Singapore's newest QR payment test tries to do away with the dozens of QR codes needed at POS terminals. #fintech #payments #retail #singapore asia.nikkei.com/Business/Finan…

Elevated interest rates & #Inflation impact the #ASEAN internet economy. New report downgrades #ecommerce spend estimates by 13%. 30-70 in play - top 30% high-value users account for 70% transaction value. #fintech #asia scmp.com/tech/tech-tren…

October ADP payrolls +113k vs. +150k est. & +89k in prior month … largest gain in education/health services (+45k); largest decline in professional/business services (-10k)

Looks like Zampa had his Weetbix this morning 😊 #CWC #AUSvsENG

Looks like the IPEF talks on digital trade may get postponed due to the US Congress taking a dim view on it benefitting #BigTech asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter… #IPEF #trade #asia #IndoPacific #DigitalEconomy

Bit of innovation from Qld that could help make riding public transport more accessible. createdigital.org.au/public-transpo… #PWD #accessibility #publictransport

Bit ridiculous that bowlers can f*** around but batters get timed out... 🤷🏽‍♂️ #CWC23 #CWC2023 #Cricket

Interesting perspective... #ai

"When two elephants spar" BigTech battle lines: geopolitics and the (by 2030) $1tn ASEAN digital economy. Data centres, could services, e-commerce, AI are all in the mix. #BigTech #ASEAN #digitaleconomy #ai #datacenters #cloud #Singapore asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-…

Already getting withdrawal symptoms ICC Cricket World Cup - no #CWC match today 😔 #CWC2023 #cwc23 #cricket #CricketTwitter

Good example for the need to understand your target market & why boiler-plating what's worked elsewhere can be a fool's errand + low ARPU v sheer volume in a large market like India where local content reigns supreme. #streaming #content #OTT #VOD #India asia.nikkei.com/Business/Media…

Asian governments putting BigTech under the lens - and across a range of issues. Nice overview from The Japan Times #bigtech #regulation #policy #content japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/…

Buckle in; it’s a long one … our 2024 outlook is out, so look out schwab.com/learn/story/us…

'Shrinkflation' in action. This used to have 12 buns, now 9. Same price. #inflation

Rajnesh Singh has been appointed as the APNIC Foundation's CEO writes APNIC Director General. blog.apnic.net/2023/12/14/raj…

One of those rare occasions when Jonathan Brewer 🇳🇿 isn't talking space lasers 😁 But he did introduce #apnic58 to be held in #Wellington, NZ in September. See apnic.net for details. Haere mai! #apricot2024

The sheer level of incompetence at @coles Customer Care is truly amazing. 3 weeks of trying to get a refund for online shopping items that weren’t supplied…going around in circles. That is one way to boost profits - by not supplying what a customer has paid for. #fail #auspol

To X or not to X, that has been the question. 🤔 🤷🏽‍♂️

Thanks to Rajnesh Singh mentioned about to have a safety cyberspace for gender equality. #APrIGF2024