Meta AI recently brought assistants powered by generative AI to Instagram and WhatsApp. But beyond helping personalise social media, the technology may threaten democracy, and even freedom of speech.

Government told by its IT office to carry out urgent cybersecurity review after leaks from two departments.

In the face of a potential ban of TikTok in the US, Chinese merchants selling on the platform are preparing for the worst.

US lawyers representing young people and their families allege that the overseas version of TikTok protects children in China in ways that the US version does not.

From Cambridge Analytica to augmented reality – and even a full-page newspaper, a timeline of the tech CEOs’ fights

Judge rules decision to sack Toffee Tam was ‘so harsh and oppressive’, it must have involved ‘some error of law’.

The short video format enables TikTok’s algorithm to become much more dynamic and even capable of even tracking changes in users’ preferences and interests across time.

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump sought to blame President Joe Biden for legislation that would force the sale of social media platform TikTok, even though he attempted to ban the company himself when in office.

TikTok last week failed to submit to the commission a risk assessment for its spin-off app by an April 18 deadline, and now has to do so by Tuesday.

Lawmaker says he added disclaimer as ‘precaution’ and out of ‘prudence’ in light of new Safeguarding National Security Ordinance enacted last month.

Chinese regulatory authorities had ordered the removal of those two apps over national security concerns, according to Apple.

The first global standards specifically covering GenAI and LLM released on Tuesday are a joint effort between Ant Group, Baidu, Tencent, OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia and others.

Woman surnamed Lau, 23, arrested on suspicion of violating Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Ordinance, police say.

The world’s largest-volume Dutch-built superyacht, with facilities which include a swimming pool and helipad, Launchpad was commissioned by billionaire Vladimir Potanin, who is subject to US sanctions

Kyiv said the feared operation would make Ukraine appear responsible for whatever took place at the nuclear site in southern Ukraine, which has been occupied by Russian troops since 2022.

ByteDance has refuted a news report saying the company’s profits rose 60 per cent to US$40 billion last year.

Singapore e-commerce giant Shopee has joined Amazon, Lazada and Qoo10 at the top of the city state’s anti-scam rankings.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has unveiled a six-year plan to counter the risks posed by digital intrusions from abroad following a spate of cyberattacks blamed on Chinese hackers.

Zheng Yanxiong, director of central government’s liaison office, says Hong Kong should stick to its ‘superconnector’ role to ensure economic growth.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration has been on an extended campaign against posts deemed to be provocative to race, religion and royalty.

The emergence of technology providers like Firework coincides with a growing ‘direct-to-customer’ trend for Chinese merchants involved in cross-border e-commerce.

Soul Sisters Pakistan acted as a support group for women who discussed issues often deemed inappropriate to discuss publicly in conservative, Muslim-majority Pakistan.

An F&B businessman has offered US$1,770 in cash to whoever would tattoo his brand’s logo on their foreheads.

Victim fell for the scam after she developed online romantic relationship with swindler posing as Canadian engineer, police say.

CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Facebook owner Meta in a major election year, a move researchers fear will disrupt efforts to detect an expected firehose of political misinformation.

Products from firms such as Meta and Snap have ‘rewired the way children think, behave and learn’, school boards said. Lawsuit also named TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance.

A rise in anti-trans posts on Facebook and other websites has alarmed trans rights advocates in the country.

The law, effective from March 7, aims to make it easier for people to move between competing online services.