SHENZHEN, China/SHANGHAI — When Tencent Holdings Ltd. made its first big foray overseas with an adaptation of its blockbuster mobile game Honor of Kings in the summer of 2017, executives thought they had a sure-fire success on their hands.

A KEY consideration for companies embarking on a digital transformation is finding a platform that people will easily adapt to, as employees are said to be the most important element in digitalizing a business’ operations and systems.

COMPANIES are urged to use only licensed software in their businesses, as doing otherwise will have harmful effects on the economic growth of the country.

BYTEDANCE Ltd., owner of the popular video app TikTok, is developing a paid music service that will challenge industry leaders Spotify and Apple Music in emerging markets, according to people familiar with the matter.

WHEN Sony Corp. unveiled a cloud gaming pact with arch-rival Microsoft Corp., it surprised the industry. Perhaps no one was more shocked than employees of Sony’s PlayStation division, who have spent almost two decades fighting the US software giant in the $38 billion video game console market.

GUANGZHOU -- Chinese gaming giant NetEase said on Monday that it would partner with The Pokémon Company and Marvel to release new games for the domestic market, as it looks to add more foreign content to its roster and shore up revenue.

FOOD DELIVERY company Foodpanda Group (stylized as foodpanda) is gearing up for expansion in the Philippines as it celebrates its fifth anniversary in the country.

APPLE INC. on Monday rolled out a new television-watching app for its devices and some Internet-connected TVs, an effort to gain more revenue from reselling other companies’ programming and, later this year, its own original shows.

AS THE Philippines saw a quick rise in cybersecurity awareness and data protection efforts in recent years, companies are now urged to look far ahead to prepare for newer threats that are expected to come in three to five years time.

CYBER RISKS will soon become bigger risks than natural catastrophes for the insurance sector, Scor Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Denis Kessler said, recommending the industry build a comprehensive, common global scale to assess cyber-related incidents.

BEIJING -- Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s alternative to its video game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG) in China became the world’s top-grossing mobile battle royale title on Apple’s iOS app store in the first 72 hours of its launch, research showed.

APPLE INC. is planning to unleash a slew of new apps, features and development tools at its annual software conference next month. To improve its devices and strengthen its connection to customers, the consumer technology giant will continue to walk a fine line between wooing outside app makers while also competing against them.