Mobile Apps

Keep, Popular Fitness App, Lays Off Employees

On October 24, the company behind the fitness app Keep started a big round of layoffs, according to 36Kr.

Tim Cook Explains why Apple Removed Hong Kong Mapping App

Apple CEO Tim Cook sent an email to employees on October 10, defending the company’s decision to remove HKmap.live from the App Store used by Hong Kong protesters to coordinate protests.

Chinese Face-Swap Platform ZAO Apologizes After Privacy Backlash

China's viral deepfake app ZAO has bowed to intense media pressure and published an open letter addressing the concerns and their updated user agreement.

TikTok Investigated Over Children’s Data Privacy

UK regulators are investigating ByteDance's short video application TikTok on how they handle the personal data collected from younger users, and whether it prioritizes the safety of children on its social network.

These Chinese Apps are Growing in Popularity in India

India has become the world’s fastest-growing mobile application market over the past few years. With more than 1.3 billion potential consumers, the Indian app market is attracting lots of attention as a huge opportunity for app growth. Thus, Chinese apps such as TikTok, Helo, LIVE, UC Browser, backed by China’s tech giants, have managed to gain popularity in India.

Google’s Attempt to Re-enter China through Mobile Apps

Over the past months, Google has been spotted making extensive efforts around the China re-entry. This time, it released an app called “文件极客” which translates into “Files Geek” into the Chinese market on the morning of May 31.

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