by Anam Alpenia Smartphone purchases in the developing world are rocketing. In southeast Asia, where YOYO Holdings, an innovative mobile advertising firm has set up shop, the market is growing 65% year…
Malaysian Government Fund Invests $22m in Austin’s Phunware
Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the strategic investment fund of the government of Malaysia, has announced that it invested $22 million of Series F growth financing in Phunware, an Austin, Texas-based multiscreen platform provider.…
In Two Separate Corners of the World, Tech Changes a Police Crisis
America and the Philippines are enduring police crises. In the former, riots continue to break out and public debate is fierce following a string of deaths–mostly of black men–at the hands of…
European Commission Telco Deregulation Plan ‘Will Help Giants’
A European Commission plan to further deregulate its telecommunications market has come under fire, after it was claimed the plans would help the continent’s biggest players increase their grip on the market.…
France Unveils Terror App Ahead of Euro 2016
The French government has launched an app to alert smartphone users in the event of a terror attack. SAIP (System for the Alert and Information of the Population) was developed after November’s…
In Albania, Tech Attempts to De-Balkanize the Balkans
On a balmy, spring evening in Tirana, around three dozen Albanian entrepreneurs are sat in a room of the same building where secretaries once committed communist government files to software. The presentation…
2015 in Tech: The Year’s Biggest Winners and Losers
In another big year for technology news, there were, as always, plenty of winners and losers. Here Red Herring checks out some of those who felt on top of the world, and…
Droidjack creator defends ‘parental control tool’ as Europol storms homes
The maker of a controversial malware, whose users have been targeted today in a global sting operation, has defended its use. In a series of emails to Red Herring the product’s creator…
Ashley Madison CEO quits, Facebook hits 1bn users in a day and the Lizard Squad hack tool
Infidelity dating website Ashley Madison has been the target of data breaches in recent weeks, and given the unconventional service that the site provides, it is perhaps even more distressing for users whose personal data has been made public. The latest casualty of the hacking incident is the company’s CEO.
Adultery website hacked, spam at 12-year low and Reddit cleans up
Many users of Ashley Madison, an online dating site for married couples looking to commit adultery, might wish for other reasons they had stayed off the ethically questionable dating service, as hackers known as “The Impact Team” claim to have stolen customer data.