If X can avoid some of the missteps that led other wannabe super apps to fail, there's at least one way it could achieve Elon's impossible dream—as unlikely as ... Show more arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/elon-musks-improbable-path-to-making-x-an-everything-app/
Indians would prefer using super app to access digital services: Report: Single app would be 'strategic avenue' for companies to attract subscribers, it says
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Super Apps, Explained: What Are These Apps That Do Everything?: Apps like WeChat serve as their own mini app ecosystems that power everyday life in certain parts ...
cnet.com/tech/mobile/super-apps-explained-what-are-these-apps-that-do-everything/
Govt seeks legal counsel on loan for wallet handout
The government will ask the Council of State to verify the legality of its plan to borrow 172 ... Show more #bangkokpost #digitalwallet
Commentary: What the end of GrabPay Card could mean for Grab’s super-app ambitions
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Neobank: N26 needs to get going: The cell phone bank still lacks proof that you actually need it. The fact that you can now trade stocks in a reduced format ...
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Panel considered public warning about interference in 2021 election, inquiry hears
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Federal officials asked Facebook to take down false allegations about Trudeau in 2019 campaign, inquiry hears
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Elon Musk’s improbable path to making X an “everything app”: X must do more than tack on new features if it wants WeChat's success.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/elon-musks-improbable-path-to-making-x-an-everything-app/
Elon Musk's X to launch app for smart TVs 'identical' to YouTube TV: report: “He is set on competing with YouTube,” an X insider said of Elon Musk.
nypost.com/2024/03/11/business/x-to-launch-app-for-smart-tvs-identical-to-youtube-tv-report/
Galaxy Jump 3 (M44) jumps to Android 14 with new update: Samsung has released the Android 14 update to the Galaxy Jump 3 (also known as Galaxy M44) in South ...
sammobile.com/news/galaxy-jump-3-m44-android-14-update/
6 ways DOJ says Apple is a monopoly: A Justice Department lawsuit accuses Apple of antitrust violations across its mobile business. Here are six ways the DOJ ...
politico.com/news/2024/03/22/doj-apple-monopoly-antitrust-lawsuit-explained-00148492
Why the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple is weak: It's the biggest legal challenge Apple has faced, but the legal arguments in DOJ's antitrust case ...
cultofmac.com/851009/apple-antitrust-case/
PhilHealth now on eGovPH 'super app': As of now, PhilHealth members only have access to their membership profile, contribution history ...
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Samsung may be looking to launch a super app for mobile banking: The concept of super apps has been around for a while. The idea is fairly simple ...
sammobile.com/news/samsung-may-be-looking-to-launch-a-super-app-for-mobile-banking/
🥷 From the shadows of the ICO boom to the forefront of #crypto development, this app makes an impressive leap.
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Indonesia's GoTo posts $5.8bn loss in 2023 on TikTok write-down: JAKARTA -- Indonesian superapp provider GoTo on Tuesday said it recorded a net loss of 90 ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Indonesia-s-GoTo-posts-5.8bn-loss-in-2023-on-TikTok-write-down
Mastercard Expands Remittances China Reach in Deal With Ant's Alipay: Mastercard Inc. is broadening its reach in cross-border remittances through its ...
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M&S ‘superapp’ will need a long shelf life : It’s a bold plan, but others have struggled to deliver
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China’s Alipay and WeChat Pay ease the way for foreign travellers to make payments in world’s largest cashless society
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X TV: Elon Musk set to launch YouTube-like app: Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is reportedly planning to launch a television app ...
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Quick Glance: Elon Musk's Tesla: 10 Revealing Quotes
- March saw the release of Liftoff, followed by Power Play in August.
- Power Play sheds a darker light on Musk's business life at Tesla.
- Tesla emerges as a fragile company with high debts and talent shortage.
- The book reveals ten impactful quotes about Musk and Tesla.
TikTok ban proposed in U.S. could impact all Chinese apps: Other apps like WeChat could be the tip of the iceberg.
mashable.com/article/tiktok-ban-chinese-apps-us
Quick Glance: Could TikTok Face a Ban in the US?
- TikTok once again finds itself in a precarious position due to a legislative proposal.
- A bill unanimously approved by the House would ban TikTok if it doesn't sever ties with ByteDance, its parent company in Beijing.
- Concerns exist that TikTok could share data with the Chinese government, raising national security worries.
- A nationwide ban could impact small businesses, influencers, and users who utilize the platform for marketing purposes.
