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Tencent's Chinese PUBG dupe has enemies who wave after you shoot them
Tencent revealed this week it would be pulling its test version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds from the Chinese market. Instead, it's going to publish a similar but more, um, approachable app called "Game for Peace." Tencent announced it was pulling back the test version of PUBG it'd ...
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WhatsApp launches a tip line in India to battle fake news ahead of national elections
WhatsApp has launched a tip line in India to which you can send forwards, rumors, and suspicious-sounding messages and have ...
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Google's India lead, Rajan Anandan, is leaving the company
Rajan Anandan, Google's vice president for South East Asia and India, is leaving the company after eight years with the firm. ...
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Uber acquires Careem for $3.1 billion to dominate ride-hailing in the Middle East
Uber has acquired Careem, a major player in the ride-hailing space across the Middle East, for $3.1 billion in cash and convertible ...
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Netflix' $4 mobile-only subscriptions could bolster its growth in India
In a bid to grow its audience in India, Netflix is trialing cheaper subscriptions that allow access to its streaming video ...
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Indian police are arresting students for playing PUBG during exam season
The Indian city of Rajkot has seen 10 students arrested by local police for playing PUBG, after it was banned in several ...
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This Chinese app reportedly maps nearby debtors to get you to shame them
China has reportedly launched a WeChat mini-app to highlight debtors around you, in an effort to shame them for not paying ...
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Rise of foreign stars in Chinese social media marks the beginning of a new trend
China’s internet celebrity economy has expanded exponentially in recent years. According to a report released by iResearch, the number of online celebrities in China with more than 100,000 followers has increased by 57.3 percent since 2016. With a single embedded ad in a WeChat ...
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2019 will be a pivotal year for Southeast Asian tech startups
With a rising middle class and a booming tech startup scene, Southeast Asia (SEA) sits where China did 10 years ago — on ...
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Google reportedly shuts down its Chinese censored search project
Google has stopped key data analysis needed for its highly contested China project, the censored search engine 'Dragonfly' ...
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Starwood breach affecting 500M users reportedly part of a larger Chinese state-sponsored attack
The New York Times reports that the Starwood breach was part of a larger state-sponsored intelligence-gathering effort spurred ...
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Huawei CFO arrested for violating US trade sanctions
The CFO of Chinese telecom giant Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Canada on Saturday for allegedly violating US trade ...
