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Malaysian parents cite concerns as online scammers target children during pandemic
Do you know who your children are talking to online during the pandemic?
Agora, the technology provider behind hit audio app Clubhouse, says it does not store user data
With operations in China and the US, Agora has come under the spotlight as the provider of critical back-end, real-time communication services to Clubhouse. In the past five years, Agora has seen a hundredfold growth in usage among its audio service partners.
Singapore faces talent crunch as tech giants scale up
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - At least three recruiters approach Singapore-based software engineer Xiao Yuguang every day with job offers.
Bitcoin steady near US$32,000 after slump that rattled crypto boom
Bitcoin steadied after earlier slumping below US$30,000 (RM121,275) on Friday in a retreat that stoked fresh questions about the sustainability of the cryptocurrency boom.
Hong Kong privacy watchdog urges WhatsApp to pump brakes on policy changes, offer alternatives for users
WhatsApp has informed its more than two billion users that they will need to agree to a new policy allowing it to share data with its parent company, Facebook. The move has prompted concerns about how the data might be used, but WhatsApp maintains the information collected will not include the content of messages.
China-US tech war: Trump’s ban on Alipay and WeChat Pay another problem for Biden to deal with
Joe Biden will be sworn into office in two weeks and it is not clear whether he plans to implement Trump’s new order, which is meant to take effect in 45 days. Alipay has more than one billion users and 80 million merchants in China but the app was only downloaded 207,000 times in the US last year.
Gojek in talks with Tokopedia for US$18bil merger, sources say
Indonesia’s ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek is in advanced discussions about merging with local e-commerce pioneer PT Tokopedia, ahead of a planned initial public offering of the combined entity, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
New year, better tech: Innovations to better meet users’ needs in 2021 and beyond
After slogging through 2020, the year ahead sees efforts to improve on the technologies and trends that helped the public navigate a pandemic-affected world.
Fiat Chrysler to spend $150 million setting up global tech centre in India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) on Wednesday said it plans to spend $150 million to set up a global technology centre in Hyderabad.
Malaysia to ‘Go 5G, Go Cloud, Go AI’: growing with intelligence
Going digital in today’s economy is at the forefront of societal change as communities emerge from a debilitating pandemic and face economic restoration challenges in the new normal.