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(Defense) US provides 29 Humvees to bolster Albanian army capability (Defense News)

The United States has provided 29 new Humvees to bolster Albania’s military capabilities ahead of military exercises in southeastern Europe, the Balkan nation’s Defense...

(Innovation/Technology) As more artists and musicians turn their attention to NFTs, so, likely, do money launderers (TechCrunch)

Connie Loizos Outlets that follow the crypto industry have been observing a trend, which is that according to Google search data, the rise in interest in non-fungible tokens,...

(Innovation/Technology) Hong Kong-based viAct raises $2M for its automated construction monitoring platform (TechCrunch)

Catherine Shu Hong Kong-based viAct helps construction sites perform around-the-clock monitoring with an AI-based cloud platform that combines computer vision, edge devices and a mobile app. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/24/hong-kong-based-viact-raises-2m-for-its-automated-construction-monitoring-platform/

(Innovation/Technology) TuSimple’s IPO filing reveals roadblocks for self-driving startups with Chinese ties (TechCrunch)

Rita Liao While the governments of the United States and China are pushing policies for technological decoupling, private tech firms continue to tap resources from...

(Innovation/Technology) UI-licious gets $1.5M led by Monk’s Hill Ventures to simplify automated UI testing for web apps (TechCrunch)

Catherine Shu UI-licious, a Singapore-based startup that simplifies automated user interface testing for web applications, announced today it has raised $1.5 million in pre-Series A...

(Innovation/Technology) H&M removed from Chinese apps over Xinjiang cotton boycott (TechCrunch)

Rita Liao H&M has been removed by major e-commerce and service apps in China after a Communist Party organization barraged it for a statement expressing...

(USA/Asia) A hard time for democracy in Asia (East Asia Forum)

Larry Diamond, Stanford University Under the presidency of Donald Trump, concerns about democracy and human rights were demoted in US foreign policy. Trump’s administration deserves...

(North Korea/South Korea/Japan/US) North Korea carries out suspected ballistic missile launch (Al Jazeera)

South Korea, Japan and US confirm Thursday morning launch with Japanese saying at least two banned ballistic missiles were fired into sea. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/25/north-korea-launches-suspected-ballistic-missiles-into-sea

(Innovation/Technology) Chinese hackers used Facebook to spy on Uighurs abroad, firm says (Al Jazeera)

Facebook says hackers used the site to lure activists, journalists, dissidents to others containing links to malware. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/25/chinese-hackers-used-facebook-to-spy-on-uighurs-abroad-firm-says

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