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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.

The app Sileme, meaning “Are you dead?” in English, will relaunch soon under the new global brand name Demumu.

‘Are you dead?’ Chinese app for single living goes viral

The app is a lightweight safety tool created for solo dwellers

With roughly 78 million active users, Zalo has become indispensable to the everyday life of most Vietnamese people.

Vietnam’s dominant messaging app faces regulatory scrutiny over data policy update

The country’s antitrust authority has flagged Zalo’s new terms amid user privacy concerns

There were concerns that the app “Sanchar Saathi” – meaning communication partner in Hindi- might be used for surveillance, and that it could not be removed.

India walks back mandatory government app after backlash

It decided “not to make the pre-installation mandatory for mobile manufacturers”

The Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled that Apple had abused its dominant position from October 2015 until the end of 2020 by shutting out competition in the app distribution market and by “charging excessive and unfair prices” as commission to developers.

Apple loses landmark UK lawsuit over app store commissions

[LONDON] Apple abused its dominant position by charging app developers unfair commissions, a London tribunal ruled on Thursday, in a blow which could leave the US tech company on the hook for hundreds...

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, described the release as a major leap forward in artificial intelligence’s ability to create realistic video.

OpenAI launches Sora 2 with TikTok-style app

OPENAI on Tuesday released Sora 2, its most advanced video generation model yet, alongside a TikTok-style social app that will let users insert themselves into AI-created scenes through a feature call...

Roblox has emerged as one of the largest players in video games, relying on independent developers to create new titles.

Roblox tests TikTok-like app so players can share game action

The company has 111.8 million daily active users

Nearly three-quarters of household heads have VNeID accounts that have undergone full identity verification, says a police department's report.

Vietnam’s nationwide cash payout: Police-run ID app at core of digital push, financial inclusion

Citizens will receive 100,000 dong each, primarily via bank accounts linked to national identification app VNeID

Elon Musk (right) has accused Apple of giving unfair preference to ChatGPT on its App Store and threatened legal action, triggering a fiery exchange with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) this week.

Apple rejects Musk claim of App Store bias

APPLE on Thursday rejected Elon Musk’s claim that its digital App Store favours OpenAI’s ChatGPT over his company’s Grok and other rival AI assistants.