Newley Purnell

Newley Purnell

Newley Purnell is a technology reporter for Bloomberg News in Hong Kong. He was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal. He is a winner of the Gerald Loeb Award, among others.

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Apple Hires Uber’s Asia-Pacific Government Relations Chief

Apple Hires Uber’s Asia-Pacific Government Relations Chief

April 11, 2026

April 11, 2026

Apple Hires Uber’s Asia-Pacific Government Relations Chief

Apple Hires Uber’s Asia-Pacific Government Relations Chief

March 31, 2026

March 31, 2026

Meta, YouTube Verdict Escalates Calls for Teen Social Media Limits

Zuckerberg To Defend Meta’s Youth Strategy At Addiction Trial

March 25, 2026

March 25, 2026

OpenAI Hires CEO of India’s JioStar to Head Up Asia-Pacific

OpenAI

February 25, 2026

February 25, 2026

Anthropic Drops Hallmark Safety Pledge in Race With AI Peers

Anthropic In Talks To Raise Up To $10 Billion In New Funding

February 17, 2026

February 17, 2026

HK Airport’s Expanded Terminal 2 to Commence Operations May 27

Cathay Pacific The Bridge Lounge Reopening at the Hong Kong International Airport

February 11, 2026

February 11, 2026

Epstein Tapped Ex-Gates, Pershing Square PR Pro to Rebuild Image

Jeffrey Epstein Appears In Manhattan Federal Court On Sex Trafficking Charges

February 6, 2026

February 6, 2026

Can a Social Media Ban for Kids Work? Australia Is the Test Case

Australia Bans Social Media For Under 16s

February 5, 2026

February 5, 2026

Debate Over Teen Social Media Use Grows in Key Market India

400 Million Social Media Users Set to Lose Anonymity in India

February 3, 2026

February 3, 2026

Uber Enters First Asian Market in Years With Macau Relaunch

Tourists in Macau during Golden Week

January 27, 2026

January 27, 2026

French Lawmakers Vote to Ban Under-15s From Social Media

New Financials From Musk’s X Debt Sale Show Changing Company

January 20, 2026

January 20, 2026

Meta’s Asia Policy Chief to Exit as Regulatory Challenges Mount

Meta’s Asia Policy Chief to Exit as Regulatory Challenges Mount

December 9, 2025

December 9, 2025

Australia Has Banned Social Media for Kids Under 16. How Does It Work?

Australia Bans Social Media For Under 16s

December 9, 2025

December 9, 2025

World Watches First Teen Social Media Ban Start in Australia

AUSTRALIA-INTERNET-BAN

December 9, 2025

December 9, 2025

Reddit Adds Global Teen Safety Features Ahead of Australia Ban

Reddit CEO Says WallStreetBets 'Well In Bounds' Of Its Policy

November 30, 2025

November 30, 2025

TikTok, Instagram Ban for Australian Kids Heralds Global Curbs

Policymakers in other nations say they’re watching Australia’s age ban closely and planning moves of their own to protect young users.

AUSTRALIA-INTERNET-CHILDREN-SOCIAL MEDIA

November 25, 2025

November 25, 2025

Google, the Sleeping Giant in Global AI Race, Now ‘Fully Awake’

Google's Ironwood Tensor Processing Unit was introduced in 2025.

October 20, 2025

October 20, 2025

Builder.ai Ex-CFO Subpoenaed in US for Auditor Communications

The Builder.ai website.

August 27, 2025

August 27, 2025

World’s Fastest Deliveries Ignite an Investment Frenzy in India

Startups are jostling with Amazon and Walmart to turn 10-minute commerce into a $100 billion market.

Flipkart Dark Store Operation in Bengaluru

August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

Apple Claims Ex-Employee, China’s Oppo Stole Trade Secrets

Half-Price Air Conditioners Are Sparking Frenzy For China Brands In Brazil

July 30, 2025

July 30, 2025

How an ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Brought the First Big Bust to AI Boom

Sachin Dev Duggal helped Builder.ai reach a $1.5 billion valuation. Then its board ousted him amid allegations of inflated revenue and the startup filed for bankruptcy.

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