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Myanmar attends 2024 Global Internet Conference, China-ASEAN Information Harbour Forum in ChinaThe International Criminal Court's issuance of arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has been repudiated by Republican lawmakers in the , who have threatened to sanction the court and invoke US law to shield Israeli officials from prosecution. Within hours of the ICC's announcement, Congressman Mike Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be the next national security advisor, the court has "no credibility" and that it can "expect a strong response" when the Trump administration comes into office in January 2025. In response to the ICC, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham the court "a rogue and politically motivated organization that is trampling on the very concept of the rule of law". "I am confident that President Trump understands that the Court’s actions against Israel sets the foundation for the ICC to come after the United States one day. We must respond forcefully to the Court for our own good," he said. Graham previously welcomed the ICC arrest warrant issued in March 2023 against Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it "a step in the right direction for the international community". The calls for sanctioning the ICC also came in quickly from Republican members of Congress. Jim Risch, the ranking member of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, used the social media account of the Foreign Relations Committee to advocate sanctions against the ICC. "The ICC’s issuance of arrest warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant is a complete disgrace," Risch said. "The US must move forward with sanctions against this corrupt organization." I cannot emphasize enough my strong objection to what the ICC has done to the State of Israel. The ICC is a rogue and politically motivated organization that is trampling on the very concept of the rule of law. I made it abundantly clear that I believe this entire process is an... On Thursday morning, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, six months after chief prosecutor Karim Khan requested them. This is the first time in the court's 22-year history that it has issued arrest warrants for western-allied senior officials. The Hague-based court also issued a warrant for Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri, the Hamas military chief better known as Mohammed al-Deif, despite Israeli claims that he was killed in Gaza. All individuals have been accused of a range of war crimes and crimes against humanity after 7 October 2023, when a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel led to a full-fledged Israeli war on Gaza that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians while recently expanding into an Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Senator Bill Hagerty, who has been reported to be a candidate for the role of treasury secretary under the Trump administration, accused the court of antisemitism and issued a cryptic threat against the ICC. "This sham of a body masquerading as a 'court' has no jurisdiction over Israel or the US. The consequences of this shameful act will be felt soon," he . Tim Scott, a US senator who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the ICC ruling showed the court is "nothing more than an anti-Israel propaganda machine and a useful pawn for Iranian-backed terrorists". As much as Republicans were furious at the ICC's arrest warrants, Democrats largely remained quiet in the hours following the decision. At the time of publication, many Democrats had yet to publicly comment on the Thursday ruling by the international court. Rashida Tlaib, the sole Palestinian-American member of the US Congress, issued a statement welcoming the ICC ruling, describing it as "long overdue". "Today’s historic arrest warrants cannot bring back the dead and displaced, but they are a major step towards holding war criminals accountable. Netanyahu and Gallant must be arrested and brought before the ICC," Tlaib said in her statement, which was shared with Middle East Eye. "Those American officials facilitating this genocide can no longer deny that their Israeli counterparts have used starvation as a weapon of war against a captive civilian population." Other Democrats, meanwhile, joined in the chorus of Republican anger at the ICC. "No standing, relevance, or path. Fuck that," Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman on X, finishing his post with an emoji of the Israeli flag. Congressman Brad Sherman, a Democrat from California, echoed the call for imposing sanctions against the ICC. "Given this outrageous perversion of justice and abetting of Hamas's tactics by the ICC, I believe the US must act swiftly to sanction the ICC," Sherman said in a statement. "We cannot allow the politicized distortion of international law and institutions go without consequence."
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The year 2024 has proved to be pivotal for ASEAN, as key industries across the region embraced transformative technologies to navigate an increasingly digital future. Major companies such as DBS and FWD led the charge in tapping artificial intelligence (AI), while companies such as Grab are adopting a platform strategy to drive its growth across diverse Southeast Asian markets. Key developments in open source, cloud computing and digital resilience have also made waves across the region and globally, with companies such as Red Hat and Cisco expanding their presence and refining their offerings. In this round-up of the top IT stories in ASEAN this year, recaps some key themes that have been keeping CIOs and technology suppliers across the region busy throughout the year. Southeast Asia’s biggest lender is building a strong data foundation and upskilling employees on data and artificial intelligence to realise its . In this career guide, we look at and thrive in the fast-moving world of software development. The was built to cater to the language and cultural diversity of Southeast Asia, which is currently underserved by existing models that mostly originate from the West. VMware customers in the region are even as they see the benefits of subscription-based pricing and product bundling in the longer term. FWD’s group chief technology and operations officer talks up and putting technology at the heart of its services. Grab’s group CTO talks up the , architecture and organisational structure behind its growth across diverse Southeast Asian markets. Red Hat CEO Matt Hicks talks up to lower the cost of training and inferencing to drive AI adoption and the company’s traction with customers looking to move away from VMware. As open source matures, the ranging from licence rug-pulling and the rise of artificial intelligence to the changing dynamics of open source contributions. APAC organisations can expect better visibility and insights into their networks and applications along with automation and response capabilities to improve their digital resilience. Midmarket ERP software supplier in region to drive business.
