In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
Amazon launches video streaming — A competition for Netflix?
Online retail giant Amazon recently launched a movie streaming service, which competes directly with internet film star Netflix. Prime Amazon subscribers, who pay US$79…
Top two Alibaba execs resign over fraud allegations
China’s largest e-commerce group, Alibaba.com, has confirmed that two of its top executives, Chief Executive David Wei, and Chief Operating Officer, Elvis Lee, have…
Chinese social media’s US$500-million Renren offer to investors
China’s Renren, which launched as a Facebook clone, is eyeing a US listing that could make it the first social networking site to go…
Twitter officials agree to new UberSocial
Twitter late Sunday night announced it has reactivated UberMedia‘s access to its API. This reactivation follows the block of Friday night when Twitter revoked…
