About Jessie
Jessie Chiang
News editor
Jessie has been storytelling for as long as she can remember. She's worked as a radio reporter and also as a podcast producer. What attracts her most to being a journalist is meeting different people and being exposed to completely new topics. She enjoys hiking and can always do with a snack.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.
Stories by Jessie - Page 12
COVID-19 causes biosensor market to triple in two years
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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healthtech
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idtechex
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covid-19
Technology research company IDTechEx has found COVID-19, especially testing capabilities, drove the point-of-care biosensors industry to dramatically expand.
Voyager begins countrywide 100 gigabit network upgrade
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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uc
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telco
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voyager internet
Voyager Internet says with recent fibre speed upgrades and ever-increasing data usage the 100G upgrade is needed to provide fast, reliable broadband.
Three out of four APAC youth want to work in green economy
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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cleantech
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sustainability
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accenture
Accenture's latest research report finds 77% of APAC youth want a job in the green economy over the next decade.
Three sustainability trends to become mainstream - Gartner
Fri, 22nd Apr 2022
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cleantech
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cloud services
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sustainability
Gartner's research shows cloud sustainability, measuring carbon footprints and advanced grid management software will become crucial for businesses.
Australian businesses are prematurely discarding devices
Fri, 22nd Apr 2022
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cleantech
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sustainability
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e-waste
SOTI research finds 72% of IT leaders in Australian corporations think devices are being disposed of unnecessarily, despite many having sustainability targets.
NZ’s first and only e-waste sorting machine launched
Fri, 22nd Apr 2022
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uc
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voip
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contact centre
Computer Recycling launches e-waste shredder and MSS optical sorting machine BLUBOX, which is able to sort out a tonne of e-waste per hour.
Databricks grows in APAC market, expands into Korea
Fri, 22nd Apr 2022
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microsoft
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microsoft azure
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databricks
Databricks officially launches a local office in Seoul, Korea, building on existing partnerships with Cloocus, Megazone and the Weverse Company.
FIS Modern Banking Platform now available on Microsoft Azure
Fri, 22nd Apr 2022
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public cloud
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fintech
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microsoft
FIS says the partnership will expand its digital online banking to markets like New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Thailand.
LinkedIn most imitated in global phishing attacks - report
Wed, 20th Apr 2022
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phishing
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email security
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google
Cybersecurity company Check Point Software says phishing attacks targeted towards LinkedIn jumped by 44% in 2022 Q1.
Alibaba’s Cainiao Network uses solar power for warehouses
Wed, 20th Apr 2022
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cleantech
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sustainability
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alibaba
Alibaba Group's logistic arm Cainiao Network has installed 100,000m2 of solar panels on its warehouses so far in its push to build a global green supply chain.
Limepay launches new digital B2B payment system STACK
Wed, 20th Apr 2022
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martech
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commerce systems
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bnpl
Limepay says its new solution will help businesses improve cash flow reliability and deliver secure, convenient payment options.
HealthSafe urges NZ businesses to digitize safety systems
Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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healthtech
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bluetooth
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health and safety
Auckland based company HealthSafe says global trends include going contactless and using Bluetooth technology for signing in and real-time visibility.
Trust over data privacy hits rock bottom in APAC - survey
Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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breach prevention
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data privacy
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imperva
Imperva finds half of APAC respondents would stop using a company's services following a serious data breach - the highest number globally.
Pinterest partners with WooCommerce and launches app
Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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apps
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pinterest
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online shopping
The new app gives businesses of all sizes the power to turn their product catalogues into shoppable product pins on Pinterest.
CBRE finds record levels of investment in APAC data centers
Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
CBRE's new report finds direct investment in the sector more than doubled in 2021, surpassing investment volumes for the past four years
combined.
Dragos discovers new industrial control system malware
Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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malware
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cybersecurity
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dragos
The seventh ever publicly known malware specifically developed to disrupt ICS has been found by cybersecurity company Dragos.
Sime Darby Berhad to use Equinix APAC data centers
Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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hyperscale
Equinix has expanded its digital infrastructure services, including its International Business Exchange data centers, to Sime Darby Berhad.
MYOB Kiwi business survey shocks with low confidence
Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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fintech
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financial systems
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accounting systems
The 2022 MYOB Business Monitor survey has found more than two thirds of SMEs are expecting the economy to decline in the next 12 months.
Cybersecurity hackathon aims to boost digital awareness
Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
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digital literacy
Global cybersecurity provider Secureworks is hopes growing digital literacy will also boost interest in the field.