Apps Tag

05 Apr Google slaps Chinese developers with lawsuit in New York for conducting ‘pig-butchering’ scams via its Play Store

Posted at 14:30h in Asia

The fraudulent apps ran by the two Chinese developers “affected consumers across the globe” and resulted in “substantial financial losses” to Google users, the US tech giant said in its lawsuit. 06:18‘It’s scary’: Asian cryptocurrency scams bilk tens of thousands of ‘brainwashed’ victims‘It’s scary’: Asian cryptocurrency...

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28 Mar China’s short video and live streaming sector still growing, with more than 15 million hosts, as online shopping fuels demand

Posted at 10:00h in Asia

The CNSA estimated this e-commerce segment was already worth hundreds of billions of dollars on the mainland. The state-run body reports to the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), China’s broadcasting regulator. 02:50China’s live-streaming industry heats up as millions of would-be hosts vie to break into...

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27 Mar TikTok owner ByteDance accelerates generative AI efforts with increased talent acquisition, release of new tools

Posted at 00:30h in Asia

Beijing-based ByteDance’s website listed more than 320 GenAI-related job openings as of Tuesday, up from 307 vacancies posted a month earlier, according to a search conducted by the South China Morning Post.A specific search for jobs in the development of large language models (LLMs) –...

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16 Mar US lawmakers want a TikTok sale or ban, but China’s ByteDance won’t give up without a fight

Posted at 02:00h in Asia

The bill is headed to the US Senate, where both Democratic and Republican leaders have rejected the idea of fast-tracking its passage. 03:10Protests at US Congress after House passes bill that could potentially ban TikTok nationwideProtests at US Congress after House passes bill that could potentially...

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08 Mar China’s Alipay and WeChat Pay ease the way for foreign travellers to make payments in world’s largest cashless society

Posted at 13:00h in Asia

Alipay’s annual cumulative transaction limit for foreign visitors has also been increased to US$50,000, up from the previous US$10,000 limit, in line with a new People’s Bank of China policy, the group said. 02:40How mobile payments impact people’s lives in ChinaHow mobile payments impact people’s lives...

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04 Mar Chinese tech hub Shenzhen to expedite adoption of apps built on Huawei’s HarmonyOS across various industries in 2024

Posted at 11:00h in Asia

The Shenzhen municipal government intends to boost the number of its native apps built on HarmonyOS and push for their adoption across several major sectors, according to a 2024 action plan published on Sunday by the city’s Industry and Information Technology Bureau.Under that initiative, HarmonyOS-based...

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02 Mar Chinese smartphone giants Honor and Xiaomi show AI’s vast market potential at MWC Barcelona to challenge Samsung, other global rivals

Posted at 07:08h in Asia

At a nearby booth in the same MWC Barcelona exhibition floor, Xiaomi displayed its new flagship handset model, the 14 Ultra, which features enhanced photography features and AI capabilities. The handset’s AI Album Search function employs natural language processing that enables users to locate specific...

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21 Feb Which were the most used apps during Lunar New Year? Familiar names like Tencent and ByteDance dominated top 5

Posted at 23:00h in Asia

The most used apps in China during the Lunar New Year holiday were familiar domestic social media and content platforms that have dominated the market for the past decade, according to government data.Among the apps that used the most cellular data during the nine-day holiday...

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19 Jan TikTok owner ByteDance allows employees to cash in stock options earlier under new payroll policy

Posted at 10:00h in Asia

ByteDance, owner of global short video hit TikTok and its Chinese sibling Douyin, has adjusted its payroll policy to allow employees to sell their stock options faster, as plans for an initial public offering (IPO) remain in limbo.Under the new rule, applicable to ByteDance’s 110,000...

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06 Jan Tech trade group representing TikTok, Snapchat and Meta sues Ohio over state’s new law limiting children’s use of social media apps

Posted at 03:30h in Asia

The NetChoice trade group filed its lawsuit against Republican Attorney General Dave Yost in US District Court for the Southern district of Ohio. It seeks to block the law from taking effect.A pending law in Ohio that requires children to get parental consent to use...

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