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Apple is set to put ads in Apple maps in services push

The company has been working to sell more ads inside of its News app as well

ByteDance is competing with Chinese big tech rivals and AI aspirants in developing foundational models and chatbots.

Savvy to buy ByteDance studio Moonton for US$6 billion

Saudi Arabia is working to become a global destination for gamers

DBS mobile app customers faced intermittent access last year in July.

DBS says digital services restored after access was disrupted

DBS and POSB websites, banking apps and the PayLah! app are now available

Reddio's mark, which includes a stylised device resembling a radio or robot face, suggested a more technical or functional form of communication, according to the IP adjudicator.

US social media giant Reddit fails to block Singapore firm’s ‘Reddio’ trademark registration

The US firm operates a popular online platform made for thousands of user-created communities known as subreddits

The iPhone maker is also lowering its rate for apps that are part of its programmes for small businesses and developers of mini apps, from 15% to 12%.

Apple cuts China App Store fees to fend off local regulators

The move is effective on Mar 15 and applies to apps for both iOS and iPadOS, the company says

From March 9, internet services in Australia including search tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and lesser-known companion chatbots must restrict Australians under 18 from receiving harmful content.

Australia says it may go after app stores, search engines in AI age crackdown

The country was the first country to ban social media for teenagers

ByteDance, the parent company of video sensation TikTok, launched on Feb 7 its newest iteration AI video creation app Seedance 2.0.

ByteDance’s new video model sparks rally in China AI app stocks

Demand for shares of Chinese firms with killer apps has grown in recent months

After a quiet removal from Chinese app stores, "Are You Dead" has been launched internationally as "Demumu".

Forget DeepSeek, dying alone is China’s latest tech obsession

The new breakout app that asks ‘Are you dead?’ says much about society

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Is this trending app revealing how lonely we are?

[SINGAPORE] The question “Are you dead?” popped up on my screen the other week – not as a text from a friend I’d unintentionally ignored, but as a headline.