How data centers became billion dollar real estate investment

How data centers became billion dollar real estate investment

The U.S. is home to the majority of the world’s data centers, with more than 2,800. The closest nation after that is the United Kingdom, with less than 400, according to the Data Center Map. Data centers are the physical vertebrae of internet infrastructure, supporting cloud computing capabilities and artificial intelligence. The value of the … Read more

China, India lead as digital wallets overtake cash and cards in Asia

China, India lead as digital wallets overtake cash and cards in Asia

Consumers from China and India were the biggest users of digital wallets for both online and physical sales.  D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Digital wallets are the fastest growing payment method in the world, and Asia is leading the charge, according to the latest report by payments processing firm Worldpay.  Globally, digital wallets accounted … Read more

Passport-free travel in Singapore is here, but not where you may think

Passport-free travel in Singapore is here, but not where you may think

Singapore made global headlines last year when the government announced that biometric processing will replace travel document verifications at Changi Airport in the first half of 2024. But the city-state is going “passport-free” in another area: its land border with Malaysia. From Tuesday, people traveling by car between Singapore and Malaysia can show self-generated QR … Read more

Gen Zs lead the way in Singapore’s online shopping space

Gen Zs lead the way in Singapore’s online shopping space

Logos of online social media and social networking sites displayed on a smartphone screen on August 01, 2023 in Bath, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images SINGAPORE — As more businesses turn to social media to sell their merchandise, online shoppers in Singapore are exploring new buying experiences — and Gen … Read more

Asia’s young and rich are fueling art demand — what are they collecting?

Asia’s young and rich are fueling art demand — what are they collecting?

Auctioneer Victoire Gineste gestures as she adjudicates for 20 million euros ($21.9 million) a recently rediscovered drawing by Michelangelo, the artist’s first known nude, at the Christie’s auction house in Paris on May 18, 2022. Emmanuel Dunand | Afp | Getty Images Wealthy, young collectors in Asia have been fueling demand for art — particularly … Read more