Digital

TikTok owner ByteDance books $8.4 bn revenue in first half

ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, booked revenue of 50-60 billion yuan ($7 billion to $8.4 billion) in the first half of 2019, Reuters...

Facebook buys neural interface technology firm CTRL-labs

Facebook has purchased New York-based CTRL-labs, a start-up that is exploring ways for people to communicate with computers using brain signals, in a deal...

Google offers Google Play Pass subscription service

Google said on Monday it is rolling out Google Play Pass, a subscription service that gives Android users access to more than 350 apps...

Announcements at Google for India event in Delhi

Google made several announcements today at the fifth edition of its annual Google for India event in Delhi. “We have partnered with BSNL to bring...

Huawei: technology, applications and skills for inclusive innovation

Speaking at Huawei Connect 2019, Huawei's Deputy Chairman Ken Hu highlighted that only inclusive innovation can empower the world in true sense. Hu narrated examples...

Social advertising and video spending trends in Asia Pacific

Research firm Forrester has recently released two reports tracking the social advertising and video spending trends in Asia Pacific. Global social advertising spend is forecast...

Google to pay $548 mn fine in France to settle tax probe

Google has agreed to pay $548 million fine in France to settle a fiscal fraud probe that started four years ago. French investigators have been...

Why Google should not be punished if competition is weak

A recent Reuters article has identified five ways Google stifles business to ensure growth in its $116 billion-a-year advertising business. U.S. authorities investigating Alphabet’s Google...