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The impact of TikTok’s ban in other countries could signal what’s ahead for the U.S.

April 25, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology ahead, ban, countries, Impact, Signal, TikToks, U.S, Whats

On April 24, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill that would ban TikTok if its owner ByteDance doesn’t sell the app. The bill requires ByteDance to secure a deal within nine months, with a 90-day extension available to close it. After this deadline, the U.S. will bar app stores from listing the app. TikTok [...]read moreThe impact of TikTok’s ban in other countries could signal what’s ahead for the U.S.

EVs pass the tipping point to mass adoption in 31 countries

March 31, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Auto adoption, countries, EVs, Mass, pass, point, tipping

New technologies have a tendency to blindside. When color TVs were introduced in the 1950s, for example, they seemed like a flop. The devices were expensive, programming was scarce, and after a decade on the market few homes had one. Then suddenly prices dropped, a ratings war ensued, and in just a few years most [...]read moreEVs pass the tipping point to mass adoption in 31 countries

India iPhone business outpaces individual EU countries for Apple, Morgan Stanley says

February 23, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Apple, business, countries, India, individual, iPhone, Morgan, outpaces, Stanley

Apple’s long-term bet on India is beginning to pay dividends. The company’s iPhone revenue in India jumped 42% year-on-year in 2023 to $8.7 billion, Morgan Stanley wrote in a note on Friday. The iPhone shipments in India grew 39% year-on-year in 2023 to 9.2 million units, making it iPhone’s fifth largest smartphone market. India’s iPhone [...]read moreIndia iPhone business outpaces individual EU countries for Apple, Morgan Stanley says

TikTok launches its ‘Add to Music app’ feature available in over 160 countries

February 22, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Add, App, countries, feature, launches, music, TikTok

TikTok announced today that it is launching its “Add to Music app” feature, which lets users add a song playing on a clip to services like Apple Music and Spotify, in 163 new countries. These new regions include Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Cambodia, Cameroon, Denmark, Egypt, Ghana, Guyana, Israel, Kenya, Lebanon, Maldives, [...]read moreTikTok launches its ‘Add to Music app’ feature available in over 160 countries

Instagram launches its marketplace to connect brands and creators in 8 new countries

February 22, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Brands, Connect, countries, Creators, Instagram, launches, marketplace

Instagram said today that it is expanding its marketplace tool to connect brands with creators for paid partnerships or ads in eight new countries. The new markets that will get access to this marketplace include Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Japan, India, and Brazil. The company first started testing this platform in the [...]read moreInstagram launches its marketplace to connect brands and creators in 8 new countries