Airbnb: Guests Contributed $411 Million To S’pore Economy In 2017, 85% Of Listings Outside ‘Tourist Zones’
Airbnb Singapore hosts welcomed 350,000 guests from 160 countries in 2017, with 65% of the hosts sharing their primary residence.
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Instagram Takes On YouTube With IGTV Launch – Lets Users Upload Videos Of Up To 1 Hour
Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom said long-form videos will be introduced as an in-app feature as well as a new standalone app, IGTV.
MyRepublic Now Offers Mobile Services – Plans Start From $35/Month For 7GB Data
Local internet service provide, MyRepublic, has now earned a new title as an MVNO. Launches 3 new mobile plans starting from $35/month for 7GB of data.
CarouPay Launches – You Can Now Pay In-App On Carousell With DBS PayLah!, Credit, Or Debit Cards
Developed together with DBS, Stripe and Visa, CarouPay lets users pay directly within the app using DBS PayLah!, credit or debit cards.
Korea’s A Beauty Mecca, So These 2 Friends Bring Organic K-Skincare Closer To You With Its Online Shop
Local ecommerce store, Peapodsg, uses Shoptiq to bring organic Korean skincare brand, Spatulaworks, to Singapore after seeing how effective it is.
18% Of You Secretly Change The Office Aircon Temperature, But This Device Does It Automatically
Mitsubishi's new MSZ-LN air-conditioning series could mean the end of fights over temperature in offices and homes, by sensing how hot or cold someone is.
KFC To Be The First Fast Food Chain In S’pore To Ditch Plastic Caps And Straws
In a bid to reduce single-use plastics, all 84 KFC Singapore restaurants would no longer be using plastic caps and straws from Wed, 20 Jun 2018.
Leave Your ATM Cards At Home – NETSPay Now Extended To OCBC And UOB Customers
With the inclusion of OCBC and UOB users, more than 11 million cardholders in Singapore will be able to use NETSPay at more than 105,000 acceptance points.
[UPDATE] GrabShare Unavailable From 1am to 5am Since June 4 – Users Angry They Weren’t Notified
Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab has disabled its GrabShare feature between 1am and 5am, after receiving "numerous reports" about safety concerns.
[BREAKING] Toyota To Invest US$1B In Grab To Rev Up GrabFood And GrabPay Expansion In SEA
The investment from Toyota will see the two companies expand on their existing partnership and explore new mobility strategies across the region.
It’s 2018, And The US Department Of State Still Thinks Singapore Is Part Of Malaysia
In a transcript of a press briefing given by SecState Mike Pompeo after the Trump-Kim meeting, the venue was stated as "JW Marriott, Singapore, Malaysia".
It’s Payback Time – Logistics Partner To Sell 9,000 Ofo Bikes At $50 Because The Firm Failed To Pay Them
ofo responded saying that the sale is actually a move made by their freight forwarding partner in Singapore over a commercial dispute.