Asia Telecoms & IT

Uber to pay $700mn for 85% stake in Turkey delivery unit of Alibaba’s Trendyol

Akin Nazli in Belgrade May 6, 2025

Trendyol GO delivered 200mn+ orders in 2024 and generated $2bn in gross bookings.

InDrive pioneering a sustainable "fair" ride-hailing business

Ben Aris in Cairo May 6, 2025

The Siberia-born InDrive ride-hailing service is doing something special. It cut margins, offers the cheapest prices possible and is generous to its largely freelance staff. IIt is pioneering a new "fair" business model that works.

Chipping point – the climate toll of AI chip-making in East Asia

bne IntelliNews April 30, 2025

The meteoric rise of AI is sparking a parallel and largely overlooked environmental challenge: the significant climate impact of chip manufacturing, particularly in East Asia, says a new report from Greenpeace.

Indonesia to launch national data centre by April 2025

bno - Surabaya Office March 20, 2025

Equipped with 25,000 core processors, 200 terabytes of memory, and 40 petabytes of storage, the facility will operate with an initial electricity capacity of 20 megawatts, expandable to 80 MW.

Tehran-based ride-hailing giant sets record with nearly 6mn daily trips

bnm Tehran bureau March 11, 2025

Uber clone in Islamic Republic reaches new daily ride record of 5.8mn.

Chinese threat to submarine cables emerges in Indo-Pacific

bno Chennai bureau February 27, 2025

Taiwan's coast guard detained the Hong Tai 168, a Chinese-owned freighter, on suspicion of severing an undersea communications cable off its western coast. The incident is suspected to be part of China's "grey zone" tactics.

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