Zoom has introduced Zoom Virtual Agent, an intelligent conversational AI and chatbot solution that aims to transform the way businesses assist their customers and employees. With the new solution, organisations can deliver better, faster web […]
Category: Social computing
Tencent powers up Nexontown
Tencent Cloud is collaborating with video game publisher Nexon to power up the Nexontown mobile app in South Korea. Nexontown is a metaverse platform with camping sites, classrooms and conference halls where users can interact […]
SK Telecom and Singtel team up on metaverse in APAC
Korea’s SK Telecom (SKT) and Singtel has inked a memorandum of understanding to jointly grow the metaverse business in the Asia-Pacific region, starting with Singapore. Singtel will share its 5G and other technology expertise while […]
Musk completes twitter acquisition
After six months of uncertainty, Elon Musk has finally completed his US$44 billion acquisition of Twitter. The billionaire kicked off his reign at the social messaging service company by firing CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO […]
Meta unveils Grand Teton AI platform
Meta has introduced its Grand Teton next-generation AI platform that packs in more memory, network bandwidth and compute capacity than the previous generation Zion platform. Grand Teton sports twice the network bandwidth and four times […]
Equinix sets aside US$50m to advance digital inclusion
Equinix has launched a global foundation to advance digital inclusion — from access to technology and connectivity to the skills needed to thrive in today’s digitally driven world. The Equinix Foundation is armed with US$50 […]
NVIDIA AI model CREATES 3D objects for the metaverse
Just like the physical world, the metaverse needs to be populated with similar items — albeit in a digital form. NVIDIA researchers have developed a tool that helps create items such as animals, avatars, buildings, […]
Newly-formed Metaverse Standards Forum to focus on interoperability
Though still in its infancy, the metaverse has received a boost with the formation of The Metaverse Standards Forum to cooperate on interoperability standards needed to build the open metaverse. Open for free to any […]
WhatsApp enables Android to iOS migration
WhatsApp is removing a major barrier for switching from Android to iOS. Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a Facebook post that the messaging platform is adding a new feature that allows secure […]
Aventis makes game-changing move into the metaverse
Singapore-headquartered Aventis Graduate School has unveiled its metaverse roadmap to become Asia’s first graduate school to enter the open metaverse. It’s a game-changing move hailed by industry experts as the metaverse is still fairly new […]
Elon Musk strikes US$44b deal to buy Twitter
Will he or won’t he? That’s probably the hottest question on Twitter amidst talk of a hostile takeover and poison pill plan in recent days. Well, it looks like Elon Musk has done it. He […]
Taiwanese startups give Ukraine social media edge
While Ukrainians battle with Russia on their homeland, AutoPolitic and QSearch have to lend them a helping hand in cyberspace. The two Taiwanese startups are providing pro bono strategic communication tools and training to counter […]
CYFIRMA introduces DeFNCE cybersecurity app for mobile devices
CYFIRMA has launched the DeFNCE cybersecurity app that helps mobile users be mindful of cyber safe habits such as setting a secure password, learning about emerging cyber threats, and being aware of cybercriminals targeting apps […]
Streaming adoption grows 46% in Asia
Streaming became highly popular during the pandemic as people were faced with movement restrictions and many had to work from home. According to a Conviva report, streaming adoption in Asia grew 46 percent in Q3 […]
Facebook becomes Meta
Facebook (the company) has rebranded as Meta in a move towards a new way of connecting, finding communities and doing busines. The social media app’s name remains unchanged. A metaverse is where people and everything […]
Facebook apologies after 6-hr outage
In an age where many lives evolve around social media, a six-hour platform outage may feel like an eternity. It’s not only one platform but three — Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram — that went down, […]
hoolah partners Jumper.ai on BNPL solution
hoolah is partnering Jumper.ai to offer buy now pay later (BNPL) to merchants in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. This new payment option will let customers pay later in a convenient, flexible and transparent way […]
China blocks DiDi app
What was supposedly a week of celebration for DiDi following its listing on the New York Stock Exchange ended with a whimper with its app being blocked in China. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) […]
Parler back on App Store
After a four-month suspension, Parler has returned to App Store following some tweaks to meet Apple’s requirements. It is a welcome move for the social media platform, which was removed from App Store after the […]
Clubhouse to roll out Android app globally this week
The invite-only social media app Clubhouse will be rolling out its Android app globally this week — starting from Japan tomorrow. Launched on iOS in 2020, Clubhouse had gained popularity on the back of its […]
Google to introduce multi-skin tone handshake emoji in 2022
If you’ve ever wished for a handshake emoji featuring two different skin tones, Google will make your dream come true in 2022. The process to be inclusive in this regard started in November 2019 when […]
Microsoft takeover ends in Discord
It seems like Microsoft’s rumoured acquisition of Discord is over. Just a month ago, rumours emerged that the software giant was in talks to buy the game messaging platform for US$12 billion. According to reports, […]
Social and collaboration software market to grow 17% in 2021
The worldwide social software and collaboration market is expected to reach US$4.5 billion in 2021, up 17.1 percent from 2020, according Gartner. Two key growth factors are the need to support remote work during COVID-19, […]
Microsoft in Discord acquisition talk
Microsoft is reportedly in talks with Discord over a US$10 billion acquisition. According to sources, the messaging platform has been on the lookout for either a deal or even to go public. It seems that […]
Facebook to end Watch Party on April 16
Facebook’s Watch Party, which lets users watch videos together, will become history on April 16, 2021. No reason was given for the removal of this feature, which was introduced in 2018. Watch Party comes in […]
WhatsApp enables voice and video calls on desktop app
WhatsApp has made its desktop app more appealing by adding voice and video call features, bringing it on par with Signal and an edge over Telegram which only allows voice calls. These features were previously […]
Australia passes news media bargaining code
Australia has passed the News Media Bargaining Code to get Facebook, Google and other tech platforms to pay Australian publishers for showing their contents in posts and searches. Under the code, Facebook and Google will […]
Facebook and Australia: Friends again
Australia should be able to view news on their Facebook feeds again in the next few days. This about turn comes after the Australian government agreed to change its proposed media bargaining law aimed at […]
WhatsApp presses on with update
Despite the pushback from users, WhatsApp is determined to press on with its privacy updates. Since news broke of the changes to privacy terms and conditions, the messaging app has faced what it deemed as […]
No more news sharing and viewing on Facebook in Australia
Facebook has taken the drastic step of blocking publishers and people in Australia from sharing or viewing Australian and international news. This ban is in response to the Australian government’s proposed new Media Bargaining law, […]
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