Ditch your cards and switch to the app, says HK’s Octopus amid digitalisation push
straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-s-octopus-urges-card-users-to-switch-to-mobile-app-amid-digitalisation-push
China pushes its payment platforms towards an international presence: Bejing allows easier access to AliPay and Tencent's Weixin, and higher spending limits ...
theregister.com/2024/03/11/china_payment_platforms/
Parliament considered banning WeChat as well as Tiktok: A proposal by Parliament's cyber-security team to ban WeChat has so far been unsuccessful ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/04/parliament-considered-banning-wechat-along-with-tiktok/
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Parliament considered banning WeChat as well as Tiktok: A proposal by Parliament's cyber-security team to ban WeChat has so far been unsuccessful ...
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WeChat now allows direct joining of DingTalk meetings: Tech giants Alibaba and Tencent appear to have further frosty relations as WeChat users are now allowed to ...
technode.com/2024/03/05/wechat-now-allows-direct-joining-of-dingtalk-meetings/
Super-app MoneyX
eyes big market: KUALA LUMPUR: MoneyX, the latest personal financial advisory super-app to hit the market was born out of personal financial ...
thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2024/03/04/super-app-moneyx-eyes-big-market
Telekom presents AI cell phone: the end of conventional apps?: A super app that works via voice control and makes all other apps superfluous: something like this ...
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40 million since Pivot: Luca founder convinces with this pitch deck: Founder Patrick Hennig convinced a strategic investor with the hotel operator HR-Group ...
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China: Guangzhou bridge breaks into half after cargo ship collision, 2 dead as bus plunges into river | WATCH
financialexpress.com/world-news/china-guangzhou-bridge-breaks-into-half-after-cargo-ship-collision-2-dead-as-bus-plunges-into-river-watch-bkg/3402142/
Quick Glance: Ship Collides with Bridge: 2 Dead, 3 Missing
- A cargo ship collided with the Lixinsha Bridge in China's Pearl River Delta, sending cars into the water.
- Two dead, three missing after the incident.
- Cause under investigation, emergency and rescue personnel on site.
- Guangzhou, a bustling trade hub in southern China, affected.
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X: “Super app” crash: audio and video calls now for all users, but the criticism is getting bigger and bigger
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Tata Group Planning To Compete With Swiggy & Zomato By Entering Food Delivery Sector
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Alipay ramps up efforts to monetize huge user base amid fierce competition with WeChat
technode.com/2024/02/26/alipay-ramps-up-efforts-to-monetize-huge-user-base-amid-fierce-competition-with-wechat/
Paying, shopping, taking a taxi in China: This is how the digitalized country isolates itself
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Chinese rapper Feezy talks about Lupe Fiasco, WeChat, US vs Chinese hip hop, and his latest album, The Weatherman
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China's spy agency warns students studying, visiting, and holidaying abroad against foreign espionage
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Commentary: Why China’s top spy agency is stepping out of the shadows: The way China’s Ministry of State Security asserts itself in public affairs has raised ...
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Mail service from X in planning: Elon Musk is only too happy to serve his audience. X is supposed to be converted into an everything app, including banking ...
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Which were the most used apps during Lunar New Year? Familiar names like Tencent and ByteDance dominated top 5
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Superapp Gojek fine-tunes each new error message for a week. What? Why?: Multilingual service spans five nations and finds fancy graphics improve engagement
theregister.com/2024/02/20/gojek_failed_state_error_designs/
How the internet pushed China’s New Year red packet tradition to the extreme: Chinese tech companies give out millions of dollars in red packets every Lunar New ...
technologyreview.com/2024/02/14/1088182/new-year-red-packet-apps/
China warns students abroad not to help foreign spies: BEIJING -- Chinese security authorities on Wednesday warned the country's students abroad against ...
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/China-warns-students-abroad-not-to-help-foreign-spies
Crypto super app with account abstraction: Plena joins Cointelegraph Accelerator: Plena, a crypto super app using account abstraction since a year before Vitalik ...
cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-super-app-with-account-abstraction-plena-joins-cointelegraph-accelerator
The ultimate sports streaming service will have to fight itself: ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery are launching a new live sports streaming app ...
theverge.com/2024/2/12/24070677/sports-streaming-service-espn-warner-bros-fox-app
Digital banking giant Revolut is launching phone plans for travelers in the UK: Digital banking startup Revolut is launching travel eSIM plans in the U.K ...
cnbc.com/2024/02/12/revolut-launches-travel-esim-phone-plans-in-the-uk.html
China’s generative video race heats up: On Monday, Tencent, the Chinese internet giant known for its video gaming empire and chat app WeChat ...
techcrunch.com/2024/02/05/chinas-generative-video-race-heats-up/
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Tata Digital announces appointment of Naveen Tahilyani as new CEO: Naveen replaces Pratik Pal, who was at the helm of the company since the group announced its ...
