Australia has prohibited the use of DeepSeek on all government devices due to concerns about security risks posed by the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup. The Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs has directed all government entities to stop…
Google Sheets is getting a small but important update this week. The update includes some under-the-hood improvements that greatly enhances the app’s overall performance. After doubling the calculation speed in Google Sheets last year, the app is now getting…
Philippine authorities arrested around 100 people on Friday in a raid on a suspected online scam farm in Manila they said extorted victims. The raid in the Makati financial district was part of a crackdown against online crime operators that often act under…
Instagram is making some changes to its Insights feature to help creators better understand how their content is performing. The goal is to give creators more actionable insights and personalized recommendations so they can learn more about overall trends…
ECS Group is pleased to announce a new agreement between Thai VietJet and its subsidiary, AVS GSA Thailand on the Bangkok-Mumbai route. This collaboration boosts Thai VietJet’s cargo capabilities, leveraging ECS Group’s network and expertise to support the…
DHL Global Forwarding Japan, the freight specialist of DHL Group, and Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) have successfully transported semiconductor manufacturing equipment via four charters aimed at significantly reducing transit time from Amsterdam Schiphol…
Sa Sa International’s sales declined in the fiscal third quarter amid a significantly weaker performance in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The group’s sales declined 10.7 percent year over year to HK$1.06 billion (US$136.2 million) as Mainland China…
Muji will open its largest store in Kashihara City, located in Japan’s Nara Prefecture, on March 1. The Japanese variety retailer is set to unveil the expanded Muji Aeon Mall Kashihara, the sales floor area of which will be about 10 times larger than the…
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has operated 329 scheduled flights and charters from Ezhou Huahu Airport to Zayed International Airport, further reinforcing its position as a trusted partner for customers across diverse…
It is highly likely that within a few hours TikTok will cease operations in the U.S. In an effort to capitalize on this golden opportunity Instagram is adding a new feature to the app to entice TikTok users to switch platforms. However this new feature also…
Qatar Airways Cargo, the leading air cargo carrier and Unilode Aviation Solutions, the market leader in outsourced Unit Load Device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, announce their partnership for the digitalisation of the airline’s fleet of over…
Seafrigo, the cold chain logistics expert, specialising in food logistics has opened its first office in Vietnam. At the same time, it has appointed Fabian Hautiere to head up operations in the country as Managing Director. A new office in Vietnam aligns with…
While Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has been rolling back some of its policies lately, the push for AI seems to be going full steam ahead. The company is focused on making it even easier to access Meta AI, its AI-powered…
DHL Supply Chain, the world’s leading contract logistics provider, announced the acquisition of Inmar Supply Chain Solutions, a division of Inmar Intelligence and a leading returns solutions provider for the retail e-commerce industry. The strategic…
Indonesia will raise the retirement age for workers to 59, effective this year, in accordance with a government regulation on the Implementation of the Pension Guarantee Program. A regulation issued in 2015 set the retirement age at 56, with a provision for…
Lifestyle brand Miniso is about to open its first theme park-style flagship store in Bangkok, Thailand. Located at Asiatique The Riverfront, the two-story, 600sqm space will feature more than 20 unique IP collections across various products, including…
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