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What has been dubbed The Rapid Response Strategy, has allowed SMART researchers to drastically reduce the time taken to develop treatment for yellow fever, Zika and COVID-19.

Electrify partners with Senoko Energy and ENGIE Factory to launch Singapore’s first peer-to-peer energy trading platform, SolarShare, allowing consumers to purchase renewable electricity produced by private solar panel owners via an online marketplace. Electrify CEO Martin Lim says the pilot project aims to leverage a forecasted USD 60M solar energy opportunity in Southeast Asia by 2023.

eBay launches its Global 24/7 program this month, with the aim to help SMEs start their global online business by providing several benefits and tools, including incentives of up to USD 2,900

Google says its supporting thousands of locals through a new jobs and skills initiative to boost employment and employability outcomes under the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package. Google says it will offer 100 job placements at its Singapore office with the remaining 500 vacancies offered by partners including Dentsu Aegis Network, Omnicom Media Group, Publicis, Sephora and Trip.com

GitHub shares the latest update on its Archive Program; the journey of the world’s open source code to the Arctic Circle in July.

Shopify Partners with Australian Logistics Tech Startup Shippit. Co-Founder Will On says the aim is to expand into Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia in the near future, with a focus on talent that has a deep understanding of local markets.

Cisco launches its 0% financing program to support SMEs on all its products including software, hardware and services valued up to USD 300,000 throughout SE Asia.

IBM Security’s fifth annual Cyber Resilient Organization Report claims security response planning is on the rise, however, containing attacks remains a hot issue as usage of more than fifty security tools led to less-than-effective security responses.

Kofax Senior VP & GM APJ Zakir Ahmed says many companies are looking to automation and digitization to reinvent old ways and navigate future uncertainties.

Enterprise AI startup Nextbillion.ai raises USD 7M in Series A investment lead by Lightspeed Venture Partners in Singapore.

Singapore-based robotics startup Botsync aims to scale its solutions to meet a growing demand for robotics automation in the manufacturing and logistics’ sectors.

Building on its alleged success of protecting rhino poaching in South Africa, Connected Conservation says its now expanding into Kenya to support six different conservancies.

According to the latest report by Rethink Technology Research, the Battery Storage Market has been under-forecast in the run up to the 2020s and its sudden surge suggests a race to build momentum across the US, APAC and the Europe.

Johnson Controls Partners with the Singapore Economic Development Board to set up a lab that drives AI-based innovations in cognitive built environment technologies. An investment of SGD 50 million is planned to help improve sustainable urban living.

According to the Ericsson Mobility Report June 2020, 190 million 5G subscriptions is forecast by end of 2020 with 2.8 billion by the end of 2025. 5G is expected to enable up to USD 41 billion in revenue opportunities for service providers in South East Asia by 2030.