Facial recognition systems are coming to South Korea in 2025 but not necessarily for surveillance of citizens as in China, but for retail payments. The first trials will take place this coming March at select convenience stores across the country.



Japanese communications devices maker Kyocera has announced that together with six other telecommunications hardware manufacturers will establish the "O-RU Alliance" in March 2025.

Following the success of its inaugural round,, Brisbane-based cloud hosting and web development company ATech has launched Round 2 of its Boost incubator program.

Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation, has appointed Steven Yurisich as Asia Pacific Regional Managing Director.

Nozomi Networks, a major market player in OT, IoT and CPS security, today announced it has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPS Protection Platforms.

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Josh Martinez, newsletter editor, iTWire



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