Apple to drive China revenues with search ad launch
Apple to drive China revenues: After launching five years ago in the United States, Apple’s search advertising service finally arrived in mainland China this week.
The feature, called Apple Search Ads, lets developers bid on...
Kaszek Ventures leads a $15 million round in Chilean asset management startup, Fintual
Fintual: Like other financial sectors in Latin America, the retail investing space is getting a facelift by local tech startups that are cashing in on the untapped potential for democratizing asset management in the...
Apple’s new encrypted browsing feature won’t be available in China, Saudi Arabia and more:...
Encrypted browsing feature. Apple announced a handful of privacy-focused updates at its annual software developer conference on Monday. One called Private Relay particularly piques the interest of Chinese users living under the country’s censorship...
Apple finally launches a Screen Time API for app developers in 2021
Just after the release of iOS 12 in 2018, Apple introduced its own built-in screen time tracking tools and controls. It then began cracking down on third-party apps that had implemented their own screen...
Apple announces its 2021 Apple Design Award winners
Apple incorporated the announcement of this year’s Apple Design Award winners into its virtual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) online event instead of waiting until the event had wrapped, like last year. Ahead of WWDC,...
Apple’s latest accessibility features are for those with limb and vocal differences in 2021
Apple announced a batch of accessibility features at WWDC 2021 that cover a wide variety of needs, among them a few for people who can’t touch or speak to their devices in the ordinary...
Apple expands its independent Mac repair program, after US antitrust investigation examined company’s repair...
Mac repair program: Apple is expanding its program that provides parts, resources and training to independent repair shops to now include support for Mac computers. The repair program was first announced last fall, with...
Best Prime Day Tablet Deals 2021: What to expect
Prime Day 2021 is coming. Prime Day 2021 is set for June 21 and 22, which means we expect to see best Prime Day tablet deals. Whether you're looking to buy the latest iPad...
Kushki, an Ecuador-based fintech, raises $86M to build financial infrastructure in LatAm
Kushki: Just about every week there’s a blockbuster round coming out of South America, but in certain countries such as Ecuador, things have been more hush-hush. However, Kushki, a Quito-based fintech, is bringing attention...
Tencent helps Chinese students skip prohibitively low speeds for school websites overseas in 2021
Tencent helps Chinese students: Hundreds of thousands of Chinese students enrolled in overseas schools are stranded as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt life and airlines worldwide. Learning at home in China, they all...
