Snap Inc. said today that its multi-country survey of Snapchatters found that 44% of Malaysian users didn’t view the beginning of 2021 as a “fresh start.” Still, the remaining 56% saw 2021 as an oppor…
Google Completes Acquisition Of Fitbit Amid Privacy Concerns
Google has completed its acquisition of smartwatch maker Fitbit, the tech giant announced on Thursday. Government regulators and privacy advocates on both sides of the Atlantic had raised concern over…
Grab Slashes Fees Charged To Merchant Partners Amid New MCO
Ride-hailing and food delivery company Grab has revealed that it will be slashing the commission fees charged to merchant partners for four weeks. This is among the slew of measures announced by the c…
US Backs Off Banning Investments in Alibaba, Tencent And Baidu
US government officials backed off a plan to ban American investment in Chinese tech conglomerates Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu after disagreements emerged within the Trump administration. But as his p…
Grab’s Fintech Unit Raises US$300 Million From Investors
Grab Financial Group (GFG), the Fintech arm of the e-hailing and delivery giant, announced that it raised more than US$300 million (~RM 1.21 billion) from investors, including Hanwha Asset Management …
Geely Makes Push Into Electric Vehicle Market With Foxconn and Baidu
Chinese carmaker Geely, widely credited for reviving Proton’s fortunes, is making an aggressive push into the electric vehicle market, signing separate deals with Taiwanese electronics manufactu…
Touch n’ Go e-Wallet Receives Approval To Sell Investment Products
Touch n’ Go’s subsidiary, TNG Digital has been given the green light by the Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) to sell investment products, like money market unit trust funds, through the Touch ‘n…
Telegram Gains 25 Million New Users As WhatsApp Backlash Continues
Messaging app Telegram added 25 million new users just in the last 72 hours, announced founder Pavel Durov in a post. The app has now surpassed 500 million monthly active users, quickly gaining on riv…
Parler Ban: Should Online Platforms Be Held Responsible For User Content?
You can’t blame most Malaysians, even the social media addicts, for not knowing what Parler is. Yet, tech giants Apple, Google, and Amazon have all recently banned the app from their platforms, citing…
Mydin Outlets Now Accepting Payment Via ShopeePay
In a joint release with Shopee, local wholesale and retail chain Mydin has announced that its outlets nationwide will now accept payment via the ShopeePay, making it the first hypermarket in Malaysia …
myTukar Expands Into Sabah and Sarawak’s Used Car Markets
Used car e-commerce platform myTukar has announced its entry into East Malaysia by opening its first two inspection hubs there located in Kuching, Sarawak and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The company has bee…
Carsome Expands Its Reach Into Technical Training By Establishing Its Own Academy
The Malaysian-made online used car trading platform Carsome who has also expanded its reach in Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand, has recently made a foray into technical education. This is being don…