Line group firm admits posting data from 130,000 cashless payment accounts online
The data from users of a Line Pay Corp. smartphone app both in Japan and abroad was available on the internet for more than two months, until late November, the company has said.
Princes to paupers: India salespeople face ruin as tycoon Mukesh Ambani targets mom-and-pop stores
Up and down India, the small stores that account for four-fifths of a near-$900 billion retail market are increasingly turning to JioMart, an app created by Reliance Industries.
Google to open app store payments to comply with South Korea law
The country’s National Assembly approved a new law in late summer that mandated that mobile app store operators open up their platforms to outside payment handlers.
ByteDance founder exits board as challenges mount
The world’s most valuable startup is making a bigger push into enterprise software after Beijing’s yearlong crackdown on the consumer internet.
A $2 billion Japanese startup aims to fix polarized news via an algorithm
SmartNews, which uses an algorithm to provide what it says is an unbiased, nonpartisan mix of information, is one of Japan’s most valuable startups.
Some online brokerages operate in a gray area, allowing Chinese investors to evade capital controls to trade in markets like Hong Kong and New York.
Top ByteDance investor to weigh $500 million stake sale
The future of the world’s most valuable startup is unclear as Beijing's scrutiny over the Chinese tech giants intensifies.
Apple seeks to delay ruling that loosens its grip on App Store
The iPhone-maker gave notice Friday that will appeal a judge’s ruling in its fight with Epic Games.
Sendai throws weight behind efforts to develop tech for disasters
Companies in the Tohoku region are developing apps to help with the distribution of relief supplies and the management of evacuation centers.
SoftBank-backed Karrot becomes $2.7 billion South Korean unicorn
Asia’s fourth-largest economy is breaking away from family-controlled conglomerates and minting self-made billionaires faster than ever.
Can we be friends? Dating apps say sex isn't everything in a post-pandemic world
Amorous entanglements aren't uppermost in the minds of many people emerging from long periods of pandemic isolation. Instead, they crave the friendships and social groups.
