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APAC Concerns Grow Over Foreign AI Monopolies, Competition
Regulators in Japan and South Korea have commenced inquiries into the competitive implications of expanding generative AI markets in their jurisdictions. This follows concerns the fast-moving market may quickly be dominated by too few players, or that emerging anti-competitive practices may develop. In October, the Japan Fair Trade Commission began a market study on generative AI to examine competition at…
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Passkey Adoption Is Accelerating in APAC — Except for Australia
Passkeys offer a phishing-resistant mode of authentication. Backed by tech giants Microsoft, Apple, and Google, passkeys leverage encrypted credentials stored on a digital or hardware device to replace passwords and weaker multi-factor authentication methods — prime vectors for cyber attacks. Despite its growth in APAC, passkey adoption has been relatively slow in Australia. In the public sector, MyGov only recently…
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APAC Telcos Poised to Lead Global 6G Rollout
New research shows that the APAC region is poised to set the pace for the next wave of mobile technology. The Global Mobile Suppliers Association has predicted that APAC will lead the global 6G mobile network rollout in the next decade, as telecommunications operators in the region innovate and outpace some of their more conservative counterparts in other parts of…
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A Sovereign Cloud Boom Is Happening In APAC
In July 2024, the Australian government announced an AUD $2 billion (US $1.3 billion) investment into a strategic partnership between the Australian Signals Directorate and AWS in Australia to build a “Top Secret Cloud” for the government. The sovereign cloud will support Australia’s defence and national intelligence agencies to securely host their most sensitive information. It will also improve the…
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