mobile apps
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
Savvy to buy ByteDance studio Moonton for US$6 billion
Saudi Arabia is working to become a global destination for gamers
DBS says digital services restored after access was disrupted
DBS and POSB websites, banking apps and the PayLah! app are now available
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
Alibaba debuts OpenClaw app to feed China’s agentic AI addiction
The reaction from authorities has been mixed
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
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’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
Forget DeepSeek, dying alone is China’s latest tech obsession
The new breakout app that asks ‘Are you dead?’ says much about society
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.