19 million extension to its previous Series C round. This brings the health tech startup’s total funding to $45.2 million in Series C. The extension round consists of 90% equity and 10% debt financing, according to the co-founder and CEO of Ubie Kota Kubo. With this round, Ubie has raised a total of $76 million since its...
Akros Technologies, an AI-powered asset management platform, raises funding from Z Holdings
Artificial intelligence is taking over almost every industry. The investment and finance industry is no exception. In Deloitte’s 2019 report, the firm reveals that AI is transforming the financial ecosystem to reduce...
Mitsubishi Ralliart’s Triton Rally Truck Makes Victorious Debut At The Asia Cross Country Rally
A rally-prepped Mitsubishi Ralliart Triton AXCR, first unveiled last March, proved to be quite fast and resilient in its racing debut. The pickup came first in the Asia Cross Country Rally 2022, with a time of 8 hours,...
iPhone maker Foxconn has hit back at 'maliciously edited' videos of worker deaths at its facility following a COVID outbreak, after clarifying there have been no casualties
Staff members work at a service point to provide water and food for Foxconn employees before their departure on October 30, 2022 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province of China.VCG/Getty Images Foxconn denied claims on social...
iPhone maker Foxconn is raising wages in a scramble to lure back workers fleeing draconian COVID restrictions: reports
Foxconn employees take shuttle buses to head home on October 30, 2022 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province of China.VCG/VCG via Getty Images Major iPhone maker Foxconn is raising wages in a scramble to get fleeing workers to...
Natural gas supplies will grow even tighter in 2023, and its 'very obvious' who was behind the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, IEA chief says
Fatih Birol warned summer could be difficult for energy markets.Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Gas supplies will tighten into next year as constraints continue to mount, IEA chief Fatih Birol said. Birol's supply warning...
Galaxy S22 gets September 2022 security update in more countries, including the US
Last week, the Galaxy S22 series started getting the September 2022 security update in Europe. However, the update was paused for the Galaxy S22 and the Galaxy S22+, while the Galaxy S22 Ultra continued getting it. Now, Samsung has rolled out the update more widely across the world. The latest software update for the Snapdragon version of the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra comes with firmware version S90xEXXS2AVHD....
A group of speech therapists have been convicted of sedition for publishing children's books about sheep warriors battling evil wolves
Hong Kong's senior superintendent Steve Li holds up a copy of one of the books at the center of the case.DANIEL SUEN/AFP via Getty Images Five speech therapists in Hong Kong have been convicted of sedition for...
Russia halted a natural gas shipment to Asia over payment issues, threatening blackouts in some countries
Asian countries have been buying more Russian oil.SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images Russia's Sakhalin Energy halted a shipment of liquefied natural gas to an Asian buyer, a report said. It's the first time gas has been...
SAIC Mobility Robotaxi valued at $1B after $148M Series B
SAIC Mobility Robotaxi, an arm of state-owned Chinese automaker SAIC that aims to launch a commercial robotaxi service, raised $148 million (RMB 1 billion). The funds will be used to scale its robotaxi service in China, which it will operate in partnership with autonomous vehicle company Momenta. SAIC Group led the Series B round that also saw participation from Momenta, Gaoheng Management Consulting and other institutions. The funding...
