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(Sept 6): Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook Inc., said social networks are heading for more regulation and change, as political pressures mount and users fragment into specialised interests.

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA/MANILA (Aug 24): As the economic landscape gets more rocky, Southeast Asia’s central bankers are turning to Facebook and YouTube for help in getting their messages across.

SINGAPORE (Aug 6): Singapore is seeing a talent shortage issue, as more than 56% of employers in the country are struggling to fill open positions, the highest rate in 10 years, according to research from ManpowerGroup Solutions, a company part of Manpowe

WASHINGTON (June 6): Facebook Inc. said it had data-sharing partnerships with four Chinese consumer-device makers, including Huawei Technologies Co., escalating concerns that the social network failed to safeguard users’ personal information.

SINGAPORE (Apr 2): Is it time for Facebook, Twitter and Google to be held responsible for the news and information that they carry on their platforms? Media companies that have watched these platforms eat their lunch over the past decade might be inclined

(Mar 26): As the upstart voter-profiling company Cambridge Analytica prepared to wade into the 2014 American midterm elections, it had a problem. The firm had secured a US$15 million investment from Robert Mercer, the wealthy Republican donor, and wooed h

(Mar 14): Singapore intends to treat fake news with the same comprehensive approach as it does illicit drugs while allowing space for a “robust” discourse, according to a cabinet minister involved in discussions on new regulations.

(Nov 20): When Alycia Lim has time to spare from her work as content manager for a public relations agency, she crochets small toys out of yarn, indulging in her passion for the Japanese art of amigurumi. What started out as a hobby has become a little bu

SINGAPORE (Sept 7): Citibank Singapore has launched the initial phase of its new natural-language chatbot, Citi Bot, on Facebook’s social media messaging platform, Messenger.

SINGAPORE (Aug 29): New research conducted by online payments company PayPal has revealed that while cash remains king for transactions in Singapore, going digital may be the way to get locals to pay their bills.