Nexon Asia Pacific Strengthens Its Security Offering With New Acquisition

A leading cloud and managed service provider Nexon Asia Pacific has announced that it has acquired Equate Technologies for an undisclosed sum to improve its security offerings. The latter is a cybersecurity, risk and consulting solutions provider based out of Brisbane, Australia.

"Cyber threats are more sophisticated, coordinated, and targeted today. Our clients require the expertise and capabilities to secure their environments with access to next-generation capabilities. Equate Technologies augments our offering and capability to deliver scalable, end-to-end proactive cyber security services as part of our comprehensive advisory and managed services," said Barry Assaf, Nexon Asia Pacific CEO.

Founded in 2013, Equate Technologies has incredible experience in delivering integrated cybersecurity solutions. The company's has built a great reputation for itself by helping its clients secure and protect their critical assets. Nexon Asia Pacific has extensive experience in delivering world-class onshore managed and professional security services to Australia's large and mid-market organizations.

Now, under Nexon Asia Pacific's wing, Equate Technologies has the platform, resources, and financial banking to extend its geographic reach and expand its service offerings.

 

Equinix Opens is Fifth Data Center in Singapore

 

Equinix has expanded its presence in Singapore by opening its fifth data center in the Southeast Asian country. The data center is called SG5 and it is designed to focus on sustainability.

In line with Singapore's Green Plan 2030, Equinix has launched its latest SG5 data center, which has green features that is designed with high energy standards. The data center facility is expected to meet the BCA-IMDA Green Mark and LEED certification.

Located on the western side of Singapore the SG5 will allow customers to connect to a broad range of network services and interconnect directly to customers and partners in their digital supply chain.

Announced late last year with an investment of $144 million, Equinix will be the tallest data center in Singapore. The facility will have a capacity of over 1,300 cabinets in 1,710 sq m of colocation space initially. The SG5 is expected to provide up to 5,000 cabinets with a total colocation space of 12,000 sq m at full capacity, in future.

SG5 will be directly connected to the four existing Equinix IBX data centers in Singapore via low-latency dark fiber links and will enable customers to securely interconnect with more than 705 companies in the market.

 

USA’s 5G Leader T-Mobile to offer free Apple TV+ subscription to its customers

T-Mobile never fails to provide outstanding and exciting offers to its customers; today, the telecom giant has announced that its customers will now get a full year of Apple TV+ for free. This offer begins on August 25. All new and existing T-Mobile customers on Magenta and Magenta MAX plans can avail of this deal, and Sprint Unlimited Plus and Sprint Premium customers can also score this deal.

T-Mobile is America's 5G leader, and it offers the first and fast unlimited 5G smartphone plan with Magenta MAX. It also has got the nation's largest, fastest, and robust 5G network. The company's 5G network covers over 305 million people across 1.7 million square miles. It's Ultra Capacity 5G covers around 165 million people and is on track to hit nationwide by this year.

T-Mobile is now fully ready to provide its customers award-winning content which they want to binge-watch by offering free Apple TV+ for one year. Apple TV+ will be featuring brand new original series, movies, and documentaries. It will also have exclusive Apple Originals roll out every month, which is ad-free, and customers can share it among up to six family members.

 

 

Taliban Go from Pillar to Post as Scarcity of Funds Looms

The Taliban have recently taken over Afghanistan. It has been over a week since the armed group has claimed control over the country. Seemingly there has been a policy shift — from religious fundamentalists to liberals. This indicates that the Taliban plan to form a government in Afghanistan and seek the world leaders’ support, financial support.

A day after Afghanistan was recaptured, the US president Mr. Biden froze funds that belonged to the Ghani government. Clearly, it’s not fun to run a government empty-handed.

The policy shift I am talking about does not necessarily mean that the Taliban are not bad guys anymore. They are reeling under huge debt and need emergency funds to at least kick-start a government they are trying to form. There are talks doing rounds on social media that the Taliban are more liberal now compared to 20 years ago. No, they are seeking funds, hence the liberal move.

Even though world leaders and the Taliban have reached an impasse, there will always be players ready to fund their military movement in the country. But that’s not enough. There’s a clear difference between funding an armed force and funding a government. The Taliban, therefore, will build diplomatic channels with the White House to bypass further hardships.

Meanwhile, the evacuation process has speeded up as the Taliban do not fancy foreign forces extending their stay in the country.

 

OnePlus has managed to successfully deliver the best mid-range wireless earphones with Pro

OnePlus, a popular name in the consumer electronics segment, has recently added a new member to its wireless audio segment. The company’s first addition to the wireless audio section happened in September last year with OnePlus Buds, and it received mixed reviews from its community. Even though OnePlus Buds had premium features like Dolby atmos support and fast charging, the product lagged behind in sound quality. The first effort from the company was not very impressive, but it managed to do some damage control with the OnePlus BudsZ. The company has now launched OnePlus Buds Pro, priced at $135, which is also the company’s latest and most advanced offering in the wireless audio segment to date.

The new OnePlus Buds Pro comes with a premium design, wireless charging, and active noise cancellation. The looks of the product haven’t changed much from its common design language, and it looks somewhat similar to the earlier versions. The charging case looks fresh, and the new matte-gloss combination makes the product look extremely premium. The earpieces weigh almost 4.3 grams each, and the charging case weighs 52 grams. The OnePlus Buds Pro offers many useful features and a decent design, making it better than OnePlus Buds. The new audio device works well with other devices too.

 

Telum from IBM is expected to make its debut in the first half of 2022

The Big Blue IBM has recently made an announcement about its new chip ‘Telum’. The latest addition is touted to help clients make use of the company’s deep learning features at scale. Telum from IBM has a centralized design that will allow the clients to make use of the power of the AI processor to the max for AI-specific workloads. This feature makes it ideal for managing workloads of financial services like loan processing, fraud detection, risk analysis, anti-money laundering, and settlement of trades.

In its press release, IBM had mentioned that Telum is expected to be released in the first half of 2022, and the company’s main aim now is to improve its offering by 2.5 percent year after year for a decade. The chip features eight processor cores, and it runs at 5GHz plus clock speed, well-crafted to meet the demands of enterprise-level workloads. 32MB cache per core is expected, and the chip has a completely redesigned cache along with a better chip-interconnection infrastructure. Telum also contains more than 22 billion transistors and over 19 miles of wire on several metal layers. Recent reports from Federal Trade Commission show that companies lost more than $3.3 billion in 2020. Telum is expected to reduce that number in the coming years.

 

 

Tesla to Build a Humanoid Robot Prototype by Next Year

 In a recent announcement, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk has stated that it will be building a humanoid robot called Tesla Bot. Musk said that the company is good at sensors and batteries, and they will soon have a prototype by the end of next year that looks precisely like a humanoid robot. This announcement was made on AI Day, in which a series of tech talks were hosted by Tesla in California.

Also, Tesla is working on other exciting new products scheduled for years into the future to energize backers, including employees, customers, and investors. Musk said that the humanoid robot is the future as it can work and perform repetitive tasks that only humans can do today. It will undoubtedly have a great chance to transform the world economy by driving labor costs down.

Musk also added that the robot, code-named "Optimus," will be working on the same chips and sensors that Tesla's cars use prior for self-driving features. The robot will be around five foot eight inches tall, with a digital screen where the head is for helpful information. Tesla is designing these humanoid robots so that humans can do day-to-day tasks with ease.