Samsung targets APAC’s digital classrooms
20 November 2024
Samsung Electronics Singapore has announced partnerships with Challenger Technologies, Geniebook, and TeachingTutor.ai to enhance digital classroom experiences through AI-powered education technology (edtech) solutions.
The partnerships are set to bring scalable and secure edtech solutions to educational institutions, leveraging Samsung's government-grade Knox security. Samsung and its partners plan to facilitate various workshops and provide a library of multimedia resources to support AI adoption in education, helping to expand AI literacy among educators and users.
Find out more Dialog Axiata adds café to ‘Futureverse’ metaverse platform
08 November 2024
Dialog Axiata has added a café to its metaverse platform ‘Futureverse’ via a collaboration agreement with the Barista café chain.
Under the deal, the Dialog Futureverse platform will launch a virtual Barista Café where users can meet friends, drink virtual coffee, and earn complimentary coffee vouchers redeemable at real-world Barista outlets across the country.
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IOH and Mastercard team up for in-vehicle payments
25 October 2024
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has teamed with Mastercard to integrate its in-vehicle payments solution with Indosat’s AI-powered fleet management system NEXTFleet.
The two companies are showcasing a prototype vehicle outfitted with Indosat’s NEXTFleet and Mastercard’s payments solution that enables drivers to make secure, seamless transactions for things like fuel, toll payments, EV charging and drive-throughs directly from their vehicle’s dashboard.
Find out more Bangladesh’s regulator fines MNOs
24 October 2024
Bangladesh’s telecoms regulator has reportedly fined Grameenphone, Robi Axiata and Banglalink for breaching regulations on promotional SMSs, despite operators saying the regulations are impractical and too restrictive.
The he Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has reportedly fined the telcos BDT500,000 each for sending more than three promotional SMSs per day to their customers, which is a violation of a BTRC directive issued last year on data and related packages.
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