China bets on AI to promote President Xi Jinping's thinkingThe project, known as "Xinhua Yudian," meaning Xinhua lexicon, is "an intelligent agent for learning, researching, and disseminating Xi Ji...
ChatGPT app hits 1 billion monthly active users in record time, data showsThe record comes amid growing competition between Anthropic and OpenAI for dominance in the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence marke...
Court rules EU must drop strict curbs on Facebook MarketplaceThe appeal before the EU's General Court in Luxembourg regarded the platforms' designation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), one of seve...
TikTok billionaire overtakes Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s second-richest personZhang’s net worth climbed to $92.8 billion, cementing his position as China’s richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index...
India's new drama is about the fight for your 1-minute attentionIndia streaming platforms microdramas: Platforms are rapidly adopting microdramas, short, vertically shot melodramas. These bite-sized show...
Malaysia Bans Under-16s From Social Media: New Age Verification Rules EnforcedMalaysia has begun enforcing new rules. Children under 16 are now banned from social media accounts. Platforms must implement age verificat...
Psychology says people who post emotional messages about their ex after a breakup aren’t just being dramatic, they may be seeking validation, revenge, or emotional closureThe psychology behind people posting emotional or targeted content after breakups reveals a complicated mix of attachment anxiety, emotiona...
Democratic senator wants TikTok US JV, Oracle to answer questions on platform safeguardsSenator Ed Markey has sought answers from TikTok's US joint venture and Oracle. The focus is on the security of American user data and prev...
UN says protecting children online an 'urgent priority'The United Nations is demanding tech companies prioritize child safety on their platforms. Officials state that business practices and desi...
China luxury market trends: Why consumers are shifting to frugal and online shoppingWhen Beijinger Jacqueline Li first heard one of her favourite luxury department stores in the city was closing, she was shocked -- until sh...
Double Tap Films takes 21 Hindi microdramas global with TikTok partnershipDouble Tap Films, a Pratilipi studio, is distributing 21 Indian microdrama shows on TikTok in the US, Canada, Brazil, and Japan. This marks...
Big Donald Trump order on AI, cybersecurity coming soon as White House begins crackdown on deepfakesDonald Trump on AI: This comes as the United States on Tuesday began enforcing a law requiring tech platforms to remove deepfakes and other...
India is facing a data obesity epidemic—as storage in phones fails to keep up with people’s voracious appetite for visualsIndia’s growing use of smartphones, AI tools and social media is driving a surge in demand for digital storage, with experts warning of a “...
ByteDance targets 25% rise in AI infrastructure spendingByteDance has significantly increased its AI infrastructure spending by 25% to 200 billion yuan ($29.4 billion) this year, driven by rising...
US nears $400 million settlement with TikTok on child-privacy violations: ABC NewsUS government is close to a $400 million deal with TikTok. This settlement addresses claims of child privacy breaches. The funds are report...
France hands Musk X probe to investigating judgeFrench regulators have launched a probe into Elon Musk regarding potential misdeeds on his social media network, X. The investigation scrut...
No 'meaningful' shift from social media sites after Australia teen banDespite Australia’s recent legislation prohibiting social media access for those under 16, user habits remain largely unchanged, as indicat...