Media & Entertainment
Samsung and Microsoft hook up on smart-TV cloud gaming
Xbox titles to stream directly to Samsung sets, starting June 30
Tech
Transportation
Didi to exit NYSE on June 10 amid uncertainty about China restart
Group readies apps for relaunch but Beijing undecided on penalty for ride-hailer
Technology
South Korea makes big bet on energy transition to hydrogen
Hyundai, Doosan cultivate new markets but face questions of competition and cost
DealStreetAsia
Malaysia's e-commerce startup iPrice Group lays off 20% of staff
Company claims to become 'hyperfocused on core product'
Telecommunication
Satellite internet poised for big bang of growth in Southeast Asia
SpaceX, local telecoms and startups rush to enter archipelagic region
Startups
Singapore's Grab takes on Google in digital mapping
Diversifying Southeast Asian super app group markets its 'hyperlocal' data
Semiconductors
Japan's Sumco, Showa Denko to hike chip material prices 20-30%
Cost pressures could mean higher car, appliance prices for consumers
Business trends
Philippine outsourcing revenue hits record amid work-from-home push
Call center-led industry logs $29.5bn revenue as it makes 120,000 hires
Semiconductors
TSMC says U.S. plant construction 'more costly' than expected
Taiwan chip titan assures revenue to grow up to 30% in 2022 amid market slowdown
Media & Entertainment
Disappearance of China's online sales king is blow to Alibaba
Li Jiaqi is latest superstar livestreamer to go silent amid crackdown on sector
DealStreetAsia
Indonesian crypto trading platform Pintu raises $113m
Startup to roll out additional tokens and supported blockchains
China tech
Tencent, NetEase left off China's list of 60 approved video games
Move seen as relieving pressure on industry hurt by regulatory crackdown
Obituaries
Former Sony chief Idei battled pressure of keeping up Sony legend
Chairman and CEO demonstrated foresight for the digital era
Supply Chain
EV motor maker Nidec fights for more chip buying power
Japanese manufacturer to consolidate purchases, push own designs
Automobiles
India's EV battery-swapping market charges expectations of growth
Japan firms including Terra Motors tie up with local partners to enter market
DealStreetAsia
Singapore's Temasek commits $3.6b to new decarbonization vehicle
Investment platform GenZero looks to catalyze solutions that reduce emissions
Technology
Chinese COVID lockdowns prove a big break for delivery robots
Autonomous vans projected to grow more than tenfold by 2025
Technology
Singapore's DBS 'nudges' its way to digital banking summit with AI
Smart alerts and aggressive transformation pave way to record profits
Interview
Toshiba board nominees risk criticism for activist tilt: director
Mariko Watahiki points to lack of balance among competing interests in rare public objection
Technology
Apple unveils new Macs powered by in-house M2 chips
iPhone maker nearly completes transition away from Intel processors