GOOGLE is making a bigger bet on smartphones by joining rivals Apple, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in designing the device’s most critical component in-house: the main processor.

NEW YORK — Chinese cryptocurrency addresses sent more than $2.2 billion worth of digital tokens to addresses tied to illegal activity such as scams and darknet operations between April 2019 and June 2021, according to a report from blockchain data platform Chainalysis released on Tuesday.

SHANGHAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings Ltd shares were on track to fall by their most in a decade on Tuesday after a...

International Justice Mission (IJM), a global organization focused on human rights and enforcement, and TikTok, a short-video sharing platform, launched a campaign called #Report2Protect to increase awareness and reporting of online sexual exploitation of children.  

NEW YORK — Before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Thru Shivakumar, co-founder and chief executive officer of Cohesion, was already working on apps to convert office buildings into smart spaces, powered by technology that enables interaction with tenants through phones and computers.  

APPLE, Inc. said on Tuesday that a global chip shortage that has bit into its ability to sell Macs and iPads will start to affect iPhone production and forecasted slowing revenue growth, sending its shares lower.

A COUNTERTERRORISM organization formed by some of the biggest US tech companies including Facebook and Microsoft is significantly expanding the types of extremist content shared between firms in a key database, aiming to crack down on material from white supremacists and far-right militias, the group told Reuters.

DITO Telecommunity Corp. has signed a data protection contract with a Singapore-based consultancy firm to help it comply with the government’s operational requirements.

FILIPINO fintech startup NextPay raised $1.6 million from a new round of seed funding led by Golden Gate Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, and Gentree Fund, the private investment vehicle of the Sy family, which owns the SM Group.

Financial technology startup NextPay raised $1.6 million in its new round of seed funding, which was led by Golden Gate Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital firm; and Gentree Fund, a private investment vehicle of the Sy Family, which owns Filipino conglomerate SM Group.    

Facebook has long sought your attention. In recent weeks, it has started asking for your prayers as well in a new tool now available for US Facebook Groups. 

Partipost, a nano-influencer marketing and commerce platform, received extended funding on their series A round, with investments totaling $5 million. The funds will be used to accelerate product and market expansion in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, where its app launched this month.