Category: Platforms
Drawing the line: Major Hollywood studios threaten legal action against ByteDance over viral AI tool
U.S.A. – Hollywood studios including Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, Disney, and most recently Netflix are threatening legal action against ByteDance over its newly released AI video generator, Seedance 2.0, citing concerns over copyright infringement. According to the Los Angeles Times, concerns...
Singapore – Starcount, the UK-based data science and technology company that analyses consumer behaviour, has partnered with SQREEM, the Singapore-based behavioural pattern data aggregator, to bridge the gap between digital intent and real-world consumer purchases, providing brands and media agencies...
Singapore – Discord Inc. has announced the global rollout of teen-by-default settings, strengthening age-appropriate protections for users aged 13 and over while maintaining privacy, community, and meaningful connection on the platform. From early March, new and existing users worldwide will automatically...
Singapore – Meta will shut down the dedicated Messenger website, messenger.com, in April 2026, months after discontinuing its standalone desktop applications. In an advisory, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said users will be automatically redirected to facebook.com/messages once the Messenger...
Singapore – Fabulate has integrated TikTok’s Symphony suite of generative AI tools directly into its platform, becoming the first influencer marketing platform globally to offer the technology natively within campaign workflows. The collaboration with TikTok embeds Symphony’s AI dubbing tool, video generator,...
The collaboration will run for an initial one-year term, with an option for extension subject to mutual agreement.
Indonesia – Coda, a digital content monetisation and distribution platform, has partnered with Indonesia’s Ministry of Creative Economy/Creative Economy Agency (EKRAF) to launch an anti-scam campaign to help Indonesian gamers identify, avoid, and report common online gaming fraud. The campaign, titled...
The move marks the most serious action a Hollywood studio has taken so far against ByteDance since it launched its AI video model, Seedance 2.0, on Thursday, Axios reported.
Jakarta, Indonesia – Duolingo is rolling out its Chess Player-vs-Player (PvP) mode on Android, letting users dive into beginner-friendly chess lessons and test their skills against real opponents. The course applies the Duolingo Method, which emphasises learning by doing rather than memorisation, to...
Singapore – ByteDance is in advanced talks to sell its gaming studio, Shanghai Moonton Technology—the developer of the popular mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang—to Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group in a deal potentially valued at $6–$7 billion. According to Reuters, two anonymous sources familiar...