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Grab Saver makes rides, delivery more affordable in PH: Grab Philippines is making smart and more affordable living more accessible to customers with a slew of ...
noypigeeks.com/business/grab-saver-philippines/
Chinese tech giant fired more than 120 employees in 2023 for violating its anti-fraud rule.Tencent is the owner of WeChat ... Show more #TencentLayoffs
Woman in China threatens to ditch fiancé for oversharing personal life on WeChat reigniting debate on social media addiction
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China accused of using WeChat to meddle in 2021 federal campaign: Report: The Department of Foreign Affairs says it believes Chinese agents used WeChat to meddle ...
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Six people, three men and three women aged between 24 and 32 have pleaded not guilty at a Magistrate's court in Penang to a charge of running an online ... Show more shorturl.at/nqxC5 thestartv.com/c/news cutt.ly/TheStar fb.com/TheStarOnline
An app company in Kazakhstan just had the biggest IPO since Birkenstock: Kaspi.kz, which makes a super app, raised $1 billion in its stock offering
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China mobilizes public against 'spying,' from maps to finance: BEIJING -- Chinese authorities are trying to enlist the public in a national effort to root out ...
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China launches New Year crackdown on 'online rumors': Many of those arrested were complaining or sharing information the government hadn't approved.
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Sheriff Tomás Cardona is Tricolor's newest international purchase to reinforce the squad for the 2024 season. But it's not just Laion that makes purchases ... Show more
X to launch in-app payment methods: X, formerly known by Twitter, will introduce payment methods in 2024. According to a blog post by X ...
thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/x-launch-app-payment-methods-3520726
Huya teams up with Tencent WeChat Channels for game livestreaming: Chinese game streaming platform Huya plans to collaborate with Tencent WeChat Channels ...
technode.com/2024/01/17/huya-teams-up-with-tencent-wechat-channels-for-game-livestreaming/
WeChat sees 300% jump in GMV from Channels livestreaming in 2023: The total value of goods sold through WeChat’s TikTok-like service nearly tripled year-on-year ...
technode.com/2024/01/12/wechat-sees-300-jump-in-gmv-from-channels-livestreaming-in-2023/
Tencent’s Pony Ma says 2021 WeChat photo privacy controversy was ‘misunderstanding’ that was fixed with update
scmp.com/tech/article/3247704/tencents-pony-ma-says-2021-wechat-photo-privacy-controversy-was-misunderstanding-was-fixed-update
Tencent: More Powerful Than You Think: Tencent's dominance extends beyond China, with its products and services being widely used internationally ...
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China Toxic-Asset Management Firm Goho Says It’s Resolving Debts: Goho Asset Management Co., a distressed-asset management firm backed by the government of ...
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Morning Buzz: 1.3 Million New SIPs Added By Fintechs In November, Gap Between Central And State Government Bonds Widens To 2-year High, And More - Forbes India
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An AI love interest, crypto’s second coming or the exit of X: the technology trends that will change your life
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Korean financial firms launch 'super apps' to compete in digital age : Major Korean financial firms are consecutively launching 'super apps' that allow ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2023/12/126_365810.html
One app for everything: What's behind the myth of the super app?: From messaging platform X to Paypal to neobanks like Revolut - many fintechs want a
t3n.de/news/mythos-super-app-1598371/
China sets final rules for Alipay, WeChat Pay and their peers
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Tencent to increase focus on livestreaming e-commerce as sales volume surges: report
technode.com/2023/12/12/tencent-to-increase-focus-on-livestreaming-e-commerce-as-sales-volume-surges-report/
Apple's iMessage Will Probably Never Come to Android. And That's OK: Commentary: Support for high-resolution photos, typing indicators and other staples could go ...
cnet.com/tech/mobile/apples-imessage-will-probably-never-come-to-android-and-thats-ok/
Kakao names Shina Chung, previously its VC lead, as new CEO amid ongoing crisis : South Korean internet giant Kakao — in the middle of multiple investigations ...
techcrunch.com/2023/12/13/kakao-names-shina-chung-previously-its-vc-lead-as-its-new-ceo-amid-ongoing-crisis/
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