Southeast Asia’s digital economy is projected to reach $200 billion in gross merchandise value this year, but market players will need to understand consumer behaviour to sustain growth as adoption of online services matures across the region. Southeast Asia’s digital
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Aura, a startup founded by early Twitter employees that makes digital frames and photo sharing apps that can also be used to update those frames, has pulled in some funding to expand its business as it closes in on three
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Share less about yourself online to foil data brokers and keep your identity private. If you’ve been reading SecurityWatch for a while, I’m assuming you follow the best practices for online safety: keep your antivirus updated, use a password manager for your logins around the web,
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Install, manage, and remove browser extensions and add-ons in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari. Modern web browsers are powerful tools, but you can enhance your favorite with the right extensions. All the major browsers support add-ons on desktop, while Safari also supports
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Google unlocks access to its own VPN for desktop users. Starting today, Google is allowing subscribers to the Premium Google One plan to use its VPN service on Windows and Mac devices for the first time. A VPN was introduced as a free perk for Google
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American news outlets hijacked to deliver SocGholish malware Hundreds of news websites across the US have been compromised to deliver malware to their readers, researchers are saying. Experts from Proofpoint discovered a malware (opens in new tab) distribution campaign that targeted an
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The Xiaomi 12S Ultra Concept is engineered to support detachable camera lenses, giving the flagship smartphone a bump in photo and video output. But you shouldn’t get too excited about it yet. It’s usually January time when companies unveil their
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Commentary: USB-C is becoming more common on Apple products, but the Lightning cable still has a big role to play. Apple did something highly unusual last week: It provided a concrete clue about the iPhone’s future. Company executives confirmed that
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Elon Musk declared on Friday “let the good times roll” after he completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter. The purchase of the social media firm by the world’s richest man was confirmed in a filing with the US government.
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It now costs $22.99 per month or $29.99 per month through the Apple App Store. The price of a YouTube Premium family plan is unexpectedly being increased from $17.99 to $22.99 per month starting on or after Nov. 21 (depending on your
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