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It's no secret that the Internet managed to democratize countless things which were historically expensive and hard to get. Its impact on consumer access to entertainment and information is well-documented - think encyclopedias, news, movies, etc. - but its impact on small businesses deserves closer examination. It is not just individuals getting a boost: internet technologies made it so that small businesses can access enterprise-grade tools and systems. This has played out in a variety of ways, from financial transactions to sales analysis software. But one area of conducting business has both seen a revolution and has flown almost entirely under the radar: contacting customers. Once, the infrastructure required substantial capital investment in hardware, software, and specialized training, creating a significant barrier to entry for small businesses. "That's all in the past thanks to modern technology," says Dmitri Lepikhov, the CEO of MightyCall , an internet telecommunications company which offers cloud call center software to small and mid-sized businesses. Lepikhov has been at the forefront of this shift. Under Lepikhov's leadership since 2015, MightyCall has achieved remarkable growth, increasing revenue tenfold. The company was also able to increase staffing by nearly one-third during the pandemic, still maintaining a boutique operation of a little over 60 employees. The company's growth and success is reflected in its recognition on the Inc. 5000 list and its designation among the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "Top 100 Small Businesses of 2024." Lepikhov attributes this success to MightyCall's deep understanding of their target market. "As a relatively small company ourselves, we understand the challenges and needs of our clients. When we spend our time and energy creating new software features or other offerings, we are not just guessing based on trends. We are living the same experience as our customers and get what they need to be successful. This allows us to develop solutions that address real needs with a customer-centric approach." Some of the software, like auto dialers which help small businesses reach large numbers of customers in a relatively short period of time, previously required dedicated hardware systems, and with the emergence of the internet - sophisticated software with a pricepoint inaccessible to small businesses. "But now, most can afford it," Lepikhov says. This is another reason why MightyCall has been so successful: "This has spurred competition: as entry barriers fall, more providers enter the space. In turn, this drives continuous innovation and forces us to update our software and stay cutting edge." Lepikhov points out another way the internet has democratized software: by allowing small businesses to combine tools from different providers. "In the early days of the internet compatibility challenges were rampant, different software could not fit together as if they were puzzle pieces from different puzzles. It got even more complex if one person used a MacBook and the other used a computer with Windows OS." Seamless software integration, where any two or more pieces of software can interact with one another, has changed all that. This interconnectivity has particular significance for small businesses. For instance, a local service provider, like a barbershop, can automatically synchronize online appointments with their calendar system, and even integrate more complex things, like financial management or customer voicemail transcriptions. This opens possibilities for small businesses which they did not have before. "In a traditional small business model, if you wanted to run a complete operation, you would need multiple full-time employees for functions like administrative assistance, reception, bookkeeping, and sales," Lepikhov reflects. "Now the first three of those jobs can be done by software. It lowers operational costs and removes barriers for small businesses. What's more democratic than that?"
By Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times (TNS) Every day millions of people share more intimate information with their accessories than they do with their spouse. Wearable technology — smartwatches, smart rings, fitness trackers and the like — monitors body-centric data such as your heart rate, steps taken and calories burned, and may record where you go along the way. Like Santa Claus, it knows when you are sleeping (and how well), it knows when you’re awake, it knows when you’ve been idle or exercising, and it keeps track of all of it. People are also sharing sensitive health information on health and wellness apps , including online mental health and counseling programs. Some women use period tracker apps to map out their monthly cycle. These devices and services have excited consumers hoping for better insight into their health and lifestyle choices. But the lack of oversight into how body-centric data are used and shared with third parties has prompted concerns from privacy experts, who warn that the data could be sold or lost through data breaches, then used to raise insurance premiums, discriminate surreptitiously against applicants for jobs or housing, and even perform surveillance. The use of wearable technology and medical apps surged in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, but research released by Mozilla on Wednesday indicates that current laws offer little protection for consumers who are often unaware just how much of their health data are being collected and shared by companies. “I’ve been studying the intersections of emerging technologies, data-driven technologies, AI and human rights and social justice for the past 15 years, and since the pandemic I’ve noticed the industry has become hyper-focused on our bodies,” said Mozilla Foundation technology fellow Júlia Keserű, who conducted the research. “That permeates into all kinds of areas of our lives and all kinds of domains within the tech industry.” The report “From Skin to Screen: Bodily Integrity in the Digital Age” recommends that existing data protection laws be clarified to encompass all forms of bodily data. It also calls for expanding national health privacy laws to cover health-related information collected from health apps and fitness trackers and making it easier for users to opt out of body-centric data collections. Researchers have been raising alarms about health data privacy for years. Data collected by companies are often sold to data brokers or groups that buy, sell and trade data from the internet to create detailed consumer profiles. Body-centric data can include information such as the fingerprints used to unlock phones, face scans from facial recognition technology, and data from fitness and fertility trackers, mental health apps and digital medical records. One of the key reasons health information has value to companies — even when the person’s name is not associated with it — is that advertisers can use the data to send targeted ads to groups of people based on certain details they share. The information contained in these consumer profiles is becoming so detailed, however, that when paired with other data sets that include location information, it could be possible to target specific individuals, Keserű said. Location data can “expose sophisticated insights about people’s health status, through their visits to places like hospitals or abortions clinics,” Mozilla’s report said, adding that “companies like Google have been reported to keep such data even after promising to delete it.” A 2023 report by Duke University revealed that data brokers were selling sensitive data on individuals’ mental health conditions on the open market. While many brokers deleted personal identifiers, some provided names and addresses of individuals seeking mental health assistance, according to the report. In two public surveys conducted as part of the research, Keserű said, participants were outraged and felt exploited in scenarios where their health data were sold for a profit without their knowledge. “We need a new approach to our digital interactions that recognizes the fundamental rights of individuals to safeguard their bodily data, an issue that speaks directly to human autonomy and dignity,” Keserű said. “As technology continues to advance, it is critical that our laws and practices evolve to meet the unique challenges of this era.” Consumers often take part in these technologies without fully understanding the implications. Last month, Elon Musk suggested on X that users submit X-rays, PET scans, MRIs and other medical images to Grok, the platform’s artificial intelligence chatbot, to seek diagnoses. The issue alarmed privacy experts, but many X users heeded Musk’s call and submitted health information to the chatbot. While X’s privacy policy says that the company will not sell user data to third parties, it does share some information with certain business partners. Gaps in existing laws have allowed the widespread sharing of biometric and other body-related data. Health information provided to hospitals, doctor’s offices and medical insurance companies is protected from disclosure under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act , known as HIPAA, which established federal standards protecting such information from release without the patient’s consent. But health data collected by many wearable devices and health and wellness apps don’t fall under HIPAA’s umbrella, said Suzanne Bernstein, counsel at Electronic Privacy Information Center. “In the U.S. because we don’t have a comprehensive federal privacy law ... it falls to the state level,” she said. But not every state has weighed in on the issue. Washington, Nevada and Connecticut all recently passed laws to provide safeguards for consumer health data. Washington, D.C., in July introduced legislation that aimed to require tech companies to adhere to strengthened privacy provisions regarding the collection, sharing, use or sale of consumer health data. In California, the California Privacy Rights Act regulates how businesses can use certain types of sensitive information, including biometric information, and requires them to offer consumers the ability to opt out of disclosure of sensitive personal information. “This information being sold or shared with data brokers and other entities hypercharge the online profiling that we’re so used to at this point, and the more sensitive the data, the more sophisticated the profiling can be,” Bernstein said. “A lot of the sharing or selling with third parties is outside the scope of what a consumer would reasonably expect.” Health information has become a prime target for hackers seeking to extort healthcare agencies and individuals after accessing sensitive patient data. Health-related cybersecurity breaches and ransom attacks increased more than 4,000% between 2009 and 2023, targeting the booming market of body-centric data, which is expected to exceed $500 billion by 2030, according to the report. “Nonconsensual data sharing is a big issue,” Keserű said. “Even if it’s biometric data or health data, a lot of the companies are just sharing that data without you knowing, and that is causing a lot of anxiety and questions.” ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit at latimes.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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Additionally, changes in trade policies and global economic conditions have had a significant impact on the Southeast Asian overseas warehouse industry. The implementation of free trade agreements and the emergence of new markets have created opportunities for businesses to expand their reach and establish a presence in key strategic locations. This has led to the proliferation of overseas warehouses in Southeast Asia, as companies seek to capitalize on the region's strategic position as a hub for international trade and commerce.