Wednesday, 14 August, 2019

Duopoly: Obey laws or leave, Aussie watchdog says

Olivia Parker

The chairman of the Australian consumer watchdog says the country will act alone if necessary to regulate the tech giants.

Verizon to sell Tumblr to Wordpress parent

Jessica Goodfellow

Verizon is unloading the microblogging site for a "nominal" sum, six years after Yahoo paid more than US$1 billion for it.

RHB Bank asks Malaysia to 'See beyond colour'

Matthew Miller

In an ad released for the country's national day, FCB KL vividly shows the drawbacks of stereotyping and tribalism.

Facebook admits it had humans reviewing user audio

Jessica Goodfellow

Fresh from settling a US$5 billion fine with the US Federal Trade Commission for violating user privacy, Facebook is now in hot water for its audio review practices.

AirAsia & Maybank streets ahead of rival Malaysian brands

Both brands continue to resonate strongest with consumers for reasons of pride and product.

OkCupid helps Indians own their own romantic choices

Ad Nut

Ad for the dating app by BBH India already scoring millions of views on YouTube.

Archtype wins expanded remit from Zebra Technologies

The company makes a variety of supply-chain products including wearable computers. See this and all the week's people moves and business wins in our oft-updated roundup.