Mobile Apps stories

Nine expands its Mantis ad tech tie-up to apps, promising safer contextual ads, more premium inventory and Olympics-ready controls.

Digital.ai adds automated testing for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, helping automakers validate in-car apps at scale without real vehicles.

Testlio launches LeoInsights AI to turn fragmented QA metrics into executive-ready insights on risk, release velocity and testing investment.

Grundfos launches CU 302 smart groundwater controller in New Zealand, adding app-based remote monitoring and constant-pressure control.

Grundfos has launched a smart CU 302 pump controller in Australia, adding wireless monitoring to stabilise bore water pressure in homes.

Preply secures USD $150m Series D from WestCap at a USD $1.2b valuation to scale its human-led, AI-backed language learning platform.

Vodafone teams with Netcompany on a global travel eSIM, promising instant, data-only connectivity in 200-plus destinations worldwide.

Governments worldwide tighten social media age checks for children, fuelling demand for privacy-friendly facial age estimation tools.

CelcomDigi completes over 100 new 4G sites across IOI plantations, boosting estate connectivity, automation plans and rural coverage in Malaysia.

AI-driven personalisation and shifting notions of value will set the pace for hospitality guest engagement in 2026, Paytronix predicts.

Singapore’s Agnes AI hits 5m users in six months and open-sources its SEA-focused 8B-language model to cut reliance on foreign tech stacks.

To turn digital accessibility talk into action, organisations must embed inclusive design, AI and governance across the product lifecycle.

Google Cloud unveils Gemini CX AI platform to link retail and restaurant shopping, service and ordering into one joined-up experience.

Marketers channel USD $824m into generative AI apps as installs surge and UK user acquisition spend almost doubles, AppsFlyer reports.

New Zealand universities now accept Duolingo English tests from overseas students, reflecting a global shift in language proficiency checks.

SHAREit launches AI-powered ad platform to tap emerging-market growth, handling 180 billion daily requests and 150 million impressions.

SquadStack.ai launches in-app voice AI assistant to guide users in real time, aiming to curb high-intent drop-offs across key digital journeys.

iMessage-based social app Series tops 1m posts and 10,000 daily users as young people drift from public feeds to private chats.

Security experts warn new Christmas smart gadgets could expose personal data, urging buyers to change defaults and tighten app permissions.

World rolls out an updated World App in Malaysia, merging encrypted chat with proof-of-humanness checks to tackle bots and deepfakes online.