Daily Briefing: Nearly 10,000 broadband users hit by outage; Keppel Land unveils AI-powered home

And EDBI has pitched in for the latest funding round of a US startup.

From Yahoo! News Singapore:

A fibre cable cut has led to 10,000 broadband users in the eastern parts of Singapore to experience connection issues as from Wednesday afternoon (14 November) with services expected to be progressively restored by Thursday afternoon, said fibre connection provider NetLink Trust (NLT).

Areas affected included Pasir Ris, Tampines, Changi and Loyang.

At around 2.50pm, NLT said it received reports of a fibre service interruption. “This interruption was subsequently confirmed to be caused by a third party contractor which severed a number of fibre cables whilst performing construction works along Tampines Avenue 9,” it added.

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From PropertyGuru:

Keppel Land and smart living platform developer Habitap on Tuesday (13 Nov) unveiled Singapore’s first smart home that is powered by artificial intelligence.

Equipped with machine learning capabilities, the smart home management system can anticipate users’ preferences and usage patterns, effectively automating features and settings. These range from providing users access to preferred third-party service providers for the maintenance of their air conditioners and laundry services to automatic reminders and alerts on security issues.

The system, known as Habitap Lifestyle Assistant or Habitap Handy, also enables users to interact with and control devices in their homes such as door locks, air conditioning and lighting systems.

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From DealStreet Asia:

EDBI, the investment arm of Singapore’s Economic Development Board, has backed the $40-million Series F financing round in US-based digital adoption platform WalkMe, which is seeking to further expand in the Asia Pacific region.

WalkMe, which guides users to navigate websites and apps more efficiently, is one of the tech startup companies in the US to reach unicorn status this year.

The fresh funding brings its total funding to date to $217.5 million.

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Photo from WalkMe's Facebook page