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2 industries that can repeat Pokemon Go’s augmented reality success
As Niantic Labs had shown with Pokemon Go, AR is a game changer that can reignite a traditional industry Augmented reality had been around since 1962 but it became into mainstream with Pokemon Go. Nintendo’s 20 years franchise joined forces with Niantic Labs to superimpose digital images on the real world through a smartphone. The public...
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Singtel’s Future Makers programme aims to help social entrepreneurs and startups
Application for the Singtel Future Makers ends on August 14, 2016 Singtel, a Singaporean telecommunications company, has recently launched the Singtel Future Makers programme to help young entrepreneurs or startups with socially impactful ideas grow and scale their business. Under this six-month programme, up to seven promising social impact startups will receive cash funding of up to...
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[Updated] Line Corp goes public in Tokyo, surging nearly 50 per cent above IPO price
Earlier, it debuted in NYSE at US$42 per share Line Corp has made an impressive debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange today, trading at JPY 4,900 (US$46.4) per share. This is 48 per cent more than its initial stated amount of JPY3,300 (US$31.2) per piece. Yesterday, it also started trading on the New York Stock Exchange...
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Sorry Southeast Asia, no plans announced yet for Pokémon Go launch
Aristotle said, “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet”. But this is becoming almost unbearable The Southeast Asia gaming, tech and general nerd community has not felt FOMO like this since…well…since ever. As Westerners consistently violate trespassing laws searching for rare Pokémon, we are left to sigh and stare aimlessly out the window after reading...
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‘Tis the season to be smelly as GrabDurian is back!
Singapore, grab your durian on Sunday with this special durian delivery service Following last year‘s success, Grab is back with its durian delivery service programme GrabDurian for users in Singapore. Despite concerns of low harvest in various Southeast Asian countries this year, durian fans can grab up to 1,000 boxes of durian for only S$15...
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This ex-NASA scientist is using big data to raise yields on China’s small farmlands
Gago’s intelligent agriculture solution, dubbed ‘Wonderland’, is a cloud-based platform for farming companies Despite a long agricultural history, China’s farming industry suffers from some serious inefficiencies, partly due to the country’s small and dispersed farming plots. It’s a problem that Beijing-based startup Gago wants to solve through the power of technology. “Compared with the US, China’s farm fields are more...
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