Internet

Apple co-founder thinks the cloud will be "horrendous"

Steve Wozniak isn’t a fan of storing all his data online. The Apple co-founder says the idea of everyone uploading everything they own to the cloud is going to be “horrendous.”Speaking after Mike Daisey’s one-man show The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, Woz let his thoughts on the cloud be known.”I really worry about everything going to the cloud,” he said.

Published

9 years ago

August 6, 2012

Zhang Fang

Apple co-founder thinks the cloud will be "horrendous"

Tech

How the Rural-Urban Divide Plays Out on Digital Platforms

It is one thing for entrepreneurs, whether urban or rural, to create and operate an online store, as some digital platforms have made it relatively easy to manage an e-store – even by using just a smartphone.

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2 months ago

March 24, 2021

Insead Knowledge

In the West, villages are emptying out due to the lack of economic opportunities. Consider Italy where, in a bid to attract newcomers, a handful of municipalities have turned to selling houses for €1.

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Ecommerce

Thailand’s internet economy to hit US$53 billion in 2025

New users in Southeast Asia are coming online at a blistering pace, adding 40M new Internet users this year alone compared to 100M between 2015 and 2019 and 70% of the region’s population is now online.

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6 months ago

November 11, 2020

Abhishek Prakash

Internet usage in Southeast Asia continues to multiply, with 40M new users this year alone

Southeast Asia’s Internet sectors continue to see strong growth, hitting $100 billion in 2020, and are on track to cross $300 billion by 2025 stated a report by Google, Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and business consultants Bain & Co.

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Ecommerce

Southeast Asia’s internet economy hits $100 billion

The two pacesetters in the region are Indonesia and Vietnam, which lead the pack with growth rates in excess of 40% a year.

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2 years ago

October 24, 2019

Zhong Li

The internet economies in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines are growing by between 20% and 30% annually, with no signs of slowing down, according to Google and Temasek multi-year research program.

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