US parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches as a stopgap cellphone to reach and track their children as young as 5 while mitigating internet addiction — As Apple prepares to unveil new models next week, the smart watch has found an unexpected audience: children as young as 5.
In August 2022, Beijing's municipal government unveiled plans to regulate the “Digital Human Industry”, which covers digital assistants and virtual influencers — China's capital is looking to set standards for digital assistants, virtual influencers and gaming avatars.
What to expect from Apple's Far Out event: iPhone 14 lineup, including Pro models with a revamped notch, new AirPods Pro, a rugged Apple Watch Pro, and more — Apple's biggest event of the year is just a few days away, with the iPhone 14, Apple Watch Pro and new AirPods on tap.
A look at India's $10B incentive scheme for chip makers, as some experts warn about its lack of hardware expertise and erratic transport and public utilities — The factories outside Chennai, in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, are home to an array of global corporate names …
Some online disinformation experts criticize Twitter's approach to Libs of TikTok, as some US hospitals face threats following posts by the anti-LGBTQ account — Employees are warning colleagues to take action against the anti-LGBTQ account, saying it's ‘only a matter of time’ its posts lead to violence.
India's Enforcement Directorate searched the offices of Paytm, Razorpay, and Cashfree on Friday as part of an investigation into fraudulent Chinese loan apps — India's financial crime fighting agency searched the offices of fintech unicorns Paytm and Razorpay as well as Cashfree on Friday …
Taiwanese prosecutors indict the head of Luxshare, a Chinese iPhone assembler, for allegedly using a shell company to take over local company Speed Tech in 2012 — Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted the head of Luxshare Precision Industry Co. for using a shell company to surreptitiously …
Industry group: India to pilot parallel testing of new electronic devices to speed up approvals and reduce time to certification from the current 16 to 21 weeks — India will try out a strategy of parallel testing to speed up safety approvals for new electronic devices …
Sources: ByteDance CFO told staff that it has no plans to go public; report: CEO Liang said the company plans to reduce input into noncore businesses — TikTok 's parent company ByteDance , the world's most valuable unicorn, has no plans to go public, its chief financial officer told employees …
Sources: Netflix's ad-supported tier may debut on Nov. 1 in markets including Canada, France, Germany, UK, and US; the date was moved to beat Disney+'s Dec. 8 — Netflix is moving up the timeline for the debut of its cheaper, ad-supported plan to November — in order to get out before the Dec. 8 launch …
Counterpoint: Apple's iPhone active installed base overtook Android to pass 50% of the US smartphone market in Q2 2022, the highest share since its 2007 launch — Milestone was passed in quarter ending in June, says Counterpoint Research — Apple has overtaken Android devices to account …
Financial Times : Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid weste...
