Mobile apps

Malaysia may completely ban Waze if alternative navigation apps available, says PM Anwar

The free GPS navigation app could possibly be used for foreign intelligence operations as it was not only based in Israel but also bound by Israeli law, said Anwar.

Malaysia’s TuJu highway navigation app hit by technical disruptions amid user surge

Malaysia’s highway authority said efforts are underway to identify the cause of disruptions.

Malaysia bans civil servants from using mapping app Waze, citing links to Israel

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said navigation app Waze’s origins in Israel raised security concerns.

Dating app Bumble swipes right on US$1.3b buyout as users fall out of love

Paying users of Bumble fell 16.2% to 3.2 million in the second quarter of 2026.

How The Straits Times uses AI

The Straits Times app.

Forum: When tackling singlehood, make it easier for people of every age to belong

Dating app from ex-Tinder executive lets strangers play matchmaker

Rivet, which opens to US users on Oct 8, relies on a pool of volunteer “matchers” who rate whether two given people might be compatible.

Forum: All-in-one super app for Singapore’s transport system needed

More toddlers in South Korea start using smartphones before turning 2: Report

The report also found an association between mothers’ smartphone use and their children’s smartphone use.

South Korea to explore development of ‘teen-only smartphones’ to combat digital addiction

South Korean Education Minister Choi Kyo-jin said he would establish a unit responsible for the issue within the ministry.

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