Google Discover Core Update, Listicles Hit, Google Ads, ChatGPT Ads Ready & Microsoft Publisher Content Marketplace

Google Discover Core Update, Listicles Hit, Google Ads, ChatGPT Ads Ready & Microsoft Publisher Content Marketplace

This week, we covered the first core update of 2026, the February 2026 Discover core update. Meanwhile, there is an ongoing super-heated and volatile Google search rankings. Google has nothing to share about the recent unconfirmed ranking updates. Google said its search algorithms, spam detection, spam policies did not fundamentally change with AI Search. Google…

Warning over AI threats as Hong Kong hit by record number of cyberattacks

Warning over AI threats as Hong Kong hit by record number of cyberattacks

The number of cyberattacks in Hong Kong hit a record high in 2025, with detected system vulnerabilities tripling, prompting experts to warn that artificial intelligence (AI) could pose a major risk of further attacks this year. Edmond Lai Shiao-bun, chief digital officer of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, warned on Wednesday that AI would pose…

ISE 2026 Product Watch: Digital Signage and Display Solutions Hit the Show Floor

ISE 2026 Product Watch: Digital Signage and Display Solutions Hit the Show Floor

Today’s digital signage is much more than menus and campus-wide messaging. It is everything from a digital canvas for art to dynamic tools for engagement. At ISE 2026, visitors will see new solutions to enhance the new era of digital signage. [SCN’s ISE Insiders 2026] Check out solutions from Avocor, nsign, SpinetiX, Uniguest, and Visionary…

India’s app downloads hit 25.5 bn in 2025, driven by AI and micro-drama apps

India’s app downloads hit 25.5 bn in 2025, driven by AI and micro-drama apps

India’s app market continues to move in two directions at once. It leads the world in the number of app downloads, yet it still does not rank among the top 20 countries for consumer spending. A new report from Sensor Tower shows how India regained momentum in 2025 after a softer year, driven by changing…

China’s AI scene explodes as DeepSeek adoption and job demand hit record highs

China’s AI scene explodes as DeepSeek adoption and job demand hit record highs

BEIJING, Jan 21 — Before DeepSeek shook up the tech world and put Chinese artificial intelligence on the map, Wu Chenglin’s own startup had nearly folded three times—but in the past year it has raised $30 million. The January 2025 release of a low-cost generative AI model from DeepSeek that performed at a similar level to…